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kcrocker802
Whatever


Registered: 05/08/13
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: HarryL]
#18947221 - 10/07/13 10:18 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Two out of the Three stunzii patches I have found were on poorly kept lawns, but not poorly kept residential lawns. Old commercial sod. I saw cyans in old and new spots everywhere today. The veils are just starting to break!
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smurfbury



Registered: 10/26/12
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: kcrocker802]
#18947322 - 10/07/13 10:37 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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"How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms"?
2 years since starting this quest and I have yet to find a single active. I am stumbling upon more and more types of different mushrooms however. My current plan is to search for them without actually searching haha. What I mean is look for non-actives and just take pictures.
Keep poking around the habitats and hope for the best.
Best of luck
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Alan Rockefeller
Mycologist

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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: DCart]
#18947432 - 10/07/13 10:59 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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It usually takes about 6 hours to drive to the spot, and 15 to 20 minutes to find them once you get there.
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RiparianZoneJunky
hunter/gatherer



Registered: 10/30/11
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#18947437 - 10/07/13 11:00 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Alan Rockefeller said: It usually takes about 6 hours to drive to the spot, and 15 to 20 minutes to find them once you get there.
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Ganzig
It's for the street cred


Registered: 11/29/06
Posts: 8,206
Loc: Oregon
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: RiparianZoneJunky]
#18947474 - 10/07/13 11:10 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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RiparianZoneJunky said:
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Alan Rockefeller said: It usually takes about 6 hours to drive to the spot, and 15 to 20 minutes to find them once you get there.

Welcome back smart arse. Glad you made it through the floods.
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paracelsus



Registered: 06/25/13
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#18947506 - 10/07/13 11:17 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I have always been interested in Botany and Horticulture.
Embarrassingly, I have been kicking mushrooms over for more than 30yrs 
Last November I took my first photo of a mushroom, dont know why? But I did.
It happened to be magic.
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koods
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: Eclipse3130]
#18947677 - 10/08/13 12:19 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Eclipse3130 said: I have been searching for the past 3 days now
It took me three years. Stop yer bitching.
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obtuse
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: koods]
#18947980 - 10/08/13 02:28 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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You never find them.

They find you
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Thayendanegea
quiet walker



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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: Eclipse3130]
#18948965 - 10/08/13 10:43 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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They will find you when you are ready.....stay slow and steady. Don't just glance....study the ground....the more you do this, the more you will be able to see them at a glance. Follow suggestions on where to look from here and mushroom observer. Don't fret....they will eventually find you.
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egodeathflux
Guttersnipe



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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: Eclipse3130]
#18949026 - 10/08/13 11:00 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Found 100's of A. Muscaria today, which is what I was looking for to photograph.
Not a commonly sought active as they are not psilocybes, but the most photogenic for sure IMO.
I found hundreds in about 15 minutes of arriving in the woods I was searching, the largest patch/area I have ever seen, seems like an amazing year for them and many other species. (in the UK....)
I took several hundred pics in an hour or two, I'll make a post when I can be bothered to upload the nicer shots.
As for other actives, they are very fickle as others have said. They seem to choose their habitat at random. You can have 7-8 fields next to each other, same micro-climate, facing same direction, same animals in pasture and yet only find them in one field year after year after year.
It is a matter of honing in on perfect weather conditions and patience, and a lot of wet, cold feet!
Very rewarding when you suddenly stumble across several thousand Ps. Sem though, or find Ps. Cyans in a parking lot next to a main road. 
Patience is key and photographing/hunting and ID'ing all species is relaxing and satisfying in it's own right.
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happyfunguy
teonanacatl acolyte



Registered: 09/03/13
Posts: 278
Loc: Clark County, WA
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: egodeathflux]
#18949342 - 10/08/13 12:14 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Don't get discouraged. I found some my first time trying but I went with someone who had hunted before to an established cow pasture in FL at the right time of year. when I moved out here, I got gyms on the second time out and cyans on my third (on my own). It can happen quickly. For me it seems like the less I care if I find something, the more I find.
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Eclipse3130
Servant of the Fungi


Registered: 10/06/13
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Loc: PNW
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: happyfunguy]
#18950152 - 10/08/13 03:35 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Went hunting for another 5 hours today, went to 3 pastures and 2 long woodsy/grassy trail areas. Spending an hour at each don't think I found any actives, but found some pretty cool ones.



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jet li
The One



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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: Eclipse3130]
#18950164 - 10/08/13 03:39 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah. Not active, but very cool!
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Ganzig
It's for the street cred


Registered: 11/29/06
Posts: 8,206
Loc: Oregon
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: Eclipse3130]
#18950165 - 10/08/13 03:39 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Whoa! Those are some rad finds!
Anybody know what that 4th one is?
What was it growing off of OP?
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Eclipse3130
Servant of the Fungi


Registered: 10/06/13
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: Ganzig]
#18950193 - 10/08/13 03:45 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ganzig said: Whoa! Those are some rad finds!
Anybody know what that 4th one is?
What was it growing off of OP?
I can't remember I saw over 1,000 mushrooms today, here's a few more.



-------------------- "In The Material World One seeks retirement and grows Old In The Magical World One seeks Enlightenment and grows Wiser In The Miraculous World One seeks nothing and grows Lighter As we all tread the Homeward Path we will explore many Realms And one day... we will all Realize that all experiences are Simply Different ways in which The All-That Is Perceives Itself"
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happyfunguy
teonanacatl acolyte



Registered: 09/03/13
Posts: 278
Loc: Clark County, WA
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: Eclipse3130]
#18950418 - 10/08/13 04:45 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm no TI but I believe #2 is a psychoactive (but not psychedelic) Amanita species. You can read up on them under mushroom info > hunting mushrooms > Amanita species, or searching the forums for Amanita Muscaria. Many really don't like their effects, but heating them a bit converts the nasty chemicals into more palatable ones, and if that's still not your cup of tea, you can cook them well and they're delicious (and not active anymore.) The key seems to be trying low dosages and working your way up slowly to find the level that's right for you.
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Ganzig
It's for the street cred


Registered: 11/29/06
Posts: 8,206
Loc: Oregon
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: happyfunguy]
#18950428 - 10/08/13 04:47 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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There are no Amanitas in this thread.
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happyfunguy
teonanacatl acolyte



Registered: 09/03/13
Posts: 278
Loc: Clark County, WA
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: Ganzig]
#18950440 - 10/08/13 04:49 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ganzig said: There are no Amanitas in this thread.
Listen to him. hes a lot better at this than I am.
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egodeathflux
Guttersnipe



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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: happyfunguy]
#18950476 - 10/08/13 04:57 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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These are Amanitas... took these today, silly amount of them about..almost considered eating some, been about 12 years since I last had them.
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happyfunguy
teonanacatl acolyte



Registered: 09/03/13
Posts: 278
Loc: Clark County, WA
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Re: How long does it take to find Hallucinogenic Mushrooms? [Re: egodeathflux]
#18950505 - 10/08/13 05:03 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Didn't even look at the stems. sorry 'bout that. shoulda looked closer. I see the real thing all the time.
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