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Hill Country Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

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Edwards Plateau Hill Country — live oak, post oak, ashe juniper, and bald cypress along spring-fed creeks. Lost Maples SNA and Garner SP for unique microhabitats. Chanterelles in oak woodlands after fall rains; oysters on cypress and pecan in stream bottoms.

Trees:Live Oak Post Oak Bald Cypress

Updated Jul 13, 4:14 AM MT

AI Conditions Report

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# Hill Country Tier A Summary You're sitting in an ideal window: sustained warm soil (80°F), consistent moisture retention over two weeks despite minimal recent rain, and zero drought stress. That's why you're seeing 57 species light up across the board—everything from choice edibles (Chicken of the Woods, Frost's Bolete, Wine Caps) to medicinals (Turkey Tail, Artist's Conk) to the weird stuff (stinkhorns, slime molds) all tracking viable simultaneously. The limiting factor is desiccation risk creeping in. You've got 0.33" in the last 7 days and no fresh rain on the horizon—you're living off soil moisture memory and good drainage, not active recharge. The next 3–5 days will tell you whether that VWC holds or drops. Watch for cracks in woody substrates and whether fresh flushes keep emerging; if fruiting stalls, moisture has dipped below threshold. Priority targets right now are wood-decay species (oysters, chicken, conks, polypores) and the temperature-dependent ground fruiting species (parasols, chanterelles, boletes) before the soil dries deeper. Once desiccation takes hold, you're back to wood-dwellers only. **Hot tip:** Hunt your chanterelles and boletes *today*—they're maxed out on moisture signal, and that 0.33 VWC won't last another week in a dry forecast.

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 Potential75/100

✅Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

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Nearby Camping

Within(6)

Camp Waldemar

developed

~1.1 mi from center

Heart O’ the Hills Summer Camp for Girls

developed

~2.8 mi from center

Camp Flaming Arrow

developed

YMCA~3.1 mi from center

Camp La Junta for Boys

developed

~4 mi from center

Mo-Ranch Campgrounds

developed

~4.5 mi from center

Camp Rio Vista & Camp Sierra Vista

developed

~7.3 mi from center

⚠ Road Access Notice

Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.

Viable Species

Confidence × Primordia state

HIGHPrimed

Frost's Bolete

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Oyster Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Chicken of the Woods

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wine Cap

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Giant Puffball

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Turkey Tail

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Witch's Butter

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Aspen Bolete

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Indigo Milk Cap

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Crown-Tipped Coral

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Jelly Ear

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dead Man's Fingers

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Parasol Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Shaggy Parasol

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy Ring Champignon

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Artist's Conk

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Birch Polypore

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Tinder Fungus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Bird's Nest Fungus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Cinnabar Chanterelle

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Berkeley's Polypore

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Red-Capped Scaber Stalk

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Old Man of the Woods

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Horse Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Mica Cap

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Two-Colored Bolete

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Smooth Chanterelle

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Caesar's Amanita

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Weeping Milk Cap

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Green-Gill Lepiota

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Bitter Bolete

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Green Cracked Russula

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Peppery Milk Cap

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Coker's Amanita

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fool's Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Alcohol Inky

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy Inkcap

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Yellow-Stainer

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Red-Belted Conk

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Thin-Walled Maze Polypore

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Mossy Maze Polypore

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

False Turkey Tail

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Northern Tooth

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Snow Fungus

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wood Ear

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Green Elfcup

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Ivory Funnel

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Aspen Oyster

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wolf's Milk Slime

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dog Vomit Slime Mold

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fluted Bird's Nest

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

King Alfred's Cakes

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dung Bird's Nest

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Oak Mazegill

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Banded Mottlegill

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Common Stinkhorn

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Ravenel's Stinkhorn

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dune Stinkhorn

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Elegant Stinkhorn

All conditions met (soil 80°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.33 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — 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.