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 masslessparticle
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 Which is the better bet?
#6713916 - 03/26/07 06:59 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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weilii, or cubes? As far as finding them, risk, and experience.
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nushroom
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Cubes are the easiest to identify. I have never hunted for weilii, but I know that there are very poisonous shrooms that are identical to weilii. The difference is do they bruise blue? If they blue than they are true!
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Re: Which is the better bet? [Re: nushroom]
#6713978 - 03/26/07 07:26 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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I here that the experience is more intense with weilii. The season for finding them is very short especially in the spring. Cubes to me are your best bet, but it may still be a little early in the season. I wish that weilii grew around H-Town! I would love to try them!
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masslessparticle said:
weilii, or cubes? As far as finding them, risk, and experience.
Look for both.
If hunting Ps. cubensis, you will be looking for cow pastures, and you want to request permission to hunt there before jumping the fence, because farmers sometimes shoot at you if you are trespassing, or they may call the cops. If there is no residence on the property, make sure to be cautious and go early morning or late evening before the sun goes down. I would scope out the area before hunting.
If hunting for Psilocybe weilii, you will be searching in fertile lawns and wood chips. Don't pick around schools, and don't look sketchy.
Be prepared to answer the question "what are you looking for?"
You should not mention actives, simply explain you are studying mycology and collecting wild specimens for study and identification. If asked what kind, say any kind. Some folks get worked up if they think some ignorant kid is picking random mushrooms to eat (for culinary or getting high), and if you are on their property, they might say something like "oh no, you're not poisoning yourself on anything on my property!"
Good luck.
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Re: Which is the better bet? [Re: CureCat]
#6714685 - 03/26/07 10:08 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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CureCat said:
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masslessparticle said:
weilii, or cubes? As far as finding them, risk, and experience.
Look for both.
If hunting Ps. cubensis, you will be looking for cow pastures, and you want to request permission to hunt there before jumping the fence, because farmers sometimes shoot at you if you are trespassing, or they may call the cops. If there is no residence on the property, make sure to be cautious and go early morning or late evening before the sun goes down. I would scope out the area before hunting.
If hunting for Psilocybe weilii, you will be searching in fertile lawns and wood chips. Don't pick around schools, and don't look sketchy.
Be prepared to answer the question "what are you looking for?"
You should not mention actives, simply explain you are studying mycology and collecting wild specimens for study and identification. If asked what kind, say any kind. Some folks get worked up if they think some ignorant kid is picking random mushrooms to eat (for culinary or getting high), and if you are on their property, they might say something like "oh no, you're not poisoning yourself on anything on my property!"
Good luck.
Also if you are hunting in cow pastures you may wish to stay close to the fence and have an escape route planned. If you are trespassing I'd suggest going at night.
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Haven't done a lot of research on hunting so...these two species grow in the same regions I'm assuming? like.... 800 miles south of me? I hate Illinois: the most fucked up weather and very disconcerning when it comes to finding active organisms... your only choices in my neck of the woods is morels, or cultivating your own fun shit
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Weilii is abundandt in the areas it grows in, I live west of atlanta, just pass the cobb douglas line, so I have access to cobb for hunting weilii, but its just so hard to know where to start. I have found them in cobb before in my mother in law's yard but is was a patch of only five, and they were small, and the patch has yet to produce again. Other than that haven't seen any in cobb, but I haven't "really" looked yet.
So it seems cubes are the better bet to me. Except I don't know where the threshold is for their habitats. Apparently the elevation is too high in my area for cubes to grow, although some say that is not true. I have been scoping out the henry, spalding, and pike county areas, but I don't know if that is far enough south, but there are plenty of fields, secluded ones too. Most people suggest Macon or tifton or valdosta, but that sure is a long way to travel to look in unfamiliar territory. Would cubes grow as far north as say, spalding, or henry county?
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nushroom
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It shows that they grow as far north as N Carolina.
If you will check here:
http://www.shroomery.org/8461/Which-mushrooms-grow-wild-in-my-area#G
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Re: Which is the better bet? [Re: nushroom]
#6719875 - 03/28/07 11:42 AM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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Hey man I live in Cobb CO! PM me if you know how to read the rules!
Edited by Gumby: No asking for locations, turd. Read the rules.
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Re: Which is the better bet? [Re: ATLean]
#6720002 - 03/28/07 12:21 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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Roswell/Woodstock are the places to be to find some weilii. See you bitches in fall!
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yay4shrooms
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Re: Which is the better bet? [Re: robbyberto]
#6721558 - 03/28/07 06:34 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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dont forget gwinnett. ive pulled pounds from gwinnett. you just gotta know where to look.
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Re: Which is the better bet? [Re: yay4shrooms]
#6721606 - 03/28/07 06:45 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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yay4shrooms said:
dont forget gwinnett. ive pulled pounds from gwinnett. you just gotta know where to look.
weilii or cubes?
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Re: Which is the better bet? [Re: jawsh]
#6721624 - 03/28/07 06:52 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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I sure he is speaking of weilii.
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Unless you're south if I20, don't waste much time looking for cubes... you won't find them.
Weilii are tough to spot and identify, but once you get the hang of it, it's simple. It can be somewhat risky though, depending on which location you find them in.
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Re: Which is the better bet? [Re: Gumby]
#6725615 - 03/29/07 05:56 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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Gumby said:
Unless you're south if I20, don't waste much time looking for cubes... you won't find them.
Weilii are tough to spot and identify, but once you get the hang of it, it's simple. It can be somewhat risky though, depending on which location you find them in.
Thank you, good answers. Are you familiar with the Henry, and spalding county areas of georgia, if so do you think that would be far south enough for cube habitat. Its pretty far on the map so I would think its far enough. If not, I have read plenty about macon being a good place to start looking, dunno, whats you take on it.
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If not, I have read plenty about macon being a good place to start looking, dunno, whats you take on it.
i drive through macon on the way back from college everytime i go home. i've seen dozens of cow fields bording the high way, so im sure there are many discrete fields in the area that will start producing in the next few weeks.
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The only place I've found cubes in Georgia was in Newton and Rockdale Counties, both are a right on the I20 line. Henry and Spalding right on I20 too, so it's definitely worth a try. Look in fields near rivers and creeks, thats where I had the best success. I'd wait until the eh... Mid-late April to start looking and do it after a few days of good rain.
Macon works too, really anything south of 20 has some sort of possibility.
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Re: Which is the better bet? [Re: Gumby]
#6729063 - 03/30/07 05:38 PM (1 year, 8 months ago) |
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thanx for the info, of course if I make any finds I will post in full detail (minus locations per fourm rules) with pics. Peace.
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