Puffballs are also good. Trust me. I found white coral mushrooms too.

Very well-informed and helpful, plus totally rockin video of harvesting chicks! thx

@chriskathy9865

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad ya liked it. Chris

I found these yesterday on an Ash tree stump and wasn't sure what it was. I researched it and decided it was probably edible so I sauteed some of it and tried it. I didn't really know how to cook it but it came out pretty good and I didn't get sick or die :) Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I'm going to be keeping an eye out for more of these!

Sweet! I need to get after some of these. Everyone goes nutty for morels, and I think it's about time to hunt for something else. :)

@chriskathy9865

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah drason69, you are so right about that, so much out there to find & it's all free. Good luck to you. Chris

Thank you so much. You are the first video I have seen that gives a specific time of year. I have been looking way to early or to late. All other info great as well. Thanks.

@chriskathy9865

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob, We get two flushes in a year, first one comes around the first of June here in Northern WI, the second around the first of August. The first one only seems to last a few weeks, the second goes longer into the fall. Chris

@SammytheStampede

6 жыл бұрын

Rob Lynn I think the chickens come out right before the Hen of the Woods do.

Nice video. I don’t think you’re supposed to harvest Chaga till the winter. Give it a quick google search. Thanks!

Love your video very helpful

@chriskathy9865

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Chris

Excellent books. Nice choices. Thanks for the video.

Great information. Looking forward to watching more. I'm slowly getting in to making more mushroom videos too.

What a great find!

I love your videos Thank you so much!!!

@chriskathy9865

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Chris

Yes I agree with Rob Lynn, you guys give great info. that is exactly what I was looking for....so I subscribed. Thanks and look forward to watching other video you have made.

@chriskathy9865

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, we try.. Chris

The Jack O Lantern is a clustered, stemmed mushroom and grow in clusters on the ground. I've never seen them growing on a tree. I"ve also never seen bugs or worms in Chicken mushrooms. Ever try canning them? I'm going to try canning them this year as I have several spots that produce good amounts yearly.

@chriskathy9865

6 жыл бұрын

We do see worms in them from time to time, look for little holes on the side that you cut off the tree. You can even see them sometimes. Chris

@rubbnsmoke

6 жыл бұрын

Chris & Kathy Interesting. But I've never seen any worms in COW shrooms. I see them all the time in Dryad saddles though.

They also grow on black oak. Chicken of the woods has pores and the Jack O'lantern has gills.

Nice collection you have there!

@chriskathy9865

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks & thanks for wacthing. Chris

Never tried these, I hope they grow in France too :) would look out for those next time I go for a walk in the woods. Love mushrooms :)

@chriskathy9865

6 жыл бұрын

Do you have "Oak" trees there in France? If so, I would think they'd grow there as well. Chris

winner winner chicken dinner!!!

Cool!

thanks for sharing! can't wait to get out there hunting now that the weather is cooling down

@chriskathy9865

7 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately we haven't found any Chicken in the last two weeks, appears that they are done here in Northern Wisconsin. Thanks for watching, Chris

There is a pro 👍!!! 😁

Thank you!

Thank you so much for your videos... Love your personalities, the explanations and education on how you prepare the harvest... Could I please get a list of books you use... We are in Wisconsin as well... It almost feels as though I met you two somewhere.. do you do flee markets??? 😊 Thank you again for your videos... Have a great day...

@chriskathy9865

5 жыл бұрын

We do do flea markets & farmer markets. all the books we use we have in the video here. Thanks for watching, Chris

I found this mushroom once when I got lost in the woods. I thought it was a jackolantern mushroom because I was inexperienced. I only took a few, and I lost the few I took.

are you carrying a cat with you because I can hear your cat purring....funny !!

@chriskathy9865

4 жыл бұрын

It's just the camera. Chris

Are mushrooms easy to cultivate? I mean the ones that whe harvest in wildernes

Liked & subscribed sir.

Great video , can you tell us where to find chaga & honey? Ty in Virginia?

I used a knife like that to cut some chaga, almost cut my fingertip off. I personally only use locking knives now.

You are really good at this! Love mushrooms but scared I could be wrong. 🤓

@chriskathy9865

6 жыл бұрын

Just get a few books or go with someone that knows mushrooms, it's a lot of fun. Chris

@christianpires216

5 жыл бұрын

@@chriskathy9865 i love mushrooms too but afraid to eat them boletes seem to be the easiest to identify am i wrong? I found a mushroom that was groing on a tree but it wasnt orange it was white

@chriskathy9865

5 жыл бұрын

Some boletes are easy to ID, there are a lot that are not so easy. Maybe your white ones were oysters. There are a lot of groups on facebook that are pretty good on IDing mushrooms, including our FB group facebook.com/groups/270485909965678/

@svernwarunos546

5 жыл бұрын

Good thing you can only be wrong once.

amazing ....... thank you

@chriskathy9865

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. Chris

@ehababdulburalfakhory801

6 жыл бұрын

Chris & Kathy you are lucky people... you are well educated about mushrooms and have the chance to go to forest to collect them. How healthy they are

Chicken grow on yew trees as well

It tastes nutty

Very nice videos. I'm just getting into mushroom hunting. I wonder if it is a little too late to pick mushrooms in the Copper Country?

@chriskathy9865

7 жыл бұрын

Well being that your weather is affected more by Lake Superior and it stays a little warmer there, you may still be able to find some. Maybe some Hen of the Woods or some late fall Oysters wouldn't be out of the question. Chris

The Audubon book does when you look it up, everything is in that book

Every mushroom I find here in Maryland is just covered in bugs; How do you guys manage to find so many clean ones.

@chriskathy9865

7 жыл бұрын

I guess we find ours early enough before the bugs get to them, We do find our share of bug filled mushrooms, but we leave them behind, thanks for wacthing, Chris

Is it okay to eat the part that is closely attached to the tree?

@chriskathy9865

3 жыл бұрын

You can but it is generally not very palatable, the texture is quite dry and chalky, especially in the larger specimens. Also it's where you tend to find the insects that also like to eat them. Check for small holes that means the little white grubs have been feasting there.

I often find very large white mushrooms growing in my yard, likely above the roots of our large silver maple. Not sure if they are safe to eat. How "poisonous" can mushrooms actually be? The safety of mushrooms would make for great food videos.

@fifteenbyfive

Жыл бұрын

It's been three years, are you still eating that root-rot?

Nice video. Do you know if chicken of the woods can be cultivated?

@chriskathy9865

6 жыл бұрын

Yes it can, here's a link to where you can buy some, Chris www.fieldforest.net/

Chris my wife and I harvested our first chicken of the woods today and batter fried them. We both love them but have to really limit our fried foods have you ever pickled these ? Or do you have any other non fried tips ? Also do they freeze well ?

@chriskathy9865

7 жыл бұрын

W have dehydrated them with great success & we have also sauted them & then froze them, saute in butter, let them cool off & freeze them, they turn out great. Never pickled them, don't think that would turn out so good, Thanks for watching & the question. Chris

@stevenketterer190

7 жыл бұрын

Chris & Kathy Thanks for the tips. There were just too many to eat at one time and we were looking for a way to preserve them. We always try just a small amount at first to make sure there are no reactions so my wife sauteed a few in butter. She thinks they taste a lot like bacon that way.

Im just thinking of getting into harvesting some wild mushrooms, I live in southern Ontario and any advice on books to get or sites to visit would be great Thanks for the video

@chriskathy9865

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the books I mention in the video are pretty good ones, easy to understand even for me. LOL Thanks for watching, Chris

@lukeledlie5951

7 жыл бұрын

Going to head to chapters soon lol

hi i really enjoyed this video and i have a question, i have read the rules and regulations of mushroom hunting in wisconsin and they state that you are not allowed to sell the mushrooms do you have some kind of permit that lets you sell them?

@chriskathy9865

5 жыл бұрын

I really don't know where you seen that. As far as I know it is legal to sell, there are many people doing it.

@thgmar

5 жыл бұрын

@@chriskathy9865 are you collecting on your own land cause i think it said you can sell as long as the mushrooms aren't from state parks

@chriskathy9865

5 жыл бұрын

@@thgmar Nope, not collecting on state land.

Chicken of the freeway underpass

Great video, thanks, One question, after you harvest the chicken mushrooms, will they grow back in the same spot?

@chriskathy9865

5 жыл бұрын

Not right away, we have had some logs that produced 4 years straight, others every other year, some not at all after we found it on one. Chris

@goodun2974

2 жыл бұрын

@@chriskathy9865 , I am in Southern New England; having found one large, fresh cluster last fall, and several other degraded clusters elsewhere after the first frost, should the dormant or freeze-killed clusters be cut off at the base of the tree so that they'll (hopefully) grow back fresh next year? What about fresh clusters: when harvesting them, should you leave some behind or should you take it all, and how much should you leave attached to the tree or stump?

@chriskathy9865

2 жыл бұрын

@@goodun2974 The mycilium is already in the host tree, wouldn't matter if you leave any or not. I harvest what I need at the time, if that's all of it, then I take it all, the stuff you find dead, it wouldn't matter if you cut it off or not. Chris

@goodun2974

2 жыл бұрын

@@chriskathy9865 I was mostly wondering if the old dead fungus would impede the growth of new fungus in the following season, And if cutting off the dead growth would be helpful or not to producing a better crop in the following season.

@chriskathy9865

2 жыл бұрын

@@goodun2974 I wouldn't think it would hurt it at all.

ive used that autobon book out in BC i thought it was good do to the fact it showed geographical location and how to prep for consumption "just my opinion though"

I am looking for Chicken of the Woods to buy. Do you know where we could buy some at the cheapest price. Don't want to trust myself to not get poisonous ones.

@chriskathy9865

7 жыл бұрын

I would check with farmer markets in your area, or perhaps there is a mushroom hunting club in your area. There might be a place online that sells it, but I'm sure with shipping you'd be paying way to much. Thanks for watching & the question. Chris

where to purchase the 100 edible mushroom book?

@chriskathy9865

4 жыл бұрын

You can get it pretty reasonably on Amazon, that's where we got several of our books.

@danseabrook212

4 жыл бұрын

@@chriskathy9865 thanks kids

Is coral mushroom worth eating?

@chriskathy9865

7 жыл бұрын

I like the White Crown Tipped Coral mushroom, I'm not crazy bout the rest of them. Thanks for watching & the question. Chris

@AppleVsGravity

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. Most are pretty good.

can chicken mushrooms grow in the ground

@chriskathy9865

4 жыл бұрын

No, only on oak & only once did I see them on a cherry tree.

@seth6525

4 жыл бұрын

@@chriskathy9865 makes sense

Not finding your Facebook page. Several All Things Wild results but none with your canoe logo.

@chriskathy9865

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry it has taken so long, here is a link to our FB page facebook.com/groups/270485909965678/

I ate some today but didn't cook well enough and got really sick. Vomited and went to A and E.

@chriskathy9865

Жыл бұрын

I hope it was Chicken of the Woods that you ate and not something else, never heard of anyone getting sick eating it.

Hey buddy, you should never tear the mushrooms off the tree or you may tear off the mycellium with it, and damage it for next year, and not have a harvest next year. Not trying to tell you what to do or be bossy, but just trying to be helpful! thanks!

@chriskathy9865

Жыл бұрын

Yep, your right, most of the time we use knives. But sometimes we just don't have one with us. LOL Chris

@charronfamilyconnect

Жыл бұрын

@@chriskathy9865 Yeah I understand. I am guilty of doing this myself on rare occasion.

I highly advice responsible mushroom hunting; leaving some for the wildlife.

@chriskathy9865

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, we certainly don't harvest it all in an area. Chris

@kimberlytillson2457

6 жыл бұрын

Jedi Vague, i agree just watch video to make sure i was right on some i foynd today for thanksgiving dinner and made sure i only took 50% unless its a stand alone and i am more timid on those still. For these and puffballs today!

How about just leaving some in situ? You dont have to grab them all you know?

@user-zt9cz1li4x

5 жыл бұрын

DM, I agree with you he was taking them to sell at the market which I think is wrong. One third for you, one third for nature, one third to regrow.

Who said money doesn't grow on trees? Looks like you found plenty of money there. I know many people in my city who would buy them for more than what you are charging at farmers markets. If you have a bunch to sell me at $12 a pound and are within an hour of Ottawa Canada I will buy all of your COTW.

@chriskathy9865

Жыл бұрын

Yep, money does grow on trees, But even selling our mushrooms cheap as we do, we still bring some home with us. Not always a bad thing, but can only eat so much or dehydrate so much. Need a bigger market to sell at I guess, Chris

@charronfamilyconnect

Жыл бұрын

@@chriskathy9865 Are you from Canada originally as you sound Canadian unless you are from minesota or mid west?

looks like PA

@chriskathy9865

7 жыл бұрын

Northern Wisconsin is where we live. Thanks for watching!

@taylorp.2872

7 жыл бұрын

just started out and lookin for info, thanks for filming

I love your videos but what is that noise I hear in a lot of your videos every few seconds almost like a cat purring I guess is the only way I can seem to describe it?

@chriskathy9865

5 жыл бұрын

Just the camera lens focusing in and out.

Which ones get you high?

@1436am

4 жыл бұрын

What a butt

$12.00 per lb... I get them by the bushel and give them away...Selling what is free by Mother Nature... I have my reservations... Your Karma...

@chriskathy9865

7 жыл бұрын

Well we do it for a living, anyone can go out and look for them themselves but they'd rather buy them from us, we've never had a complaint by them, we also take people out to look for mushrooms when they ask. There are others that do what we do in the same area & get more for them. Chris

@kenmartin1211

7 жыл бұрын

Chris & Kathy Sounds good... If this is how you make money I apologize...Cash in and enjoy the money you are making from Mother Nature.. All good....

@UkjentDimensjon

7 жыл бұрын

We all make money from mother nature

Anyone else find mushrooms scary lol

@AppleVsGravity

5 жыл бұрын

Bacteria.