One Bucketful, A Dandy And A Handful

I took a break between the morning and evening chores on Sunday to take a walk in the woods. Of course I had my mushroom bucket with me but I also wanted to check on what our herds of elk have been up to since the main hunting seasons have ended.

What I found as I walked through the forest is that the herds have indeed made themselves quite at home tromping and gouging new paths up and down the steep hillside. Where I expected to find mushroom patches, I found many areas chewed up from all their big hoofy prints. I took an extra effort to find undisturbed patches but I was able to fill my mushroom bucket. One of the mushrooms I found was as big around as the bucket itself, it was the biggest one that I have found this season that is still nice and firm all the way around.

I also found some of the delectable and rare hedgehog mushrooms. Earlier in the season I had found a few but they were very tiny with the biggest cap being dime sized. This patch of 6 or 7 mushrooms were about the size a quarter, it is very unusual in this area to find them any bigger.

With this successful Sunday, I will have to buckle down and get some bundling done tomorrow.

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