BilletHead Posted October 1, 2012 Posted October 1, 2012 I had checked a couple of my spots last week, nothing. Checked today and they were up. Out of three spots checked two produced. Picked these three hen of the woods mushrooms. There are still two small ones started that will make more big ones in a few days. Had some sauteed with dinner. There will be hen of the woods casserole and hearty hen soup in the upcoming days. The fungus is among us so get out and look, BilletHead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
jdmidwest Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 Looks like enough hen there to start a Kentucky Chicken Joint. In all of my time in the woods, I have never run across one of those. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
BilletHead Posted October 2, 2012 Author Posted October 2, 2012 Look under older mature oaks, closer to dying to dead. A couple of these came from an oak you could not reach around. BilletHead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
jdmidwest Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 What type of oak? Most big ones around here are White Oak. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
Gavin Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 Very nice find!...checked 3 trees last week..nada...need to look again....Big Oaks...Dead Oaks...you never know...Red, White, Shingle, etc...spots were folks nick trees with there zero turn lawnmowers.
BilletHead Posted October 2, 2012 Author Posted October 2, 2012 Red oaks are where we generally found ours but like Gavin said all oaks work. Yes I have found some where the mower has nicked a tree or two in the yard! Had to be when the wife was mowing Billethead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Gavin Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 No hens for me today but I found 5-6 lbs of fresh chicken of the woods. Maybe after the rain for my hen trees.
BilletHead Posted October 2, 2012 Author Posted October 2, 2012 While dumping the waste trimmings from yesterdays hens on a possable tree for future a mushroom patch I came across another young hen, I will keep a close eye on this one daily for growth progress. I may just OD on hens this year, Billethead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Gavin Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Yesterday's rain popped a Bunch. Found 5, 3 softball sized, 2 football sized. Left em to grow. Some other stuff out too. Budding chickens, and lots of goats beards.
BilletHead Posted October 5, 2012 Author Posted October 5, 2012 Good finds Gavin.. I also found two really small goats beards. They are so close to the ground they may get into the dirt and not be any good. We have cooked and pickled some of the hens. First time to pickle any. Will give a report in a week or so. Did three batches of soup. And five hen casseroles. The soup and casserole freeze well for later pigging out. This evening I think I will grill some too. What will be left Will go into the dehydrator.. BilletHead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
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