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Tombigbee NF Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

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Tombigbee NF

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Tombigbee NF in northeast MS — Choctaw and Ackerman ranger districts across rolling oak-hickory and shortleaf pine uplands. Davis Lake, Choctaw Lake, and Natchez Trace corridor for access. Spring morels in tulip poplar flats and dying elm bottoms; chanterelles and chicken-of-the-woods in summer oak woodlands. Similar habitat to Bankhead but without the sandstone gorges.

Trees:White Oak Shortleaf Pine Hickory

Updated Jul 13, 4:17 AM MT

AI Conditions Report

AI-generated · verify in field

Tombigbee is firing on all cylinders—S-tier justified by sustained soil heat (80.8°F for 7 consecutive days), locked-in volumetric water content (0.24–0.25 VWC), and zero drought stress. The moisture trigger is met and holding steady. You've got 54 species at high viability across the board: choice edibles (chanterelles, oysters, chicken of the woods, boletes), medicinals (turkey tail, artist's conk, reishi), and oddities (stinkhorns, slime molds). The only real constraint is moderate desiccation risk—typical for July in the Deep South—which means morning harvests and deeper litter searches will outpace afternoon hunts as the week progresses. Watch for a potential moisture dip if the region doesn't see precipitation in the next 72 hours; even a moderate dry spell will tank the VWC and crater your tier fast. Right now you're in the sweet spot where saprotrophic wood decomposers (maze polypores, turkey tail, artist's conk) and humidity-loving gelatinous fungi (wood ear, jelly ear, snow fungus) are equally aggressive. **Hot tip:** Target deadfall and high woody debris zones in low-lying pockets where morning dew lingers longest—your chanterelles and boletes will fruit there 12–18 hours ahead of exposed ground.

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 Potential95/100

✅Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

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Viable Species

Confidence × Primordia state

HIGHPrimed

Oyster Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Chanterelle

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Chicken of the Woods

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Black Trumpet

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wine Cap

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Giant Puffball

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Turkey Tail

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Witch's Butter

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Aspen Bolete

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Indigo Milk Cap

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Crown-Tipped Coral

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Jelly Ear

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dead Man's Fingers

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Parasol Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Shaggy Parasol

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy Ring Champignon

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Artist's Conk

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Birch Polypore

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Tinder Fungus

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Bird's Nest Fungus

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Cinnabar Chanterelle

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Berkeley's Polypore

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Red-Capped Scaber Stalk

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Old Man of the Woods

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Frost's Bolete

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Horse Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Mica Cap

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Two-Colored Bolete

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Smooth Chanterelle

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Caesar's Amanita

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Weeping Milk Cap

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Green-Gill Lepiota

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Bitter Bolete

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Green Cracked Russula

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Peppery Milk Cap

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Coker's Amanita

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fool's Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Alcohol Inky

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy Inkcap

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Yellow-Stainer

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Red-Belted Conk

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Thin-Walled Maze Polypore

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Mossy Maze Polypore

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

False Turkey Tail

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Northern Tooth

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Snow Fungus

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wood Ear

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Green Elfcup

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Ivory Funnel

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Aspen Oyster

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wolf's Milk Slime

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dog Vomit Slime Mold

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fluted Bird's Nest

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

King Alfred's Cakes

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dung Bird's Nest

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Oak Mazegill

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Golden Teacher

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Ravenel's Stinkhorn

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Elegant Stinkhorn

All conditions met (soil 81°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained)

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.