Wahkiakum County mushroom forecast

Washington · updated Saturday, October 24

This week: chanterelles fruiting (70%); king boletes fruiting (70%); matsutake fruiting (60%); candy caps possible (35%); black trumpets off season (6%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer: 2.3 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 7.7. Another 4.4 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Chanterelles

70%Fruiting

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 74%, next week 58%.

30 days since the last soaking rain, on Sep 24. Chanterelles usually show about 11 days after one. Look under Douglas-fir and western hemlock, often in moss.

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King boletes

70%Fruiting

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 71%, next week 64%.

30 days since the last soaking rain, on Sep 24. King boletes usually show about 15 days after one. Look under Sitka spruce on the coast, and pine and fir inland.

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Matsutake

60%Fruiting

Best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft; last week 54%, next week 62%.

30 days since the last soaking rain, on Sep 24. Matsutake usually show about 10 days after one. Look under hemlock, lodgepole, and shore pine, often in sandy soil.