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High Bush Cranberries #8476837 09/26/25 11:45 PM 09/26/25 11:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 49th State M mad_mike OP trapper
mad_mike OP trapper M Joined: Jan 2008 49th State	Love them or hate them? I can’t stand the smell. The jelly smells like doo doo. People rave about it, or hate it. We pick about a gallon each fall to make ketchup from. Here is an easy way to collect them. Just bring a colander?

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8476840 09/26/25 11:53 PM 09/26/25 11:53 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	I've never had them but I hear deer love them

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8476845 09/26/25 11:56 PM 09/26/25 11:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 49th State M mad_mike OP trapper
mad_mike OP trapper M Joined: Jan 2008 49th State	I always liked how a few of them will still be on the bushes into late January. Makes for amazing color contrast. Typically in good marten habitat also.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8476848 09/27/25 12:00 AM 09/27/25 12:00 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 NWWA/AZ Vinke trapper
Vinke trapper Joined: Dec 2006 NWWA/AZ	…. Not a big fan….. Ant Man/ Marty 2028 Lefthandedrighteyedadddyslexic

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8476849 09/27/25 12:00 AM 09/27/25 12:00 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	I planted some this year for the 1st time ever. I suppose I'll regret not fencing or tubing them

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: Vinke] #8476853 09/27/25 12:02 AM 09/27/25 12:02 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 49th State M mad_mike OP trapper
mad_mike OP trapper M Joined: Jan 2008 49th State	Originally Posted by Vinke …. Not a big fan….. Not the answer that I expected from you…. lol.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8476854 09/27/25 12:05 AM 09/27/25 12:05 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State	I like them; they taste/smell a little musty though. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: AJE] #8476855 09/27/25 12:05 AM 09/27/25 12:05 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 49th State M mad_mike OP trapper
mad_mike OP trapper M Joined: Jan 2008 49th State	Originally Posted by AJE I planted some this year for the 1st time ever. I suppose I'll regret not fencing or tubing them Are we talking about the same thing? https://www.uaf.edu/ces/publications/database/food/highbush-cranberries.php Last edited by mad_mike; 09/27/25 12:09 AM.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: waggler] #8476856 09/27/25 12:09 AM 09/27/25 12:09 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 49th State M mad_mike OP trapper
mad_mike OP trapper M Joined: Jan 2008 49th State	Originally Posted by waggler I like them; they taste/smell a little musty though. They can upset a farm breakfast. lol.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8476857 09/27/25 12:10 AM 09/27/25 12:10 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Originally Posted by mad_mike Originally Posted by AJE I planted some this year for the 1st time ever. I suppose I'll regret not fencing or tubing them Are we talking about the same thing? https://www.uaf.edu/ces/publications/database/food/highbush-cranberries.php Probably. This is what I planted: https://www.paintcreeknursery.com/high-bush-cranberry-viburnum-trilobum.aspx

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8476858 09/27/25 12:11 AM 09/27/25 12:11 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 NWWA/AZ Vinke trapper
Vinke trapper Joined: Dec 2006 NWWA/AZ	Originally Posted by mad_mike Originally Posted by Vinke …. Not a big fan….. Not the answer that I expected from you…. lol. I do not want to be kicked of until the 3 of October Ant Man/ Marty 2028 Lefthandedrighteyedadddyslexic

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8476859 09/27/25 12:12 AM 09/27/25 12:12 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Actually yours appear to be: Viburnum edule So maybe slightly different from mine

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: AJE] #8476860 09/27/25 12:20 AM 09/27/25 12:20 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 49th State M mad_mike OP trapper
mad_mike OP trapper M Joined: Jan 2008 49th State	[quote=AJE Probably. This is what I planted: https://www.paintcreeknursery.com/high-bush-cranberry-viburnum-trilobum.aspx[/quote] Those clusters of berries look nice. Let me know if they produce the odor I was describing.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8476861 09/27/25 12:23 AM 09/27/25 12:23 AM
Joined: Aug 2011 Craigmont, Idaho M marty weatherup trapper
marty weatherup trapper M Joined: Aug 2011 Craigmont, Idaho	We loved them when we lived in Alaska. One trick that will help with the smell when cooking is to freeze them first. I don’t know what the change is but it works. If you steam them or cook them fresh they smell like a locker room. If you’ll freeze them first there isn’t any of the dirty socks smell. I never tried making ketchup but we always made a few batches of jelly. I think I have one jar left. Trail cameras and fresh snow have broke a lot of trapper’s hearts.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: marty weatherup] #8476867 09/27/25 12:32 AM 09/27/25 12:32 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 49th State M mad_mike OP trapper
mad_mike OP trapper M Joined: Jan 2008 49th State	Originally Posted by marty weatherup We loved them when we lived in Alaska. One trick that will help with the smell when cooking is to freeze them first. I don’t know what the change is but it works. If you steam them or cook them fresh they smell like a locker room. If you’ll freeze them first there isn’t any of the dirty socks smell. I never tried making ketchup but we always made a few batches of jelly. I think I have one jar left. We freeze the berries we pick prior to processing for that very reason. It works. The smell is always in the field or from what someone else brought. The berries flavor is amazing. We love the ketchup over moose, especially meatloaf.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8476870 09/27/25 12:45 AM 09/27/25 12:45 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State	I think that is the domesticated variety that you can buy. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8476871 09/27/25 12:47 AM 09/27/25 12:47 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 NWWA/AZ Vinke trapper
Vinke trapper Joined: Dec 2006 NWWA/AZ	Ok,,,,,I’d eat that………lol I can bearly not lich the computer Ant Man/ Marty 2028 Lefthandedrighteyedadddyslexic

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: Vinke] #8476875 09/27/25 12:53 AM 09/27/25 12:53 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 49th State M mad_mike OP trapper
mad_mike OP trapper M Joined: Jan 2008 49th State	Originally Posted by Vinke Ok,,,,,I’d eat that………lol I, of course, gave one of the crudest/worst case visuals…. There are varying means of collection. And efficiencies are worth discussion.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: Tatiana] #8476949 09/27/25 08:12 AM 09/27/25 08:12 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 49th State M mad_mike OP trapper
mad_mike OP trapper M Joined: Jan 2008 49th State	Originally Posted by Tatiana They smell like very poor hygiene in very close quarters, frozen or not. I once made liquor from them following the recipe for arctic bramble and it stank so bad it was dubbed butthole syrup, but the men still drank it. Even cranberries taste better. I put branches with frozen berries in my marten boxes or right next to them for visual attraction. Nice! I put boxes where there are berries, lol.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8479996 10/03/25 01:50 AM 10/03/25 01:50 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Originally Posted by mad_mike Originally Posted by Vinke Ok,,,,,I’d eat that………lol I, of course, gave one of the crudest/worst case visuals…. There are varying means of collection. And efficiencies are worth discussion. They'd be good in smoothies.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8480004 10/03/25 04:22 AM 10/03/25 04:22 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 New York ,Adirondack mts. M mole "The Tman morning greeter"
mole "The Tman morning greeter" M Joined: Dec 2006 New York ,Adirondack mts.	Partridge - Ruffed Grouse , really like them.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8480056 10/03/25 06:31 AM 10/03/25 06:31 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Michigan	I planted some last year will see now they do,

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: waggler] #8485112 10/12/25 11:02 PM 10/12/25 11:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Originally Posted by waggler I think that is the domesticated variety that you can buy. It's the same kind our state DNR nursery sells

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8541334 01/10/26 02:07 AM 01/10/26 02:07 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	I ordered some high bush cranberries yesterday from WDNR.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8541345 01/10/26 03:55 AM 01/10/26 03:55 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State	The domestic variety for some reason produces a lot more berries than the wild type. I like them, even though they smell sort of like wet socks that you've worn for a couple of days. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8541348 01/10/26 05:02 AM 01/10/26 05:02 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 NY R Rat_Pack trapper
Rat_Pack trapper R Joined: Jan 2007 NY	The berries hold on for a long time around here, kind of like crabapples do. I think after they get seasoned, the birds like them more

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8541478 01/10/26 12:03 PM 01/10/26 12:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Manitoba N Northof50 trapper
Northof50 trapper N Joined: Dec 2008 Manitoba	to get the seeds to sprout you have to skuff them with some course sandpaper , going through a grouse gizzard does the same. freezing does change the sugar concentration so less smell

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8541487 01/10/26 12:21 PM 01/10/26 12:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 ak nooksack trapper
nooksack trapper Joined: Dec 2006 ak	When the berries freeze on the bush, or you freeze them at home the starch is converted to sugar changing the flavor and smell. They make great jelly for biscuits cooked over the fire in cast iron.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mole] #8541506 01/10/26 01:25 PM 01/10/26 01:25 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Northern MN O Osky trapper
Osky trapper O Joined: Dec 2013 Northern MN	Originally Posted by mole Partridge - Ruffed Grouse , really like them. Mole is spot on. I had them surrounding my previous northern Minnesota lake home and watched ruffed And spruce grouse at them as long as the berrys lasted in the winter. My current northern home I planted them out in the acreage and again the grouse flock to them. Osky www.SureDockusa.com “ I said I don’t have much use for traps these days, never said I didn’t know how to use them.”

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: Osky] #8546193 01/17/26 01:22 AM 01/17/26 01:22 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Originally Posted by Osky Originally Posted by mole Partridge - Ruffed Grouse , really like them. Mole is spot on. I had them surrounding my previous northern Minnesota lake home and watched ruffed And spruce grouse at them as long as the berrys lasted in the winter. My current northern home I planted them out in the acreage and again the grouse flock to them. Osky Do you plant them in full sun or can they tolerate shade?

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8546242 01/17/26 07:41 AM 01/17/26 07:41 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Michigan	they need moderate sun

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8590566 03/29/26 02:46 AM 03/29/26 02:46 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	My high bush cranberry arrive 4/15 from WDNR.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8601522 04/20/26 10:06 PM 04/20/26 10:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	They looked nice. I got them planted. I'm not sure how I'll keep deer from destroying them

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8601557 04/20/26 11:41 PM 04/20/26 11:41 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Moved to Fbks, Ak. M martentrapper trapper
martentrapper trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Moved to Fbks, Ak.	Made cranberry kambucha with them once. Was really good. They grow wild all over interior Alaska.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8601660 04/21/26 10:56 AM 04/21/26 10:56 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes T Trapper7 trapper
Trapper7 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes	Originally Posted by mad_mike Originally Posted by AJE I planted some this year for the 1st time ever. I suppose I'll regret not fencing or tubing them Are we talking about the same thing? https://www.uaf.edu/ces/publications/database/food/highbush-cranberries.php I have two bushes and that's what they look like. I used to pick them for some Finnish people who lived in northern MN. I don't know what they made with them, but they sure liked all I could give them. Wife told me to put on clean socks every day. I tried, but after 7 days, I could hardly get my shoes on.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8601679 04/21/26 12:22 PM 04/21/26 12:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State	^^^^^ Yes, that's them. The domestic ones seem to produce much larger clusters of berries though. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8601742 04/21/26 04:26 PM 04/21/26 04:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 49th State M mad_mike OP trapper
mad_mike OP trapper M Joined: Jan 2008 49th State	I might get some of that tamed variety. The heavy snow from last winter destroyed a bunch of bushes and trees at the house, so there is plenty of room. Do they have the same odor as the wild ones? Last edited by mad_mike; 04/21/26 04:30 PM.

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8601867 04/21/26 08:54 PM 04/21/26 08:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State	^^^^^ They look just like the wild ones to me, except maybe a little more robust, and more berries. But maybe that's just due to the growing conditions. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: High Bush Cranberries [Re: mad_mike] #8611117 05/11/26 11:02 PM 05/11/26 11:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Despite the dry weather, my high bush cranberry I planted this year are looking great.

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