Hey "whats the price" leave a contact if you want to sell your shrooms at top $$$ on the island....good luck out there..... independent
thanks tinker any one else have info [island] just want to find the best price, any independents out there. might be some healthy competition this year ? contacts ect... thanks.
I heard the price was 17$ in Boston Bar.Not sure about the lower grades.
pine price on the island also the price in boston bar any info would be helpfull any one geting any thing? thanks
Hey Carla.... here comes your rain you requested. In the forecast here for the next 7 days. Going out truffling tomorrow.
Spill the beans Garf, where are ya? we`re coming to camp in your front yard!!! $31!!! good on ya pal!!! keep it up L.
are you on the island garf?
went out today at 3pm after work and on a hunch checked a spot..... its been flagging bad around here and wasn't expecting much.... found more than i thought and it was 97 percent 1s and 2s ..... i was very suprised that it was all new buttons .... but this area it was the first flush ... no old flags no nothing ..... tomorrow i cover it ....maybe , right now its raining so harddddd lol price i got was 31 for 1s 16 for 2s and 10 for 3s and i didnt have any other grades .... gle ger
It is way too dry here on the coast of Oregon. The mushrooms are sooo sad looking :-( I actually closed my doors until after we get some rain :-(
Hi Mooodyartist. I am not familiar with that area at all but when u get to coos bay areas, i may be of some help. There are plenty of areas around here that are not flush enough for commercial picking but great for a eater - forager ;-)
Margi. Welcome to the board! I could help you out if you could give me a call at 509-594-1397 . Mad Morel
Hey folks new to this community. Hoping to find some chantrelles this season. I am not a commercial picker, just love cooking up wild edibles. I am in the portland metro area and just looking for ideas where to hunt. Have had limited sucess once on the oregon coast. Any ideas maybe closer?
Thanks, Margi moodyartistsATyahoo.com
Sniper, How many pounds you getting per truckload!!!! good average for half ton pickups should be 1000lbs+ lol
please mail me if you can help me about matsutake mushroom market at Japan. mail : alimirel@yahoo.com
i export matsutake mushrooms from Turkey to Japan.Osaka and Tokyo airports.How can i find more customers???
I dont see any snow in the forcast over here on the westside. Just chantys by the truckload. I may have to pry my kids from the video games to help me pick them all!!
Today is just about my last day to finish the last of my peach chantey patch's before the snow fly's. I have three more patch's to clean up before the weekend comes around. It's been really nice to have been picking for three and a half month's and still see no end to them but must stop soon to allow the wildlife to eat what is lift and to re-spore for the years to come. This has been one of the best year's over the eleven years I have been picking over on the Yakima side of the mounten's. Now it's time to start looking for new patch's for next year and before the snow starts to cover the ground. August
Hi Interstate, I am on the Oregon Coast in Coos Bay. I also buy Hedgies, feel free to call me 541-269-2309
hedgehog buyer, I am in Oregon. Are you interested in receiving any hedgehogs right now ? Where are you at? interstatek@hotmail.com
Interstatek....are you in Canada?
What ever happen to you Patchzilla or Marin and babeinthewoods or was that tripeninthewood, jacky.nn
any thing happening on the island want to pick a few for fun suggestions please full buckets wippersnapers!
not yet august .... my weather conditions will be the same as yours almost so i don't expect the snow to stay until late november at the earliest.... notice i said to stay..... i have picked here as late as mid december because of the different micro climate systems.... yesterday i went out and found just a fe more buttons so i had a total of 12 lbs of mushrooms that sold for just over 200 bucks which is pretty darn good .... only paid for 1s and 3s two grades 31 and 8 .... thats for about 3 hours picking so guess i better get serious again.... got to go clean up a spot my brother got 90 lbs outta about ten days ago .... it was flagged but it coulda come again he figures.... he got mostly 2and 3s 9 lbs of buttons ...... its a patch noone else knows ... hard to get to..... with these prices gotta look .... gl everyone ger
Can someone please tell me what the status is for pines in the POWELL RIVER area.
What are the going prices for fresh hedgehogs right now? I harvested about 8 lbs today and am looking to sell most of them. Interstatek@hotmail.com
graf, I don't where you live but if your up north of me You best get out soon because it's going to start snowing up north in a week!.......A"
thanks for the input dick , oh i mean rick..... went out at 4 saturday just to take the dogs out ,,, my two black labs susie,, would like to discuss dogs... ger_takeaguess@hotmail.com ...anyhow i was looking in a little spot that i thought was done and found twolbs of new buttons which really suprised me... since i have looked here a few times and thought it was done... i heard the price is at 31 or 32 .... tomorrow i will go look i guess.....so many spots to check and not sure where to start..... gl everyone ger
Rain,rain go away come again some other day. And let the good times roll. Sorry Carla ;(
Our crop on the Oregon Coast is starting to get very light indeed, we need a rain badly!
Well went into the woods around the arrow lakes. It was an awesome day. Took our three chocolate labs and had a great day. Found a few ones but most were old and flagged out. Stopped at a campsite and built a fire for a couple of hours while the labs played. Never sold the mushrooms, but truly had an awesome day... I think they are done in this part of the woods..probably going to dry some and teach our new chocolate lab puppy how to find mushrooms... good luck to all and have awesome times in the woods......
hey cranberrydawg, sorry for not posting sooner. i was out of town this week. wont be able to make it out this weekend - have an exchange student till sunday. where are chantrelles coming in? (i have been to buckley bay, Northwest Bay, Oyster River, and Horne lake in the last month). i am getting 95% mushy.... full days and 20 lbs definitely substandard for me....zed
dear Gregory Gregenbauer or whatever......do you have a number to be reached at? might be interested in your shrooms....tell me more about them....can you get them into Canada?.....buyer
Enjoy the prices while you can pickers....wont last for long....rick
32 in boston bar ??? are there any though.... darn woodcutting is getting to me .... gotta go on a hike ..... not sure what the price in mt currie is.... 25 the lsat i heard but its probably up now ..... do an hour or two on the bucking firewood then go get the buttons... lol gl all
#32 in the Bar tonight !
Qpines & KingMorel, How the hell are you two holding up are should I ask whom is holding who up lol.
brownbutton, How are you doing... If you have pines I would be interested. Call me at 416 431-6363 or 416 850-7378 Thanks in advance. qpines
Dew, It is a weird year for everything... lol
hi there , its been a long time since i have been on here. to busy fixing cars and collecting guitars. anyway anyone know if there is a buyer for pines in the comox valley and an approx price. thanks and if you have any old guitars layin around i am just about allways buying, vintage ones anyway thanks and good pickin on both subjects.
go carla,.this is a weird year on pines,. im doing a few chants my self, god it feels good,. no drama,.!!! hows it going with your co new buyer!! ps i saw sally oh sally!!!
Hi Dew, yep butt kicking on the chants :-)
Just came out of the mountains for the first time in a month, funny as it may seem, we we're alittle excited to get back into town. The pines are slow but steady in the Randle area, but there is alot of competition with the Asian's. I was really surprised and pleased to see you and Sadie there in Randle! later, Marin
Hi : Love the outdoors and have a day off on Friday..wondering if anyone is buying in Nakusp at this time and what the prices are? Thanks
we always use our real names. We don't hide who we are. There must be someone else out there you don't know about. If mwe have something to say it will be with our own user names And know you know my new one. don't pick at mario0n because you have a problems with paranoia
we don't talk about you on the net I don't know why you have be like this. I miss sady and you. I had a lot of fun last spring. I'm sorry we can't be real with each other. I'm the type of person that talks to you face to face. I would never say anything behind your back I wouldn't say to you face. marions girlfriend
August your a butt head, price for pine is $32:00 for 1,s and2,s in Randle, later MARIN !
Why is it that there is always someone like bitchzilla that can't read and always won't s someone to read it to them.
lots of snow, cold spring, cold ground, late mush, less mush the higher elevation you pick. see how succinct and to the point that is? not that I want you to change your writing style. just trying to translate.
oh and I'll keep mushmaps.com on the DL from now on... lol
Pitchzilla, If you don't understand in what I said in my post then you best read it again and do some studding. I really have nothing to say to you and your mush maps or Marin
No August I'm just asking you what the hell you are talking about. Nothing more. Oh and.
Hows the mushmaps.com project proceeding? lol
hey carla how gose it,. boy oh boy you are gona here rumers now !!!! i was told im not popural booo hooo bboooo hooo!!!! and i so wana be!! boo hoo,. lolol,.the twins need to go change their dippers,. not much going on here on the pines either people are so bitchy crying like babies,.well i hope all is well,.and your kickin but on chanties,.give me a call sometime,.and we can talk for hours or till my phone runs out,.
yes, and money does grow on trees and on the forest floor..made money from it all through our lives and loved every minute of it...
You may be right there Mattie. They just see nicks & dimes and don't know how to make dollars out of cent's
Well, A, the way I see it a lot of people can't see the forest for all the trees.
Patchzilla, It goes to show you that some if not most people understand what has happen even if you don't.You must be one that just looks for mushrooms only and never see's the light
rj down south here we have been picking since late september and now other places are popping due to so many little mini eco systems in area ..... my best day was 32 lbs of nice fat buttons but now i need that with the price up to 25 12 5 2 ..... there is 5 or six buyers and some independents .... i sold on sunday for 21 and 10 across for the other grades.... gl all ger
August. What the hell are you talking about?
Evening all !! just a quick note from cascades BC. south coast ; out last weekend , found a few lbs. of chantys and a few lbs. of pines :) nice lookin stuff ! temp. was dropping , frost on the ground in the open. calling for rain for a couple of days this week . lookin foward to next weekend have my little piece of paradise to escape to :) full buckets to all !! Sam in BBY.
Yeah, OOTBB, same here in the Qualicum area...pines are pretty scarce...and most of the ones that are out are wormy. I totally agree with you August, but I have a sneaky feeling that we are in for a good flush soon - I base that on the quantity of fresh Russula (a multitude of species) that are just starting to come. Buttons everywhere, (especially reds and purples...not going to even take a stab at their names...just know that I see them in conjunction with pines always) If we do not get too much snow in the next little while (it has covered the mountain tops already) then I am pretty sure we will have a pop. If not, there seems to be no end to the chanties - here on the island anyway. Good luck folks. CD
pines still coming here.not many pickers,some getting full packs,average 20/25lbs. was at 20bucks no hard feelings in nass.good to here it`s slow as that means no t much for the cartel. slow recovery,heavy botton`s.five buyers in the nass.three cartel and 2 indepents.hope more indepents get involed next season too.make it tougher on the cartels.it`ll bring the prices up for the pickers.by the sounds of things you guys down south aren`t going to have much of a season .snow is creeping down slowly. how nice
Lets stop and look back at this last winter's snowy season that left ton's and ton's of snow that stayed around most of the summer and did not malt off early and allow the ground to warm up untell late August are early Sept. Most of the west side of the Cascades have been late and also had the most snow fall over the winter. The berry's were late as well as the mushroom and even the plants an flowers as well as the tree's. I had found that many tree's at and above 3000 feet had light green tip bud's in Oct when they should of been dark green in July at 3000 feet and higher and I also found more mushrooms below 3000 ft sooner then they should have been. What I would like to ask you all is to ask yourself's, If this was true where you pick as well. Andy has said that he has not seen a bad year like this in fifteen years in his study patch's and I could go as fare as to say it is because of all that snow last winter and ground never really getting to warm up like it should of. If I was to point my finger to the late melt down and a very slow warm up then I would place all my money where my mouth is and would be right!.
Sunshine coast B C... The story here is the same, no Matsi, just like someone turned off the tap... Unless we are going to get another flush in December? There are no babies .... I think the Mushrooms may be tied to the stock market somehow.... Have a nice Christmas people.....
for the patches i know in randle the matsi stopped coming as quick as it started. mind u i dont claim to be a pro. good luck all,guess im done for the fall. jimbo
Hi Matsiman. Very few to no Matsi here on the Oregon coast also :-(
Greetings All, Went to the study Saturday. No mushrooms. Worst year since we began 15 years ago. Looks like it is over at the study. CJ setting up. Busy with other mushrooms. Have no time to check CJ patches for matsi. Hopefully will get out Wednesday or Friday. Will post findings. Later, Matsiman
hello my name is Gregory Gegembauer and i have a question, i've never sold my mushroom before and im working on Agaricus blazei Murill, I have no idea how to sell that, do you know who buy mushrooms produced in USA North Dakota? how do I sell it? pounds or kilos? if u help me its gonna be really nice because I`ll have mushrooms to sell as soon as possible, Im really lost thank you!!!
Cranberrydawg, what's happening in PR?
anybody know if any buyers in or around florence
Getting good weather here on the Oregon coast now, drizzly after a few days of warm weather :-)
not sure on that one at all cranberrydawg ..... suspect they should come back but all would depend on how close the logging was and how it would effect the mini ecosystem around there.... like more exposure to sun etc..... if that happens i think it could be the end..... unfortunately... gl on that one.... still picking a few here .... flagging now .... 8 lbs of ones today ... clean up.... 20 for them
Hi Zed, been busy with the kids a lot lately...haven't had much chance to get out lately. But definitely still want to go for a hike with you...perhaps next weekend. An interesting note on the Trestle Patch - as you are well aware it was logged by our friends Island Timberlands but I walked down into the cut block where the chantie beds used to be and of course there were none to be seen...BUT, all around the trestle itself was loaded as usual. Odd eh? Obviously they prefer their tree hosts but it is clear from this that will also cling to life in other ways - the conditions necessary for their survival were somehow being provided by the dead wood from the trestle or at least the earth surrounding it. Chalk one up for mother nature! That patch wasn't going to give up the ghost entirely, not without a fight anyway. It will be interesting to see if it comes back next year around the trestle also, or if this is perhaps its last hurrah. Any thoughts Zed? Matsiman? Kieth? King? August? Garf? Etc. Etc. ????? CD
I love pine mushroom picking :) been doing it for the better part of 20 years. It's the best treasure hunting there is. And rewarding when you find your patches.
Heading back to PR in November, hows things over there this season?
Dear Andrew Petrie, I know what you mean when you say they taught you "all about matsutake".... NOBODY knows all about matsutake, only the forest and the rain know.....Good luck finding your friends... J.D.
A' I'm working until monday but i'll be on the hunt as soon as i can. Thanks i'll be sure to keep in touch.
anyone find anything mid island tips on places to try around here. what about p,river thanks for the help pines are poping somwhere
Hey Garf....where is Georgina set up? those are good prices, wouldnt mind selling to her if Im near...full buckets everyone!...Buddy
I was wondering if Nina and Sky are still picking around Cache Creek. I know they lived there five years ago. They were great pickers and taught me all about Matsutake when they lived in Parksville on Vancouver Island. They were good friends and its been a long time with no word from them- Can you help???
where are the mushrooms hiding .... georginas was at 19 8 4 2 thursday..... my brother took in 90 lbs .... mostly 2s and 3s ,,,, 9 lbs of 1s ..... i still get more from my buyer than that .....his patch had hit big and he and my niece got a good score but a week late.... not sure how much is coming in to the stations but i will look tomorrow i guess.... any prices from elsewhere??? i make my money on the lower grades.... full buckets ger
Hi, everyone !first am french,and try my best in english :) so i do morel in b.c 2004 kelowna ,2005 Matsutaki nakups,boston bar and lake cowashan (island)2006 20 april Oliver 25 lbs morel small burn and Lyton end of may to 1 week july very good one,nice souvenir ! start in your very nice and beautiful Paradis thanks+++ now here in Quebec is different but still like my shrooms fever and have couple spot for Late Pleurotus and find a buyers but i dont no the lbs $ for very goods quality thanks Pascal
snipehunter, give me a call August @ 509-594-1397
I'm in SW washington
Looking for buyer. I have chants, lobsters, and porcini for sale if anyone is buying.
Globalguy, got a number, or email?
looking for a buyer of pine mushrooms in squamish, bc region
To All. I sincerely apologize for my postings should they have offended anyone. I was only trying to reach a friend. But I will not stand for anyone who feels it is necessary to inject negative comments regarding others, espescially when they have not been invited into a conversation. Happy Harvesting to All.
Hi BC kid. I am always shocked at how the mushrooms look a few days after i buy them... I can imagine what they might look like after a trip overseas in a boat...I do hear that the boat is way better than the plane though. The plane has no cooler at all and the holding belly gets hot...yuck!
susie,
You are so right and the Mad Morel board was created by Andy the matsiman as a place to vent those types of things and discuss Alice and her rabbit etc...
For me the joy comes from being in nature where I can listen to all the sounds of birds, animals, water, wind, etc.
If I find unusual fungi to photograph or a few gourmet mushrooms to savor then I am a 'happy camper' for sure.
My children are grown and their mother always discouraged them from going with me to forage for fungi but my wolf hybrid never complained of sharing woodland experiences with me.
I highly recommend that anyone who has children to show them how much you love nature and to respect the wild lands that we have left. Perhaps our world will be a better place as a result.
Just a thought on this site is to focus on the mushrooms.. In our life we all have our problems.. If we could only live our lives for the good times, picking mushrooms, enjoying the fall smells and honestly be happy with ourselves, we wouldn't need to post the other stuff. Thank-you for the Nakusp number.. Always remember that picking mushrooms is only enriching our lives as is our dogs, children and everything we enjoy.. good luck to you alll.......
Hello all again, Was at the Supermarket in Nagoya, Japan a few days ago and came across some North American pines. They were asking 1580 yen for two or three number fours or fives. They looked like crap but were asking around twenty dollars for two four or fives. Probably those two mushrooms are worth a buck in Canada. Can't believe they are even shipping that kind of quality here. I don't think that is the way to get Japanese to like N.A mushrooms. Have to send the high quality. Anyhow, Just thought I would let you all know that a pound of number fours or fives are catching 30 to forty bucks a pound. That's right, number fours and fives catching that price. I would like to see the store that is selling the number ones and twos. Bye for now. BC Kid
To the dirt ball in randle Wa,that had four buyers workin for him in one night and they didn' all know this.To make all the buyers be like rats but one..Joe I don't know you very well .But randle pickers are very proud of you,Did i say DIRT Ball,Karl you know your name,What a piece of work hope who evey you buy for knows how Low you well go to make a buck, And hope the buyer there buy for dont find out they did this for you one night. and still have there jobs.We are very honest up here,this is our way to make a few dollars to feed our familys because there is know Jobs.So thanks Carl for takin food from our childrens mouth.From Elk hunter that hopes karl's goes out picking in our forest.
Hi Andy,
Could we get the most current spore count in the Ecto that we get form you . THanks
Amanda RTI amanda@reforest.com
Rex. It sure was a pleasure to talk to you again. I'm happy that you are doing well in CR and enjoying the relaxing life. Look for my email in the near future as it will contain pictures of our trip up The Yukon River. My Wife and I are applying for our Passports and we may be in CR by the end of Jan. or the first week of Feb. I'll keep in touch.
Gerry L.
Looks to me like "Someone" is a little upset that they've been scolded like a child for sticking their nose where it does not belong. Next time do not get involved in other peoples business. As to me just wanting my money back: Bugeye, If you are reading and laughing at this diatribe, please leave a message as to how we decided our personal business regarding any past debts would be handled and whether or not the posting I left really was about "The Money".
As for you "Someone", I have been very polite in my postings out of respect to the Board and others reading the messages within it, nor do I make it a practice of chastising those who need it, in or on, a public forum. My final message to you is: Have a Nice Day.....! Read into that what you wish.
Gerry L.
To someone, who cares
anything in BB , does any body know ?
yeah looking at your message below all you wanted him to call for was your money,i dont see any hello, just i want my money,call me,no one uses there real name on the board its the internet who cares,thats all im saying,and if you didnt post that message i can guarantee you my message wouldnt be there,got it
Want to buy pine mushroom (Matsutake) in Seattle Area. Please email me at sblee95@hotmail.com
Jake
Want to buy pine mushroom (Matsutake). Please email me at sblee95@hotmail.com.
Jake
Carla, it's going to be a long season so hold on!
If I have something to say about someone at lest I do use my real name and if I was wrong I well say so and not use a name that would keep others from knowing whom said what.
Woot, there are finally mushrooms on the Oregon coast... Not as many as there usually is but at least there are some now :-)
"Someone". I dont see any ranting on my behalf, I was just trying to get ahold of a friend, which I did. You on the other hand got involved by posting the comments you made. Remember, you were the first to make disparinging comments and involved yourself in someone elses posting. I agree that there is a common trend on this board for others to get involved in postings that are not their business, or make comments out of hand. Maybe, just maybe, in the future others will think before they set their fingers in motion.
A safe day to all. Gerry L.
"Someone". I dont see any ranting on my behalf, I was just trying to get ahold of a friend, which I did. You on the other hand got involved by posting the comments you made. Remember, you were the first to make disparinging comments and involved yourself in someone elses posting. I agree that there is a common trend on this board for others to get involved in postings that are not their business, or make comments out of hand. Maybe, just maybe, in the future others will think before they set their fingers in motion.
A safe day to all. Gerry L.
morelmaniac why post it twice,i dont need to submit a real name to prove anything and theres nothing regarding his personel business besides all the stuff your now ranting about,maybe you should have never posted your comment,theres a common trend on this board where if 1 person starts to complain to someone then more will which you started,thats why i dont even look at the board much anymore,so sry bugeye bob for saying any of this and now im gonna end it
i was not calling bugeye a leech,i have known bugeye for over 8 years,and hes a very good guy and when he buys his prices are good, i have not seen bob in years but if he has stopped/less drinking then thats great for bob and i would be happy to hear that,glad to see you on the board bugeye and if you do buy again you got my shrooms
still lots of action happening in the woods, finally found some hedgehogs, they have been late in my patches, found some new matsi patches....yay.. makes it more fun.. let it snow..... http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/sundanzkidd/1snowmatsis.jpg
Yeah Bugeye was a drinker, but that was then and this is now. People do change. First, he never leeched from me, I extended the offer because he picked for me and came on a river trip that proved shroomless, along with Jan and Nate, Rick, Rex and Halfrod. The posting I left for Bugeye was not to be demeaning in any way,shape or form. Just a note to say hello in my own way. My apologies Bob if this caused you any grief.
As to the posting by"Someone", if you leave your real name in your statement while calling Bob a leech you may actually receive respect. As to the $150 he may owe you, why not just ask for it back instead of being.........
I hear Bob got his name because his eyes never went back into place after he found his first "Motherload" Ain't that right Bugeye.
Take care and safe harvesting to all, even you someone.
Gerry L.
Evening all !! looks like the prices are hovering above the 10 $ mark. rain in the forecast, going out this weekend , I just might sell a few... finally able to upload from photobucket , last week's ....http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z96/samder007/DSCN3122.jpg full buckets to all !! Sam in BBY.
How did he get the name bugeye?
im sure bugeye has a lot of debts to settle including mine its only $150,but if you give money you expect it back,only if your a true leech you dont thats why bugeye will never buy again with someone elses money you would have to be crazy,i remember bugeye drinking away his buying money in dawson city
woohoo! rain all day today in hope area. the sun has been out so much lately, and I hate to complain about it, but it was making the moss crunchy out there! haha yeah happy rain dance :)
Hey Bug-Eye Bob. I still have your bear skull from Dawson City, care to settle your debt with me? You've had 3 years to pay, times up. 250.782.5209 Gerry
i have dried channies and lobsters to sell.call me 360-497-0712or e-mail crbmrr@yahoo.com
Wild side, I hope you have a lot of backup money to care you tell you get your money from the buyers if its not C.O.D.! Keep an eye on the credit market as well. Theres not to many that well give credit now a day.
Happy Thankgiving to those celebrating!
Question? we plan to become morel buyers next spring and are seeking advice from all sources. winter is prep. time and we believe everyone has valuable input. we'd be delighted to hear from you where positive ideas are welcomed. Thank You in advance. weilerhart@shaw.ca
BUG EYE!!! check out wednesday oct. 8 sent you a post!!! Hafa...
Hi Tom @ Wildgourmet. There are indeed some fresh ones here but i am not sure if they would make the trip to you, they are on their last legs and you're so far away. If u think of a good way to ship them that far without spoilage, feel free to give me a call at 541-269-2309. :-)
Thanks Pine King for the info. Best of luck to you.
ok Rob thats good but is this the same guy that called anyone that reads matsiman an idiot,,, not sure on this but the phone call is recorded .... you would recognize his voice i guess .... maybe i'm wrong .... torrey would know ger
picked a few again today and got 15 for 1s 9 for 2 and 3s and 5 for 4s .... my buyer phoned me we met and thats what we settled on... that makes the days hiking pay off ok .... ger
Susie here is the phone # for the buyer in Nakusp 250-265-4622 (ask for Dan or Jan).
just wanted to post a note about picking, buying and prices. Over the last 25 years i have sold to independants for "a little more" many times (usually a buck or two). It was always short term gain. The Company I have dealt with over the last 5 years has provided me and my working partners with solid backing and exceptional support. I am a harvester, but have also bought for the past 10 years. In this industry reputation and trust is everything, and working relationships are the key. Loyalty has its rewards, and that is the key to having a successful season. The company i work with is Ponderosa. My name is Rob. I harvest mushrooms, and I AM CANADIAN. ps- im heading to my old home town on monday.
thank`s bug-eye .doing great.sure miss him in the patch,he`s there watching over our patches.still givener.just stopped home and saw your note.thx`s .chat with ya in a few days,got to hit the hay,full pack`sssss still.
I would say that the season is over in Washington and it was short if there were many out there to pick and most of the picker's that I know decided to not pick this year and I know more that well not return next year unless the price starts high. I walk in to four of my patches and I could of picked at lest twenty baskets of one's and two but not for the low price's, But I do have other sale's but small one's at that. Let the Elk and Deer have them!. Marry Christmas to them this year.
Hey RG hope your making a $. Sorry about freind Joe. Great freind to all and so we will miss in the patch. Hey Norm still have the computer and still dont know how I sent this message.Best too all BUGEYE is here
there were fresh lobsters around hope
I`ve heard theres not much in the Terrace area...anyone know if theres any truth to that?
I`ve heard there is something happening on the south island but nothing north yet Price is only $10
Kingmorel: It would be good to meet you. I will be giving a presentation at the Ministry of Agriculture's Agroforestry workshop in Courtney on Thursday but other than that I will be around. Our office number is 250-720-8907 and my cell phone is 250-731-3998. We are on the Tofino Highway on the Tseshaht Reserve about one km before you get to the Tseshaht Market.
You will see a First Nations Wildcrafters, BC sign on your left.
Hello. Just wondering if any pines are happening on Vancouver Island. That's all I need to know.
Its hot here in TO. looks like a new flush is starting but I am too busy to bother. How cold is it there Keith? I plan to come visit you this week sometime.
KM
Does anyone know how the mushrooms are doing in Boston Bar?
Susie, I have a phone # for a buyer in Nakusp but seems I have misplaced it - will find it and post it here so you can call and see what is happening.
Hi -- just wondering if anyone has access to fresh lobsters right now, or is it too late in the season? Please send me a note if you do, thanks. tom@wildgourmet.com.
Would love to know what is happening in the Nakusp area. Is the flush over or is a new crop happening?
brrrrr
I hope The Joe's like frozen mushrooms from the Nass-Terrace area?
I saw someone posted that there is a buyer in Florence - anyone have contact info for that buyer? Phone number or directions? Thanks in advance!
Go graf, pick one for ever day of your life! and one for Alice.
garf...Happy Birthday! Get out there and enjoy a day in the woods.
was going to work tommorrow but since its my birthday i can do whatever i want and that means putting on the big pack and heading out just when it gets light enough and slogging around on the steep hillsides looking for mushrooms.... i guess you have to be there to know why but dedicated mushroom pickers know ,,, right !!! gotta love nature and making a buck helps for sure... i guess i better check in the stations tomorrow and see how the prices are.... last i heard it was 12 6 3 2 1 something like that ...... ger
price in the nass tonite at 14 bucks #1`s,see lawrences station.going higher tomorrow,might hit 20 for the week end,wait and see.full buckets to all !
Hey BUGEYE....how`s it going? watch out for those fear de lance vipers FFFT FFFT Havent heard from ya in a while!!! Im stuck in the south for the moment, no complaints....M. sais hi!!! Take care, see you "on the river bank" Halfa....
BUG !!! Don't you know Shrek can't read !Put down the vodka !I'm heading to the Nass....how's the chanties ?
i hear you Garf.... i do clean and grade and above all, i leave the crap in the bush... but here is the rub... i bring it in to the main buyer on the Island and i get 2.50. and i see some of the other crap that people are bringing and i say to myself what is the point... but i hear you... i've got to find my own markets... got some irons in the fire... later.
looking for 100-200 lbs/ week of specialties including pines, cauli, hedgehog, blues... please email me if interested... price 1 - 4 dollars more than stations depending on mushroom brent - takaya49@hotmail.com
yes there is a buyer in florence or. his name is lee
anybody know if there are any buyers in florence and where they would be located
r, he don`t want to speak to a, only you.waiting for him to call me,he will.pretty hard to call you, as busy,busy as he is.got bigger fish to fry. raining hard today,pop,pop, pop
Can someone please tell Lawrence up in the Nass to call his contact in Vancouver?...thanks Rj...Money is in.... R & A
The price has gone from 6 to 10 to12 in the last week. Thats what I`m talking about...just a general feeling for me of what the price may do. I know what it takes to get somewhere to pick (with the price of fuel) and if i can see what the price has been doing then i can judge if its worth going or not. I know the price bounces around...i used to buy when buying was good, it sucks these days i know. Thats why i want to know how the price is moving cause i just pick now, no more buying for me.
see lawrence as he is at 12 buck today in nassvalley. all grades are up.
Hi Pineking. I can truthfully swear that i really do not know if the price will go up or down on any given day. 2 weeks ago i was paying 4 for chanties and not getting very much at all, i was barely covering my gas each day. I get a call to go down to 2... You could have knocked me over with a feather, I was absolutely shocked. When i get a phone call for prices, i have to be really careful to say that as of right now the price is ___, because i never know when that call will come in and i have been quoting a higher or lower price all day on the phone....Either way is bad. If I quote low then the picker may not come in to me and if I quote high the picker will be mad when they get there... Buyer's have it pretty rough sometimes... We have to keep the pickers happy if we want to buy any mushrooms and we have to keep the broker happy if we want him to let us buy....
Well around here it has been dry. just got some rain today. Picked a few nice chickens the other day. Been doing a good bit of canning preparing for a rough winter both financially and weather wise. Started making my own meade, breads, cheese and flash freezing in season fruit thanks to king Morel for showing me the way! Oh and drying my own herbs. well best of luck to all you pine pickers. Would love some #1 but the shipping will kill me. Had hoped to go to Northern Ontario to pick my first ones but will have to wait and see. Hola King Morel and Qpines!
all i can say is shop them around.... i get more .... i clean them grade them and take pride in my product.... it works out ... i always have cleaned them ....graded ..... nothings changed on that .... just had to find my own buyers which i did ,,,, gl all ger
Zed you are right about the mushy part. A lot of them coming in this week after the rains are way too mushy for me to buy. It is strange how the firm ones are awesome in quality but how many are mushy that people pick. We are also paying $2.50/lb for yellow chanterelles at this point in time.
Cranberry Dawg I haven't posted in a while due wanting to wait until we opened for the remainder of the chanterelle season. We opened up again yesterday and will bang away at it until the end of it all this year. I will let you know about the pines. Right now we are buying yellow chanterelles for fresh markets.
Last night I stop in at some buying stations to sale I got $12/12/4/2/1 a lb and as I was walking away the buy was on the phone with hes boss and then told everyone there that the price has drop to $8/8/2/1/.50
I understand that Carla but the amount of info a picker can get is very limited.I live on Vancouver Island and i like to pick the Terrace area but it`s to hard to get the prices, and other info. If i know what the price was the day before and which way the price is going up or down, then i can make a decision to go or stay.
Pineking, i am not sure how many times i have said that posting prices on the net is only a bad idea because of the way prices change so quickly. trust me when i say that as a buyer i do indeed believe the pickers need to know the price so that they can decide whether they want to pick for that or not. The main reason that i do not post prices on the board is because they change too quickly for the information to stay accurate, You are more than welcome to call me for current prices on mushrooms at 541-269-2309.
looking for lawrence,remember the other day,what i was working on.need ya to contact me a.s.a.p. regarding sales over sea`s.looks like we are going ahead.phone me,as i tryed to find you.need you for the bussiness. shrooming.doors are opening.
Has anyone seen/heard of a buyer in southwest washington? thank you Roky
Where is my son? Amber can you give me a answer? 250 510 0918
Cranberrydawg, i have not been back to the chantrelle patch, i almost made it there on friday. however picking chantrelles near by i was disheartened as weeks ago i found crispy chantrelles, then with a little rain...mould...now with more rain and mild weather.... mushy... what the hell? do you (or anyone else on this board) know why the vancouver island chantrelles have been mushy for the last 3 years? i am getting about 20% out of my patches.... in years past it would be the other way around.. that coupled with the raping of the east coast by the 2 timber companies has my volume way down (20 lbs for 8hrs of hiking is great exersize but does not pay for gas). i know i am complaining but it feels good. there used to be a buyer in courtenay that bought other mushrooms - hedgehogs, sponges, lobster... i think his name was Gerry? is he still out there? cannery in nanaimo paying $2.5 lbs for chantrelles. they said 10 - 7 - ? for pines but not much coming.... later zed
prices aren`t down.it`s your buyers that are controlled by the cartel. the prices are good on all mushrooms.it`s who you sell too. you wouldn`t believe me if you i told ya.much more. getting to know the game.will be different next year.so watch for us. happy picking,we are.
no wormies,very little in the terrace/nass camp areas.the best is here and new flush starting.clusters of pines getting ready to pop any day. moe phone me at 250-639-1097 . can help you out. prices in the nass was 10,not much.call me as we can do better than that.sorry not every-one, but only the few,freinds were helping as we can`t help everyone.must be cleaned.good-luck to most of ya.get back to me to-nite okay.thx`s
The brokers don`t control what people post online...it doesn`t have to be the buyers who post but the pickers. We`re using the net for the wrong reasons, Info is what we need not bitching at each other for stupid reasons. The buyers are the ones that should post prices but if they won`t...then there is us...the pickers. The brokers DON`T have the power to stop that.
Mushroom prices for the other species are down too, I would suggest not picking Chanties in this area until you call your buyer and hear that the price is coming back up. Most of the pickers are not even making all of their gas money back at the moment :-(
Hi Matisman. In my area (Coastal Oregon) the best of the best Matsi pickers are only getting a small basket of non-wormie's. We have about 50% worm from what i can see...
Prices here in this area anywhere from 11-15 for #1's
rondadonda, Haven't heard anything and haven't been out to look. This is our second cooling in CJ, so it's possible. I'll try to get out and check early patches. We'll see.
I was at the study yesterday. First flush, if you can call it that, is mostly up. Worst year in 15 years of monitoring so far. Didn't see any new coming. Haven't counted it a bust yet cause there is another flush coming. Have to wait to see what happens. Should be starting to show this week.
Carla, Got enough rain to call it wet here. Got an order for a large quantity of the spore I collect so won't have much time to hunt matsi.
Later, Matsiman
Another 2 AM post...this insomnia is killing me - Kieth...there's a bit of a pop you know where...are you buying pines yet and if you are, do you have a price? I notice you haven't posted in a while, I'll phone you if don't see you here. And Cougar, it's a funny thing about those black bears on the island...you would think that with all the trees being decimated that it would open things up for more berries and the population would at least stabalize, but if what you are saying is that the black bear is becoming scarce, I would have to agree...I have been dawg slawging for months, doing one thing or another around Qualicum and have yet to see one - crazy! Usually see dozens by now. And, thanks Garf, I just read your post from a while ago and appreciate the comment - ty. CD
hey moe. just got in10 bucks up the nass.you see ,where ever the best produce is thats the best price.to get the pickers to areas that are producing top quility mushrooms. thats why such a change ,causes a good picker to follow the mushrooms route because they figure they can find lots.most can and will travel. it`s all a game, to get top produces for the martket over sea`s. pay you cheap and getting Max $$$$$$`s. p.s. rick work`s for the cartel,joe chung ,has for years.watch him ,another snake in grass. you`ll find out.. trying to gett some orders set up,will keep in touch.got your email..need a few days. hey i know your brothers.grew up with you all,see what i can do.
Does anyone have prices in Oregon?
6,4,3,2,1 in Nakusp. Nothing but flags though. 50 lbx. of flags equals $50.00. Not worth the gas. Pineking, would be nice if prices were posted but you know brokers would never go for it.
There should be a page for buyers to post their prices for the day. If that was possible wouldn`t it answer a lot of questions?
10,7,3,2,1 in Courtenay, not much around though
This is a buyers and pickers sight and we all have the right to know prices and why not. Also we keep in the loop about quality and quantity which helps us decide whether to go out picking. Ricks is in Terrace beside the Northern Inn, good grader and is a fellow picker. I was loyal to Wendy's for 10yrs but she is now the same as the rest of the buyers so I thought I'd try someone new. Where is Tc's, he was the one place in Terrace that helped force the prices up in past years. I will keep posting what I can. Goodluck to all
Matsi Me...If you want to do business with individuals, you had better drop the "oriental joint" attitude. If you don't, you aren't going to get very far. A little respect for your customer goes a long way.
The price is and has been around $6lb for 1pines for a few weeks in Terrace. It's not due to anything other than people will sell for that price. Oct is prime month for this area, the next two weeks should be great for excellent quality pines, and the price is likely to go down if anything. Then late in Oct when things get tougher and most pines open below the surface, the price will go up to try and keep people in the bush. Has happened every year in the Terrace area for the past 5 years, my crystal ball tells me it will happen again. $15lb around here when there are any Pines popping is a dream, or a vision from the past.
HEY ALL, STRIKE EH! hummm, that's going to be tough cuz most people need what money they can get. The only sulotion is to find different buyers by surfing the net and looking locally. I'm sure every town has an oriental joint. Everyone needs to communicate, if one starts looking and comes across some one interested in all the hard work you've done picking, they may tell you and you'll tell your friends and they'll tell their friends and soforth. Every one needs to work together =) So yeah, we'll be looking for potential buyers here in AB and if we do find them we will definitley share with everyone, heck maybe even set up a buying station. So yeah, we are determined to help the pickers that work so hard to get so little. We are going to be busy this winter with trying to find a market for you all. You all deserve to get what's fair =) So think and work hard to make it happen. CHEERS =)
hey moe there are about 8 buyers where i pick they are all copeteing at or around 15-18 per lb and yes joe chung is there paying the price also.i understand the crop in the north is going down except maybe in the nass,so therefore quality goes down but it seems 6 is flat thievery.not tryin to stir up things dont need help with that but thats bout all i can tell you.i will say the U.S. graders are a bit tuffer. sry spelling copeteing should be competeing jimbo
Hey all, just wondering why when people ask prices the chances of a reply are next to none. Moe has a price up(Thanks Moe), but where is Ricks, im guessing Terrace? I guess if prices are posted that might create an actual interest in picking and no one wants that do they. I am starting to realize its every picker for himself out there now a days, no wonder strike would never work. One picker stops picking and the next just jumps into his patch and carries on. I know my opinion matters very little but anyone that knows me knows I would help a picker any way i can whether it be prices, areas to pick in or whatever. To all of you helpful people and I think you know who you are THANK YOU. The rest of you can rot like an old wormy shroom. Terry
selling mushrooms: try seeking your own market. just about anyone can pick an apple or mushroom. find some chefs and restaurants and work with them. pick local and sell local. more cash in your pocket and seek a FAIR price. fair trade means understanding the prices. prices are out there, just hop on the internet and search. selling for below value leads to awful business. then there's drying. sell, keep, or give away as a gift. Peace
Went and sold our pines @ Ricks for $6.lb 1s$4.lb2s$3.lb3s had 18lbs buttons. Hey jimbo whats the company name in states thats paying $17.lb we could make them really busy if they want. goodluck too all
so just wondering what the price is around the arrow lakes. My husband went picking when I had to work and then brought all the mushrooms home. Can anyone just image about 80 lbs. of pines and expect me to do something with them. Let's see he has been out picking on a beautiful October day and I have had to be at work. Thought I would be happy that he never sold them at this low price. Smart man....Hope the price is going up..
Evening all !! just a quick note from BC. south coast ... out this weekend found a few pines ( no worms ) :) also some white chanterelles (a bit waterlogged but still salvagable :) We've had a lot of rain recently but we need the temp. to drop . having problems uploading my pic. will try later . full buckets to everybody !! Sam in BBY.
anyone know what chanterelles are selling for on vancouver island? there isn't a buyer near me, ( i am in vic) that i know of, and can't seem to find any number of buyers in the cowichan area.. thanks in advance again!
Tom Folinsby (sorry about the spelling) please email me at germany17@msn.com. mom wants to talk with you. Thomas.
any matsi popping cave junction area?
Anyone know prices in Nakusp by any chance. $10/$3, only the 2 grades with the buyer i sell too. Need to know for comparison please. Terry
carilyne,theres a buyer in lake cowichan,courtenay,port alberni,these are places i know for sure theres a buyer
just wondering if there is a buyer in cowichan this year? or on south vancouver island? thanks in advance
Fresh fall morel photos now posted on Matsiman Message Board & Forum
Hi Matsiman, it is the same in my area right now, no one is making any money on pines. But we did get some rain finally and it is still raining today! Yay!
I just called a friends cel in Packwood Wa and he sold his pine at 15 15 there last night.
MOE , CON TACT ME AT r2421@telus.net get back to you tonite.
julie T,
The person that August spoke of as setting up in Cougar is still down in Crescent.
It is still only if he gets a deal set up will he be at Cougar or elsewhere buying.
I tried calling the potential buyer in question last nite but his phone was turned off and he has not yet returned my message.
WOW moe 6$ per pound in terrace and 17$ per pound in the states those joes are sumthin else !!!
Moe........he was BSing about the price, just to get people going........he likes to hear himself talk.
Hey rj, I wish you and your wife well. my sis and me went out today and checked prices in Terrace @ Wendy's, Ricks, Anitas, and Jackies all were @ 6.lb. We have about 18lbs of matsi, found some beauties, but didn't sell because of the price, where did you receive 9.lb? goodluck
bugeye is here in memory but not in sole, wish i was buying and having the time of our lives, and the pines a plenty are plenty for all, wish you all the a great season . Doug, hows the landing, are the pickers soaking you dry?! Hay NORM told you I'd get a computer
Well I was out scoping the patch today, seems I've missed out on lots. Still feel real new to finding matsi, couldn't believe all the spots I've been missing. Never picked a matsi until i moved to Salmon Arm 6 years ago. I know that they grow in Nakusp, my only real picking partner grew up there and he had all kind of tales of the glory days. Anyways it just rained here yesterday, how long should a new crop take to come in. The patches I was in today had very few buttons but lotsa flags. Seems to be a new flush of chanties and lobsters as well, is that any indication of a new matsi crop. Any tips would be a great help. Thanks folks. Terry
Puzzledmattie- Thanks for the info. on Cougar.
Yo fellow pickers: Looks to be an end to an Era. I really dug the trip over the past 20 years picking commerically most years. Best was 96' and again in 2004'. However this dang Bill30 by the Liberal Government and sell-out of the peoples land in the form of TFL's to Fee-Simple ownership, has shut me out of my patches. Gates are stying locked and even those with Mining claims can't get a key. I started this year at $12.00 for Yellow Chants and have held it there, have been offered $9.00 but won't budge. The COSTCO strores apparantly sell Chants for $10.95, however I have also heard $7.99, I never shop at COSTCO and never will. Anyhow, it waz real cool to meet real people in the patch, many had 'attitute' and were highly opinionated about the 'bush' and thier territory. We pickers are not unlike the Black Bears on Vancouver Island slowly going extinct. Luck, Health and Prosperity, Cougarman, signing off fer good. Thank you all.
Rj,I am so sorry to hear about your wife,I hope she gets well soon.Hang in there.
Tinker,thank for your advise, how true.just anger this morning as my wife went into a coma yeserday..she is only 53. this is the third time in 10 months.my plate is full and i didn`t mean to offend any one,sorry but you got some , low lives out there.your right just cause they don`t got a pot to piss in so they try to fill up my.it`s okay as i`v sent off 9 orders , now and the cash is flowing. happy pickings to all.the more contacts you make ,the less the cartel can sell to. hope more of you do the same.
Rj,a few days ago I had to ask Matsiman to remove a couple of negitive posts I made.Those posts were made out of anger.Since all anger is a result of hurt I have made the decision not to feel hurt by what the cartel is doing anymore.Unfortunately, there will always be people that will pick regardless of the price, and all the anger in the world won't change that.The only way to change it for yourself is to find your own market.Don't compromise your own integrity, instead try channeling all of your energy into taking control of your own destany.I have personally decieded to back away from the industry for now because I know that my anger (hurt) is clouding my vision. I also know that Matsiman has put a huge amount of work into this site and I don't think he intended it to be used as a beating board.Good luck rj. I think you have the energy to make positive changes for yourself.Remember...if you change the way you think about things...the things you think about will change.Good luck
9 bucks plus 10 % ( gas)in terrace. 6 bucks in nass camp.only buyers there are joe la doe,2 buyers,joe chung with4 buyers and hi-toe buying off the natives in the village,3or4 buyers. 9 buyers in this area,all the cartels stations.volume is rising . buy cheap ,selling over seas at $130 to $ 110 per kilo. we are the main suppliers on the market, (Canada) do what you got to do guys, to bad not many of you can do a thing but to strike, it`s the only way to beat them at there own game. force them to lose they yearly contracts
this is more like shrooming weather .... rain since yesterday afternoon and the ground needed it.... some other areas should get going now..... hows the picking up in the nass, kitwanga, the harper, nakusp, boston bar, bella coola.... anyone .... just curious ,,,, i'm going back to firewood for now ,,, see how long i last before the bug bites me in the behind..... ger
So what is the going price for #1s in Terrace then....everyone too scared to say so or what?
Julie, Cougar is very small, you shouldn't have any problem finding him there. Check out the only store and ask there.
Hi Bigbud, I take my sis out picking because she needs the money, i/we have no control over the pay i receive, personally i love to be out in the nature and if i make extra money doing it than great. Maybe you can let all of us know how much Wendy made off of me, we made $80. tax free each. goodluck too all
Hi, I read August's post about a buyer being in Cougar. Does anyone know where? Thanx.
greetings matsiman, for many years now i truly appreciate you having this site for us crazy pickers and lovers of the shrooms. thx & keep it up! i was just wondering if it would be possible to create some kind of graph/chart in regards to local area(s), date(s) and price$ in order to quickly KNOW what is really going on out there? less confusion, time spend searching and reading up on all the bitching...INSTEAD one fine (spreadsheet) tool for all of us? THX again. (:
Greetings All, Raining here in CJ. Not very cold though. This is the second cooling this fall. Will check in a couple days for matsi.
Got report from Crescent. Best pickers making less than 100 a day and spending 70 for gas. This was report from last Saturday. Pickers are saying worst season in years.
Later, Matsiman
nuff coffee time to head for the woods
I see guys like rj, moe still like to support the crooks and give our resources away for nothing. Same shit diff. pile every year. When will you pickers learn.
Anyway...Thanks for keeping this industry dead.
Pssssst.......Moe, Do you know how much Wendy made off you guys for all that walking? Most likely not!
Rain coming tomorrow. Colder too, so we will be finally into usual mushroom weather here on BC coast. My perdiction is Oct. 14, or 15. Thats what my past diary says. Good luck all and lets hope the grinch who buys in Vancouver got lucky and is smilling on us pickers.---Powell River Jack
How is Nakusp Arrow Park pines coming??? What is the price for buttons sittting at Thanks for any info that you can get to me. Wanna Pick
Got off the phone with a buyer that's going to set up in Cougar this med week and he told me that matsi was up to $18/$18 last night.
Hey BB is drying out fast, with wormies. Hope we get rain soon.
