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Jackson22
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Liberty caps
#22291000 - 09/25/15 11:26 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hey fellas. So it's been quite a few years since I was hunting last. A friend and I figured we would go out to the old field we used to pick at 6-8 years ago and see if anything was happening. To our surprise we found a bunch of liberties. I am not completely green to hunting Liberty caps I know when I see one , nice bell with nipple the gel like layer on the cap itself , the blue running through the stem and bruising on the cap.
My big concerning is verifying the imposters. We tend to get a bit excited when picking and the field we go to has very long grass so the potential to step on some is always there as you're parting the grass. Also some of the mushroom caps have a small tear in them so they go flat and I am just curious as we did find some rather large specimens. Nothing out of the ordinary but I thought I would ask if there were any key identifiers that could help out. We used to pick from this field all the time and eat them without issue. I am just concerned in the madness I may have thrown acouple bad ones in with he goods. Putting them in a bag isn't the best method as they get tangled up and partially crushed.
About 7 years ago I believe the cops were getting complaints from parents of kids who were indulging and they sprayed the fields with fungicides. We stayed away for the duration of time up until now for that reason. To my knowledge they only sprayed the field once if it happened at all. I have had a lot of great life changing experiences with these fruits and truly am very excited to see they are flourishing once again. If you guys wouldn't mind taking a look at my pictures, I have designated in 3 lots. One I know forsure are g2g the other two I am questioning. I will be going back out tomorrow and will take some pics in the wild to update. The first pic is a variety I believe the end ones are forsure Liberty caps but as I said they all got put in same bag so some got a tougher time. The 2nd pic is ones I believe are good to go. 3rd pic not sure they're quite large. 4th picture as well they look like what I used to pick and eat but figured I should get a 2nd opinion. I am quite aware of what I grab when I pluck them I don't usually grab ones I'm not quite sure about. I will be finding a diff method o store them while I'm picking. Sorry if the pictures are hard to decipher. Thanks in advance





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FryersQuest
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Well I can tell you definitely have some libs there. But the others are too dry for me to be certain. Are you in the Pacific Northwest? I would go with your gut on them. If you can't tell, toss them. It sounds like you know what you are doing. Liberty caps are pretty easy to ID. It looks like every one in the first picture are libs though.
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Jackson22
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So I went back out today and found a few liberties just smaller ones. The grass is very tall. My first picture is liberties in the wild just little guys but wanted to verify I do know what I am looking at. The 2nd picture I'm not entirely sure about. I believe we picked these same ones when we were younger and never had any issues. Could they possibly be p. Strictipes ? The 3rd picture with the two in my hand were discarded as I don't know what they are. Maybe they are the same as the 2nd? To answer the above yes Pacific Northwest. We did find a very large patch yesterday they were beautiful and very big. I will get more pics next time I go out. Thanks in advance
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Nice patch amigo
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Jackson22
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Can anyone chime in as to weather they think the fruits in the 2nd picture 3rd and 4th picture are ? I find them not as often as the semis but they are in the same field. I am thinking they are p strictipes. They don't bruise blue like the semis but they do dry a nice golden color dark spore print , gills are lighter then semis when they're fresh and small. Thanks
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Jackson22
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Anybody ? I would like to know if the fruits in the 2nd picture are g2g ? They look slightly different then the other liberties I found. They look alittle lighter underneath the cap. Still have the gel on the cap but they don't bruise blue like the liberties. I would appreciate if someone knows and can fill me in. Thanks
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i am no TI but i'd say it looks sort of like a pellie
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I think some of those are Pelliculosa as well, or just young libs. I am not sure if you are in a situation where you can let those pins grow....but if you have open access to that spot you should let them mature a bit.
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Edited by FryersQuest (09/27/15 05:03 PM)
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Jackson22
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Ok sounds good will do. Access isn't bad. It is a privately owned field I'm not sure who by. The field hasn't had any maintenance for some time. The grass used o be nice and short and was easy to find them. Now there is a lot of digging. The next time I am out I will take more pictures for identification because there are quite a few larger ones that are more flat head on them but still a gel layer over the cap with dark spores and a nipple on the top. I have seen some similar ones but they are much oranger then the liberties so I stay away from them. Adding one more pic of the ones I wasn't entirely certain of. They have similar properties as the Liberty with the gel and dark spores and some bruising. Thanks all and any info is much appreciated.
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That is a liberty cap.
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Jackson22
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Thanks for the id. Always good to double check and make sure. So the 3rd picture on my post with the two fruits in my hand you figure it's safe to say that is a Liberty as well ? I was curious as some of the liberties had a very bell top. These other ones had started to flatten out. That would most likely be due to maturity ? Thanks
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The big one is for sure....the smaller one seems off to me but I haven't hunted for libs in years. The color just seems a bit bright. That is why I was inclined to say that they were Pelliculosa. Anyways, when they flatten out, that is ok.
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Jackson22
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Thanks again man. I will be heading out again on the weekend as we aren't going to see any rain until Thursday. Good to hear they are the real deal but also too bad that I didn't grab them at the time due to being unsure. Spot used to be a well known field with plenty other coming around but due to the fear of it being sprayed many years back it has lost a lot of attraction. Still a bit sketchy but def worth the hunt.
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Jackson22
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Sorry alittle off topic but my wife found these beauties while she was walking through the park. I am pretty sure about the id on them but I figured I would do my due dilligence and ask !! Amanita muscaria ?
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Quote:
Jackson22 said: Sorry alittle off topic but my wife found these beauties while she was walking through the park. I am pretty sure about the id on them but I figured I would do my due dilligence and ask !! Amanita muscaria ?

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Jackson22
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Re: Liberty caps [Re: elprawn]
#22395041 - 10/17/15 07:52 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thanks man. Always good to get things verified ahead of time.
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Yes those are all liberty caps. Some of then in the later posts are just smaller ones. Plus A. muscaria, good job and solid pictures man!!!
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