|
Lifecycle
Stranger


Registered: 12/11/19
Posts: 49
Loc: Usa
Last seen: 3 years, 9 months
|
permission to hunt fields in Florida?
#26502795 - 02/25/20 09:16 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
|
|
Hello I am new to shroom hunting in Florida, I love the hunt but I'm not a big fan of hopping fences, especially in Florida, and double especially during high traffic season where everyone is super skittish. Trying not to get shot. I'm not finding very many open access areas with cow patties. Any suggestions on requesting permission to mushroom hunt? I'm up near the north end of Ocala NF, any pointers or safe fields to hunt would be appreciated. I see many fields from hiking trails on off the sides of bike paths but they are barb wired off and there is usually a house nearby with a barking dog.
-------------------- Time is of no resistance to motion
|
Alan Rockefeller
Mycologist

Registered: 03/10/07
Posts: 48,311
Last seen: 23 hours, 24 minutes
|
Re: permission to hunt fields in Florida? [Re: Lifecycle]
#26502817 - 02/25/20 09:31 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
|
|
You can ask farmers when you see them, or find public property like national forests where farmers have permits to graze cattle.
|
Lifecycle
Stranger


Registered: 12/11/19
Posts: 49
Loc: Usa
Last seen: 3 years, 9 months
|
|
Quote:
Alan Rockefeller said: You can ask farmers when you see them, or find public property like national forests where farmers have permits to graze cattle.
What is a good way to go about that conversation with the farmer? I'm not seeing any open grazing in this NF otherwise I would be out there picking right now.
-------------------- Time is of no resistance to motion
|
Anglerfish
hearing things



Registered: 09/08/10
Posts: 18,664
Loc: Norvegr
Last seen: 4 hours, 4 minutes
|
Re: permission to hunt fields in Florida? [Re: Lifecycle]
#26502843 - 02/25/20 09:45 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
|
|
As a general rule it is not allowed to ask for specific hunting locations, and even if it was you would not likely get anyone to reveal their grounds in any case - people are protective, which is very easy to understand. Perhaps not so much because of pure selfishness, but since coveted information like that tends to wander among people, and the result is too many ends up rummaging through the same areas and are thus more liable for unwanted attention from suspicious people - and in turn the law.
It is also generally adviced against trespassing, and as you already pointed out, the risk of getting in trouble is high, and the resulting tension and nerves are not ideal when performing such a delicate task as hunting for mushrooms usually is.
Therefore, you should encourage yourself to ask land owners for permission to hunt mushrooms. Be frank, not necessarily about the nature of the mushrooms you seek, but try at length to avoid elaborate lies and cover stories, if you excuse yourself too much you are probably more likely to raise suspicion.
You could either tell them that you're looking for edibles (several species of Agaricus might be growing in and around cow fields), or that you're generally interested in all kinds of mushrooms and is out to try and find some rare species you have heard are thriving in the specific habitats in said land owners grounds.
If there exists a mycological society in your vicinity, sign up for membership. Make yourself familiar with the variety of species growing in your area. You can start off by checking out http://mushroomobserver.org and http://inaturalist.org, where people are continuously uploading and registering their finds.
Good luck and happy hunting!
--------------------
★★★★★
|
Doc9151
Mycologist



Registered: 02/23/17
Posts: 13,753
Loc: Gulf Coast USA
Last seen: 1 year, 6 months
|
|
Quote:
Alan Rockefeller said: You can ask farmers when you see them, or find public property like national forests where farmers have permits to graze cattle.
that's what I do!!! Honesty is best, you're not going to be the first person that has asked them and so what if they look at you sideways and say no, ask the next person. once you find one, be respectful, pick up trash and offer a helping hand. If other people come around while you're hunting, introduce yourself because chances are they have pasture as well. You don't have to say " Hey can I hunt magic mushrooms" but more along the lines of hello, I'm (?) I have an interest in mushrooms that grow in grass, I want to learn how to identify edible mushrooms and I have someone that will teach me, but I have to find the mushrooms and bring them back with notes on the habitat.
it's that simple, but you better have a reasonable response for when they ask you about magic mushrooms because some will ask or one of their friends that may be with them. can't tell you what to say about that, you have to feel it out but lying is a good idea.
--------------------
  Psilocybe cubensis data collection thread. please help with this project if you hunt wild cubensis. https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=26513593&page=0&vc=1#26513593
Edited by Doc9151 (02/25/20 10:01 AM)
|
Lifecycle
Stranger


Registered: 12/11/19
Posts: 49
Loc: Usa
Last seen: 3 years, 9 months
|
Re: permission to hunt fields in Florida? [Re: Anglerfish]
#26502880 - 02/25/20 10:11 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
|
|
Its tough because farmers don't hang out at the edge of their properties looking to have small talk with the public, especially about granting them access of their land to strangers.
-------------------- Time is of no resistance to motion
Edited by Lifecycle (02/25/20 11:08 AM)
|
|
|
You cannot start new topics / You cannot reply to topics HTML is disabled / BBCode is enabled
Moderator: ToxicMan, inski, Alan Rockefeller, Duggstar, TimmiT, Anglerfish, Tmethyl, Lucis, Doc9151, Land Trout 261 topic views. 0 members, 12 guests and 9 web crawlers are browsing this forum.
[ Show Images Only | Sort by Score | Print Topic ] |
|