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Davy Crockett NF Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

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Davy Crockett NF

200–500 ft · TX🚗 Directions

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Davy Crockett NF in Houston/Trinity counties — loblolly pine, post oak, sweetgum on the rolling Pineywoods uplands. Big Slough and 4C National Recreation Trail areas. Late spring/summer chanterelles; black trumpets in moist hardwood draws.

Trees:Loblolly Pine Post Oak Sweetgum

Updated Oct 11, 5:12 AM MT

AI Conditions Report

AI-generated · verify in field

Davy Crockett NF is a Good call for fruiting right now. Soil is sitting at 73°F, and all 7 of the last 7 days have cleared the temperature threshold. There's no drought, and the moisture trigger is met. Rainfall (0.73" over 7 days, 1.67" over 14) and soil moisture (0.17 VWC today against a 0.21 weekly average) show the trend is drying, so moisture is the limiting factor and the main thing keeping this out of Excellent. Every species in the model is flagged viable, but in East Texas pineywoods and hardwood bottoms in mid-October, your realistic targets are chanterelles (including smooth), oysters, chicken of the woods, lion's mane, honey mushrooms, Jack-o-lanterns, and the usual stinkhorns and polypores. Death Cap and Green-Gill Lepiota are also flagged, so expect Amanita and Lepiota lookalikes to be fruiting alongside your edibles. Snowline and SWE data are irrelevant at this elevation. Watch the next rain event: another half inch or more would lift soil moisture back toward the 0.21 average and likely push this up a grade, while a dry week will thin out the ground-fruiting species first, since wood-dwellers hold moisture longer. Hot tip: Hunt shaded drainage edges and north-facing creek bottoms near hardwoods, where moisture lingers longest, and prioritize ground-fruiting chanterelles there before the drying trend cuts into them.

Generated by Claude (Anthropic) from the structured weather, soil, and phenology data on this page. The LLM can misread edge cases — treat this as a starting hypothesis, not a guarantee. Always verify conditions on the ground before committing to a long drive.

Foraging Potential80/100

✅Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

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Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area

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USFS~6.5 mi from center

Ratcliff Lake: (936) 655-2299

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USFS~6.5 mi from centerFee required/night

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566 Piney Creek Horse Camp: (936) 655-2299

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USFS~8.3 mi from centerFee required/night

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Viable Species

Confidence × Primordia state

HIGHPrimed

Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Lion's ManeHericium erinaceus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Death CapAmanita phalloides

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Hedgehog MushroomHydnum repandum

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Shaggy ManeCoprinus comatus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Wine CapStropharia rugosoannulata

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Beefsteak PolyporeFistulina hepatica

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Liberty CapPsilocybe semilanceata

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Turkey TailTrametes versicolor

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Witch's ButterTremella mesenterica

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Jack-o-LanternOmphalotus olearius

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Bear's Head ToothHericium americanum

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Sulphur TuftHypholoma fasciculare

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Parasol MushroomMacrolepiota procera

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy Ring ChampignonMarasmius oreades

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Meadow MushroomAgaricus campestris

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Artist's ConkGanoderma applanatum

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Birch PolyporeFomitopsis betulina

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Tinder FungusFomes fomentarius

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Bird's Nest FungusCyathus striatus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Violet CoralClavaria zollingeri

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Old Man of the WoodsStrobilomyces strobilaceus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Pear-Shaped PuffballLycoperdon pyriforme

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Mica CapCoprinellus micaceus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Shrimp of the WoodsEntoloma abortivum

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Smooth ChanterelleCantharellus lateritius

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Golden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformis

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Green-Gill LepiotaChlorophyllum molybdites

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Oak Milk CapLactarius quietus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Alcohol InkyCoprinopsis atramentaria

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Magpie InkyCoprinopsis picacea

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Yellow-StainerAgaricus xanthodermus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Red-Belted ConkFomitopsis pinicola

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Winter PolyporePolyporus brumalis

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Thin-Walled Maze PolyporeDaedaleopsis confragosa

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Mossy Maze PolyporeCerrena unicolor

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

False Turkey TailStereum ostrea

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Coral ToothHericium coralloides

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Snow FungusTremella fuciformis

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Wood EarAuricularia americana

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Tooth JellyPseudohydnum gelatinosum

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Jelly AntlerCalocera viscosa

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Green ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascens

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Ivory FunnelClitocybe dealbata

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Angel WingsPleurocybella porrigens

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Aspen OysterPleurotus populinus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Elm OysterHypsizygus ulmarius

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Wolf's Milk SlimeLycogala epidendrum

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Fluted Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Devil's CigarChorioactis geaster

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Winter Mushroom / Wild EnokiFlammulina velutipes

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Dung Bird's NestCyathus stercoreus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Oak MazegillDaedalea quercina

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Golden TeacherPsilocybe cubensis

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Blue MeaniesPanaeolus cyanescens

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Ravenel's Stinkhorn

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

HIGHPrimed

Elegant StinkhornMutinus elegans

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.21)

Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.