r/mushroom_hunting

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Des Moines Mushroom Festival

Funky mushroom festival May 31, 2026.

Educational speaker series on mushrooms of Iowa, how to cook and preserve wild mushrooms, ethical foraging basics, mushroom and mental health, recreational mushrooms and how to read labels/stay informed and safe.

Costume contest, mushroom goodies, music and an after party too.

dsmmushroomfest.com
u/Burl_Lee — 14 hours ago
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HELP

Do you think these magic mushrooms are definitely real, I’ve already had some and felt amazing off
them, head was really clear and felt like trips I’ve had in the past but I can’t 100% trust the plug I got them off.

u/crispo11 — 1 day ago

Found this beast during my quest for some morels

Dryad saddle if I'm not confused and a few other beautiful varieties but unfortunately morels

u/ColonEscapee — 3 days ago

Possible Chicken Of the Woods

I have a very large fallen oak tree on my land that has been there for decades and I have yet to ever find any Chicken of the Woods on it, just the very thin and small white polypores and a very odd white mass of mycelium that has never grown into anything (as seen in the picture).

But today I decided to closely inspect the log and inside of the hollowed out part i found a bunch of old dried up mystery polypores and it does almost look like CotW so i dug them out with a stick and placed them in various spots around the log as it seemed like there was plenty if spores still hanging onto it but i wonder if those spores would even still be viable or if was even spores to begin with.

u/PuzzleheadedWhile540 — 4 days ago

Info on Species

On a walk with my lady & I see these beauties out of the corner of my eye! Can someone please tell me what species these are? And if I should go back & snatch them up

u/Bskubi — 5 days ago
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First time I’ve found morels and they’re huge!!

Been foraging for almost 5 years and they’ve always eluded me. Looking up tasty recipes now :)

u/WhetWilliam — 7 days ago
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I have been wondering what has been smelling so bad by my house the past week! How has my neighbor not complained to me! Its bad...... I finally have time today to try and find it. Low and behold, A FUCKING MUSHROOM! "Stinkhorn mushroom" All down the side of my house!

u/FancyShoesVlogs — 6 days ago
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After locating and carefully extracting a truffle you should always refill the hole with the excavated soil, leaf litter, or debris. This helps Protect the underground fungal network (mycelium) so more truffles can grow in the future and preserve the habitat for the host trees and the ecosystem

u/Unusual-Pizza-7465 — 6 days ago

Found in a historical cemetery!

I was doing a cleanup of a local cemetery and found this guy under a huge pile of leaves. I am not brave enough to eat mushrooms that I "identify".

u/HerofromJohto — 5 days ago

Foragers, hikers, campers,climbers, mycophiles,and all nature enthusiasts: I think I’m making our dream app🍄

**Been building this little project called JayWalk and it kinda turned into a monster in the best way**.
⛺️🌲🍄🦆 🐻🥾🌻
**Originally I just wanted a chill place for people to pin mushroom finds and cool nature spots, but now it’s got nearby trails, parks, wildlife sightings, edible/medicinal plants, fungi finds, adventure posts, and a bunch of other outdoor stuff all tied to you.**

**I just wanted something built more for hikers, foragers, campers, wildlife nerd, roadtrippers, and anyone who randomly pulls over because they saw something cool in the woods**.

**It’s free right now and still growing every day. Currently only a web app but I’m definitely working on making it a mobile app. Would genuinely love feedback from people who spend time outside!**

jaywalk.onl
u/OfTheEarth1111 — 5 days ago
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Chicken of the woods (and the mushroom+pork stroganoff)

Found these amazing specimens on our way to a mountain cabin. Decided to make a stroganoff type stew on a wood fired cauldron at the cabin. Bought some pork from a village butchers and cooked probably one of the best meals we've had in years. (Also, how do you order photos when posting on Reddit?)

Edit: here is the recipe

Render the fat of some slănină( salted and smoked pork belly fat, similar to Italian Guanciale), once crispy, take it out and eat it as a snack while cooking.

Sweat so e onions untill golden. Then add the meat, roughly chopped in cubes, and sear it in the mixture. Add in smoked paprika and/or cayenne powder.

At this point add crushed garlic to taste and let it fry a bit. Taking care not to burn it.

Once it's the meat starts to brown, add the chopped chicken of the woods and let it soften and release it's water. At this point it will start to thicken, so keep adding water slowly so it simmers but doesn't reach the consistency of a soup.

Once everything is cooked through, add the heavy cream(we used Gran Cucina cooking cream which is a mixture of cream and seed oils with a starch thickener, so if using straight cream, maybe add some cornstarch instead), salt and pepper to taste, and more garlic if you like it more garlicky. Simmer the whole mixture for a few minutes

One thing we miss because we couldn't find any is some fresh chopped parsley leaves at the very end.

Serve with polenta or homemade bread.

Can't give you quantities as we just winged it. Note: the fire under the cauldron needs to be roaring either constant flames to keep both the bottom and sides of the cauldron really hot, as you would a wok, and stir constantly.

u/MadRhonin — 8 days ago