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***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) 2
#28469906 - 09/15/23 11:26 AM (4 months, 10 days ago) |
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By request  So I know other's have found a few lib caps already but nobody seems to have started a thread for this season. Early today in Northumberland while out walking.



Still early in the season yet but they are out there to be found. Be heading out in the next 2 weeks to explore my favourite spot in North Yorkshire moors. I'll post some more pics soon
Edited by mandrax360 (09/15/23 11:35 AM)
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: mandrax360] 1
#28469932 - 09/15/23 11:51 AM (4 months, 10 days ago) |
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 As if it's that time again...
edit: pic tax from last season for hype building:


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๐ฌ๏ธ ๐ป โโโ โฎโฎโฎโฎ ๐ โนโคโฟ ๐ฌ๏ธ ๐ป โโโ โฎโฎโฎโฎ ๐ โนโคโฟ ๐ฌ๏ธ ๐ป โโโ โฎโฎโฎโฎ ๐ โนโคโฟ
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: mandrax360]
#28471836 - 09/17/23 03:11 AM (4 months, 9 days ago) |
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Sweet, I'll be doing the same in the next few weeks as I had not much success last year in the North York Moors, found maybe 10-15 overall. Any pointers on where to look for the little buggers?
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: Mechrazor] 2
#28471842 - 09/17/23 03:23 AM (4 months, 9 days ago) |
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I find most of my spots by just doing something I enjoy, walking the countryside. When you see this sign
 Or this one on a gate
 You can't go wrong.
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: mandrax360] 1
#28471897 - 09/17/23 05:26 AM (4 months, 9 days ago) |
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Oh hey maybe I'll find more than 0.99g this year. The South is the worst.
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: Acinonyx] 1
#28473310 - 09/18/23 04:26 AM (4 months, 8 days ago) |
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Good luck to all! Absolutely pissing it down here, quite bit colder the last few days too, so I'm getting the jacket on & venturing out to check a near by spot.
 I'll report back with any findings!

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 A modest but satisfying haul of about 8 Libs in the end. Can't beat the feeling when you start scoping them, the season begins! Excited to get out to the main spots now that I've had hands on a few...

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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: Lithop] 2
#28480972 - 09/24/23 12:36 PM (4 months, 1 day ago) |
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First haul of the year at a new patch I found after visiting my go to site and it being overgrown. 100 approx various size. 4.4g dried ๐
Uk, near Manchester, ground level.
Good luck ๐
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: RickP] 2
#28481441 - 09/24/23 07:07 PM (4 months, 1 day ago) |
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Ah awesome-can't believe it's that time of year again! Also can't believe it's going to be my 4th year of hunting (first year didn't have much success tho) also stroke of luck that the field I search in now has sheep in (first time ever, was always cows) so I'm taking it as a sign! I never got to look in a sheep field before. Farmer also helpfully cut the grass (it was way too long to spot libs half the time before) so I'm expecting it to be my best year yet fingers crossed
It's nearly Oct already but being in the Midlands I haven't been out yet, I just hope we don't have an early hard frost and we get a good couple months. Happy hunting!
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: Rache2020] 1
#28482144 - 09/25/23 09:24 AM (4 months, 1 day ago) |
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North Yorkshire moors today.
  
   Found loads of fresh pins and a few sun/wind dried libs . Was still the odd few wild blueberries , always happy with free snax while out walking. Will be hitting my local spots over the next few weeks as conditions are looking good . Have fun out there fellow hunters and good luck .
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: mandrax360] 3
#28484786 - 09/27/23 02:02 PM (3 months, 29 days ago) |
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So is this the official Liberty Cap 2023 Thread for the UK? If so, I'll be making sure to keep a close eye on everyones finds, hauls, pictures and information.
For the longest time as I've grown older, life has caught up with me, and the only time I've had to go hunting is on the weekends when I'm off from work. Sadly, I'm a grown adult now with bills to pay and a roof to keep over my head. Long gone are the days of being at College with fuck all to do but go Shroom Hunting for days at a time.
With that all being said, I'm currently off from work for another 4 weeks after shattering my forearm so I'm mobile, but as far as my job role goes, I'm pretty much useless. Regardless, it's not stopping me going out hunting and making the most of the end of September and the start of October. Picking Libs nice and early in the season when the weathers warmer, and I'm not having to FREEZE my baws off (balls for all you English folk out there) makes a HUGE difference.
Got a dedicated friend who's keen to go hunting. Our first trip starts this Saturday at 11am. With me being up in Scotland, and Sheep Pastures and Farmers Fields all around a 20 minute radius, I reckon we're going to both have a real successful haul this year.
It's rare that I post here on the Shroomery these days, but with each hunt, and each haul, I'll be sure to keep everyone updated with what we find. For all you newbies out there, I'll be taking pictures of landscapes, grasslands, and everything you need to know to get yourself started. Half the battle is knowing the real landscapes to go hunting on. Forget Woodlands, it's a waste of time. Trust me, I learnt that the hardway. Once you've got landscapes tied down, it's just a game of patience and resilience.
Looking forward to the 2023 Liberty Cap Season. It's been a while, but something in my bones tells me this is going to be one successful season! LET'S GO!
Edited by gENERIX (09/27/23 02:07 PM)
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: gENERIX] 1
#28485830 - 09/28/23 02:02 PM (3 months, 28 days ago) |
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 R.I.P Sycamore Just baffled by this madness, sat tripping my nut off under that tree more than I care to remember.
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: mandrax360] 1
#28486536 - 09/29/23 08:37 AM (3 months, 28 days ago) |
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Quote:
gENERIX said: It's rare that I post here on the Shroomery these days, but with each hunt, and each haul, I'll be sure to keep everyone updated with what we find. For all you newbies out there, I'll be taking pictures of landscapes, grasslands, and everything you need to know to get yourself started. Half the battle is knowing the real landscapes to go hunting on. Forget Woodlands, it's a waste of time. Trust me, I learnt that the hardway. Once you've got landscapes tied down, it's just a game of patience and resilience.
 Good luck on the hunt tomorrow and all the best healing up- must be a pain in the bawbag having an arm out of action.
 It really is about recognising a potential spot, patience and resilience as you said. Here's my contribution of factors to consider when judging a spot for newer hunters. Location wise for this demonstration, is one spot in Northern England.
 A.) Yellowing grass. Libs are saprotrophs to dead grass/ decaying grass roots. Early on in season it might not be as obvious, but if the grass is yellow all the way to the top, then there will be plenty decaying at ground-level for Libs to munch. Sedge (that really pointy, tough type of reedy grass) and yellow grass together is an even better indicator, IME.
B.)Spear/Bullthistles These are all over the place in all of the spots I frequent and are more often than not a good sign that there will be Libs near by. Old pastures that have grazing sheep, for example, are often littered with these. When I find a good patch, 90% of the time there are browned/dying ones of these right nearby.
C.) Varied elevationAnecdotally, I think having a big hill is good start because through the season, the varying height will provide more chances for the microclimate to be just right to encourage Libs to fruit. For example, in the early season I usually find more higher up, as it's colder up high and as time progresses they are found lower too.
 Zoomed in little sedge-patch from last week with Libs ranging from old to new, dry and wet.
Don't forget to grab a mesh veggie-bag or something like that, so as you carry your haul around you can allow spore dispersal/ keep your finds in good nick while you search. Happy hunting to everyone,and to newer pickers: research a lot, get out there often, enjoy yourself, be respectful of nature where you're hunting and eventually you'll strike gold.

:edit: made some changes ___________________________________________________________________________ P.S, mandrax- did you take that picture? R.I.P to the tree in question nonetheless. : double edit: I see the news story now about Sycamore Gap That's fucked 
Edited by Lithop (09/29/23 01:03 PM)
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: Lithop] 1
#28486754 - 09/29/23 01:47 PM (3 months, 27 days ago) |
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Nice write up on the libs for da newbies Lithop . The picture is a Google image, all my pics of the gap have family faces in them so can't post . Was only up there 2 weeks back and sat under the tree to have some lunch, I just can't understand what someone would get out of cutting it down.
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: mandrax360] 2
#28487038 - 09/29/23 07:44 PM (3 months, 27 days ago) |
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Why would anyone even contemplate doing such a thing??? the human race baffles me. The teen that was arrested has been released and a 60yr old man has been arrested now. Hope they get the right person and get the maximum fine. But ยฃ20,000 is not enough for that beauty.
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: Chedderfish7] 1
#28488719 - 10/01/23 10:53 AM (3 months, 25 days ago) |
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Today, I headed out with an inexperienced friend of mine who's keen to stock up on liberty caps to try knock his alcohol habit. With me being off from work at the moment with a broken shoulder, we decided we'd take advantage of the Autumn weather. We took a drive and hit a real hot spot. We were only there 2 hours and found a mind field of shrooms. From now, until I return to work in a month or so, we're going to hit the same spot, and find and pick as many lib caps as we possibly can so that we've both got enough to keep us stocked up for the entire year.
Last night, we had some serious rainfall, and the sun was out today, and with it only being early Autumn, it's still nice and warm so we never had to be concerned with that horrible wind chill. Picking out in the sun in fairly warm weather makes all the difference!
Here's a few pics of our finds this today:




This last picture should make you laugh. This random dude showed up walking his dogs. He clocked both me and my mate on our hands and knees scoping for shrooms, so instead of walking his dog, he figured he'd chip in and pick some for himself. We got speaking, and it turns out he's always been into psychedelics. It's only after seeing us both that he thought he'd have a hunt himself. He couldn't believe his luck. We were on mushie mountain!

Going to SMASH IT this year! LET'S GO!
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: gENERIX]
#28488752 - 10/01/23 11:18 AM (3 months, 25 days ago) |
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A quick question for someone with more experience than myself, when it comes to soil and little bits of grass, as I dry these liberty caps out, should I be concerned about those little bits of grass, moss and dirt? For almost an hour, all I did was pick little bits of grass/moss off of the shrooms. There's not a chance in hell I plan on doing that for the next month or so. The last thing I have is the patience of a saint.
Going forward, I'd much rather pick what we find, lay them out on newspaper in my loft and let them dry out without me having to worry about little bits of grass, moss or dirt. The time it takes to pick all that shit off takes equally, or even more time than it does picking the shrooms themselves. Fuck all that.
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: gENERIX] 1
#28488901 - 10/01/23 01:37 PM (3 months, 25 days ago) |
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Never really bothered me too much with the bits of grass and soil but I just started picking a different method. I try to break the stripe (stem ) so I don't pull any soil up . Before I place them in the container or mcdonalds brown bag I remove the stray grass . Also found if the grass is short and dry you can compact the grass down and pick your harvest with pulling the grass up . I know I use to get all excited and just pick like mad when I found a large flush but as I've got older I found I take my time and enjoy it more and end up spending less time at home cleaning up my find
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: mandrax360] 1
#28488919 - 10/01/23 01:55 PM (3 months, 25 days ago) |
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Oh it's here!! 
I didn't know if I was allowed to create an official post! 
Well great this is now officially started!!
Some great finds already here and some fantastic advise. Keep it going!
I've found about another 20/30g wet in the last week, BUT been keeping a close eye on my golden spot.... And absolutely nothing yet which is strange because on 1st October last year it was booming! The odd weather pattern we have had recently must have delayed it. Hoping in the next week or so it will kick into action!
Happy hunting everyone!
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: gENERIX] 2
#28488926 - 10/01/23 02:04 PM (3 months, 25 days ago) |
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This is completely down to your style of picking. I don't really get much grass and excess when picking.
I part the shrooms from the grass with all my fingers before picking close to the root when I find a bunch.
If you're just trying to be as quick as possible then it's inevitable that you will pick up the excess as well.
Either time is taken when picking them, or time is taken after, while sorting them.
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Re: ***The Official UK Liberty Cap Mushroom Season 2023**** (No ID requests) [Re: Bobz99]
#28490810 - 10/03/23 09:47 AM (3 months, 24 days ago) |
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I'm wanting to contribute (a little) but so far, no luck.... 
Location: Cheshire/Derbyshire.
We found a few Libs back in the wet summer 2023, I was hoping that the wet and cold would kick start the season...
I will head out more, over the next few days... I'll be sure to let you know when we start getting fruits..
Land is Wet, Weather Warm, Overnight not so Low.. and just as it starts to cool down (Autumnal) we get a Heatwave...
> One thing I found, the Fly Agarics   (Classically Red with White spots easily identifiable) these were out about a week or so before the biggest fruits of last season (Libs were fruiting 1st to 2nd week October 2022)
I agree with @Lithop
Land, Grass and Dry Thistle, Reeds, Livestock, Higher elevations (all good indicators)
As previous poster has mentioned.... They also seem to grow conveniently next to 'Public Footpaths' or else in the neighbouring fields...
The MMM hasn't lit up in our area! it's still pale pink! unlike the Northern Counties and Wales!
I don't want to rely on the MMM too much, just in case the predictions are inaccurate, it would be encouraging to find out if it's working for the hunters in the North! Where it's all Dark Red!
Good Luck everyone...
Please update with locations success or failure, we might spot a pattern!
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