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MessagesI picked the terrace mountain fire today. 20 pds in 5 hrs ... to much rain up there dirty mushrooms. the buyer norma and stan are paying 6 bucks a pd.. looks like mushroom soup for the next week lol
MessagesThanks a lot! See you out there!
MessagesTerrace mountian fire............. was there the last 2 weekends and it's not producing like you think it would . I took my 2 young sons, 10 and 12 yrs old, out for thier very first time and we got 12 lbs in 3 hours the price was $7. There are lots of pickers there but many don't venture too far from the road. My kids can't wait to go agian and sept. won't come quick enough as now they want in on the pine patches. :) life is good full buckets to all, be safe and pack out what you pack in.
MessagesMushMur... So what you are saying if I hear you correct; You have no picking experience, no vehicle, you are almost broke and you want to pick mushrooms. I hope you have good gear and grub to get you through the next couple weeks. I have logged close to 50 kms on two burns in three days just to know where the mushrooms are or should be growing in the next week or two. There is quite a bit of competition for this years mushrooms. Make sure you have a good map and compass if you don't have a gps because the easy mushrooms have been raped from the ground. You are going to have to hike deep to make any money this year.
MessagesI was offered a job about a week ago in Lillooet and I have a bus ticket to cache creek at midnight ; however, my contact has left kamloops for a week and I want to be able to start tomorrow when I get into Lillooet. I have never done it before but I have been waiting for the last couple years to do it. Im just going to be "huffin it" for the first couple days as I am almost flat broke until I can find some morels and a buyer. So I need some help...even something to do if its not picking time yet. ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!
Messageshello all i have been all around the burns and to me it seems like it is a month behind around kaloops anyways.hardly anything poppin around tyaughton lake/carpenter lake same with pritchard and the only burn i have found much would be momich lake.if i am doing something wrong lol let me know as fun as it is i want some treasures....
MessagesZiQuinn, thanks for the info
MessagesWoof, August is indeed in the woods and his computer is just not up to par.. He will return...
MessagesIf You Can Grow! Keek Growing!
MessagesCan I get some information on prices at the different burns. I will deliver to the highest buyer. Make that the highest paying... Till then they can keep growing.
Messageswhat is the picking scene like on the Terrace mountain fire?
MessagesI havnt heard from august in ages, hard to say where he is at, but i would guess somewhere out in the woods
MessagesThanks Keith. looking forward to it. i know of others interested that can attend provided where its being held. (weilerhart@shaw.ca) Enjoy the Day!
Messagesgalena bay area is rather steep terrain but there are small benches & pockets that may produce. i too would like to know of whats' up there?! generally mid-june is a good time to have a venture especially after some rain. biz here is good so hesitant to leave yet. The Tacoma Kid hit the mark. Peace.
MessagesPeace everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gona pick for me.... and my parents who can't pick any more, grew up in Revelstoke picken shrooms of every kind chanties, shaggey mains, puffballs, gypsey mush,ect... now later in life picken morels and pines for the love of picken getitin out there i am almost 40 not old or inexperienced by any means but i grew up pickin and hope that in the end of it all that it satisfies you r soul?!!!!!!!!!!!!!") Peace in all your travels and Full buckets always:P
Messageshi all never heard of august but there is a wooden shack at trout lake that sells beer from portland should take you 20hr to get there maybe buy lots there for your trip .as for the gelina bay fire if you are a billy goat my dad says he got some last week
MessagesIt is to bad that people dont practise what u pack in pack out. The garbage in the bush is so sad.The mill owner in Sorrento was nice and letting us in but some idiots and some locals were not respecting his land or rules so they had to wreck it for everyone.I wish that people would get a clue and treat things and the land with the respect they all deserve.
MessagesHa,dose anyone know where I can the picker name August?. I've come a long way to see him and was told someone here well know how to find him. I am from scotland and came out here to do a store on Mushrooms and how they buy and sale them. I last talk to him two day's ago and was to meet him in the town of Troutlake. Is there a pub there?.I someone run's into him have him call me tonight in Portland, Thank you Willie Bird. This is a well in-form board.
Messageshey everyone, whats up. its been awhile since Ive been in, have been busy doin stuff around the house and lookin for work, had some legal problems, but things seem to be okay ( some issues with permits and hunting in another state) have been out and have been finding some nice morels up high by the lakes, no boletes yet, but maybe in the next week or so ( unless anyone knows of any in the howard prarrie to keno- klamath areas, otherwise still trying to get buy, hopefully i can get in here more often, yack at ya all later on. i still have the same email addy if any one is curious, have a good one guys,
MessagesHello everyone, I was hoping for a little info from the Nakusp area. Anyone out that way care to share some info on the fire near Galina Bay please it would be very appreciated. Thanks and full buckets all. Terry.
MessagesMy bad, but being bored, I'll post! Hang on, Help is on the way! The sun will be here as fast as it can! I only know one of you on this board from picking! All of you know him on this and his board! We are a group of very special pepole that really loves looking forward year after year to finding our way back to mountain's! It's a thing that we're addictted to, and it's good for our soul, otherwise we would not do it! Cause the plain truth about is, The Money Aint Great! But it does help us get by and it's and independent,wonderful feeling being out there! Remember to pray for one another, even the ones who cause us grief! We are all children of the Son! or is that Sun! Hmmm!
MessagesI have the sun, so how much would you pay for it. lol $?00,000,000,000.00 I need the money to help pay my part of the World Debit back to China. I didn't even ask for the money but let face it as long as there Rep & Dom in office they well take out money in are names tell you are ready to put a stop to it. take there Debit card's away and see what they can do.
Messagesyuck
Messagesrain rain go away curly sue wants to play. gonna have web feet soon.
Messages"A" ya I hear you ! up here I don't need to pack a "heater" either .... I just double up my long johns !! lol . gonna stay put this weekend :(( raining tonight , rain tomorrow .... next trip ; new burn .... we'll see what happens . full buckets !!
MessagesSem of BBY that was for you on the knive
Messagesyes, you are right but if I really need to use it, it's there and I don't pack a heater! ( now that is a old word ," Heater")
Messageswild side the GACP training details are being worked on. The funding did get approved now it is a matter of putting the actual training plan etc together. I will definately let you know as soon as I find out.
MessagesG'morning Folks! Sir Keith H, any idea when the accountability/traceability workshop is going to happen and where? Stay safe and Happy Harvesting All.
Messageswe have fresh Morel and porcini available, so if you need it, please do not feel hesitate to contact us @ wesaveyoumoney@hotmail.com or call (815)546-5449
Messages"A" I was just lookin up your knife on the web ... man you don't wanna lose that one ! it's collector's.... nice !
Messageschuckinkamloops. the garbage that is left behind in these fires is really bad.It is unreal they can pack a full bottle or can in that is heavier than empty to pack out.I put my empties in my bucket and try to cover up their craps out there with rocks or wood pieces.as for robinbarriere he is in hiding going through the mushroom withdrawl lol
Messageshey all, I hear prices in Kelowna are $7.50... some more competition are raising prices..down everywhere else.. watch out for Danusha in tyaght.... scale is off by 5 lbs!!!
MessagesI did much walking today and found 8 pounds in 3 hours. The Sorrento fire has been pounded pretty hard. Because of some idiots leaving their garbage in the bush and stealing a powersaw from the property everyone was walking through the property owner has made it quit clear that he doesn't want anyone parking on or near his property and doesn't want anyone accessing the burn through his property. I hauled out 4 plastic water bottles, 2 empty pop cans and a beer can. I cannot say I blame the guy or the others who live in the area for wanting the pickers out if this is what they are doing. Their trash is worth 35 cents and was the easiest money I found on the ground today. The buyer is only paying 5 bucks a pound in Sorrento... Time to start drying. On the good side it was raining on the way back to town. How are things up your way RobInBarrier?
MessagesHi Daniel, Nope I am American and I am in Oregon. Thanks Keith!
MessagesCongratulations Carla!!! Having enough room to work is definately a plus :>)
MessagesHey Rob, what is the ideal temp to flash your mushrooms? Where are you? I met your friend Chris from princeton.
Messagescarla are you canadian ? if so where do you buy are you a nass lady
MessagesTC, Give me a call ;-)
MessagesWell after 20 plus years in the same location Dick's Station is moving! The good news is I am only going right next door into the larger portion of the building. We will have double the space this year! Yay! Plenty of room for cleaning stations :-)
MessagesSam in BBY, Thanks you for the come back I wish many Buck-it's to you...... I have a Westmark #702 if you like to look it up on the net. It gose with me every season. Westmark made threetypes #701,#702,#703 buck in the early 70's I'v lost it No, left it in the wood's at least three time's and gone back and found it each time. It's Rainning and rainning and more and maybe I should go into town of troutlake to have coffee at the cafe and get gas. later.
Messagesyes "A" like Garf guessed on the other board , it is a Buck 6.5 ins. ... much easier to work with , it's now my signature in my pics. lol . by the way that " cave morel" was blond ... picture quality not very good ... found a few in these surroundings .... cheers !!
MessagesFlashing dried mushrooms is a heat treatment used to kill off any bacteria, fungi and critter eggs. very important if you want repeat business, especially if the place they go to is humid....flies hatching out of your dried mushrooms and circling the mushroom pieces on someones kitchen counter is kind of counterproductive to establishing markets, lol. get the proper instructions from someone you trust BEFORE you sell any dried mushrooms (one cranky customer tells 10 people, one satisfied customer tells maybe 2 people if your lucky).
Messagesrandi you and i both lol have a great season and randi most pickers only want the 4 to six hour day myself i pick with no car or truck only on foot and i still pick more than average... its all what you have in your heart!! everybody be safe and have a stellar season im off to lilloet tomorrow will hitch up and see what i can pull off
MessagesKelly Creek's not ready! Maybe another week or so, no buyers any how. Still snow higher up, your info.s not accurate.
MessagesSam in BBY. I just like to ask you about your knive and who is the maker, also like to say I love cave gray morels.
MessagesThere is a lot of research and planning to find 100 pound ground. If you are afraid of the bush and unwilling to step over the small patches to find the big ones that is what you end up picking. Damn! That is a great feeling when you walk into ground that has a few hundred pounds just sitting ready to be picked.... I'm off looking tomorrow... Great picking to you all!!
Messageskingmorel wadda ya mean flash to kill motheggs etc... what's flash ????
Messagesmushroomman..... aint that the truth... truth is 99% will nvr pick 100lbs. in a day ever. 50lbs is alot for the vast majority during the peak... many will max at 35lbs/day.... but there are some that will at times pick over 100lbs in a day...... Daniel..... any tent will work if you get enough air flow. you will still need to flash your dried to kill any moth eggs etc. that will hatch mid winter.... i will always prefer a tarp over a MOT0R HOME lol
Messagesthats right farmer john but thats on a lower elevation .... on the other hand as you probably know some burns are still under snow :) WWWW full buckets !!
Messageslol.. sounds like everyone gets 100 pds a day... till they get to the burn..
MessagesJust picked north kamloops fires for a few days now... prices 7 bucks a pound and fires are being pounded.. where is the heat to kick things in gear?
Messagesdouble wall blondes and greys already?
Messagesevening all !! weekend was good ... wife & I went up in the Pemberton area :) hit the burn early saturday ..... found some nice greys and blonds !! http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z96/samder007/DSCN4039.jpg found a cave morel : http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z96/samder007/DSCN4040.jpg got about 20 lbs. of selected , keepers :) planning a road trip soooon ! full buckets everyones !!
Messageshey randi what do you think of the tipitent as a mushrooms dryer, I know your a tarp town kinda guy, and the tipitent is so expensive . but if you have time let me know what you think. have a great season randi and everyone else as well. my morel season doesnt look good but fall is comming soon enough
MessagesSteve in Pritchard... got ya man..will call and ph
Messagespicker im in vancouver right now was heading to lilloet but the rains came when do you wanna get those knives working? i have a whole shit load of baskets and lids as well as a few good 5 and 6 gal buckets
Messagesanyone seeing morels showing in Southwestern BC yet? I am a personal picker just looking to stock my freezer and would appreciate any leads. not looking for your patch, just a general idea about whether or not they are showing in last years fires yet or not.
MessagesWhat's the price in Kelly Creek and where's the buyer/s located?
MessagesHey there good folk, I haven't read or posted for a few months now , So It's going to take me a while to catch up with the action , however things don't tend to change much here, I wish every one of you fellows ( and gals of course) are doing ok, I have being so immersed in the shrooming business that I needed a brake from the mushroom world badly,however I'm back and ready to start doing the shrooming thing again.
Messagesking morel i'm asuming this ieds randy. How ya doing , this is steve from pritchard. We picked the bonaparte fire in 04. haven't really picked since. 04 kinda was special. give me call 250 571 9927 or e-mail cam.pio@hotmail.com. have a good day
MessagesHi PJR, last I heard was yesterday and it was 7 here, Arlis didn't actually get any in today and I forgot to ask what his price was.... I am just doing the paperwork right now ;-) (Unless u count House cleaning)
Messageswhere are you daniel? i might go! I need a few good guy's
Messageshey I would like to hitch a ride to kelly creek I got all my own gear but i thought it would be nice to travel with a picker like me as opposed to a stuffy greyhound where i cannot partake in anything really fun pay half gas lets get it done my dad wouldnt mind getting a few pounds for the jars this winter either hes old so he cannot pick anymore but sure likes them
Messageshey I would like to hitch a ride to kelly creek I got all my own gear but i thought it would be nice to travel with a picker like me as opposed to a stuffy greyhound where i cannot partake in anything really fun pay half gas lets get it done
Messageshey just came back from kelly fire. leaf out is still slow but the mushrooms are there! four of us did over 80 lbs in 3 hours! arranging time off for this next 2 weeks and rolling in mushies. hope to see my friends there!
Messagesthanks curly sue guess thats the closest one hmmm besides westside road well going to be going to check the burns in pritchard and chase and see if its worth while selling in sorrento or westside bit of drive to both places
Messagesjlb one set up in sorrento just this side
MessagesHey Carla what is the market like for pricing right now? it is 6 up here.
MessagesIt is raining decently in the woods today! :D
MessagesCurly, I agree! Decency should be everywhere even the woods :-)
MessagesTinker, we always get a troll or 2 but they go away then it is just us again....:-)
Messagesis there any buyers in okanagan manly pritchard kamloops area
Messagesnatural morels are 2-3 inches and no bugs. check those patches and sell yourself at farmers markets and elsewhere if possible. all the best and keep a positive mind -its contagious!
Messagesnatural morels are 2-3 inches and no bugs. check those patches and sell yourself at farmers markets and elsewhere if possible. all the best and keep a positive mind -its contagious!
Messagestinker it is the lack of mushrooms and the price lol
MessagesSure would be nice if those who take a crap in the patch would at least cover it up with rocks or pieces of wood or something.Just love stepping over a log into a pile of shit
MessagesHey Tinker , is that you from Tumbler Ridge fire few years back, and if so where are you at Dan
MessagesWow!!!Nasty,nasty,nasty!!! I always thought mushroom pickers were the salt of the earth!!! What is wrong with everyone??? :-(
MessagesEnuf with the rasist comments like "white trash" Trash is trash and dont fkn mater what fkn color you are. We dont need that kinda crap comments here. "Illiterate lowlife" is strong enuf to make your point.....Truth is most pickers that lv trash behind are noobs or locals and in general compared to any other industry have the least impact on the environment... Respect is not a learned behaviour, its a skill that reflects we give a shit.. its a way of life. Its a skill that pays back 2 fold. for example: give a smile to a group and you get many back........ Chuck you behave or i'll tie a big heavy pack on ya ;)
Messageslol You should come out picking with me. I may teach you a few things after I leave you in the bush for a night to learn to respect your environment. You did crack a smile out of me...lol :D
Messagesboo to you,you are an illiterate lowlife,white trash,so no one should care about your self serving opinion,get a life scumbag
MessagesSnow is good. Tomorrow will be a picking day for me finally! I just need batteries for the GPS. Have a great weekend!
Messagesglad to hear acces is blocked, who wants some grungy mushroom pickin dirtbags littering up thier land with the garbage and crap most pickers throw around. most pickers are only takers (except the wonderful people here) with little heed to taking care of the environment. To the good people who care about thier environmental impact cheers! to the others booooooo.
Messagesgot your mittens,there is snow on them babies
MessagesAny buyer set up in the Cranbrook area?
Messagesany buyers set up in the cranbrook area?
Messageshey WA state! any reports? haven't been out for a couple a weeks....a friend reported some good finds of naturals around the Teanaway @ 2200ft.
Messageshows that farming going,some snow on the westside,see you at the same place,tomorrow
Messagesrained hard here for awhile last night..... my plan was to go out and look today irregardless so i guess i will.... how long for a rain to make a difference on the too dry mushrooms usually??? hopefully this area hasn't been raked over too hard... been a week since i"ve been there ..... how is it going in goldbridge area ,,, anyone know?? and i haven't heard anything about prices,,,, 6 ??? 10??? anyhow gl picking everyone.... ger
MessagesMike,there's a buyer in Sorrento.
Messagesrain damage on the dry tips,even the babies
MessagesCan anyone tell me of any buyers in or near Kamloops, as I'm planning on picking mushrooms this weekend, but first I need a buyer?
MessagesLooking to sell 50lbs of dry also have fresh. please contact me at mysportsceo@gmail.com with what your willing to pay for them. will deliver anywhere from calgary to vancouver.
Messagesyep the gate is or I should say was in place and locked 2 weeks ago... wife and I hiked in the foothills ..... rocky , spotty but managed to get a few lbs. :) there was already signs of dryness but if we get rain then ... was also told by a native dude I met at the gate.... gate will stay locked ..... watershed . anyone there recently ?? full buckets !!
Messagesdarn,all the babies are dried up already in spots, looks bad,meet me at the restaurant tomorrow
MessagesOh were is the merry nose picker? is she out saling here pickens without a permit hmmmm. Just like her to use a boggs name just to start H&D.
MessagesThe easiest road to the lilloet fire is right through the middle of the rez. when I was there a couple of weeks ago the holes were dug where the gate was going to be put but it wasn't up then. You could always ask at the band office for permission the worst that could happen is they say no. good luck :)
MessagesI just heard that natives are blocking access to the fires around Lillooet. Can anyone confirm if this is true or just a rumour? Was planning on heading up there shortly.
Messageswe do so need the rain.... its muggy and dark sky tonight so maybe .... if it rains i pick if it doesn't i wood whack ..... made some really nice hand split cedar shakes today ..... no water to wet down the blocks so i gotta split them before they check.... glad you found some Sam..... i'll e-mail you..... any pics ??
Messagesspent my b-day today hiking on the Teraace mountian fire , couldn't have asked for a better day. Very dry there but was pouring rain when we were leaving. :) fresh morels tonight. Happy hunting everyone
Messagesyep we definitely need rain ... was out in pemberton area last weekend ... found quite a few dried up but still managed to get a few lbs. :) might have to stay put for a while ... full buckets !!
MessagesRene im not sure about the BC fires.. if you email me we can chat more. kingmorel at hotmail....
MessagesHi bc picker, thank's im not looking at picking, just buying ,picking from a wheelchair is just not possible!
Messagesso there is your advice. find something to do for a week or two, some rain then maybe might be worth havin a look
MessagesBC fires need rain, the babys are dryin up!! Too hott. Pickers are maxing at 1-1.5buckets a day weekend pickers are making 25$ a day. price is 6. I hope we get a crop.........
MessagesRandy where R U ONT or BC?.Sure like to have a chat with you about this season ,I now have a small dryer ,and could use sum advice!!! on where to go, small fire is OK .I now live in Cranbrook ,close to the galina bay fire do you know about it ,for access ,because as you know walking is not for me!!! .Rene
Messageswhos in direct contact with the bc buyers right now? I just dont have the gas to make any mistakes any info would be great !!
MessagesChuck.... I was thinking it was something like that... too funny. You need to get that back fixed.... Ive had mine done twice!!! As far as me being King: I dont claim to be king of anything... The handle kingmorel was just a marketing name that kinda stuck with me. Started that name in the mid 80's... in those days there were few ppl picking morels.. The idea was along the lines of King Salmon....... full buckets to all...
MessagesHi just got laid off. That dog is cute as can be! As far as Joseph being punished...lol Never! I am not sure if he is open yet, as soon as I hear something I will let you know ;-)
Messagesyer all full of beans,have a good season,lol
MessagesHey were is trent punishing josef and his crazy dog @ this year?
Messageshey i have not picked a shroom in a year where in bc producing now hows pemberton lilloette maybe interior right now? dont have the gas money to make to many mistakes lol thanks everyone full buckets work hard and play harder but be safe on them cliffs!!!
MessagesI like the Garmin GPSMAP 60csx I got it right after it came out. The Quadhelix antenna is better than the old style but it still doesn't always work when you are in cover but in the open it usually gets a signal in less than 20 seconds. It does have alot of useless extra features but I think it is as easy to use as any other GPS.
Messagesya what a shame randy.... what they get away with on the island.... lots of places for that matter.... the shake and shingle blocks i got today outta the ends left over from making poles... difference being this guy doesn't want this wood going to waste so he lets me cut it.... hes a friend and we and i do the same when i can for him.... its called co-operation which some of these big multis never heard of ..... hey anone know i good easy to use GPS handheld.... just if i go to a bigger fire i don't want to get lost although i would use my compass which i learned up in the Nass ... not great at it but get by..... i would love to be able to do things like check my last ten in out routes and and dial in how to get to the fires by the map co-ordinates put up by bcfs .... guess i can google that .... boletus joe love the looks of that pack frame..... pack lunch in and gear in one basket ... looks like four baskets easy enough... as of now i can do three 5 galloners if i take my big pack... ts ger
MessagesAs for the King. there is only one. Sorry for imposing Randy. You will always be the King. I was hoping that comment would bring you and you energy back to the board. lol. I have had the luxury and the back to be able to pack out 100 lbs a day after driving 140k to the patch, pick for 4-5 hours, pack out 2-3 km, and drive back 140k in time for dinner. Tim can verify this. I was lucky to meet Markus that year. And yes everything Randy said is true. That Man is a machine!! lol Currently I doubt I could pack you around opt. lol I hope you know I was just funnin ya!lol My 100 pound days are over. The back just is not what it used to be. Have a Great Season everyone!!
MessagesDwight.... srry man im just too dang busy. Theres morels and ramps I can pick here as well but I'm too busy at the store..... Carla... As you know those rookies get the same price as those of us that know and do bring in quality, but I just got to do the best i can......Tinker.... You mean I'm not a mule???? Geesh!! some one called me an ASS so I just figured.... ;) .......Ger.... those patches are all gone now... Island timberlands logged all the reparian zones..... most of the trees still lay on the ground as 10 foot chunks...vry sad.... R
MessagesHello Everyone, glad to see that things are as they always are in here. Who wants Fiddleheads? I got special prices right now for full pallet loads. How about you King Morel, want to make some money before leaving Toronto for the wild west? I pay the freight to most eastern major cities. If your west of Ont. it's on your nickle. Contact me at dwight@fiddleheadheaven.com And good luck all you Morel pickers this season, you might see me out there this year too, after Fiddleheads are done here. Dwight In New Brunswick
MessagesHi King, Do you know how many times I have to start a griping session with.... "These started out beautiful but you have handled them all wrong"..... lol
MessagesThe best thing about this pack is their "V2" system... Adjustable for your hight and body type and really comfortable. It is possible to transfer most of the weight right to your lower back and ride the pack on your hips.... They are worth every penny you pay for them.... I have talked to some hunters that use them to haul out quarters of moose and deer.. Have fun guys.
MessagesSorry about the length of the URL.... add ( &product_id=292745) to the end of what I have posted below to get the right destination..... or you can just Google " Tatonka Lastenkraxe"
MessagesThis is what we use......http://www.ajbrooks.com/qs/product.php?category_id=6482&product_id=292745 Check it out.....
MessagesOr a blue ox--LOL---have a great season everyone and enjoy yourselves
MessagesKingmorel,in a few years you might have to consider purchasing a mule to haul those big loads out! lol Were not getting any younger.Hope your season is great!
Messagesforgot to ask ,,, did they ever log that patch or do you know?? ger
Messagesyou bugger ..... lol i remember seeing those and wasn't that around the place you offered to take me after i told you about that idiot that pulled the fast one on me and you told me just forget about it and don't have contact with someone like that again... best that way??? well i'm still ready to go there .... i got some winners too you know....lol but you could maybe pack some of mine??? jk would like to go to the springs but i got so much wood to do i would be buried i think..... ger
Messagesgarf...one last comment b4 i head into the store... Greens weight more as they are often double walled... I like to over stuff my baskets for long hikes... I line the baskets with leaves and such so the basket holes dont damage the mushrooms.... part of being a pro is knowing how to handle the shrooms.... any fool can pick a shit load.. what counts is what you place on the buyers table.
Messagesgarf... 9 .... 5kg baskets ...this was about 114lbs of morels.... a 10km pack out...last 5km up hill @ 40+ deg C..... http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i153/kingmorel/P7040029.jpg
MessagesGarf.... Marcus is a big guy.... and he has the grit. Not sure if this will work but this was about 140lb pack out... was up hill and about 5kms... one trip was all I could do as I got some nasty cramps in my legs. http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i153/kingmorel/DSCF3716.jpg .... Man there were so many matsi and I hate to leave mushrooms behind me. Sometimes I will pack 9 5kg baskets ...6 in a stack 2 on the sides and 1 on the back... most of the time its best to make multi trips but sometimes that dont work as you well know.
Messageshey Tinker ts... don't let people get you down on here .... some just don't think before they post including me sometimes.... anyhow i enjoy reading them all unless they are mean spirited and thats their problem....i am glad you had a good day picking yesterday and i will be trying to check out another spot soon.... give me your e-mail again as i forgot ... but thats nothing new .... ger_takeaguess@hotmail.com ... and nowwwww ,,, back to the woodpile
Messageshey Randy you're rolling out soon eh... well have a great good one and enjoy your bushtime..... and ts for the insights on the morels ,,it will help me for sure.... didn't really read all the posts but i figure it was something about packing the huge weights again...like to see this Marcus character in action.... lol gotta be an animal.... anyhow two yrs ago i packed 72 lbs of matsus out, 50 of buttons and thats why they fit and it fricking near killed me....almost fell in the river too ......... againnnnnnnnnnn..... love to see what kinda setup these guys are using to pack 100 lbs of morels out as my full basket yesterday weighed 12.5 after being properly weighed at the eatery i sold them at.... maybe coulda lidded them without squishing.... so thats at least 6 baskets maybe 7 .... thats a lot.... full buckets and gl
Messageshello pickers, just back from terrace mtn. been there for a few days. average picker bring in about 5-7 lb @$7/lb(yesterday) of 4-7 hours of work . it is like that for the whole week. price drop from$10 to $8 than $7 and a buyer said this weekend will down to $6. too dry need more rain. next couple of weeks maybe ok. but now don't wast times and money on gas to go there. there are two buyer there, the one i know got about 5-7 basket a day.
Messagesopt.. the only one i know that could pick 100lbs with you on his back is big show... marcus could pack his atv on his back, have a portable dryer under his left arm, ride a grizzly bear, pick 100lbs of 2" plus mushrooms b4 noon each day. Then drive 1000km to the airport over gumbo covered roads and be back in time for dinner.... have dinner ready for all his m8s when they come stumbling into camp after picking a mear 5 baskets all day..... Did i mention his ox named Blue?
MessagesHey canadians I'm looking for steady supply of conicas asap. Paying 12 right now. Can pick up anywhere. Email kingbolete@hotmail.com
MessagesTHE KING .....Theres not many ppl that can pack 100lb plus packs, let alone have the packboard that can do it. Few got the smarts or grit to pick 100lbs everyday.... if your brag is anywhere close to reality then I can place you with only a handfull of pickers i have seen over the last 30 yrs. including myself.... or then again maybe talk is cheap as someone suggested.... then again you may be the "big show"... my packboard is ready, my gear is ready to load in the truck, got my 100% deat... and ima jonesin for some bush time.... OPT thx for the clarification...
MessagesIf you can pick 100lbs packing me on your back you are The King for sure--lol
MessagesYou amateurs should retire. I will be picking 100 pounds a day in 2-3 weeks. I will not be picking the small mushrooms to fill baskets either. Farming is the way it is done. I should pack opt on my back on one of my adventures just to teach him why I am the King. lmao@opt
Messagesmikenmatt your plight in trying to discuss this with me is becoming a rather humorous display of presumptions on your part and red herring arguments. Yes, I read your posts and others, just as you have, but where you get this idea that all I know is what I have read in a few posts is rather fallicious on your part because it has been very well demonstrated in a very posts that you do not understand ecology, botany, resource management and/or yield production. So now, after having so handily disputed your original "rookie" comment you now posit for me that 1) ecological principles and science a different standard if someone is "desperate" and 2) that having successfully demonstrated your lack of knowledge of science somehow translates that your reputation is enhanced by such a display of unsupportable postulations about biomass. I don't suppose it ever crosses your realm of thought that not all pickers are desperate and some of us actually know someting about the forest science involved?
MessagesBirdswoman,no,I'm not picking back mountain. Alberni picker,I don't buy.Boo to you,I will no longer post any info on this board.I don't need your crap or anyone elses for that matter for just trying to help.On a happier note...I had a good pick today! :-) Garf,I understand why you would be upset about the accusations made against you,but try not to sweat it.I hope your season is great!!!!
MessagesWell the games surly have begun, (no that is not a typo) someone posted using lobo name while I was sleeping. I do not even know where "tyaughton lake" is but it does seem to be important to lots of posters & and to someone wishing to drag me into their spiteful mud, hummmmmmm.
Messageshey is tabitha from port buying as well
Messagesm m, let the games begin. Later, Matsiman
Messagestyaughton lake has more than babies.silly
Messagestinker.are you the buyer from port alberni.who put out some shall we say exaggerated chanti info last fall.probably not.that buyer got a few people unhappy by saying there were a lot of chantis .but there were not.I may have dreamt this. can anyone else confirm .if so I am sure you have learned your lesson by now
Messagesandy,betcha this is way better than t.v, eh,lol
Messagestinker,you are right sorry if i offended anyone,I know its best to just shut up,oh well live and learn,and your right lets just go pick,happy season to all and to all a good night best regards alvo of the woods
MessagesRandy,not true,no greys,lotsa little conica though,but hey what else is new
Messagesmikenmatt,get a hold of freddie soon
Messagesyou keep on reading opt,our knowledge and reputation are solid,gained from first hand knowledge,talk is cheap,no offense intended ,have a good season farming morels,full buckets ,lol,cheers and all that,gotta run now we hear that there are some morels to pick,we wont pick the babies,we will leave them for you,reading and reality are often far removed from each other,never criticize a desperate picker,like another buyer did,thats all folks
Messagesummm sry to hear you accuse me of leaving garbage in a place i have been to once in my life and that was 15 yrs ago looking for matsus before the crop hit..... ts alvo for accusing me of something ... and as for picking i am a picker and never leave anything behind garbage wise .... nuf said on that .... as for morels its not rocket science so don't try to defend picking undersize in any mushrooms ..... and as far as picking morels i'm doing just fine ts before accusing someone maybe be sure of what you are saying .... as that was a flat out lie.... where you would ever come up with that i will never know .... just to be sure whats my name ???? e-mail me anytime at ger_takeaguess@hotmail.com .... maybe we could straighten this out.... this board isn't for false accusations.... ger
Messageshey tinker byany chance are you in back valley
Messagesi have to believe you have an ulterior motive to crow about some crappy fire your not even picking, while not saying any useful information about your own pick, why bother posting crap?
MessagesCurlysue,thanks for the info.
MessagesBoo to you,you're not the brightest light bulb are you?I was trying to save the pickers thier gas.Do the math...300 lbs divided by 60 pickers.What's the answer?I believe that would be 5 lbs apiece!Are you going to drive a couple of hours to a fire to make 40 or 50 bucks?
Messageslike what would you want to know tinker.the fire is being raped of baby greys and all the other babies also 1 buyer who does not care what size they are, killing their own cash crop.and if u by chance find some you are now up in the nosebleed section.and god better help you down know of a guy that got stuck up there took his friends 3 hours to get him off the cliff.go out monday after the weekend warriers and see what you will find.
Messageswow, second hand info to mislead the pickers on thier last tank of gas, how very thoughtful!
MessagesI got the info from a buyer & friend that I know very well (Bill Perkins)maybe someone mislead him.Are you able to provide any other info curlysue?Thanks
MessagesI thought that I got it from a pretty reliable source,but I guess not.Thanks for the correction.
Messagesi was also on the momich what curly sue said is erue
MessagesI have been at the momich fire for 4 to 6 days now there is not 60 pickers there friday shelly paid 850 a pound the rest of the week it is 600 a pound shelly is lucky to get in 15 full baskets a day so tinker i do not know where u got your info from but it is not true
Messagesthx for the update tinker
MessagesI was messaged today by a picker that says Danusia is buying baby greys... THIS IS UNCONFIRMED.. Someone is selling freight included @ $6/lb. here in Toronto ...wtf who would be so stupid? 8-10$ a pound is a pretty good field price for this time of spring.
MessagesMomich Lake fire is bringing in about 300 lbs a day.Approximately 60 pickers there.Price is between 8 and 10 dollars a pound.
Messagesfast freddy says hes at 22 k on the terrace mountain rd, take westside road, a left at telco sign,take the right fork at 8.5k then 22k{the right fork is terrace mountain road}. a word about morel size, i like the mushroom to be open,so there has been some spore release,and ive seen that happen in really small mushrooms and some bigger ones that are not open and they seem to be easier to pick when the ridges are open
Messagesanybody have danusia #
Messageshey whos got buyers numbers for pemberton and area I really need to get ahold of someone so i can get busy is the same old joe crew?
Messageskingmorel; I agree with you and others about not selling morels that can fall thru the cracks and waiting until they get to 1 1/2 inch or more, especially conica. ....; as for one inch natural blacks that seem to fall into my poke, I pick them for personal consumption & just love the flavor of naturals at that size each spring. ...... yum YUM
MessagesI wanted to say one more thing about baby morels. Those that target the babies will step on more that they pick and for the most part those stepped on pinheads will die. More morels will start and even grow in old footsteps or atv tracks. There is a week or two span that we refer to at the start of the flush where its babies only. Once there are bigger shrooms then most will not waste there time on 1/2 inch mushrooms. Sometimes I will grab an odd baby if I have crawled under a blowdown, with extreme effort, grabed a handfull of full grown and eyed the baby and said what the hell "im under here now". Most of us can wait out a week while the babies grow a bit... we wait all winter so whats a week... still have not seen who is buying those babies.... what buyers that is...???
Messagesyou're more than welcome Lore ;) this comin weekend trip already planned ....will check out a different burn ... we're spoiled this year , we get to pick .... lol full buckets ! http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z96/samder007/DSCN0114.jpg
Messagesmikenmatt I have read your responses to me and the other responses on this discussion about whether or not baby morels (or other mushroom species) add biomass (read grow larger) or not. I must say after considering what you have posted that you prove that someone can claim to have picked for years and have some superior knowledge and still not have the basic knowledge of growth stages and biomass (how big mushrooms started off as babies--duh). Evidently it takes more than years in the patches for someone to know what the heck they are talking about.
Messagesmikenmatt.... wood thing is booming... i need a break..thus gunna pick a few morels..
MessagesAlvo,your post is full of wonderful information and is much appreciated, but you should keep your personal attacks to yourself.That's not what this site is for.
MessagesPeople have been picking babys for years,both pines and morels.One would have to be pretty dense not to relise that they're hurting thier bottom line by picking small mushrooms.As sad as it is,it's not going to stop anytime soon.So we might as well get over it and get on with enjoying the season.Full buckets to all!!!
Messagesthe spores dont become active until triggered again by a fire or logging or such,1 big morel puts out about a million or so spores give or take,if you cut off the morel and leave the stem it will continue to grow,without a cap,the mushroom is still doing what nature meant it to do ,which is to cultivate and aerate the soil,so that the grasses can come in and prevent erosion until the next young trees begin to grow,even while you are carrying your musrooms around in baskets on a rack while picking, these spores are being spread,also no one is condoning picking babies,but it is usually not a factor in the size of the crop unless you are in the U.S and large crews pick and pick the babies
Messagesthanks to Sam in BBY for the links,worked well.Thanks to Aim high for the link,and thanks to Randy for the Google idea.Unless your remote,I've always enjoyed picking around farmers...
Messageswow I had to put my 5 cents on that !! you're right Kingmorel ... for all pickers that r wondering what babies are for : REPRODUCTION.... wanna do a test : take a handfull of babies , put em on a paper towel overnight and see the results .... that yellow powder : SPORES . unfortunatly some buyers are the first ones to blame. full buckets eveyones !!
Messagesalvo,we are not leaving for a couple of days,stillpacking and doing vehicle maintenance,also its just like randy says,you try and pick inch and a half up and you still end up with one inchers and then the real tiny ones start getting reaped,we used to be out in the third week of april and have had to pick some small mushrooms to get by,the buyer paid 12,but in the end it is better to show up after baby season,say in about ten days to two weeks from now if the weather gets real hot,hopefully things go slow and we can get a decent natural season in, jim from faro,give us dingle if you want,good luck,good to see that it is possible to disagree and not be to critiqued,randy how did the wood thing go
MessagesSorry for the cross-post.....
MessagesAnyone have any input on the Kelly lake (Clinton) fire....?? A 2 hole basket will hold about 12-17 lbs. of morels depending on quality. Keep your stems white and short... no cotton and no splash. Good picking everyone.
Messagesmikenmatt is right,garf you dont even pick,morels grow slow at first when it is cool,when the days become hot and especially if the nights are cold ,the mushrooms grow fast and blowout,especially naturals,when the conditions become hot and muggy and dont fluctuate then the fire morels get wormy ,especially east of the cascades,I suspect you wont hear from mikenmatt to much now,as these are serious pickers,morels are a different type of mushroom ,more of a temporary cultivator,also im pretty sure mikenmatt cut off the morel without removing the stem from the ground,how does this do damage,you guys probably pull the mushroom and then cut it off,p.s garf,you left all your garbage behind at the last fire you were at near bella coola and here you are blabbin, good luck to all the real pickers this year,take all your garbage out and bury your shit,these are the basic ethics for morel pickers
MessagesIf its wet out and the mushrooms are older a lvl basket of morels can weigh 16lbs as older mushrooms soak up the water... younger mushrooms soak up way less water. If its dry then a lvl 5k basket can weight as low as 8lbs. (thats when you should dry your own)..... picking babies is normally done by rookie pickers that just dont know any better... One 5k basket of babies will normally be 5-10 baskets in a weeks time. I have farmed countless burns and just dont bother with the babies as thier just not worth my time, besides i got issues with ruining my own future. I have seen pickers bring in babies so small they were falling thru the holes in the baskets!!!! they were first time pickers!!! And yes they did stall and ruin that part of the burn. You had to go above where they baby raped to get any mushrooms in volume after that. In Oregon I have seen whole burns ruined with persons of Asian desent picking babies. When you have alot of picking pressure then the acceptable size drops as most dont want others to get the mushrooms. I try to keep my size limit over 1 1/2" but there always seems to be 1' mushrooms in my buckets. At the begining of the flush all babies start small and grow to large mushrooms (if left alone) Towards the end of the flush you will find what we call knucklers.... morels that fold up from out of the ground already grown... thats a sign its almost over. Dont know about others buckets but mine hold up to 2.... 5kg baskets... but i have cloth extenders that close and extend my buckets... we will soon be past the baby season and most will not bother with babies as its a waste of time and resource for the most part... It would be good to see buyers names posted here that buy babies ;)
Messages5 gallon bucket =about 10 lbs of morels :)
Messagesnow me i admit being a rookie at morel picking so i can say these things ..... like what is the weight of a full 5 gallon morel bucket??? or maybe a regular size matsutake basket full .... i never weighed them so i can only ask for info on this>>> i know i have sold a matsu basket with just over 23 lbs in it all buttons but this was over the top and not lidded..... i figure the same basket full of morels maybe would considerbly less .... being not as solid ... so how much on average??? anyone know..... gl picking ger
Messagesjust gotta laugh at some of the posts.... baby season lasts for a short time??? ok explain that fully would you .... for that particular baby it would last a little longer if it was left to grow maybe ..... that seems logical to me ... so baby season lasts as long as there is still mushrooms because they all come from babies ..... but baby season doesn't last long enough to kill the crop... where the heck does the crop come from??? is this a riddle??? lol
MessagesNo buyers at Brittany, too early, nothing showing. Heckman Pass still has snow. Maybe 2 weeks for Brittany and longer for Heckman Pass. Anything coming outta 70 Mile House yet???
Messagessorry opt,I reread your post after I posted,do you really think that morels grow in the same way as say a chanty button slowly growing into a full mushroom until it is ready,because if that is your perception,no offense intended but you havnt a clue my good man,good luck
MessagesNo.I said whining about it is being a rookie,because it happens at every fire and every morel picker knows it,if you are out of money of course you will pick whats there,this site is full of blabbers like yourself and another picker,so much so that the site becomes useless,you can say and think what you want,but I know the reality,because I have picked for years and years,also baby season lasts for a short time,not long enough to kill the crop, no offense intended,you will see for yourself,also, we are ethical pickers,mostly due to the fact that we are not desperados,but for people that are,well ,ya gotta get by and I can understand cause I been there as they say, also,misty mountain is about the only company that does not buy babies, or Trent at sierra madre,10 to 1 that another buyer is buying for one of the two
Messagesmikenmatt your post stating that letting mushrooms grow larger until they are picked is a sign of rookie flies in the face of reason. It is exactly that money grabbing mentality of some pickers and buyers that ruin this industry and give it a bad reputation. Of course picking every small mushroom in a patch prevents any full growth to occur. Anyone who thinks otherwise doesn't understand nature or economics to think it is better to prevent better management of patches.
Messagesanother buyer,you are another rookie,farming burn morels,good luck,and dont worry,there will be a crop or there wont, just like always
MessagesThanks for the info Oregon john.
Messagesfast Freddy is on the terrace mountain fire. Still very little coming out. 2 to 3 lbs/picker Cheers
Messagesdenusha has droped her price to$6 in TL and the babys r being raped. we picked 7lbs of nice shrooms only to have a crew come in behind us and take 60lbs of babys :( cant farm any thing starting to think this season will be a waste of time if buyers dont refuse pickers with small shrooms. I will not open till the crop gets bigger
Messagesjust a quick note on lillooett fire ... was upthere this weekend . still very cold @ night , came to a locked gate :( any other access ?? anyways we parked there and made it to the foothills steep (don't mind that too much) rocky so made it very spotty but we figured them out :) http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z96/samder007/DSCN3998.jpg got a few lbs. kept them for ourselves and to share . all & all it was another fantastic trip ... ready to go again ! full buckets everyones !
MessagesHello everybody, anyone know if there is any buyer at Brittany.
MessagesThanks for the info, full buckets and safe pickin for all :)
MessagesHey Andy, We need some more ecto I need it as soon as we can get it. Can you let me know when that would be? Thanks
Messagesdanusia is buying at tyaughton lake. $10/lb.
Messagesany buyers in the Lilloet/ carpenter lake area?
Messageswho knows where fast freddie and sharon are at
MessagesAny word on prices in lagrande or trout lake. Long way to drive there to sell too cheap. Much appreciated.
MessagesPicked a burn near Pemberton all weekend. Got about 30 pounds with a lot of effort as this burn was pretty steep. Around 750 metres (2400') was most productive. Met quite a few professionals (I'm an amateur/culinary picker) and there was a buyer at the trailhead who offered me $10 a pound. Beautiful country up there!
MessagesHi pickers, back home now after going out to the burn in BB, camping there for two nights with a few friends. Not pop up yet, need more sun. Got a pound of natural morel close to the burn and along the road. Some pickers scouting there too. Many bear hunters riding ATV back and forth along Uztilus Cr FSR. Good to see people enjoy outdoors activities. I don't know if you were there Sam. Hey rdawg76, this is one stop site for all burn, then pick whatever you want, cheerful heart every body. http://bcwildfire.ca/History/LargeFires2009.htm
MessagesWhats happening in TL? Anything coming in yet?
MessagesHAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all the mothers who share and visit this board. I apologize for forgetting earlier, I did get a card and gift for a friend who is a mother but should not have forgotten our friends here who are mothers.
MessagesHello all, Well my buddy hit it pretty good on the east side of cascades. Drives me nuts I want to go real bad but my wife is gonna give birth too twins any day now. Well good luck all.
Messagesrdawg76; there were some huge fires in the Alaskan bush last year that ought to produce big-time, however accessibly is mostly dependent upon flying abilities of the rotator type. If you are living in the lower 48 I could possibly get you to a burn site if they ever pop good. ........ I taught a person two years ago who subsequently did not keep her word and taught other commercial-pickers-in-denial. I do not mind helping people find matsutake, morels etc but cringe within when I find that I have helped someone who attacks legitimate commercial pickers as though they are dirt to be trampled upon and then sells their ill-gotten-gain with a holier-than-thou-attitude. ........ thanks for all the support; King Morel, Carla, Alice, Daddy in Wa, Brenda of Dufers Group and all other good people I may have missed. I just read thru the past posts and a line from the story "War Party" by Louis L'Amour comes to mind; "The dogs bark, but the wagons go on their way, and if you're going someplace you haven't time to bother with barking dogs"........ I never was one to follow a pack.
Messagesi have been in lillooet 4 almost a week and have not opened yet do to low volume. Heading into the OK to scout some other burns will be back later today have fun in the woods and watch out for the cougars and bears they r all over the place atm and we have been seeing them......carry a whistle and mace.......happy mothers day
MessagesHey Picker!...put a sock in it. People come here to give and get info. If you don't like it...take a hike! A lot of talk about morels of course but I'd just like to mention Oyster mushrooms. Spring Oysters are popping up on alder tree's in southern BC now. Found a big log full yesterday. mmmm!
MessagesMerry picking nose I have a big boog for you and I hope you picking it for me.
Messagesjust wanting to know what the buyers are paying for fire morels currently. fresh & dry. and maybe some names of buyers
Messageswas wondering what the buyers have been paying as there isn't one around here and won't be by the sounds of it...... ger
Messageshey Sam i thought you'd be gone by now.... some of those fires look pretty interesting... found a site to look them over too but its a bcfs site so they are no secret ,,,, just gotta pick one and check it out ... some are soooooooo big......anyhow full buckets and gl at you ...... ger
MessagesHere's a link I just came across the other day http://www.cbc.ca/bc/features/wildfires/2009.html just google the creeks name w. fire also http://bcwildfire.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/Photos.asp .... I hope the links will work . cheers !
Messageswhere is fast freddy at
Messagesrdawg... google "forest fires bc fire protection branch 2009" they will give coords... use those coords on google earth
MessagesHave been at Terrace Mtn. all week. Low elevation ground doesn't look like it will ever produce - dry, rocky. Decent ground is still getting dusted with snow at night. Buyer is here but nothing coming in.
Messagesso if the info is for us and this is the site for info could anyone give me a good site i could go to for topographical maps for forest burns last year?
MessagesSome of us out in the woods do so solely for the beauty of the outdoors, the thrill of the hunt, and the flavors in the pot. Although I appreciate that some folks are trying to make a living at this, and I respect that, them mushrooms are for anyone that wants to hunt them. Lobo has always been a willing resource and I would vouch for his integrity any day of the week. Daddy in Wa
MessagesSome of us out in the woods do so solely for the beauty of the outdoors, the thrill of the hunt, and the flavors in the pot. Although I appreciate that some folks are trying to make a living at this, and I respect that, them mushrooms are for anyone that wants to hunt them. Lobo has always been a willing resource and I would vouch for his integrity any day of the week. Daddy in Wa
MessagesSome of us out in the woods do so solely for the beauty of the outdoors, the thrill of the hunt, and the flavors in the pot. Although I appreciate that some folks are trying to make a living at this, and I respect that, them mushrooms are for anyone that wants to hunt them. Lobo has always been a willing resource and I would vouch for his integrity any day of the week. Daddy in Wa
MessagesYa ! would be nice to know where them buyers r going to be ! Lytton should have a least 1 (I hope) Kingmorel ,hi no I'm still filling brown paper bags haven't found enough volume to drag my buckets yet :) but i can see it comin sooon ! cheers! aim high we might see you in the patch ! this weekend looks like a dandy !! full buckets all !!
MessagesI can't help but agree that Lobo is one of those guys who just tries to be helpful and share his vast knowledge!
MessagesWell, look like so many of us heading out to the burns this weekend, me and my wife will do the same. Anybody know is there any buyer in Boston Bar or Lytton or Terrace Mtn.
MessagesI bet ya fill those buckets up Sam.. its that time of the month ;) Sounds to me like everything is on a normal shedule from past years IMO. Any rain or snow now means more and better mushrooms when it melts. Its still early for burns anyways. In southern Oregon Ive seen it snow over a foot covering all the morels just coming up... three days later the snow was gone and there were morels everywhere......... In regards to trashing and flaming below: Thats normal behavour of those that care only about themselves. Its simply a ploy to shift blame onto others to condone their own short comings. Pretty sad when ya think about it. Lobo is good people IMO NUFF SAID
MessagesEvening all !! Dufers group I hear ya... haah ! weekend ! wife & I are takin off for a few days ... gonna go on a scouting trip ... Vancouver up the 99 to lilooett then down the canyon , hoping to scan a few burns.... if they are not covered in snow . oh and I just might have a few pics. to post :) full buckets elatas !
MessagesWe AGREE Sam, what with all the available internet fire information it is kinda weird to attack someone for helping a fellow human. The lobo helped our group privately last year and has helped numerous others, always files his taxes and purchases permits when required. Yet there are people from the CMS board and elsewhere who have trashed him numerous times on this & that discussion board; yet those types are often ones who come to our area and pick commercially without a permit, brag about their thefts online and then trash others whom they have stolen from. How do they sleep at night knowing what type of person they are inside?
Messagesdoes anybody know where a person could sell tree moss in the vancouver area? and the last i heard fast fred wasnt buying morels this year
Messagesgreetings from kelowna going to terrace mtn fire this weekend my dad built the fire guards up there last summer and have a map of whole burn area that they gave him any little bit helps let the season begin cheers:)
Messageshey fellow shroomer's anyone know if there is a buyer at carpenter/tyaughton lake fire?
MessagesWow the snow is down in the foothills in may can see it from my house in troutdale. Not sure when the burns will produce this year July? I just might have to hit my blackberry/tick ridden patch. A buyer in the gresham area must be doing well though sell 100 lots of four pounds per lot on ebay. well good luck all
MessagesWent to the Chase/Sorrento fire today,found two small morels.The fire is almost 100% fir,and drier than a popcorn fart.Access is poor at best,I think it's a pretty useless fire.(just my opinion)The Prichard fire is blanketed by three inches of fresh,wet,heavy snow. :-)
MessagesThis morning I feel a little bit sad after reading from a certain post, that feeling was with me just about 2minutes and I let it goes. I prefer to have a cheerful heart and positive thinking. It is written " A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bone." Thank you for some post in this site with a positive way. You right Sam, I got every burn with coordinates in my GPS and my back road map from Gov. site.
MessagesI just don't see the point of trying to hide info on burns when it's already all over the web ( gov. sites) it's all there with aerial pics. maps , perimeters etc... AND they're only around for a season !! isn't what this site is all about ? info. full buckets everyones !!
Messageskudos given to yourself? way to go tommy boy. I certainly appreciate it when I see such negative postings by persons who attempt to push their personal agenda of attacking those who help others, NOT. kinda like what occurs on C losed M inded S ellers discussion board where I recently posted something and watched the reactions I have viewed this type of aptitude for years. Often thief's get all upset because they cannot sell as many of their stolen product because someone helped a newbe find the burn, don't ya love watching it all unfold.
MessagesReally have to love the Positivity of the last post. I found that I couldn't change the world around me but could change the people that met me. As of late they are all better off from the experience because I decided to look at the world through positive eyes and a smile. Have a Great Day Everybody! :D
MessagesKudos to shroomertom. Carla, I respect you and will bring you a pound of coffee one of these days. You know that people that you pay $50 a day are not making any money. They are paying to pick. Why do many pickers think they have a viable occupation when they pay more in expenses then the companies pay them for their product? Phantom Whiner, yes, you are probably pretty old (you seem to be having trouble following threads on the Net and tend to mix things up a bit) and have been collecting since before you were born. FYI- Some people can do the same thing over and over and never learn anything. Take manicjon, for example, he just keeps posting new locations after everyone gets upset with him, YEAR AFTER YEAR. Looking for validation from unknown people is a kind of sickness. To satisfy a "new" "anonymous" poster's ego (hmmm... the writing style seems oddly familiar... morel research? thinks they are alone?), the Williams Creek Fire has been decimated before it could get going (ok, the companies would have had the crews kill it if it ever did pop more then ten mushrooms), and now LoneLobo names yet another eastside site for the newbs to kill. Nice going jon. Have the clubs clobbered it yet? I am sure that we will meet again, hopefully soon, to compare notes. (just because i am crabby doesn't mean i don't like you guys. if everyone agreed, we wouldn't learn anything.) Mushrooming spots are worth nothing, if you get them free. Ask the neighbors of the friends of the friends of your friends you took along once when they are standing in a patch that took you ten years to locate.
Messageshowdy all from the loops having my third dinner of morells tonight the rains are bringing some nice ones out but most of the burns around here are either to remote or unacessible to my knowledge anyways,good luck to all and full buckets...
MessagesDamn! Damn and damn again. Better conditions in Whitehorse than in the Okanagan . Snow in all the mountain passes and nighttime temps almost at freezing. We'll be picking Channies before these friggin' Morels get going.
Messageshey i seen a couple of buyers setting up on the westside road, is it time to start the picking, i think we will set up camp on the weekend............
MessagesHorace Sheffield; There is no snow here and have not seen any. I heard on the news that the North Cascades Highway is closed but there are no morels yet worth chasing up in that country, to my knowledge anyway. I found that post and figured the blacks were from the early area near Lake. ..... I am giving a ride to a man traveling from Florida on a bicycle who paid my fuel to get him over to the Cascades in Washington. I had been in Riggins Idaho for the rodeo and early morels and he had two flat tires with need to purchase new ones, he will head over the mountain when they give the all-clear for snow-slide danger on the highway. ....... I shall check out the burn for myself soon.
Messageslone lobo-sorry for the delay-It was the weekend we went out-I think the 20th....are you on the eastside? how low did the snow get?
Messagesok chuck and tinker ts for the help on the drying thing .... it actually snowed right here in town yesterday and it was cold and windy so i'm not sure what will happen .... guess we need some sunny warmer days .... for now i will be wood whacking lol at least i know my profit margin... ger
MessagesThank you Tinker for the information. Saving me a lot on gas and time. I agree with you on the temperature. I almost pack up my things, hauling trailer with ATV and heading to Cottonwood or Scudamore or Stewart or even to Brittany Triangle to set up a camp. But rethink of what you said, thanks again. In next couple of weeks you might see a Frontier driver then do not for get to say hello, then I am able to say thanks in person to you.
MessagesAim High,the Kamloops area is still way to cool.We need some heat,we're still dropping down to plus two at night in the valley.We've had some rain,but could certainly use more.Just a guess,but I would think we're still a couple of weeks away.
MessagesHi Garf, The wet to dry rate can vary from 12-1 to as low as 7-1 depending on how dry the picking conditions are. RDawg I am currently in the process of getting something on the road. My reliable Diesel Ranger just had the injector pump die on it and my second gas 4 cylinder had an electrical fire on Saturday. ICBC is dealing with the matter now... I have another vehicle sitting in Williams Lake that I am going up to pick up this weekend if all goes as planned... My plans have been shot to crap lately tho. send me an email @ chuckwpearson@yahoo.com so we can talk
Messageshey there chuck from kamloops i am rory fromda loops if you want i am a avid picker and if you want since i don't have a picking partner maybe we could car pool save money and might find new areas....
MessagesHi pickers, went to some burn in SWBC yesterday, walking and hiking around an hour each burn, not yet, need more sun and warmer temp. for the burn spot I went. How about those burn in Kamloops Stewart FRS and Cariboo Brittany Triangle, anyone know? please give some shout for your fellow pickers. got to make a living in these hard days somehow.
Messagesbuyer up at terrace mtn. single truck rocky rd. 6 camps set up already. buyer only had 4 lbs come in. $10 lb. best to wait for more sunshine. rain a plenty so far.
MessagesGarf,it depends on how much moisture is in the mushrooms.When they're really wet the ratio is approximately ten pounds wet to one pound dry,but as the fires start to dry out that ratio will start dropping.Full Buckets
Messagesits funny the rumours are just as plentiful concerning morels as they are for matsu's .... same game different flavour lol.... how many lbs of morels does it take to make one dry ?? Want to start looking more but i have to have a market .... ger
MessagesTook a nice hike on the Lilloet fire yesterday. Still a little early but soon................ full buckets for all :)
Messageslooks like carpenter lake and terrace mountain are both a go, now i gotta pick one lolololol.
Messagescurly sue, sorry, you must be looking for some other skook, I do not have your number. Skookum means 'the very best' and chuck has to do with my 'mushroom cooking' but the name of skookunchuck is on numerous streams, mountains and old logging camp areas in North America. Hope everyone has an excellent morel season, but I agree with kingmorel and feel that the season may be a bit short this year.
MessagesG'Morning Folks, Looking to purchase DRIED Lobster, Pine and white &/or golden Chantrelles. Email to discuss please: weilerhart@shaw.ca femme.fun.gal: consider contacting us Happy Trails.
Messagesout & about today ... round 3 low elevation naturals , managed to find a couple # of these .... http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z96/samder007/DSCN3949.jpg time to go camp in a burn :) full buckets !
Messages50$ plus in Toronto for morels mostly blacks so far...few blonds starting already vty dry, so i expect a short season.... ya all better get what you can while you can
MessagesChecked the Oden Road burn today, looks fairly good in the lower area. Looked like a commercial camp set up at Leder Lake. - can you say drop off and pick up pickin on the private round -
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