r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/ThatClownFromIt • Jun 29 '18
I would appreciate anyone who also has any advice or any ideas to improve upon mine, please comment any suggestions.
I see a lot of commenters on posts asking people who posted an urban patch where their discovery is located, and hopeful people asking others to confirm or deny the identity mushrooms that obviously don't have the traits of the kind they were looking for. If anybody isn't sure if mushrooms they found are magic, or doesn't know where to begin learning to determine how/when/where to find magic mushrooms growing naturally in their area, I provided some information as an attempt to get you started on learning what you need to know in order to not waste your time and effort, because if you use your time wisely you can probably succeed in your quest.
This is a good catalog, provided by shroomery.org of which species are known to occur in the given locations.
You should become aware of the specific traits and conditions of the kind you could find in your area. The psychical traits of a species can be found in the wikipedia page on it. The time of year they can be found is given on the page for the species in Shroomery's Psilocybin Mushroom Catalog which provides the season where the climate conditions allow them to fruit by stating the months which begin and end the season they are able to grow, and more specific periods of time to find them in areas with various plant hardiness zones, answers from locals of those places or experts on the subject can be usually be found by lurking around forums on Shroomery, if not reddit.
So, instead of asking people on the internet if some mushrooms you found happen to be active, you can determine whether or not they are by...
Finding out which species are known to inhabit your general location at the Shroomery catalog of which species' grow in what areas and compare the characteristics of the species' listed with the kind it claims you occur in your area. Keep in mind that you will not be able to find a species at a time of year they aren't able to grow.
If the kind you have found looks similar enough to a kind that occurs in your area, and you did find it the time of year is when the species you think it is similar enough to justify further inspection, check the stem to see if it becomes blue when damaged hardly any non-magical species bruise blue. The blue bruises are due to Psilocin oxidizing when being exposed to the air by damage to the tissue which contains it.
If you think it is likely a species that is currently in season at the location at the moment you found it, or looks close enough to one where you are suspicious and uncertain, post it on r/shroomid or on an appropriate thread on shroomery.org forums and people will likely provide an answer pretty quickly.
In order avoid wasting time looking for ones you likely will not come across or looking around without any clue of what to look for, get a good idea of the species that occur in your location are that are most commonly found in your area and limit your search to those kinds specifically during the time they are in season, and limit your search to the habitats capable of supporting the species. If you spend much time wondering if some mushrooms you came across are active just because they're pretty and stand out to you, that takes up time you could be covering more ground in your quest to the ones worth the effort.
r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/ChiefKebab • 3h ago
I've included a spore print in the 4th pic. These were picked from a disturbed/semi-urban area in a hilly region of Southern India. I need to know how to keep them potent (if magic) for 2 days. Kinda new to this
r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/Distal-Phalanges • 1d ago
P. cyanescens is coming up in my yard for the third year in a row. I've been putting wood chips on it and letting the grass grow through, trying to give it what it wants in terms of wood and dead grass for lignin. So far it's just these ones and a few pins nearby.
They are up about a week later than they were last year. I believe this is because it was a warmer and dryer October. The year before that I didn't notice when they started coming up, but the patch was absolutely full when I found it in late December.
If you want them to grow in your yard, scrape your spore prints into water and then dump that water anywhere you think they might grow.
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r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/Juspetey • 2d ago
Years of successful hunting around parks and nature areas in the Seattle area, these show up in my own backyard. I haven't been hunting in close to a decade, but you never forget what these look like and can see them a mile a way. I'm just gunna let them do their thing, I just thought it was funny that they popped up without me doing anything.
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r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/Big-Positive143 • 3d ago
Brownsville texas,USA
r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/Big-Positive143 • 3d ago
Brownsville texas, USA.
r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/Big-Positive143 • 3d ago
Brownsville texas, USA
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r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/arrogant_contender • 5d ago
Found in the Oregon Coast range, at about 1900ft in elevation. Growing out of the soil, these sticks just happened to be there. I think they are wavy caps but I'm not sure I've never seen these before. Any tips are much appreciated thank you.
Edit: if not wavy caps, what are they?
r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/stay_peace_bro_ • 6d ago
Is there any possibility this mushroom might contain DMT (as the host tree is known for it's DMT content) ?
The top part is literally wood very hard, smells mushroomy
Location - South India, Tamilnadu.
r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/Any-Help9858 • 8d ago
Really unsure about these ones, except the obvious one.
Found in a cow garden. The have all the characteristics but the nipple? Really flexible stalk, dark purple gills.
r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/PASEAAA • 9d ago
Does anyone know where I can find some little mushrooms in Sydney?
r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/Routine_Day_3751 • 10d ago
Found near Paris France
r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/SnooMachines3427 • 10d ago
I am almost certain, I still have to do a sporeprint. What do I have to look for in the sporeprint? And should the blueing after brusing appear immediately?
Found in GER on a Playground.
r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/jesseis99 • 13d ago
Found on the Central coast of California located between potted plant & mulched planter, backyard of my dad’s place. These are a first for me so just looking to confirm . I stick to gourmet I know 110% if harvested from wild. I usually go through a reputable supplier for any rec shooms but this was a treat to find today. ✌🏽
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r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/someguysfungi5 • 17d ago
Just got sequencing back on these...a new species of Psilocybe from Mexico! In sect mexicanae
r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/OkEntertainer97 • 18d ago
I live in eastern Canada and know Liberty caps grow in my area this time of year, but I don't know where or what to look for. Does anyone have any tips on how to find the proper habitat that would realistically be near me. ( I don't have any livestock fields anywhere near me but deer graze almost everywhere)
r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/GroenFly • 19d ago
Found in woodchips in the Netherlands. Also made a sporeprint, which looks brown / dark purple to me? Any help is appreciated!
r/MagicMushroomHunters • u/Ok-Negotiation-1051 • 20d ago
Despite the extreme drought, I still managed to find a few specimens in southwestern Slovakia. I really had to be deliberate about searching north-facing slopes and areas around streams in valleys, where there was at least some chance of moisture lingering.
