This week: matsutake quiet (18%); king boletes quiet (13%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Hines: 0.1 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 0.7. Another 0.2 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Matsutake

18%Quiet

Best at 7,000 to 8,000 ft; last week 19%, next week 15%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under lodgepole pine, shore pine, and hemlock, in sandy or pumice soil.

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King boletes

13%Quiet

Best at 9,000 to 10,000 ft; last week 15%, next week 12%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under Sitka spruce on the coast, and pine and fir inland.

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Morels

0%Off season

Best at 5,000 to 6,000 ft; last week 0%, next week 0%.

Off season here. Morels usually fruit from May to June. Look in last year's conifer burns, and along streams in mixed conifer.

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Parks and forests

Blitzen River Wilderness Study AreaDiamond Craters Outstanding Natural AreaDisaster Peak Wilderness Study AreaHawk Mountain Wilderness Study AreaHeath Lake Wilderness Study AreaHigh Steens Wilderness Study AreaMahogany Ridge Wilderness Study AreaMalheur National Wildlife RefugePueblo Mountains Wilderness Study AreaSteens MountainSteens Mountain WildernessStonehouse Wilderness Study AreaTable Mountain Wilderness Study AreaWillow Creek Wilderness Study Area

Season questions

When is king bolete season in Harney County?

Most often from August to September, best at 9,000 to 10,000 ft.

When is morel season in Harney County?

Most often from May to June, best at 5,000 to 6,000 ft.

Nearby counties

Crook CountyDeschutes CountyGrant CountyLake CountyMalheur County

More

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