Good luck on the mushroom hunt!


Just make sure while you're attempting to find mushrooms to eat that something BIGGER doesn't come along and tries to eat you......:|

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Not too worried about bears where i live, but copperheads...still working on it...mushroom season is almost over..not much out there but it will still be interesting.

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You MUST really want mushrooms bad to face running into something like this!

ha:| can't imagine a worse nightmare!

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Who even knew there was such a thing.......:blink:

omg homoe, you are just full of surprises:eatinghersheybar: i will have to check out the kit but the knife-a Mora Carbon is a nice knife..it's great in camp & out..i love it..it's a great first knife..you did good(f)

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Oh yeah? What about this..:blink:

How'd like to see those eyes focused on ya..........I'd rather the copperhead myself but that's just me!

exactly why i don't camp alone anymore:tea: np w/bears, big problems w/2 legged kind..i'm afraid there isn't a gun big enough to make me feel safe, you have to sleep sometime. i thought of trip wires but they aren't reliable if someone is looking for them..no easy answers:pirate-steer:

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So may one assume when it comes to bushcraft wear, function trumps fashion?

the only thing!

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Now this intrigues me given my fondness for eating right out of the carton with plastic utensils and tossing everything into the nearest trash can!

Are these made from heavy branches/twigs? Inquiring minds are dying to know....

willows or wild grape vine i'm guessing..or very young poplar..perhaps vine maple(in your neck of the woods)

also..fyi, on second thoughts..you should strip the bark off of any tree or tree branch you will be using for a makeshift grill etc (before you begin making) as bark will(often)give a bitter or unpleasant flavor to anything you are grilling. Also do remember to soak your wood a good 30mins to 1hr. so that you don't burn away your grill before your food is cooked.

Oh, so the concept is similar to Skewer Sticks always soak before using..

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Any helpful tips concerning this would be GREATLY appreciated.........one wrong decision could mean curtains for homoe...:|

1st rule-even if you are certain you KNOW a mushroom. Never eat the whole thing. Eat a small bit of it and wait an hour. If nothing goes wrong, it might be ok. Get a good guidebook>>https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....4,203,200_.jpg, join a wild mushroom club..i'll post some other things i'm learning as i go along:byebye:

Thank you kittygrrl that sounds like excellent advice and I shall follow it to the letter................

Learn to Keep Your Cool in Stressful Situations....
 

Sometimes it’s not enough to master every bushcraft skill if your mental state isn’t suited for the outdoors.


I'm thinking this just may apply to me.........:|

not every skill, but surely mushroom hunting would be fun?..besides it could come in handly:byebye: