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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: Tas75]
#19850329 - 04/15/14 06:16 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hello All
It was good to see that this thread has been started. Hello Obtuse and Tas75  I've had a look, but as yet no subs, but I did find some mushrooms worth taking photo's of.
I hope no one minds me sharing them in this thread.
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Hello Obtuse, Thanks, Hope things are good for you too 
Hello Nevermind, it's good to see you back this season. I've gone out again since my last post but still no subs. I think they won't be to far away. btw, I've already seen an imposter (Galerina maginata)!!!!! The pictures I've taken so far are taken mainly in dense habitat.
hope it a good season for you Nevermind 
Some more pictures for you all (sorry only in-actives, but I did get active finding them )
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Welcome Free Radicals good luck
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: obtuse]
#19997103 - 05/16/14 11:09 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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obtuse said: Excellent pics Blessed.
im very impressed.
A bit of a wierd year for me so far and i may not be contributing many pics this year (as was the case last year) due to stuff happening in my life.
still around to do plenty of ID's but.
I guess as they say, shit happens. so make sure you get lots of pics to make up for my loss.
Hello Obtuse
I hope that things turn around for you soon.
As for the pictures, Thank you 
Since joining this site (This is my 3rd season), I've come to appreciate mushrooms in a much greater way then I ever though I would. Of course actives are the name of the game, but now I find that finding in-actives that I've not seen before is something I look forward to too. Hopefully many photos to come.
Far out!!, im just thinking about how in my first year of hunting I had absolutely no idea!!!, I probably made every mistake one could make  Oh well, but the awesome thing is, that if one doesn't give up (and keeps learning (from their mistakes too) they will one day know a sub, just like a well worn shoe. So don't give up newcomers 
Also, I've come to realize a few new things;
Not every season will be a great one, take the bad with the good. Doing this (not always easy) will decrease the disappointment.
Depression and magic mushrooms can be (if not careful) a dangerous path. I say this from experience. If this is you?, let someone know. Things can get very out of hand. (The people on this site are the ones that I shared with, thanks for your help no matter how small)
That just because one found subs in one place last year (or even more) that they won't be back for sure the next. It's time to look at new places.
And if at all possible?, don't take pins or younger specimens. Let them release as many spores as possible. The fact that others may find an take what your allowing to grow may happen, but I think that would happen only at the well known spots. I say this because im guilty of taking pins and younger specimens before, and the main reason was worry about other hunters. Thankfully I'm a little less selfish these days and I now think that the other guy(or girl) is probably worrying about the same thing.
Lastly, re-size your pictures before you upload them. I've deleted all of my previous season pictures due to filling up the allotted megs (no more spore bart sorry about that). The windows paint program can re-size pictures easily.
Hope this helps someone.
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: blessed]
#19997340 - 05/16/14 11:59 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hello 
I could not believe my eyes!!!!!!

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amilibertine said: blessed, what species of Psilocybe are those? Beautiful photos BTW! 
Thanks amilibertine  They are Psilocybe subaeruginosa
BjJiggles, Nevermind, mushroom_spider and Subhunter
Thanks. I honestly couldn't believe it when I first saw them. Found in dense habitat with about 20-30 plus subs growing off it (fallen down tree branch (quite thick) only about half a meter long). There where quite a few aborts on it as well.
I was like WOW!!!!!
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: Nevermind]
#20009000 - 05/19/14 09:16 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hello all 
Thanks ummagumma 
Nevermind Good to see things are picking up. It seems to have been a slow start this year. Thankfully there's still plenty of hunting time left to do  I too have been picking up on the fern connection, but even in places that seem perfect for them to grow there none in sight. any suggestions?
mushroom_spider Glad to see you're getting good at hunting, as I can remember your disappointment from last year. great finds and pictures 
Obtuse Thank you obtuse , it still makes me smile when I think about finding them.
Free Radicals Nice finds and pictures 
Here's the link for uploading to this site http://www.shroomery.org/forums/upload.php?action=upload
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: blessed]
#20009053 - 05/19/14 09:35 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Some more finds 
(From Super Awesome Trunk Patch)
 (These guys are single, looking for the right one )
 (This was one Big Sub, as big as my hand!!!)
 (Shhhh they're asleep)
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Hi guys 
Thanks for your advice. I've found that in woodchip beds they go crazy, but they don't seem abundant up here (north), and the other problem is that they are in public places. I had found an awesome woodchip patch a year or two ago, but due to me poor hunting skills (stealthiness) it was killed off. In fact this happened at more places too.
Try as I may to not look like a mushroom hunter, I just seem to. oh well. So I just decided to go bush.
One thing I will say, I don't get some people, they judge a person for taking drugs, when the coffee they drink is one itself!!!!. Or they condemn a person for braking the law, but they themselves download pirated movies on a regular bases, Or they break the law, to catch a person who brakes the law (what Hypocrites!!!!!!!). I've experienced these types of people. Still I love what the Bible says, by the measure one judges, they will be judged.
Im sorry guys , I just needed to get that off my chest.
I was just wondering if anyone has found a pattern?, like they are found facing south more often, maybe that there must be clearings near, maybe that they grow at high altitudes or the reverse? or maybe I need to be wearing yellow socks? I don't know??
Thanks mushroom_spider I gave spore water ago when in my first season, I was so worried about not finding them so I gave it a shot. I must have done something wrong as nothing came of it. Still thanks for the wise words.
Im just gonna keep to the bush, anyway I really need the exercise. If anyone thinks of (or remembers) a pattern they've noticed please share it, thank you 
Here's some shots of "The Imposter" (Galerina sp)
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: scrogman]
#20011621 - 05/19/14 08:41 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hi scrogman 
Good to see you around
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: obtuse]
#20019043 - 05/21/14 08:07 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Nice finds rechard.kid 
That first picture is
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: Bollo]
#20024010 - 05/22/14 08:30 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Nice work Bollo 
Psilocybe golfballicus?, just make sure there's not a hole in one
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mushroom_spider said:

Great find mushroom_spider I've not seen subs like that, but like you said, subs can vary quite a lot in appearance. Never the less, great find 
Hi Subhunter Thanks for your post about spore water. I'm just gonna hunt now as it works well with exercising and getting out. Good luck with what you've got going 
Hello enveloped It's hard to tell by the pictures as they are not clear enough. Do you see any blue bruising? Also you should make a spore print too. Printing is the best way to make sure.
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: Nevermind]
#20032713 - 05/23/14 11:11 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Not bad for a mornings work Nevermind 
To enveloped I suggest that next time you find any mushrooms that you think maybe the right ones, that it's better if you make a stand alone post in Mushroom Hunting and Identification itself. This will help you get replies much faster (and confirmation) then posting in this thread.
If all you had were those three? I don't think it wouldn't have mattered if they were anyway. In my opinion you need at least 5 (and that's the big ones) to, up to 10 plus of smaller ones to get any real effect.
Also you should make spore prints (if you don't know how?, do a search on this site). The advice I remember from when I first started out was that print to make sure. Since there are some mushrooms that kill or severally wreck the liver, it's wise to take all precautions.
Obtuse At what point do mushrooms start to drop spores? And at what stage of growth do they drop the most (that is, that they really start consistently dropping spores)?
Mushroom_Spider Great find from previous page, you're on fire!!!
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: enveloped]
#20037343 - 05/25/14 04:27 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Enveloped, you've done well 
yes a few more then 3 
If only you could buy bags like that at the supermarket 
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: Devoswitch]
#20102869 - 06/09/14 12:03 AM (9 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hello all 
Hello Obtuse. I asked about when in the growth process of a mushroom do spores predominantly get released (or is it a slow continual process?) because I have started to become more aware of the fact that if I take younger mushrooms, that I am somewhat decreasing the likelihood of new areas becoming fruitful, or at least, that the area it was taking from will not regenerate as much as it could.
I know that I am a selfish person (trying to change this). So i'd appreciate your thoughts on when a mushroom is ok to pick please.
I did notice that spores (dark coloration right under the cap caught in the web like web), do get released even from a young mushroom (i'd call this a young specimen)
 But, I hope to wait until they have released a large amount of spores before taking them.
Maybe i'm worrying too much? I don't know? Basically, i'm trying to be a better hunter, not just for me, but for others too.
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: ayepeacee]
#20104683 - 06/09/14 11:21 AM (9 years, 7 months ago) |
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Thank you Nevermind and Obtuse 
Thanks to you both for your advice and thoughts, concerning my last post and my questions over the last three years.
I'm not gonna worry so much about it then , but I still will aim for a certain size (wanna help those spores do their thing). About that book Obtuse, I haven't got it yet, but I think now would be a good time
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: bcaapi]
#20108860 - 06/10/14 07:50 AM (9 years, 7 months ago) |
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Well done guys on finding decent patches and decent sized ones too!! 
Here's a mushroom I found a little while ago, not an active, but different to your usual run of the mill mushrooms.
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: bcaapi]
#20118370 - 06/12/14 08:41 AM (9 years, 7 months ago) |
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Thanks Devoswitch and bcaapi. It sure is different 
Btw, for all of you who carry scissors, this is for you.
After stabbing myself (and cutting my pants) this idea came to me.
 Basically it's just the cap for a pen that you place over the end of the scissors. I was lucky, first time I got the right combo (nice & tight). saves from those painful moments.
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: Nevermind]
#20125729 - 06/13/14 06:38 PM (9 years, 7 months ago) |
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Concerning scissors,
When I started out on this site, I just remember seeing it said that "use scissors to not damage the mycelium". So that's what I did. But I've also since read on this site, the opinion that the damage that is caused may in fact be a good thing. So now I use both ways. Mainly scissors, but sometimes using my fingers, I scrape off the mycelium off and kinda spread it out and around as it falls to the ground. Does that work? I hope so. Some one should do a controlled test to see whether scissors or damaging the mycelium is the better way.
I think the law factor is more of an issue in suburbia. In the bush they would probably figure out that the person is looking for mushrooms. Maybe the best way is using a chainsaw!!!! 
Probably one of the biggest sub I've seen!!

Some regular sized ones.


And, this mushroom, if only subs grew to this size!!!!!!
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Re: * Tasmania Season 2014 * [Re: Devoswitch]
#20131498 - 06/14/14 09:22 PM (9 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hi Nevermind your pics aren't working.
Hi Devoswitch
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Devoswitch said: Hasn't been too much activity on here recently? Anyone pulling in some decent finds still? Need a little more moisture to fall I reckon!
We need more (you know), and a good (you know) worth to get things really going again.
Edited by blessed (06/15/14 02:15 AM)
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