Forager Forecast

Klamath County mushroom forecast

Oregon ยท updated Saturday, October 24

This week: matsutake possible (36%); chanterelles quiet (18%); king boletes quiet (18%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Chiloquin: 0.1 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 1.1. Another 1.1 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Matsutake

36%Possible

Best at 5,000 to 6,000 ft; last week 39%, next week 31%.

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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Chanterelles

18%Quiet

Best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft; last week 21%, next week 15%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under Douglas-fir and western hemlock, often in moss.

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King boletes

18%Quiet

Best at 4,000 to 5,000 ft; last week 25%, 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 4,000 to 5,000 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

Season questions

When is morel season in Klamath County?

Most often from May to June, best at 4,000 to 5,000 ft.

When is matsutake season in Klamath County?

Most often in October, best at 5,000 to 6,000 ft.

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