Field Guides

[Beastmaster]

Field guides are indispensible to the mushroom hunter, unless you're hunting for a specific species and they are easy to identify, such as chanterelles, boletes, etc.

I bring along a copy of All That the Rain Promises and More... its a handy back pocket type book that handles getting damp pretty well.

Once my bags are full I go home where my well used copy of Mushrooms Demystified is waiting for some close examinations and work with the extensive keys.

I like that these two books are written by the same author, which he takes advantage of by referring you to MD for more info in All That the Rain Promises and More..

Also, for a more complete overview of the magic mushrooms, Paul Stamet's Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide is worth the purchase.

Feel free to share your favorite mushroom hunting books in this thread.

[Lazlo]

I have these 3 and really like them all.

[Lazlo]

This book is really nice as well.

[mjshroomer]

I want to recommend my favorite Field Guides for Magic ShroomHunting.

The first is my booklet, "Magic Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest." This booklet describes 18 species common from San Francisco to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 12 photographs in full color and 35 black and white photographs.

This field guide is the oldest longest selling guide to magic mushroom identification and has out sold both of Paul Stamet's two Field guides. First published in July of 1976, it has now been in print for more than 32 years and still sells quite well.

Also I want to recommend, for those who live in Hawaii

"Magic Mushrooms of the Hawaiian Islands" with
6 photographs in full color and numerous black and white photographs Of Hawaiian Magic Mushrooms.

And for those of you wishing to vacation in Exotic Locations, a book on where to obtain mushroom omelettes, pizzas, soups, and mushroom smooties, "Magic mushrooms in Some Third World Countries, " co-authored by Jochen Gartz.

mjshroomer