I got around 30 lbs of matzutakes this season and only went out a few times for 1-2 hours each trip. Southern Oregon has some of the best mushroom hunting in the world. You almost can’t go out into a tan oak forest in the Siskiyou Mountains without accidentally walking into edible mushrooms year-round.
Almost none of the mushrooms I forage are further than a 20 minute drive from my house. These ones were about 12 minutes away. The only exception is lobster mushrooms, which I have to drive an hour to find, as they’re on the coast.
Most people who hunt for chanterelles overlook hedgehogs but they’re great. They’re usually right around chanterelle spots. The tops are pinkish/white and their false gills are unmistakable as they resemble a hedgehog.