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Post by featherduster on Mar 16, 2020 1:41:32 GMT -5
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Post by Russ Koon on Mar 16, 2020 3:57:28 GMT -5
Hmmm....My favorite spot is in a state park that gets WAY too many healthy young hikers in there ahead of me every year.
And I know where the river forms the park boundary not too far upstream of a very easy landing spot that's closer to my best ever find in one day of hunting the park, and it would be a pleasant float downstream to a nice public access point that's just a few miles from my brother's house. And he's a retiree now, too, and has enjoyed past mushroom hunts and canoe trips with me.
Wonder if the state would be interested in some volunteers to help police the edges of the park against trespassing mushroom poachers.
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Post by Russ Koon on Mar 16, 2020 3:58:28 GMT -5
Hmmm....My favorite spot is in a state park that gets WAY too many healthy young hikers in there ahead of me every year.
And I know where the river forms the park boundary not too far upstream of a very easy landing spot that's closer to my best ever find in one day of hunting the park, and it would be a pleasant float downstream to a nice public access point that's just a few miles from my brother's house. And he's a retiree now, too, and has enjoyed past mushroom hunts and canoe trips with me.
Wonder if the state would be interested in some volunteers to help police the edges of the park against trespassing mushroom poachers.
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Post by Russ Koon on Mar 16, 2020 4:23:42 GMT -5
Actually, I guess I could understand the thinking behind such a closure in some state parks that have areas where there would be attractions that would congregate people, such as shelter houses and swimming pools and such. My first thought was of the wooded areas of the parks I'm familiar with and how silly it would be to close down those areas of healthy outdoors exercise to a public that needs it more than ever just now and would enjoy it while naturally staying as far from one another as they can.
It was my second thought that got me so excited that I double-posted just thinking about how easy it would be to slip silently into the best mushrooming area of the park without being seen and exercising another old hoosier tradition of ignoring fences and property line during mushroom season.
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Post by firstwd on Mar 16, 2020 6:35:15 GMT -5
I understand the concern over state recreation properties and hunters, but not state parks. I thought gathering anything in a state park was not allowed? I'm not a mushroom hunter so I honestly don't know.
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Post by featherduster on Mar 16, 2020 6:53:34 GMT -5
I understand the concern over state recreation properties and hunters, but not state parks. I thought gathering anything in a state park was not allowed? I'm not a mushroom hunter so I honestly don't know. Oh please don't misunderstand my intentions or that of Russ Coon, we just like to go to these places and admire this annual tradition by photographing Morel mushrooms.  |
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Post by chewbacca on Mar 16, 2020 7:06:26 GMT -5
I understand the concern over state recreation properties and hunters, but not state parks. I thought gathering anything in a state park was not allowed? I'm not a mushroom hunter so I honestly don't know. Mushrooms are about the only thing you can gather from the forest of a state park and legally carry home with you. |
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Post by firstwd on Mar 16, 2020 7:07:53 GMT -5
I understand the concern over state recreation properties and hunters, but not state parks. I thought gathering anything in a state park was not allowed? I'm not a mushroom hunter so I honestly don't know. Oh please don't misunderstand my intentions or that of Russ Coon, we just like to go to these places and admire this annual tradition by photographing Morel mushrooms. Seriously, just an honest question. I know prospecting isn't allowed on a vast majority of state properties unless you have written permission from the property manager. Just wasn't sure how mushrooms were handled. |
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Post by chewbacca on Mar 16, 2020 7:39:49 GMT -5
I hope Indiana doesn't follow suit. Our state parks are a great, healthy place for people to get exercise. If they want to temporarily stop large gatherings, I get that. But, to close down entire state parks sounds silly and unnecessary to me.
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Post by steiny on Mar 16, 2020 9:30:22 GMT -5
If they're closed you should have the whole place to yourself.
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