A "fruitful" hike today.

ejes

ejes

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I recently won a draw through my state to archery-only hunt some land where hunting is not normally allowed. I get a week on some Corps of Engineers land (200 acres) at the end of October/first part of November, so I thought I'd go hike and scout at the same time this morning. Downside of this I am not allowed to hang stands until the first day of the hunt. Nonetheless, it is going to be capital! I made a major score at the end. You never know what you'll find. So here are some pics I thought ya'll might like.

The Monarchs are migrating through. There were hundreds of them in a group of Pines, but they were very tough to photograph.

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I thought this Poison Ivy was interesting. Sort of turned into a bush/tree growing up and off this osage orange fence post.

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A good look at PI with berries.
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I assume this is some sort of thistle. Maybe someone here knows.
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Lots of large shrooms today too. This was a large as my hand and one of several in a field.
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Something has dined on this one.
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A rather large puffball with the obligatory knife shot for a size comparison. Something found it tasty as well. The little CRKT knife is not my favorite, but I feel obligated to carry everything I have at least every once and a while. I will say it takes a very keen edge and, try as I might, I just can't seem to loose or destroy the little thing.
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A little group of small mushrooms in moss.
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A little red mushroom. It's cap was very sticky.
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Another red velvety mushroom something has been nibbling at.
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The Hickory nuts are falling. Tough to get into, but very tasty when you do. I like them much more than walnuts.
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And the best haul of all; Paw Paws!! My family love these and we have a few groves we visit every year. Last year there was no crop here because of a late frost coupled with a very dry summer and Leaf Roller Moths. This year looks to be much better, however the Leaf Roller Moth is attacking in several locations. We've planted several around our house that are doing well and should bear in a couple more years. Even though they are great on their own, I make a killer cake out of them. Only a few here are ripe, but the rest will soon follow. Can't hardly wait.
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What kind of shroom is that little red sticky one, anyone know? I seen em before, and I cant seem to ID it.
 
j williams said:
What kind of shroom is that little red sticky one, anyone know? I seen em before, and I cant seem to ID it.
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I'm no mycologist, but I have a book to guess with (National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms). I'm going to guess both red ones are varying stages of Emetic Russula:
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Very cool picks. Your poison Ivy looks just like our vinelike poison oak. Never seen red shrooms before, but I'm not much of a shroom person, so I'm less likely to get killed by one I guess.

Was hiking a couple weeks ago and happened on a couple of women gathering wild huckleberries. They offered a few to taste, I scrunched one between my teeth and it was bitter, so spat it out. They kept right on picking, wanting to make a pie.
 
mmm, I had Hickory pegged as poisonous. Dunno where I got that from or if I just remembered it all wrong, but a quick scan shows just how wrong I was. "...been used for smoking meats..." & "The tree is well known for its fruit, an oval nut .. a food source for human and animals alike. All hickory nuts are not created equal though, so be sure you know what species produces the palatable ones before you start munching."

Cool. File updated.
 
Shagbark hickories have very good nuts and are easy to i.d..Put them in a 350 degree oven for about 20 min or until they crack slightly. Let cool and then crack as usual--KV
 
ejes said:
I'm no mycologist, but I have a book to guess with (National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms). I'm going to guess both red ones are varying stages of Emetic Russula:
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I can see that. The ones I see dont have the white spots on the caps. Must be something they devope in a later stage. Very toxic i believe.:thumbup:
 
The white spots in the one in my photo was from something eating it. The photo with them in different stages is a stock photo I found on another website and, I assume, the white spots in it are the same along with some other debris sprinkled on top.
 
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