Northern California Mushroom Foraging | Chanterelles & Matsutake Mushrooms

We've been foraging in Napa Country for quite some time and specifically on Howell Mountain which is on the North Eastern side of Napa Valley. December seems to be the month when we get the best results and normally we go on Christmas day. This time we chose Dec 8th which turned out to be a really good time to forage this year with this years rain and weather patterns.
In all we foraged about 12 pounds of amazing wild mushrooms that included some beautiful white Chanterelles, Matsutake, and some lovely edible Amanitas known as Coccora's or Amanita calyptroderma.
There were dozens of other species up there but as a rule we never eat anything that isn't incredibly easy to identify. Also, this is not any sort of advice in regards to properly identifying mushrooms and we only ever suggest going out with a trained professional.
Enjoy the video!!!!

[@Raquel-yn1uj]

Foraging mushrooms is the adult version of Easter egg hunts!

[@versionofexcursion]

Hell Yeah! Best ever!

[@lifeofeels8271]

We’re always learning when it comes to foraging mushrooms. Thanks for your share! Really awesome to see you guys do this together. Wish I could get my husband to join me on some of my adventures. Just me and the kids most of the time. Subscribed.

[@novikovgarage_SPB]

Шикарный улов ! 💪👍

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

Very beautiful share. 👍

[@versionofexcursion]

Thank you so much for watching!!!! ❤

[@unknownoutdoors530]

those aren't matsutake sir, they are russula brevipes. still edible

[@versionofexcursion]

Yes, thanks for the correction!!!

[@duckshaker]

I was going to mention that mistake too. I wonder what other mushrooms they misidentified!

[@allpkfcw3]

Misidentifying white colored mushroom is deadly,,, could be death cap/ destroying angel etc
So scary

[@DansCarsheCrashed]

Fascinating Video....best ever...😊

[@MaThiHoa-vz2cs]

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[@emmmmmmma92]

wowww the mushrooms at 1 min in look like cyanescens! definitely edible, but very hallucinogenic!

[@ThayGiQuay]

My favourite mushroom ❤

[@versionofexcursion]

Mushrooms are Magic!

[@MushroomVanLife]

This looks so fun! 😄

[@versionofexcursion]

We had a blast!!

[@balibrownniwayan]

Looking forward harvest them ❤

[@versionofexcursion]

Harvest is always a great time to be here!

[@noahloudon6115]

Cool Video! Thanks for sharing. I would recommend including a little information about the Amanita Colyptrodermas lookalikes. People mistake that mushroom for the death cap. Its an advanced mushroom to forage for the table. Again thanks for sharing your adventures!

[@CamNhung9228]

❤

[@pmm1044]

Short footed brivioies can be parisitized by hypomyces Lactaflorum which changes it to the lobster mushroom

[@WondrousWorldsYT]

Nice vid! Subscribed.

[@versionofexcursion]

Thank you!!!!!

[@michaelq7239]

Matsi does not concave on the top. I bet if you pinch that mushroom, it will be very brittle. It shall be a russula brevipe.

[@versionofexcursion]

YES! Russula Brevipe it is.

[@MaThiHoa-vz2cs]

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[@versionofexcursion]

Thanks for watching

[@nixloveissan-uklife]

Hi wow

[@versionofexcursion]

Hi! Thanks for watching!

[@pmm1044]

Short footed brevipies has a dimpled cap.

[@consiglidigiardinaggio]

nice

[@versionofexcursion]

Thanks for watching

[@Evthebest]

Those red topped ones you were sure about looked like a russula as well. The Brittle gill mushroom . I can’t think of the scientific name for that.

[@BiNumLi]

Do you dry out the mushrooms for long term storage?

[@pmm1044]

Yes short footed brevipes which is a russula not a Matsutake

[@versionofexcursion]

Thank you!!!

[@MaThiHoa-vz2cs]

Hello

[@versionofexcursion]

Hello! Thanks for watching our channel!

[@cassieskall5382]

Not Matsutake

[@shelleypilcher3812]

Need to edit weighing them out.

[@versionofexcursion]

Yeah, the filming wasnt the best in that part.....also, we're doing the best we can at this.....we're by no means pro video people....we have full time careers and love to share some content in our free time. Once you have some videos I'd love to critique them.....They'd probably be perfect though :)

[@shelleypilcher3812]

Please watch your language so we can enjoy the video.

[@versionofexcursion]

I love swearing! especially the F word. Although I will consider your much appreciated advice.

[@zacharylong1854]

im 99% sure those are not matsutakes. I dont see any vale at all.

[@versionofexcursion]

Yeah…Russula is what folks are saying! The mushroom community is crazy strong! One doesn’t get away with anything! My knowledge of what we foraged was given to me by a local…I’ve eaten these for four years though and they taste amazing and no issues. It’s a journey! Thank you for your comment!

[@zacharylong1854]

they look very similar under the duff but you can always tell by the smell. the chanterelles were insane for being that far inland. @@versionofexcursion

[@versionofexcursion]

Oh my go we ate them all and they were so crazy good. Made a bunch of ravioli's and froze them! @@zacharylong1854