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  • jgk3
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    Nice pic retro. I'll try to identify these mushrooms in the woods (I don't find many mushrooms usually, I have to go on the right day, I guess if the weather has been rainy the past few days?).

    For beginners, I think it's crucial to not try to find mushrooms to eat, so much as to familiarize yourself with their characteristics... Even for seasoned mushroom hunters, there are cases where someone makes one careless error, and ends up getting poisoned, even dying. So it's always important to familiarize oneself with the class of mushroom, its characteristics and how they are expressed by the different species. Do your research and learn about all the lookalikes, and always make sure you can positively identify what you want to eat based on this.

    From what I've been reading, maybe the morphology of Boletus Edulis is reliable enough to distinguish it from all other species if you really know what you're doing, but in other cases, an edible species is too similar to a toxic species to trust oneself with eating. In extreme cases, where the morphology of a fungi is practically indistinguishable from another species, only a genetic test can identify a particular species. When a theoretically edible of mushroom (or type of mushroom) has potentially toxic lookalikes that are too similar to distinguish from, it's best to leave them alone.

    I don't want to scare people, or over-complicate mushroom hunting though, I just want to express my idea of how to be safe vs how to take chances (or even guarantee an event of poisoning).

    Haykakan, I looked into the wolverine being dangerous to humans, though it's a killing machine towards its prey and can do serious damage to people if provoked and cornered, they are normally timid of humans and will only attack if they feel they cannot escape us. As long as they're given plenty of space, and aren't suddenly startled by us, they generally aren't a threat.
    Last edited by jgk3; 06-29-2012, 06:09 PM.

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  • Haykakan
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    The wolverine is a relentless killing machine. It has unbelievable energy and persistance which is matched by a huge appetite to support its energetic lifestyle. A good size wolverine will make a good sized meal out of you so be careful.

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  • retro
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    Originally posted by jgk3 View Post
    Hey, found this link on Porcini mushrooms, they grow around certain trees, like Spruce, pine, Birch, Oak and Hemlock, apparently the best time to pick them is late summer and fall. Talks about lookalikes and of other boletes which are poisonous: http://leslieland.com/2008/09/the-mu...utumn-porcini/
    They grow around the decomposing root system of old Birch and Oak trees during the autumn. The dangerous one Boletus satanas (Devil's Boletus) is very different from Boletus Edulis. However you need to know what your doing when you pick mushrooms and how to identify them.

    This is the bad one. The Devil's Boletus!

    Last edited by retro; 06-29-2012, 03:08 AM.

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  • jgk3
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    np, you can call me Jeff btw. I'd love to see Alaska someday, all the wolverines known to be friendly?

    Wild blueberries, yum... Last summer I had these for the first time in the East coast actually, in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. My dad was complaining that I was obsessing over them instead of enjoying an amazing view from the mountaintop of the ocean and the scenic cliffs and forests surrounding us :P

    Unfortunately, we don't find wild blueberries much in the city, not even in our green areas. I think you really have to go out in the countryside. And instead of growing on bushes, they grew close to the ground when I found them, but they were growing everywhere I walked! And they were delicious, something about nature's authenticity in growing these fruits surpasses the ones bought in stores, even if the latter are sweet and juicy. I also think picking them yourself gets you the freshest, most alive tasting fruit you can get.

    Last edited by jgk3; 06-28-2012, 09:36 PM.

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  • Artashes
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    On the pleasures of wild edibles ---
    In 1977 myself and a friend from New Zealand (Ken, around Christ Church) set of on a moped from Seward,Alaska (Resurection Bay) on the only road connecting Seward to Anchorage(Alaska). About 21 miles down this road if you leave the road going north(approx) for 7 miles there is a lake called lost lake. Post card beautiful scenery the whole way. All along the way wild blueberrys were growing and it was perfect picking time.
    Had some of the best blueberry pancakes that day.
    Also met my first Wolverine that day up close. An interesting fella in deed and fortunately for me friendly.
    Thanks for the scholarly input Joseph.
    Artashes

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  • jgk3
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    I found a link for low-growing fungus growing on Birch and Aspen trees, known as the True Tinder Fungus, prized for its ability to hold ignited coals for extended periods of time, and reports that as a tea it's known to have anti-cancer properties... Perhaps this is the one mentioned in your story Artashes? http://wildwoodsurvival.com/survival...ngus/true.html

    The polypore growing higher up on the birch trees which I posted earlier (Birch Polypore) is also prized as tinder, but along with certain other shelf-type polypores seems to work well as a hearthboard itself for starting a fire using a hand-drill or bow-drill. Check this link out:

    Last edited by jgk3; 06-26-2012, 11:56 AM.

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  • jgk3
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    Hey, found this link on Porcini mushrooms, they grow around certain trees, like Spruce, pine, Birch, Oak and Hemlock, apparently the best time to pick them is late summer and fall. Talks about lookalikes and of other boletes which are poisonous: http://leslieland.com/2008/09/the-mu...utumn-porcini/

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  • retro
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    Originally posted by Artashes View Post
    A suggestion --- anytime someone shows a picture of a plant on this thread --- tell everyone viewing if they are poisnes or edible. The picture that you (Retro) showed is beautiful in my eyes. I would love to see what that tastes like. Is that ok?
    Artashes
    Porcini mushrooms are edible and they are used extensively dried in Italian cooking.

    I harvest them in a very special secret location, then clean them in this manner, prior to returning to the drying facility.Harvesting in remote coastal BC C...

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  • jgk3
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    no problem, I'm learning this stuff at the same time too, even reviewing them and editing my post to try to be more accurate in info.

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  • Artashes
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    Yes that's exactly what I'm saying. Timothy Tredwell got by for 13 years amongst the big bruins is a testament to how laid back many of the bruisers up here are but to assume you are safe amongst them can easily cost your life no matter how many times one has safely walked with them.
    Again, thanks for the technical and highly enlightening info..
    Artashes

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