Killer Kyle
Senior Member
Earlier this year, a co-worker of mine expressed an interest in getting into foraging mushrooms as he likes to eat them and wanted to learn to find his own. He asked me to go morel hunting with him, but that ship had sailed as the time was already past for them...and I never really find them anyway. We went once in a recently burned over area, but to no avail. I told him that I'd be keeping my eyes peeled for the chants and would take him along when the time was right.
I took him to an area last Tuesday in the mountains of White County which is usually a good producer for me. I had missed the first flush there earlier this year, but was able to get my co-worker on the shrooms in the best way. I let him pick the majority, and I just picked onsies-and-twosies here and there as I have already picked, eaten, and put back a ton of these this year. I am nearly set for the rest of the year until next year's chants.
I brought my fish scale with me, and we ended up picking 27 lbs of chanterelles. That's a lot of dang mushrooms! It was a great day, and it was fun to teach and get another enthusiast started in the right way! Y'all have fun out there and be safe. Watch out for ol' no-shoulders!
Big shout-out to my great friend and fellow forum member FMBear. I went to visit him recently, and to make a trade. I brought him some top-water poppers to use for stripers, and he gave me some various cuts of wild venison and pork in return. I was able to put together some chanterelle, cheddar, and wild hog breakfast sausage omelets, and they were fantastic! Thanks a lot FM Bear!
I took him to an area last Tuesday in the mountains of White County which is usually a good producer for me. I had missed the first flush there earlier this year, but was able to get my co-worker on the shrooms in the best way. I let him pick the majority, and I just picked onsies-and-twosies here and there as I have already picked, eaten, and put back a ton of these this year. I am nearly set for the rest of the year until next year's chants.
I brought my fish scale with me, and we ended up picking 27 lbs of chanterelles. That's a lot of dang mushrooms! It was a great day, and it was fun to teach and get another enthusiast started in the right way! Y'all have fun out there and be safe. Watch out for ol' no-shoulders!
Big shout-out to my great friend and fellow forum member FMBear. I went to visit him recently, and to make a trade. I brought him some top-water poppers to use for stripers, and he gave me some various cuts of wild venison and pork in return. I was able to put together some chanterelle, cheddar, and wild hog breakfast sausage omelets, and they were fantastic! Thanks a lot FM Bear!
