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Post by tired of scraping coyotes on Jul 30, 2013 19:33:35 GMT -5
1/2 circle shape, white on the bottom, brown on top. hard as a rock. found a guy paying $10-30 a lb. had no idea they had any value. he has an ad in the latest ( choke) nta mafugazine. nathan and I went for a 5 minute walk and found 5 lb. going to look better tomorrow. won`t get rich, but kinda cool as we all see them here and there. have to be at least 8" to get paid, so leave the little ones.
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Post by DaveM on Jul 31, 2013 4:23:55 GMT -5
I never realized they had value. I did see a couple for sale at a flea market once that had deer pics carved in them.
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Post by doyleflory on Jul 31, 2013 6:18:56 GMT -5
Not sure but I have seen them painted up with sceenery
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Post by tired of scraping coyotes on Jul 31, 2013 6:33:30 GMT -5
their nickname is "the artists mushroom". their cash value is some new anti cancer treatment. ganoderma applanatum
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Post by furbuy46 on Jul 31, 2013 12:34:05 GMT -5
Ain't all as easy money as you might think. These things can't have bug holes, mold, or the wrong color as far as that goes. They got to be dried in the correct manner. I think your gonna see some rejects from your pickings.
These are the same people that offer up to 1400 a lb. on quality seng. I won't let them go through my seng to pick out a few good ones and then downgrade you on the rest until you have a pile they call junk and will give you a couple bucks a lb. fot them.
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Post by furbuy46 on Jul 31, 2013 16:23:26 GMT -5
Are they dried yet? Read the instructions about preparing them before shipping. I think they must be dried for quite a while and even then, they must be done in a certain way.
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Post by tired of scraping coyotes on Jul 31, 2013 17:55:23 GMT -5
YES i READ ALL THE INFO ON IT. WENT OUT AGAIN THIS EVENING AND FOUND PROBABLY 10 LB MORE DRIED WEIGHT ON JUST A COUPLE TREES. I think there are lots more out there as some the vegetation was up so high I had to wade in chopping with a machete to see them and they were big . some trees had 6-8-10 on each tree. looks like their favorite is dead cottonwoods, but found some on maple thorn and beech. if between us all we get a pick up load maybe we can just drive them to him. the bottoms bruise and discolor with the least scratch or even finger prints so have to handle careful. they are hooked on good and takes a machete or ax to get them off. once dried they are no risk of bottom damage. hard as wood now except for the delicate white coating on the underside. few weeks ago before I knew they had a market I whacked a big one off, probably a pound, and scratched "nathan" on the underside with my fingernail. lol, ruined it good.
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Post by furbuy46 on Aug 1, 2013 0:18:16 GMT -5
If you get these you have sold and they do ok, let me know. i will be going in the woods in about a week. Will gather some and let you know how it goes.
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Post by tired of scraping coyotes on Aug 1, 2013 3:53:17 GMT -5
ok, I guess main thing is they need to be bigger than 8 "and the bigger the better, don`t bruise or scratch the white underside, don`t break or chip them getting them off and dry proper, same as you would roots.
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Post by mjkluesener on Aug 1, 2013 9:04:45 GMT -5
Dang, I have those on the old maples in back. Have to take a closer look. Wouldn't talk to much about making money on them, the DNR will ban that too  Trees have feelings too.... |
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Post by tired of scraping coyotes on Aug 1, 2013 9:35:31 GMT -5
prolly ok, if we sell them dead.
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Post by RK's Predator Plus on Aug 12, 2013 21:07:38 GMT -5
got one on the wall here as a shelf. Got a big candle sittin' on it. Looks cool.
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Trees have feelings too....