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    #5560512 - 04/26/06 09:31 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Hello all!
I plan on beginning to hunt mushrooms. I've done minor research as to what mushrooms are in my state. So far, I know that all of the following can be found:

Psilocybe caerulipes
Panaeolus subbalteatus
Gymnopilus spectabilis
Gymnopilus aeruginosus

Which of these would probobly be the best "starter" mushroom to hunt? I'd like to pick one that has not too many lookalikes (because I like life, and I'm still very new at hunting, lol). So, which of these 4 would be the safest?

Or would you reccomend just going out and picking anything, bringing it back and attempting to identify it, just to get practice before I even attempt to hunt specific mushrooms?

I was also wondering if anyone has ever seen any of the amanitas in the pennsylvania/new jersey/delaware area?


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Re: Newbie at hunting [Re: wiggles]
    #5561079 - 04/26/06 11:30 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

I suggest that you go hunting for all four species listed above. anything that looks like it, take photos and pick, then ask the board, and do some of your own research to identify them. Looking for one type of mushroom will not get you far, you get what nature gives you. Good luck!


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Re: Newbie at hunting [Re: wiggles]
    #5562335 - 04/27/06 10:34 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Nice to see that you did some research. Out of those four, I'd have to say Subbalteatus would probably be the only one worth looking for right now. They can grow in the spring. If you have any trouble finding out where they grow, just copy that full genus/species name into a search engine of your choice.
Seems like most Gyms don't show up till late summer through fall usually.
Active gyms can be pretty rare too and can take months of hard searching, deep in woodlands.
P. caerulipes can be extremely rare if you aren't in the right place at the right time.

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I was also wondering if anyone has ever seen any of the amanitas in the pennsylvania/new jersey/delaware area?



Yes, I've picked them in all 3 of those states actually.
See my photo gallery.
I like to take pictures of them, but that's about all.. no eating the for me!


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Re: Newbie at hunting [Re: eris]
    #5562385 - 04/27/06 10:51 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

like eris has said, P. subbalteatus is your best bet. 

Goodluck in your future hunts.
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Re: Newbie at hunting [Re: MadSeasonAbove]
    #5562405 - 04/27/06 11:03 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Excellent! Thanks guys! :smile:

I'm becoming more and more interested in mycology as a whole, so I'm trying to expand from just cultivation so I can learn more about mushrooms in general. I'll report back if I find anything of interest.

By the way, is it better to pick a mushroom you can't identify and then take a picture to post on here (that way you can see bruising, etc), or should I leave it be and take a picture of the natural habitat? Or both? More importantly, do any lookalikes (to either psychoactives or edibles) exist with transdermal venoms where touching alone can hurt you?


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Re: Newbie at hunting [Re: wiggles]
    #5562408 - 04/27/06 11:06 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

You should take a picture of the mushroom in the habitat, then pick it and bring home to make other observations like bruising and spore printing. Some of the other features you should pay close attention to are listed in the rules post. If needed even take pictures from more angles so that we can see the whole thing.
Touching poisonous species won't harm you.


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Re: Newbie at hunting [Re: eris]
    #5563776 - 04/27/06 05:12 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

As eris said, you'd most likely be wasting you time looking for Psilocybe caerulipes.

In the 5 years I've been here, I have only seen 4 people find P. caerulipes, and they were all in West Virgina. Caerulipes is listed for most southeastern states, but it tends to be very rare.


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