Who likes them? Finally found a bunch. Been looking for a few years and hadn't found enough to cover a burger till this weekend. We all had a blast picking them but having trouble getting all the grit out of them. All were cut after the first few as it was cleaner but still a bit gritty and most everything I've read says not to rinse as it takes the flavor out. I plan on dehydrating them for soup and steaks this winter.

I found a bunch of them last Monday in northern PA. They are one of our favorites and we like that they freeze well. We will likely look for some more later today.

I don;t know a thing about black trumpets but I do know a bit about Brass. LOL Look good.

Gryhkl how do you clean them before freezing and I've heard they freeze well but don't they get slimy?

Krispcritter very nice have you played long?

I just snip the butt end off-usually as I pull them- and my wife brushes them clean with a dry brush. Just cut lengthwise so nothing can hide inside. She freezes the in ziplock bags.
We add them to just about everything.

Nice haul. I've been trying to find them, but no luck yet. What type of area are you guys finding them? I've been told , oaks that have mossy areas. Is that correct?

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can you describe the terrain ?
thx

The wife and I just came back in the house from a black trumpet hunt. We didn't find any of them but we did find quite a few oyster mushrooms. She's cleaning them now to cook with some steak she's putting on the grill. YUM, YUM!

We found the trumpets last week in small groups scattered in woods that were mostly a mix of different kinds of oak-mostly chestnut oaks. If you find a few, look around very closely, they can be hard to spot.

Yup around oaks we had good luck on hillsides where recent rains washed the leaves down a bit and left some bare ground but also on hilltops with grass and moss. They hide in the leaves cause they look like dried leaves so that may be why moss, thin grass and bare ground seem to be the best spots. They live on oak roots so we found lines of them stretching out from the base to about 15 feet away max. I am no expert just sharing my very limited experience. They are great eating and no lookalikes so fun for the kids once we found a good area.

This what the hill tops looked like where we were hunting.

https://youtu.be/XOFi4qfrUyQ

I now have a spot in mind.
Thx again.

Thank you.