Hen of the woods foraging 2016 in Minnesota "Grifola Frondosa" 

Great video. I'm from NE Ohio, and we get a lot of shrooms here, too. I looked and looked for a hen a couple of years ago but to no avail. Then, one night I was looking on the ground for my mother's keys that she thought she dropped, and I almost tripped over this huge hen; there was three of them! They came back the following year, but not last year. Low and behold, a couple of days ago, that same tree has about five baby hens surrounding it. I am stoked and can't wait to get my hands on them. However, I do worry that someone will beat me to it.

Didn't know they grew this early...thanks a ton. One tip to pass along...don't soak them. An hour or so in salt-water to get any bugs out, but no more. They'll absorb it like a sponge, and soggy mushrooms aren't fun to cook.

We really enjoy watching your mushroom hunting vids! Awesome!

Wow! Great video guys! I have never hunted them but hopefully get to this year.

Outstanding! Finding Chanterelles and Corals but no Hens yet...any day now Thanks for posting the vid !

Can't wait for summer😀got an awesome spot in mind

Nice shirt. Keep the videos comin!!

I'm from the u.p. of Michigan, and I just hunt for morels mainly. That season ended in June for me, I'm jealous of you!

i found my first hen of the woods today, walking in a heavily wooded park. found two huge ones. Is it common for them to be full of bugs? they seemed a bit fragile when i picked them.. does that mean they are old? they still look white underneath, and brown on top.. i washed them to get the bugs off them.. they were like tiny little white larva.. maybe termites.. not sure. but they smell really good and have a strong mushroom aroma.

dear hunter, what kind of bait(lure) at the beaver do You use?

Great video... The Mycelium does not live from year to year.. What does is the Spore.. If the area supports the Mycelium and you leave enough mushrooms to drop spores you will see them from year to year...Depending on conditions to support the Mycelium The Mycelium is not part a a specific fungus and supports all fungus spores... You know those white fiborous or web looking growths under rotten vegetation ..

I just found 12 today but it’s my first time so I only picked one to see if I liked them, and yeah I do👀

Another great video, thank you. I live up in B.C. and would be interested in know what your prices are like down there. I have trouble finding decent buyers that aren't out to rip you off. Thanks again, keep the faith, Billy

Great hunting, so can you clean and freeze them? Thanks for the video.

Hello my friend, another poster mentioned about soaking the hens in salt water to remove bugs do you do this as well ? Also you mentioned about becoming certified , what does this certification permit you to do ? Indeed a great video , I am going to subscribe.

we live in the southwest. Please tell where you are so we can know if we can find them where we live. Thank you Bro!

holy sheep shit brother....what do you do with it all? Sell it or keep it all? How do you store it if you keep it all? I wonder if we have that stuff here in Upper Michigan or the Chickens...I wish I knew what kind to forage...

We would also be interested in buying good quality fresh picked mushrooms from where you live.

I had a grate weekend picking these mushrooms! I posted a video! You should check it out and tell me what you think!

Arrrgh, I want to find some :(

Are you zone 4