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Stymee
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An unusual career: Full Time Mushroom Hunter.
#7556822 - 10/24/07 08:26 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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How would you guys like to make a career out of mushroom hunting? This guy does it...
Long hours and he only brings home $100 a day. Is it worth it?
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: An unusual career: Full Time Mushroom Hunter. [Re: Stymee]
#7556834 - 10/24/07 08:29 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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You can make 300 a day or more picking edibles in the right place when they are in season, but I am not sure I would want to tear up the forest for a living. Its much better to tear up the forest for fun.
One guy I know who is a graduate student plans to work for the government doing fungus surveys, the state of california would pay him to ID every fungus in certain plots of land.
I don't know if it is ideal but it sure beats working at best buy.
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Psilygirl
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Re: An unusual career: Full Time Mushroom Hunter. [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#7556875 - 10/24/07 08:38 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Saw that article today, great read!
What I really want is to go to those restaurants
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Dr. uarewotueat
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Re: An unusual career: Full Time Mushroom Hunter. [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#7556888 - 10/24/07 08:41 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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i would.
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MarlboroMan
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Re: An unusual career: Full Time Mushroom Hunter. [Re: Dr. uarewotueat]
#7556902 - 10/24/07 08:44 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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That would be pretty badass for a while, then it might get pretty monotonous.. Oh well, to each his own!
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snoot
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Re: An unusual career: Full Time Mushroom Hunter. [Re: MarlboroMan]
#7558537 - 10/25/07 09:54 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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yzz, I've made quite a bit of cash this year from edibles , lewits/porcini's/chant's/woodear.
I think you just need a decent place to sell them , and anyone with the intelligence can make a good living.
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Fahkface
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Re: An unusual career: Full Time Mushroom Hunter. [Re: snoot]
#7558569 - 10/25/07 10:04 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Interesting articele. I'm not sure if I would do this for a living (sometimes it's SOOOO frustrating to find nothing...)
Anyway, this guy seems to be real asshole... He seems to think less of anyone who doesn't know as much about mushrooms as he does... Very sad!
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snoot
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Re: An unusual career: Full Time Mushroom Hunter. [Re: Fahkface]
#7558881 - 10/25/07 11:39 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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nice I didn't even notice that article. I think one things that peeve's me most about inexpierenced hunters, is when they harvest more then they' will eat or sell, and they just go too waste.
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Ubermensch
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Re: An unusual career: Full Time Mushroom Hunter. [Re: Stymee]
#7559298 - 10/25/07 01:45 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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The guy seems like he would be hard to get along with. Definite mushroom snob. Do you ever eat chanterelles? "Pssssh never". Yes picking chants is monotonous and hedgehogs taste a little better, but I would never not eat the chants I pick for that reason. At least he sell quality shrooms.
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CureCat
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Re: An unusual career: Full Time Mushroom Hunter. [Re: Ubermensch]
#7559343 - 10/25/07 01:58 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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This hobby attracts a lot of snobs.
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GbBaker
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Re: An unusual career: Full Time Mushroom Hunter. [Re: Ubermensch]
#7559355 - 10/25/07 02:01 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Think he trips?
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snoot
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Re: An unusual career: Full Time Mushroom Hunter. [Re: GbBaker]
#7559723 - 10/25/07 03:37 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I wouldn't define ones character by whats wrote about him in some article. He' seems like a very intelligent man who knows what he likes and knows what he doesnt like.
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CureCat
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Re: An unusual career: Full Time Mushroom Hunter. [Re: GbBaker]
#7559731 - 10/25/07 03:40 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
GbBaker said: Think he trips?
I don't think this fellow would be caught dead scrounging around woodchips in a parking lot median.
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mattso
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Re: An unusual career: Full Time Mushroom Hunter. [Re: Stymee]
#7560001 - 10/25/07 05:10 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'd do it in a heartbeat, if only ... if only I had no ambition, no wife and no kids, and didn't love my job, at which I make good money... if only....
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