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MessagesMatsutake Benefits: As we knwo, the Internet and Books contain much information about the Matsi. Some purported amazing health benefits to us Humans ( actually still just cave people). Not just us, but Matsi befefits a myriad of other life forms. When I sell Matsi to the local people, the Tribe around Victoria, I tell them to do some research themselves, however when a customer was buying a lLB bag of 4s for $12.00, I told her that one reason the Matsi is so revered by the Japanese is that it waz the only thing that survived the Atomic Bombs in many areas. Most people I sell Matsi to are coming back for more after finding extremely supportive benefits, as well as the 'ol woody' that this Shroom is relatively famous for supporting. Sell the benefits, the aroma and flavor are excellent. With a fraftion of the Patches left to harvest in our lifetime, I am sure Matsi will rise to fame here in Victoria. After all the City is full of Mansions with designer kitchens ready to do thier thing. Yada Yada Yada. C
MessagesNeed 50-60 lbs/week dec-april. Preferably from ore/cal. What u got? email mushtrader@gmail.com
MessagesIs there any prices for pines in Oregon or Cali ????
Messagesyour right on the money there cougarman, but it's the canadian way, penalize those that follow the rules rather than holding those accountable that don't. Ridiculous that the island has just been decimated and now the public can't even utilize it, not just shroomers. Outta sight, outta mind, the canadian motto.
MessagesLocked Gates: It is the resposibility of the outfit to hire people to protect thier equipment and resource. Seems these outifits are so cheap that they fiqure the Gates are the program. Well this will ghange. Its not right and extremely selfish. There are things called trailers to house quards and things like survelence cameras to monitor the situations. The Mushrooms are for pickers and do not belong to the outfits, nor do the outfits own lakes, rivers, animals, minerals and everything else. They have a right to Log, thats all, so they will be squared away sooner or later. C
MessagesI feel for the people that come across locked gates. Its to bad there couldn't be a simple solution for all. But as a logger when there is work,(not to often these days) I will tell you the obvious. There are some idiots in our area that are robbing the small independent operators blind. By the way i am not talking about the island.The problem was really bad when fuel was at record highs. They not only stole fuel, they took tools ambulance supplies etc.Eurocan in Kitimat is laying off 535 people on jan 31 2010. I love picking but the crumbs the Joes are throwing us these days just don't cut it.
Messagesfh,I have picked the west coast for many years, the conditions in florence were kinda weird, but your pics look weirder,sorry for the teasing, I thought you must have been joking, live long and prosper, cranberry flavoured alien symbiotic weird looking mushroom, please do not invade earth, I am busy today,let me know if anybody knows how to make agaricwine, might need some...fuller buckets to the pickers, and empty baskets to Joe.....rt out for the season, going to Asia for the Winter....good xmas and Nyear to all...........
MessagesThe Island, at least today is 14, 9, 5, yada yada yada. Now pickers are talkin ... waz up... we got another pop happening.... be an interesting month. I am selling my 3,4,5, all good with no worm for $12.00, as well as yellows for 12, whites chantys may be pretty well done??? Yet those pesky Hedghogs seem to be on vacation somewhere's. Looks like with all these locked gates and stuff that the Logging outfits think they own the shrooms as well. C
Messagesany prices for pines out there?
MessagesHey garf, snowing all ready ? The usa midwest region had 3 feet of snow yesterday , not here yet , sorry about the faulty link, some other people had problems with it too, it works for me though , new link , http://picasaweb.google.com/mcerie/AtlanticCoastForagingOct09?authkey=Gv1sRgCJXt-sm77dS-4wE&feat=directlink
Messagesnot getting anything on that site for pictures forest??? nothing to do with the matsu anyhow .... other pictures yes.... heres one for you .... went to one of my patches today and it was white.... was wondering why it was so hard to find the buttons??? any ideas??? kind of a riddle... if you need to see me i will be splitting wood .... ger
Messagesmay be a little difficult 2 find polypore when needed but thanks. will try next time out. sorry i missed episode, would've been great to see.
MessagesI know a plucker that lit a basket to start a fire, it worked, but not very good for the enviroment...I also heard that "joe" is taking him to small claims court for damage to his property...Hmmm
MessagesHey cougarman, got a glimps of you on chek 6 and now waiting for you to come back on...way to go
MessagesFire in the rain? come on yall are mushroom pickers.... find a big old polypore! makes great tinder.
MessagesYo Pickers: I may be on TV tonight at 6:30 on Island 30 on Check TV Channel 6, re Pine Mushrooms, an interview with Gordie Tupper and exerpts from my Film "THE HISTORIC MATSUTAKE FLUSH OF 2004".//// C
Messagesslivers and widdled CEDAR has the ability to fireup. stays dry under a few layers even in the rain. try it sometime as you never know. a great ending to funguys dad. peace all.
MessagesHello there folk ,, Garf, I knew that you had an accident however I wasn't aware of the particulars and the gravity of it , hell you are lucky to be alive and able to get around , I guess not many people survive a " train encounter" , hopefully your health continuous to improve , anyways here are some pictures of last weekend trip , My wife was with me so this are really her pictures [therefore too many pictures of me] , I will post pictures of other types of environment on which matsie lives, soon, Good luck to all , http://picasaweb.google.com/mcerie/AtlanticCoastForagingOct09?feat=directlink
MessagesWell, Carla, whatever it is hope all turned out well. Call when you're back up & runnin'.
MessagesShroomertom, In an emergency I don't have time to make calls... sorry, You know I would normally call ....
MessagesFun Guy: I am glad your dad is okay. It sounds like that was quite the experience for all of you.
MessagesCalled Carla Saturday at 3:45 she said "come on in" with boletes. 80 minutes and 50 miles later I was there...only she wasn't. A phone call would have been nice if she was shut down. She seems to have fallen off the edge of the world... Bolete report, Coos Bay and North: The blowout pop has come and it's 50% (or more) wormy and the mushrooms are BIG. Picked patches finishing up. Drop in prices attributed to Trout Lake. However, I understand it has snowed. Ridiculous variations on the Charlie Novi grade popping up. Now, if the cap is turned down and the gills white some buyers are trying to #2 buttons if the gills (!) are "too thick"!!!
MessagesMy dad is a well skilled woods man and did have a surrvival pack but his flashlight was forgotten... he would have gotten out on his own come morning but no one knew the condition that he was in... The cougar was shot with a flare gun by my dad and ran off... Conservation has asked pickers to becareful out in that area until the cat is located.....
Messageshey forestharvest would love to see some of those pictures on the types of areas over there where you pick .... really like looking at stuff like that... i believe you have my e-mail if thats easier or do you have them on facebook ... i have some on there..... on the early bird stuff,,, two yrs ago i got hit by a train and it broke my pelvis , back, and other things .... don't sleep great but enough... just grab the sleep when i can ... thats why weird times.... myclman ts for that ,,, now how about showing me one of those spots???? ger
MessagesWhats with all the Cougar encounters this year? 'Seems' higher than usual?! Fun guy: How the heck did yr' father light a fire in that rain? I heard gossip that he managed to get a fire goin? Amazing skill. Well i'm glad it had a positive outcome.
MessagesI have never spent a night in the bush,I am not proffessing to be great, I have been "turned around" especially in "BobQuin", trust your compass and know how to use it......make sure your GPS has batteries, some water,munchie's and a lighter, waterproof matches, dress warm and always let me know where you are picking, just in case.....
MessagesThanks for that link Keith.... That was my dad that was out there all night.... What the paper failed to let everyone know was that he was chased and treed by a cougar..... AVSAR.... they gave up and because of policies that they have me and 2 other experienced bush people were not allowed to help. After 5 hours of them looking they quit due to the whether. Thats when we went in and after 20mins of looking we have voice contact..... The new system they have is to call the RCMP to evaluate the situation then wait 1 hour to see if the picker comes out then they call search and rescue. The orignal call was made at 6:30pm they did go in until 11:00pm.... If this had been a matter of life or death who knows what kind of result we might have had.... Now to there defence the bush had alot of windfall and it was raining buckets, they put 5 grewling hours in out there and to people who don't do that for a living its tough work... Its also funny how they forgot to mention that the SARS member who went in after us got turned around and hurt so my friend,dad and myself had to get them out. The new system they have has hole and could use some change... SARS is always looking for new members and ideas and I hope this was a lesson to all... So yes please becareful out there picking no matter how experienced.
MessagesActually in some areas Ive plucked out ten pound clumps.A pound a minute is an understatement.Its more than just parking beside the other cars and sifting through the shreds to be a successful matsi harvester.It takes an understanding of tree stands which produce certain fungi in symbiosis.A remote area of your own may on some years reveal more than you currently understand .
MessagesJust wanted to post this as a reminder to all of us who go into the forest: http://www2.canada.com/albernivalleytimes/news/story.html?id=861ad18f-d4d3-4ce1-9cf7-0ee56ba18043 I hope everyone has a safe year for what is left of this harvest season.
MessagesHello folk , Garf I have a question for you, are you a night owl or an early bird , I usually read the posts here early (for me) , 8 am. in the morning and sometimes I see you posting as early as 3 or 4 am. your time , that's too early for me , anyways the weather as been unpredictable here in the east coast as well, two weekends ago it was snowing and last week some days we were hitting 70 degres F. so as you may guess matsies are flagging like crazy , I was in the coast this weekend and I did pretty good, however few buttons, I will post some pictures since I want you folks to get an idea of the type of landscape those shrooms are growing in. good luck to all .
Messagesyes time to give it up Zed..... i was up the Nass in the late 90's myself ...... have to look back .... although the price was 8 or 10 when i got there ,,, by the time i left it went up to 75 at Cathy's station just south of vandyke camp down in the hollow... picking the harper..... yep and we do know that when a buyers lips are moving 90% of the time they are slinging a crock .... at least most of them... ger
MessagesEvening all !! wow !! what's this site gone to ?? some kind of bragging bs. site ... Andy please don't give warnings just delete the bs. straight up !! out this weekend found a new picking ground ... all about elevation , chants were getting past their prime but was able to save some ... also found 1 nice pine button but couldn't find more , too early ? will go back when temp. drops ... keep it real !! full buckets !!
MessagesPrices Vancouver Island: Looks like 1s are floating between 9-20. My 1s are $24.00, down from $48.00. They are opening quickley and soon qualify for my $12.00 group of 3,4,5. No worms as I make an incicion in just about every Mushroom stem, a little hole into the cap I cut a bit to see how much worm. Yellow Chantys I sell out at $12.00, whites as we know are going to the hereafter with the rain, but what a great year for whites drying just right on the stem before the big rain. We have had a decent flush and some areas haven't come on yet, where other areas are pretty well done..... this is one the same mountain. I hope to get another month in, qnd who knows, back in 96' I picked beauty yellows in mid dec along with a few pines. Sell as many shrooms locally, there is a good demand, after all Victoria and Tinsel Town have all these people in great houses with big kitchens who like gourmet foods. Yada Yada. C
MessagesI think someone put on a extra zero, 70 meyby, 700, pretty questionable...
MessagesProbably 10 hours of light in the bush now. For every one making a killing, there are ten doing so so. It has been proven two or three years ago,that if there is any kind of volume overall the prices will drop to two or three bucks a pound. There is no way the Joes will allow the common weekend warrior to make good coin anymore!
Messagesgarf..... you have to give it up.... i have heard these big mushroom stories for 15 years.... and the keep getting bigger.... i remember walking into TC's shroom shack in terrace on a bad year in the late 1990's and he said " makin yer 1500 a day?".... at the time no one was making that money! prices were 10 and mushrooms scarce.... i call it the buyer BS to get people into the bush.... just like now 10 years later there is this big flush on the island or the nass is hitting again! if the buyers are pulling out of the nass, the mushrooms are gone.... and there (i repeat again) is no big flush on the island.... but the BS just keeps coming and the stories get bigger.... 700 lbs in a day at an average of $10 is 7000.... and well just not worth commenting any more... zed out!
Messagesok for once and all will you just listen to yourselves .... 700 lbs in a day is a lb. a minute for 11and a bit hrs.... how much daylight a day up in the nass area right now ,, 12 maybe ,, so gee lets see we don't have much time to spare now do we,,, and they must be all within a few feet because that leaves no time for walking ,, and looking ,,, cleaning ,,, taking care of the area ,,, packing them into buckets or bags ,,, packing them out,,, eating ,,, relieving oneselve ,, or for that matter passing wind ,,, which i do suspect anyone claiming this is very good at ,,, and if all these people know where he picks ,,, what for da matter wit you !!! you can't get there first??? heres a shovel and dump truck and fill her up wit the stuff you been slinging on here .... oh ya ,,, still waiting for pictures ??/ ger
Messagesmessage is for zed,it is just like you say,not much,maybe the frost will help,powell river is a little better but not worth the trip
Messages700 pounds of pines in a day for boomer? ya right. i know he's a good picker but ya right. we know where he picks and ya he might have picked close to that but was he alone and what was the quality. maybe 1/4 of that as it has froze there. How can he pick 700 lbs and still buy that night? we call that bs
Messagesall i can say is that i have picked lots of shrooms and figure 50 to 65 lbs is the most i can carry out in one trip.... thats a great day ,,,, 700 lbs would be a great clean up job on the moss beds picking that fast ..... think as in poker i'm with Zed and call it like a sandwhich i know Baloney.... mushrooms are flagging here ..... price was in the low teens at georgina's ...... myclman i will have to say thats over a lb a minute also on those buttons ..... i will only assume it must have taken you twice that long to clean and put everything back in place after???? lol is this a bs contest??? please someone post a picture of these great finds..... until then spare us .... ger
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Ok people, don't like to get email like this.
You people really think I need the added frustration? I'm the bad guy here
cause I don't take sides and remove the posts I feel inappropriate.
10/24/2009 7:44:51 AM
thax`s for removing my post`s,don`t like been
made fun of.you make me out to be the villian here bs.i guess your
responable for the in sults towards me,as you didn`t remove there insult`s
at me .thax`s matsi. so much for a information site.tell the truth,get
posting`s removed,totally bs.just look at the remark`s ,toward me.why
didn`t you remore any of there`s.don`t worry as i won`t leave any more on
your site.so your the bully on the block.to bad one can`t defend them self
here,just like the cartel,go figure.thax`s again for the insult`s.we got
some of the best picking here in bc and you don`t want other pickers to know
this,it`s your show.i`ll sigh off now as you are a dictater,not to worry as
you won`t see any more posting from rj,so much for freedom of speech.
r2421@telus.net
Much Later, Matsiman
MessagesNo one person picked 700 lbs. Maybe in a dream
MessagesI have picked 275 of mats in a day stuffing every last greedy one I could fit in my pocket.Ive picked 135 pounds of buttons in a little over 2 hours on a good year.700 youd have to be pretty close to your truck I think.
Messagesrj we gotta ask what is poopoo car? lol i got a feeling it's grey. that would be way too cool. best $200 he ever spent. haha have fun guys .don't hate the joes channel rj not joe
Messagespoo poo car :-) its just material, spend $ wisley. Hi Carla, I'm a rookie bolete picker and was wondering if you/ others could tell me a bit about proper picking techniques, sizes, quality and ways to determine bug infest. Thanks.
Messageszed the picks are with 2 pickers and yes they do pick the river hard rainbow warrior your price is down today but i can get you 23 for 1-2 345 are 14 way to go
Messagesnow for some real news.... island prices today 8 5 3 2 1.... and regardless of what is posted on this board i have not seen "them popin like mad" or whatever the bs that was posted in last couple of weeks... anyway refer to my e-mail a couple of days ago... still waiting for a good flush..... dont know if it will happen.... seems like the higher elevation patches had a mini-flush but the slight weather change (milder with rain) kind of put an end to it (mostly flagging out).. hoping for lower elevation flush... but have not even found babies to indicate this might happen... anyone else with some credible information to share? zed
Messagesrj, please clarify.... one person picked 700lbs in a day of pines? i am no rocket scientist but average full bucket is about 20 lbs, so that is 35 buckets give or take... so got to fill 1 bucket every 20 minutes (12hr day -no travel) or one pound a minute..... now i (with one picking partner) have picked 140 lbs pines in a day and 210 lbs chantrelles (they were within 200 yards of the road) on another day so understand big poundage days but 700 lbs for one person... it is pretty hard to carry more than 50 lbs out of the woods.... something smells like horse sh*t elmer... zed out
Messageshey Dano.not bitter at all we had a great season.did very well this season.my poopoo truck was full every day,that`s the reason for the slow drive in.had the follower`s again.same thing every year.we miss ya,how `s it in hope.new flush happening again,heavy botton`s.you can smell them,boomer was doing well too,his best day was 700 lb`s shroom`s,and he played the river patch,know wonder mm only got 30/40 lb each as they don`t know the patch, but boomer kept it clean. it`s called experence mm so keep whineing.20 is good.prices should stay up as it`s almost over,new flush till it snow`s,warmed up here,never know,could go longer if it stays.it`s great as most buyer`s headed out,only the cartel left here, by monday,full pack`s too all.larence is on his way down in a feww day`s.it was a great pick this year.just need the contact ,maybe next season,over sea`s to cut out these middle men.the volume is easy,got other`s interested. pick lot`s,Rj.
MessagesWhat's the chanty price now in oregon. St.helens matsi dissappearing fast, lots of wormies still.
Messageswhats the price Dano hitting hard up the lake got a truck full in last 2 days you OPEN????
MessagesGarf, I agree. When people bring in a basket of boletes no taller than 2 inches at the biggest.... I know for a fact that they had to tear up the ground to get them that small and then they actually have enough nerve to be upset when I say that "our company policy is not to buy anything that small" :-(
Messagessorry shoegy are they white or yellow? call dano in hope
Messagesshoeguy im in hope call me 604-860-0395
MessagesDoes anyone know of a chantrelle buyer in the Hope B.C area?
Messageswow how come your so bitter rj we're still picking large in bb sell at night private only can get 20 for 1-2 7 for 345 two grades only bad joes lol later guys oh ya bb has shrooms hard to say how hard of hit we wait we pick hehe
MessagesWent for a small hike today and was very distraught at seeing sections of a really good patch just torn to shreds.... some people really should just use the half brain that they were born with.... its really a shame ... i can't understand why someone would intentionally destroy an area and ruin it for everyone including themselves ... doesn't make sense... after the season is over i will take a few hrs and attempt to repair the damage .... i'm wondering if anyone has ever put up any signs asking people to respect the land and leave it the way they found it ,,, also another spot where a fourwheeler decided to cut a trail through crown land and destroyed a pretty big swath... makes me angry and its pretty sad to see.... anyhow i got 17 for my 1s and 2s 8 for good 3s and 4s and 4 for the lower grade 4s and good white 5s..... gl and full buckets
Messagesplease stop rj you make us look bad we only pick 30 to 40lbs buttons each out of jet boat 250lbs 3-4 and yes we know you and your exploits of your great picks but we also know truth if there is so much money on your end why do you drive a poopoo car
Messagesyour right,me tired.had fun,lots of picture`s even got a chance for a short clip[ video].But for a thousand$$, aday ,made it worth it,got better price`s than what the joe`s paid and they got alot but not are`s,never will!Six year`s I`ve Boycotted,and continue,to do so as i`ve another 25 good yr`s to pick,taking all i can get,and love`en the volume pick`s just great,less for you cartel picker`s good time`s to all.
MessagesNo two of us,some day`s more.full pack`s to all.
MessagesHello there folk , Well you guys are full of good info., thanks for your posts, I'm learning quite a bit this year and that is not only from the posts, in general this year has been a year of discovery for me., rj , do you mean to tell us that you are picking up to 200 pounds of matsies a day by yourself ? that is a hell a lot shrooms, if that's the case good for you, however I bet you are getting tired by now , good luck everyone.
Messagescranberry kickeded out plenty,just the llllllllllllow prices,same as the nass,lots,and still going.10 last nite.a good season,for pines,150 to 200 lb`s aday for the last 4 weeks.
MessagesHey everyone, price has dropped in BB, trying to do 8 and buyers are doing 10-12 for #1 button count way down, dont know if a crop is comming or not. Wheres the gas $
Messagespowell river,not worth the trip,slow and flaggy,wormies etc needs colder temps at night,
MessagesOnly "one" buyer left in Kitwanga area. The other buyer left days ago. So you can tell what kind of year it was. (In the kitwanga area) Usually there are people that pick the cranberry that sell in kitwanga. I dont know if the cranberry even put out this year. (Not talking about the Harper.)
Messageslot`s of pines in the nass,200 lb`s again ,and not a price more the ten.i guess that`s it till next season.they don`t want them as they jack the price`s up down soth to get the picker`s there.plenty of shrooms here,buyer`s are closing monday.refuse to sell to chung or lado.scabby company`s aaaaaaaaa dog,carl.still over 100 basket`s aday from the nass
Messagesmfp.. so sorry, please review the previous posts and carefully read, there is no muskeg matsi's as far as I know, the reason for the post was to reiterate that pickers are not a bunch of pawns that buyers may use at their discression, to scout, follow a empty trail..It is wrong when a buyer sujjests that a area is modulating, when it is not, it costs money to move, I am sure any reasonable buyer would not be appreciative to travel at their own expense for nothing......fuel is too expensive
Messagesrt please give us more info, very interested!!!!!!!!!
Messagesfun guy you are dreaming
MessagesI rarely weigh in on these conversations regarding what is hitting where, however, i feel strongly that i have to make an exception. Vancouver island may be producing 200 to 500 lbs a day on the weekends for the last 2 weeks. anyone in the know knows 1. this is not terrace where there is 5000lbs a day. 2. there is no big flush at burnt bridge, cowichan, port alberni or Campbell river. i have been picking in some of these areas since 1995 (so newbie to some) and I generally know my stuff. if you really want to know what is coming in on the island... visit one of the buyers or call the Cannery. side note: Cranberry Dawg are U still around? would like to scout some of those Port Alberni areas we discussed a couple years ago.... my patches are very slow! later zed.
MessagesHey Rob, Hows life treating you? Are you still @ boston bar? Drop me a line sometime....
Messagesis there anything happening in boston bar?let alone a price?,considering a roadtrip,tired of looking at chantrelles :( .been a few years since i hunted the pines,found one lonely #5 in my chanty patch the other day,first one ever in 8 years !got me to jonesin fer the hunt again...hows PR doin dave? grayskydreams@gmail.com shoot me a email sometime,missin the old hometown...
MessagesWe are finally starting to see some pretty Chanty's here on the Oregon Coast :-)
Messagesrt.......I hear ya.........good point!!! You got us all chomping at the bit getting ready to head to Sask!!! Good luck out there. Jim
MessagesRe saskatchewan, that post was meant for fun guy and only intended to get her to stop promoting picking areas and for her to make sure that her info is correct. before somebody spends their hard earned money travelling for little or nothing, I almost went to burnt bridge, until my buddy called and gave me the heads up, I was at the ferry line up, guess I will go south for the winter...
MessagesTofino picker 15 pounds a day.Would even newbies to the area pick that? How long do you figure the flush will last?
MessagesOK, had enough of the intentional miss spelling and the heckling. One more post in poor taste, all of yesterdays messages will be deleted. You don't need to call people names. Jim has the right idea. Plain and simple with no name calling. "In other words, you are full of sh.....t " Do you people know how childish your post make this site look. Later, Matsiman
Messagesrt......In other words, you are full of sh.....t
Messagesrob baird i givez tabitha two maybez three dayzs before funny guys doez funny excuzez.......againz.....100 pounds a day at $17 a pound and needz more pickerz to comez to port to pick all them pinez....that is realz funny guy
MessagesHEY FUN GUY, NEVER MIND THE HECKLERS.. YOU DO A FINE JOB. CANT PLEASE EM ALL. GL THE REST OF THE WAY. HERE THEY COME!
Messagessorry, jim the buyer, it was a short season, all gone now, maybe next year....
Messagesrt............ get back to me on that Saskatchewan crop. Might be able to do something. Leave your email here if you have one. phone is better. Jim
Messagesfunny guy say what you wantz but when you have pickerz coming to port alberni thinkingz theyz gonna pick 75 to 100 pounds a day for $17 a pound and you will even tell them where the patches are they will findz out what i am saying about how you are so funny is true. why you want to do that to pickers makes no sense at allz espsecially when you sayz you are such a good and funny guy andz carez so much for pickerz and allz. pickerz getting 15 pounds a day now is a good day for themz that knowz the patchez and they probably don't think what you are doing is very funny or helping themz out.
MessagesHMMMM!!!! well I think tofino picker needs to come to my shop and see my reefer......... I am paying more than stjeans and you know it...... Theres no bs in my shop but maybe you have hurt feelings cuz you pick crap and I have turned you away....... And as for why I went to do pines elsewhere is cuz it had been so dry here for so long that the shrooms were like styrofoam........ Why buy crap product and not beable to sell it when you can go where the $$$$ is...... I went for the same reason everyone else travel to pick...... Yes I was trying to save the picker world here from evil doers but ya cant please the world..... As for the guy who stuck out picking pines in port tell the pickers bringing in 75-100lbs that theres no pines....... Want some spots?....lol... And as for you tofino picker good luck my friend you know where im at if you want some of those big $$$$$..lmfao.....
MessagesLast Hurrah for the Pine Mushroom Picker: Today I walked for 2Hrs uphill to the Sacred Patch. I picked about 25Lbs of Number Ones and a few others and Walked out Loaded. The territory waz once the Best Vancouver Island had to offer, now isolated patches between Clearcuts. The Buyers were Paying $16.00 and $10.00, this week I will assess the situation and offer the #1s to Victoria at MY PRICE the other good qualitys will be $16.00LB ( 3,4,5,) to hell with Japan. C
Messagesso pkcer you tellin me that funny guys cannot payz 2.50 stjeanz is paying for chanties now that is funny
Messagesthat iz funny picker sincez funny guy told me and my buddies that she alwayz payz topz $$$ to pickerz even whenz it comez from her own pocketz so you saying today that funny guys don't pay top dollarz afterallz is what we already known to be truez here at the junction so again funny guys say we buy and pay top dollar until someone goez there to sell and she says she not buying afteralls which is what i posted alrady
Messagesdoes anyone out there know the price in boston bar? thanks
Messagesleave funguy alone, she always treats me good infact she would rather send a person away if she thought that they would make more somwhere eles. ture story happend today thanks funguy!
Messagesfun guy, we need a buyer in northern saskatchewan, biggest crop we have ever seen, they ere growing in muskeg, incredible really, we are willing to pick for you for 1 cent a pound, we will all be rich, just drive here and I will pay your expences, think of it....road trip....whoo hoo
MessagesIt is starting to get worthwhile in Alberni, not super yet, but hopefully it will increase. Im positive as I have sat out for three years and am excited to pick again.
Messagesrob the routine is funny gal sayz these thingz then buyz a few poundzz then closez down saying shez bought so many shez has her contract filled up...or give IOUs to the pickerz...lotza funny talk is allzzz from the funny gal
MessagesI hope funguy has lots of room for putting up the pickers that come
Messagesrob me thinks this funny gal smokes funny stuff and thinks saying all these thingz on herez is gonna make some big time company callz her to buyz her mushroomzzzz and makezzz us pickerzzz here thinkzz she is super important person meeting suitzzz in board roomz taking up for us against the evil forcez of the mushroom galaxy....therez many wayzzz to be funny isn't that right funny gal
Messagesfunguy I was in burt bridge yesterday very few pines but there is the odd one you shure dont know what a good flush is how many days you been at this
Messagesfunny guy why did you not do as you say and save us from evil butch with allz them great $$$ you promized us this year at the junction??? What I hearz is you payz your chantie pickerz IOUs then takez off to payz cash for pinez in otherz placez. Me thinkz you fulla funny stuff iz what makez you a funny gal. It iz not nice to play gamez with pickerz with a bunch of funny talk ya know?
Messagesfunguy I was just in pt and have picked there for over 30 years and I didnt see no good flush there a few here and few there pay for gas and a little more
Messagesflush in powell river is slow average picker 5lb- 10lbs a person, as always gas 107.9 , pines 10,5,3,2,1 . powell river where the lowest price is the law! thanks chung . 3 buyers 2 of them chung.
Messagesmy fingers hurt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pay me more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
MessagesWow rt well noted... Burnt Bridge is having a nice little flush but the gates get locked up all over the place there. The logging companies are making it hard for the pickers, they lock the gates up as early as 2:30 in the afternoon. And well as for Port Alberni this is one of the best pines years for us in a long time. The mushrooms are plentiful and great quality. For the first time in years the pickers are seeing good prices 17/12/8/4/2. Three years ago when I was picking here it was $1 per lbs. for #1's.
MessagesHey rt, how do you dare make fun of me !!! hahahah , I know it sounds crazy , the explanation perhaps is that the trees have an extensive root system since they are basically growing in sand dunes covered with cranberry bushes , but I'll tell you the closest tree was pretty far away,
MessagesHey, fun guy, are you done in burnt bridge, or are making millions in albernie? Alot of inquiring minds would like to know,I hope you are not the kind of buyer that uses pickers, some may say, gosh ,golly ,gee ,wiz, you make me angry,after they read your posts and trek, at their expence, and for nothing, make sure you have some honour.....nuf said
MessagesShellys phone in Powell River? Anyone? she is a buyer there....thanks. Trying to find out if its worth a trip!!!
MessagesAhh! its nice to be home.... Buying everywhere but here was a fun change but theres no place like home... I opened the shop today and got flooded with great chantys and pine, some lobbies too. The product here in Port Alberni is looking great, I have no complaints or maybe its that I'm spoiled with great pickers. Good to be home :)
MessagesHey, fh, a symbiotic, relationship?, I think they are borg shrooms and they may take over the universe if you pick there again, be vewry, vewry, careful!...any prices tonite?
Messagesanyone know what the pine crop is like in powell r??worth a trip?
Messagesprice was 18 at the stations in mt currie as far as i know ... think it will go up as they become more scarce.... gl everyone..... ger
MessagesHEY THERE AALL,, I was hunting close to the cranberry bugs for matsie on the shore and I was very surprised to find matsies 50 feet or more away from any tree in the cranberry bushes, could it be possible that matsie and cranberry bushes could have a symbiotic rEtelation /? however this is not the first time I have seen it, however this were huge buttons and obviously it Wasn't any tree around , crazy stuff .
Messagesattention Weedy you must go back to jackies and get your catchup she paid 19 last nite to us
Messagesmorning all ! I know it's short notice but I need 20 kgs. of top shape edulis by tonight !! anyone out there ?? full buckets !!
Messagesany Nakusp news? stay safe.
MessagesMatsi price in Cougar, WA was 25/24/8/5/5 tonite.
MessagesHi Folks...anyone have Shellys phone number The mushroom buyer in Powell River? greatly appreciated! a picker
Messagessold in terrace at jakies iwas in thenass got a lot of brown ones 15 last night willbe going back up be getting a lot of cowboy hats anyone no the price for cheaking leafs gets me oll the time be on the look out for crazy hunters a lot of gun fire and slow down alot of pot holes good hunting shroomers weedy out
MessagesBurnt bridge is shawnigan lake and theres gates up everywhere
Messagesprice was 17 at the stations yesterday.... there is not a lot of mushrooms.... it now has rained for 3 days st8 ,,, if its going to happen this will be it.... lots of mushroom flies ..... i suspect a small flush .... funguy is a girl or lady?? and she did go to burnt bridge... which is where?? is that where i see cars parked south of cr ..... anyhow i'm not an island picker but curious is all .... rumour has it i's will go to 20 today ,,,,, any proof of the huge flush cougarman.???? ger
Messageshuge flush on the island ?? a few pines and some chantys ... thats all I found yesterday here on BC. lower mainl... rained buckets yesterday. full buckets !
MessagesCougarman don't know not what your objective is saying there is a tremendous flush happening here it's just not true you could be encouraging transient pickers to invest in coming here and they will not make any money thats just cruel theres hardly any patches left and the average picker will tell you that so far as volume there isn't any.I suggest to any pickers thinking of heading this way check with the local buyers and they will tell you there is a very small flush none of the buyers are getting hardly any.Thats why fun gal has come and gone in about 3 hours.So by the way didn;t I already mention that your post may be better suited to a bull board although you are right about the gate problems and access to whats left of our forest.
MessagesMatsi prices in Randle went to 22/22/8/4/4 tonite. Volume was low due to the huge rains today.
MessagesIt will be more FUN when the $14.oo for l's goes up. The $8.00 is way low for 2's. The Shrooms are beauties with that fluffy texture and light veil. So lets get real like $30.00 for l's and $25.00 for 2's cause my l's and 2's go out at $48.00LB in Victoria, my 'other' open caps are $12.00LB. No worms guaranteed. We have a tremendous flush happening on the Island. Timber West is playing Gate games. Pickers are compromised to walk for miles due to closed gates. I blocked a gate a few weeks ago, now less my Radio Antenna and a few scrapes when it waz swung open, needless to say I didn't get in. It is law that Logging Companes cannot interfere with the Hunter, we are Hunters. This Island is being sold off to Foreign Corporations held by very few shareholders. They clearcut, compromise the enviornment and sell the Logs Raw to the U.S.A. We will make a changeup. We will get the land back to the People. Otherwise we will end up like a sterile European Landscape with a very few in control of the Lands, no Bears, No Cougars, No Mushrooms. We are the last of the Hunter Gatherers. I am sure we will not lay it down without a confrontaion. Luck, C
Messagesfun guy .... yer about 10 yrs to late
Messagesthx :-)
Messagesany word for southern oregon??? found a few today
MessagesCarla- Carl H. has a couple buyers in the Mt. ST. Helens area for Matsi and Arly for winters.
MessagesWho is the buyer in Randle you are referring to anyway FYI?
MessagesRandle, WA closed at 17/17/7/3/2 last nite. Winter mushrooms are plentiful and fresh thanks to the recent rains. Yellow chantys are getting around $2 with lobster at about a buck.
MessagesHi I am based in southern BC and am looking to offer my new refrigerated truck, transportation sevices for the upcoming morel season. I have picked for a bunch of years and could also buy. I am ready to invest time and capital. I have lived and worked in Terrace and the Queen Charlottes, so I have many connections for the fall mushrooms as well. Wholesalers inquiries welcome. Only serious replies please. Thanks. email slashrhino@yahoo.ca
MessagesHey matsiman! I sent you an email, but just wanted to make sure I let you know I'm still down to go if there is still room. I have been checking some of my spots in the Willamette and they haven't started popping here just yet(matsi)...but very soon... Coral is just starting to show and I use them as an indicator in my areas. When the corals are mature matsi will be popping, at least around here... I have also seen what seems to be the opposite of what others(122451) up north are seeing and thats signs of other pickers. spots(non-matsi) I had all to myself last year are now stumptowns.. oh well I can always find new places to pick, and finding a new patch is definitely the most thrilling experience one can have while foraging.
MessagesAlright game on!!!!! Im heading to burnt bridge to go buy some pines.... So if your picking stop buy I am paying $14 for 1's........ Woohoo road trip!
MessagesAh the good old days.Things are a bit different now.The last time i stopped at the zoo there was about fifteen clans camped there.Not even a single 100 thousand dollar motorhome!Not like the old days when it was packed.There is a whole two buyers in the Kitwanga area.Used to be about six or so. Not a soul parked by the highway around 18 mile.Used to be about four to six peeps camping there every year.The free park in the wang has hardly seen a soul use it. The last few times I drove by the depots in Kitwanga there was three cars or less, sometimes none.
MessagesSEEMS even before the rain the lobsters are ready to fish ,,over the next weeks will be good they are just commig on,,,, iv found a lot of realy firm babys as well as a lot of dippers are starting to show ,,,pine season is not far away,,we hope altropia is already stating to grow ,,animita muscara has always has been a flag in my areas good luck`,,,fungies full buckets to all,,,
Messagesjust started raining again BC lower main. they are calling for a few days of it ... bring it on ! got my weekend trip planned ... gonna go & see if I can find new patches :) nothing like discovering new grounds .... 12 for 1's , hmm. I just might pick a few... back in 1995 is when I first got introduced to matsutake ( I know I'm new at it , lol ) by a buddy of mine . We took my truck with trailer up to Nass camp for a month ... stayed @ the campground .... still remember finding that very first pine , the woods up there , watching grizzlies around the garbage dump @ night ... brrrr. with a windshield between us and them :) northern lights were something else ! good times @ the pub. met some great ppl. will never that trip , have to go back some day .... full buckets !
MessagesMatt Briggs' buyers in Randle and Cougar, WA were paying 17/17/8/4/4 at 9PM tonite. Must be needing some low grade. I undertand a big flush in the Crater/Diamond Lake area is depressing the high grade price.
Messagesfunny after all these yrs .... i still get the urge to pack up and head up to the kitwanga , nass , areas when i hear they are kicking out mushrooms..... its an addiction , i tell you..... i know i can pick some here and still i want to go there ,,, the sense of adventure never dies it fades a bit as you get older but this kicks mine into overdrive again.... i have so many firewood orders and people phoning almost every night for more orders,,, and i'm a one man show ,,, split mostly with my trusty old 4.5 lb ardvika axe...old style maybe but i like it simple and physical.... went for a two hr walk after work last night and made 120 bucks picking so i can't complain.... need rain badly but its on its way... , heard the stations are paying 12 .... ger
MessagesAny word on pines in Shawnigan lake? I was thinking of going there?
Messagesprice last night 10 at Jackies airport good be nice if price go,s up speedy weedy out
Messages
Greetings All, Well the matsi foray is still on
but can only take 5 this time. May be able to do another one later. We will
be picking private property, with permission of property owner. Makes it
easier that way.
This isn't going to be a go to the patch and
pick thing. We will hunt matsi using the signs given us at the time. I'm
tiered of patch picking.
Friday 11/13/09 will be the begin date. I'll
have campsites for those participating. If it is wet, there is a cover to
sleep under, or set up tents. Friday will be a get to know day with a
lecture in the evening. Saturday will be a guided foray on private property.
Sunday will be a day for each to practice what they learned.
If you intend on picking on public lands, I
suggest you get here on Friday to get a free use permit. Public lands are
adjacent to private we will pick.
I have a list of 10 who made request to go. I
will register the first 5 from that list who respond to this message.
Later, Matsiman
MessagesBuyer says it's slowing down in PR and BB. Hopefully this rain will pick it up again. There's been some nice buttons despite the dryness. mycilman, nobody 'farms' them, if only it was that easy...lol!
MessagesWell good old Boston Bar... What a trip.... The product was great and the pickers even better.... And some of the other buyers.... thx Rob it was a hoot....lol. The rain down on the coast here is great very well needed... in a day or two the products are going to be plentiful and nice... I'm glad to be home but will be back there next year....
Messagesright said rj, alot of low prices has to do with quality controll, and little joe is well known for his lack of, i think he likes it that way, he goes by a $10 a pound commision for buying,cleaning, grading, packaging, fob vancouver, he makes bookoo bucks, has too much money, he developes real estate off season,he lives on west 12th in van in a $2mil house, poor guy
Messagescarla,the cost to ship over sea is $15 per lb.that`s air fair ,then another 8 % for the broker fee`s at the markets action house.the better quility shroom will fetch the dollar.chung shroom`s are day`s old before they even packaged,just kept in refigeration,then you take the cost for gel pack`s, styafoam cantianer`s,one kilo basket`s,which you need before the season start`s as chung will not sell,as this way he can control,who`s sending.you need to process your product in the different grades requested. so to some it up,you need the $`s to play the game and a honest broker to work with in order to do bussiness.have done it a feww times but your playing in chung`s ball park,his rules ,his game.when he find`s out where ,who,he`ll do what it take`s to delay your order.by this time your produce could sit for day`s.organization,with out it your toast.that`s why all the buy`ers involed,listen to chung,other wise he`ll break them down,that`s why they all sleep together,or lose almost every thing.he`s got the monie to stop most,but not all,as there are some back door`s,you only need how to open one or two. good luck in your search`s. don`t know it all but his watch dog`s are out there,right CARL.,plenty of pines coming out of terrace and area,lot`s from the nass,kitwanga is doing nicely too.very nice product and plenty too come, as the wealther is rain and warmer temp`s.full bucket`s to all , Rj
Messagesany info on boston bar?
MessagesI am not sure of the real reason pines fluctuate so much but I have been told they need to pay less for bulk because of the price of exporting. I buy very few pines and am really not that knowledgeable and that was just what I have been told by a few pickers, so if it is wrong information, i am sorry ;-)
MessagesRE: Broke Carpenter, There are buyers located in Randle, WA - Cougar, WA - Trout Lake, OR -Crescent Lake, OR - Chemult, OR - Keno, OR - Brookings, OR - and up and down the Oregon coast. There is a small 2000-3000lb a day Matsi flush in the Packwood/Randle area. The Chemult area typically has more pickers and sees about double the volume of the MT ST. Helen's area. Winter mushrooms are plentiful but dry and not worth much to the pickers.
MessagesHere is a link to a web site called Japan-guide.com There is a couple comments about Japans matsutake versus others.And a comment on Japanese meaning of "matsutake". http://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?0+39789
MessagesIs there any buying stations in northwest oregon or southwest washington?
Messagesfirewood brigade ..... til it rains i'll be wood whacking and letting the babies grow.... rain today maybe..... setting up a photobucket site so maybe i can throw a few links on here to my shroom pics..... full buckets and that mushroom forage near Cougar looked nice... although i prefer one partner maybeeeeeeee .... usually my dogs and me ..... price still ten as far as i know .... don't sell there..... i hear k matsumora is opening a station and he now lives in Japan i hear ..... ger
MessagesDylanBrown ,You made 500.00 by 1 pm? Should be interesting to see if prices in the states drop as fast as they did in B.C.
Messageswho is buying in powell river
MessagesI'm just curious...why are the prices for matsi so much higher in the states?
MessagesPun intended. Cougarman must be smoking them schrooms. Only thing I agree with is there are a few spots putting out-- without rain. Let's see what this week brings with the rain now falling. $48 a pound?? Boy!! Were those the days!! Good luck all.
MessagesI did not know that pine grew in that climate zone forestharvest .Are you picking them wild or growing from spore? I rarely find them in the forest by spore,it is usually mycorizal fruit in predictable (grannys).If you do farm them, are they grown in the typical tree relations?
MessagesMysilman, I'm in central New England , although some times I forage in South Eastern Canada, also I like to visit morel burn sites in the Northwest , since we do not have them down here , I just like to pick those shrooms , My website has more info.,forestharvest.com,,, It's getting very cold here too, hopefully the ground wont freeze solid,, my shitakies are pretty much stunted by the cold , very little coming out. however hens and matsies of course are thriving , Let's see what happens, Good to hear that some of you folks are getting rain upon, We still having plenty of it, 3 days this week , Best wishes to all ,,
MessagesPerry's Buyer in Randall paid $25 $25 $6 $4 $1 and 50 cents Sunday. Price is expected to drop today.
MessagesWe finally got a lil bit of rain last night and it is supposed to rain more.... I have my fingers crossed!
MessagesYou are right mikenmatt ,maybe cougarman should post on the bull board.
MessagesIn reality,there are very few buttons popping on the island,the few we have found are small,brown and singles,the whites are fried and so are the yellows,lobsters are nice,most real patches are now logged from cowichan to campbell river,powell river is the best bet,any one looking for us we will be in p river on friday or 250 331 2270 cell
MessagesMr. JJJ, i too was in Randle lately. My father died there 14 years ago buying matsies. So my buddy and went to meet mom there to remenece(sp?). I took mom to the buyers and met one who alot of you know and wanted to knock out his beartooth and push him on his boletASS!! Yes it was dirty. But whatever. only 2nd buy stand i have been to in 10 years. Stay away from them myself. My only complaint is the garbage left in the woods by "non english" speaking pickers.
Messagescougarman, Well what do ya know, good matsi before the rain. Must be pulling our legs. Later, Matsiman
MessagesMatsutake!! The Island is popping, even without the rain, certain areas are producing right now. It started to rain lightly a few minutes ago. I think the flush will be healthy cause it has been very cold nights. Buyers are paying $8.00-$20.00. .I hauled in 18LB one morning last week and sold em at $48.00LB. (Ones and Twos). I think the local Victoria/CVancouver consumers will be paying the Japanese price this year. People luv the Yellow Chanterelles at $12.00LB and the Whites are good too, and highly under-rated. It has been a great pick in the dry woods. Luck, C ( 3 Bears this year in the patches fairly close this year, a bit unusual)
MessagesHere's the japanese link: http://www.shijou.metro.tokyo.jp/torihiki/ And the google translation: http://translate.google.ca/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shijou.metro.tokyo.jp%2Ftorihiki%2F&sl=ja&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8.
MessagesAuction prices on Friday at Tsukiji market. US Pines US$45/lb top price, average price US$40/lb, low price US$35/lb. The market prices don't categorise by grade 1 - 6 so you have to make an assumption about grades. My mother-in-law bought Canadian grade 1/2 pines at the grocery store last month for 1000 yen for 100g last month roughly C$50/lb so I figure the those auction prices were for similar quality ie 1 or 2s. Interesting that Chinese pines were roughly 2.5x more expensive and the domestic Japanese pine were roughly 3x more expensive than the Chinese pines.
MessagesAccording to the weather report.... I am supposed to finally get a rain in my area here on the Oregon coast :-)
MessagesI just want to say THANK YOU to everyone in Boston Bar...... I met a great group of pickers there and other buyers..... Everyone made my buying experience a pleasure. I hope to be back in a day or two......
Messagesmade a killing today 500$ bucks up the nass sold for 12
MessagesWas recently in Randle, Washington. I observed the buy stations at the markets parking lot. What a mess garbage all over the place. The health department needs to step in and regulate some rules. i would hate to be the chef receiving product from this area.
MessagesHow dry was it? I only mowed my lawn once in six weeks this fall.(NW, B.C.) If it werent for the morning dew at times, I'm sure there would be tumbleweeds! It took over ten days of off and on rain,before the brown spots changed colour. Now most of my patches are showing very few if any mushrooms, never mind pines.
Messageshey, forestharvest are you picking in Ontario? I havent seen that since how long. Its dry in a lot of areas
Messagescold here this morning.... heavy frost ,,, happythanksgiving everyone.... gonna try to make wild mushroom turkey stuffing,,, price here is still 10 as far as i know,,, not a bumper crop , probably about 25% of a good crop .... rain please....blaze let me guess at your connection..... k full buckets ger
Messagespedropicker, its never worth driving to terrace from the nass, this is chung central and has the lowest prices always, if the price is even acceptable in terrace it means theres no mushrooms, this is not a whine, its a fact.
MessagesWhen Chung finds out who i am connected with in japan...hes gonna be pissed, but theres not a thing he can do about it...HAHAHA Chung...eat dirt
MessagesHello there to all of you good mushie folk., Well I'm in my third week of pines and I'll tell you, never seen any thing like it. , Patches that are only good for a few pounds are pumping them ,20 to 30 pounds , chefs are starting to accuse me of cheating . , because of the matsies weight is been so heavy they think I'm putting bricks on the bottom of the baskets , just amazing , I will get my good camera on Monday and I will post some pictures.
Messageskitwanga is started to hit, $6/7 there too,6 $in hazelton,terrace and the nass. $ 5 tomorrow,lot`s of pine shroom`s just not the dollar`s for them,yet there paying over $23 in the state`s, that`s yanky dollar`s too.chung said ,why buy for more when we all sell for less.i take the blame too as i sold myself cheap.will we ever learn.matsi-man,interested in your your contact, r2421@telus.net thax`s, Build it and they will come.,learning the game.time to hit some home run`s, good luck to you all,
Messagessnow :( ......what are the prices in the hazeltons ?
Messagesjddeloa67,Please ignore my post I just reread the board!
Messagesjddeloa67,Ton of? Where?
Messageshey all.... i sure hope we get rain this weekend or shortly after .... supposed to happen tuesday.... been working and picking... i think the stations are still paying ten here but i'm not sure as i don't sell there unless i get a better price .... volume isn't that great as yesterday i sold 18 lbs of 1s and 30 all together ..... chantrelles are starting to dry up.... is the nass area still coming and whats the price ..... all i know is its 10 for ones but maybe the price is going up as another buyer is hitting town.... ger
MessagesWe have a ton coming on right now
MessagesHi jddeloa67. Depends on quality but right about 2 :-( --- Not enough for the low quantity we have here in this area that is for sure!
MessagesCarla what are you payin for chanties?
MessagesAnyone know the price in Terrace Thursday night? Is it worth driving down from the Nass?
MessagesWhy are USA pines twice or more of Canadian pines? Even the small perfect ones aren't worth that here.(Unless there was a spike in prices the last couple of days?) Maybe it is like it was here,just a ploy to get the pickers moving in and committed.
Messagesgood to see someone making a fair wage on their efforts cougarman, the more that can do that the better it is for the industry.
MessagesMy selling price for Yellow Chanterelles is $12.00LB. Good White Chanterlelles $7.00LB. Number One and Two Pines is $45.00LB, open good quality "Flags" and pieces I am selling for $10.00LB. This is not a solicitation for business, I have my own customers. Good Luck, C
MessagesI am praying to the rain gods for that rain :-)
MessagesTom is paying .50lb in Brookings for dried up chanterelles. The rain next week should help.
MessagesThanks Carla, I appreciate it.
MessagesHi The J Man, Prices for coastal Oregon have been all over the board for pines. As of last night they were anywhere from 14-19 for #1's. The Chanties are so dry and ugly in our area right now they just break my heart :-(
MessagesAnyone know pine prices in central oregon? What about Chanties?
MessagesSo excited about picking this year..... looking forward to finding that first elusive button ;) It's something I look forward to every year... gets the audrenalin going...
Messageswhere did everyone go?
MessagesFrost in Terrace Today.
Messagesmade $325 bucks today picking up the nass sold for 8 in town
Messagessorry about the mess, I posted just a partial link, this is the whole set of pictures, lihttp://picasaweb.google.com/mcerie/2009_oct5_sweetTooth?feat=directlink
MessagesHey there mushroom folk., Check this pictures of sweet tooth (hedgehog) , they grew huge this year actually most mushrooms were a lot bigger than usual , black trumpets bigger than the palm of my hand and lots of them about 30% of them were that size, just an amazing year, I will post some more pictures soon, I'll try to take a few this week, full buckets to all , Link http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lBMVvyAGtrWPiVqoR-yx3Q?feat=directlink
Messagesjc is joe chung
Messagesso so dry in comox valley area...anyone else finding anything here??
MessagesWe are still seeing almost no Pines here on the Oregon coast and the Bolete crop is sporadic at best :-(
MessagesThat JC sounds like it could be Boomer!!!!
MessagesMaudster, Maud-o-ruski, Maud-a-loda-dingdong! Haven't been reading this board much lately, too busy making my fortune at $2 a lb on the chanties - but good to see you are still kicking, albeit in a foreign land. Miss the Hearts games and miss you very much too. I can send you some pines if you like; I am sure I can scrape together a few kilos here on the island. I'll email you soon. Mike C
Messagesfinding a few around here but not good yet ,,,,, need rain for sure now.... maybe monday this high front breaks down..... shooting in the vicinity of others is terrible and should be reported.... especially if its done with malice intentions.... like for scare tactics... these morons shouldn't have weapons doesn't matter what race they are!!!! The Harper was a peaceful place when i was there and i never saw any garbage hardly.... what a shame...10 at the stations ..... whistler area .... not worth it for the amount thats out there.... prices up north??? There are a few Elk migrating into this valley .... got some good pictures the other day ...Roosevelts i think.... ger
Messagesrt , Checked out your jcmushroom hint down below. How funny!!! Later, Matsiman
MessagesThanks Rob! :)
Messageshas anyone looked at this one?sales@jcmushroom.com <sales@jcmushroom.com> i don't think he is a cristian
Messagessc picker its pronounced song-eee.
Messageswhat is the price at the zoo today? plus the last time i picked i heard that some natives were shooting right by some camps at harper and littering in the forest, how shameful and dangerous is that! people should post pictures of their trucks and cars to make a point that its not tolarated.
MessagesAny word on Boston Bar for pines? Does anyone know if its worth going picking?
Messagesthe plant is joe chungs on beckwith in richmond
MessagesI have a question...does anybody know what the Korean word for Matsutake is? Nice first flush peaking on Sunshine Coast. Buyers paying $10 for # 1's.
MessagesGreetings All, I did some searching for matsi market in
Japan. Found a few interesting things. One was this reply to an email.
Messagesgot a few mushrooms friday and a few today.... half a basket on friday of nice buttons..... price was ten i think at the stations....... whats a good site to use for an link for pictures to here.... oh i discovered this site and was wondering if anyone recognizes whose packing plant this is..... actually the address is on the bottom of where it is..... they sell five or six average size buttons export and delivered to japanese homes as gifts for 70 dollars ..... heres the link www.agroteam.com
MessagesStill not enough rain here on the Oregon coast :-(
Messagessorry your right.thought i had something.
Messagesoct.3 2009
MessagesThe link to the article on prices in Japan is interesting but the date is 1992.
MessagesWow...good article fiddlehead heaven.It's absolutley sickening when one thinks about how much the pickers are making!
MessagesI found 2 lobsters, the gills are different color on each one of them. One has lobster color the other is a pale white, both with unforked gills and fresh looking bodies Could anyone tell us how to check edibility. I understood the lobster mushrooms are parasite to other mushrooms.
MessagesTheres not a dam thing in burnt bridge or a 100 miles north of that .Its been the driest year and a half Ive seen in 20 years.Its gotta piss for that to pop.I think its gonna be little trees and late.The big dark forests arent getting penetrated .
MessagesCheck this link out for Pine prices in Japan Rj is talking about. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/11/garden/matsutake-madness-seizes-the-japanese-every-autumn.html?pagewanted=1 Dwight in New Brunswick
MessagesGood day to be out here on bc s. coast ... got a few lbs. of golden , pines are makin a show ... no worms :) http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z96/samder007/DSCN3722.jpg I could see some snow action above 4000 ft. but we need some rain , drip lines still dry .... fantastic day !! full buckets !!
MessagesRj,I only got seven in the wang.Pats depot, at the zoo was $7.00 lb. at three pm.
Messagesjust got off a link to acution house,over sea`s.prices yesterday was 100,000 yen per kilo,equivalent to $360.00 u.s.90% of japan`s import`s come from china,north/south korea,western canada,and north western u.s.a. the japaneese mushroom`s are worth $725 a lb. the over sized one are package in small box`s of 3 or four @ $240 .just goes to show you,what the value is.how greed can control you,when chung passes on then you got joe lado,next in line to run the black market mushroom indu. chung rules as he will do every thing possible to srcew you over if you don`t play his game. he already threaten betty`s best to kick them off the truck if they raised the prices..he has the airport here plunge so not many other`s can transport by air. thought this might be of interested to some of you,others don`t care.just need a finacial backer from oversea`s. working on that now. the hard work will pay off soon. funny thing is ,it was easy,just had to look ,You all could find it,look at auction house where they sell your matsi`s over sea`s.The rest tells the story.You just need a export license,cash and a facility for prep.,good luck to you all.hope other`s the best,Price in Terrace was $8 a lb. How sick is that ?
Messagestom do you still have the link to japanese mushroom market prices??? anyone??? i will search it myself too ..... lets see what they are paying for canadian matsutake right now..... just curious .....i know one buyer that is starting to wise up a bit and question her main buyer or exporter..... bout time ..... maybe a few more do it and the price could get a little better for the hard work .... although i love it and hardly would call it work ,,, when others make huge profits off of my labour thats where i draw the line ..... i do most of it share the profit properly ..... be fair .... ok everyone has heard this enough i'm sure ..... today its getting light and i'm heading out in 30 minutes..... hopefully they will be showing .... full buckets and all that ger
MessagesTo Tom wild Gourmet Years ago when I lived on the north island at Port Alice we used to find the odd wild garlic on the rocky shores of small lakes/ catch a small trout clean it put some wild c\garlic in stmach cavity and cook on a stick delicious
Messagesgot 65lbs of chants sittin here,take them into vancouver tomorow i guess
MessagesHey , just wondering if anyone knows anything about wild garlic? Just heard that you can find it in Quebec. Anyone know if its available on the west coast? Here's a good read. http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/general/news/story?id=2885399
MessagesGer! Email not working, can you call please. Hope you are picking some nice shrooms! b
MessagesIts a shame when your patch is layed out for standing stem logging.Of course all the mycorizal roots are connected to the nice wood with ribbons.I will play a game of switcheroo. Some of these trees have a few on the dryest years (osmotic pressure) creeks right beside them.They only leave buffers on stands in plain view.
Messagesanyone hear how the pines are on the island?
Messageshow is the prises inn the north area
MessagesWe finally got a nice rain here on the Oregon coast. The chanty's are still brittle but at least they have a nice color and scent now :-)
Messagespines in Terrace 30 Sep, $7lb.
MessagesGarf I will email you.....
MessagesIsn't looking very good yet Randy.... did that hike today and only got about 5 lbs.... picked 15 lbs of chantrelles but left tons.... some babies but there shoulda been lots more .... it might come a bit later due to hot dry summer but i think it won't be a great year ..... what you looking for ?? i will let you know if i start to hit them good .... ger |
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