It's only dangerous when you eat mushrooms you can't positively identify. There are plenty of perfectly safe mushrooms for beginners to start hunting for. I wouldn't consider chanterelles to be *perfectly* safe, but they are easy to identify, and grow in abundance. If you've always wanted to do this, then go do it! Nobody's born with experience, you have to acquire it. If you live here in the west, I recommend you begin with chanterelles. Their decurrent, false gills makes them easy to ID, but as always, it's a good idea to learn the poisonous look-alikes as well, and once you do, you'll realize that they're not really look-alikes at all.
Hi guys, just found your channel. Im glad YT is dialing in their algorithm for me. Thanks for the content! There was a recent 20+ year controlled study done in I believe Sweden if memory is correct. The study concluded that there was absolutely no damage done to the mycelium or mycorrhiza relationships when pulling mushrooms. And the future flush yields were not impacted. However, areas that saw foot traffic versus areas that had walking planks had decreased yields. But to pluck or cut.. makes no difference to me unless its something I intend to eat that holds sand like morels.
Agree 100%, but that is how my parents taught me to leave roots there so that new can grow, something old school was trying to justify without any science behind it
Wow that's some nice mushrooms. I've never hunted mushrooms. Don't know which one's are poisonous. Probably have to get a book to learn which one's are poisonous.
Start talking to coworkers and friends. You'll be surprised how many people are into mushroom hunting. Books are good and all, but nothing beats learning from someone with experience. Then the books will make much more sense.
