1.   The bad news for magic mushroom hunters is that this is not the time of year for fruiting.

2.   Margaret Jane, incidentally, is said to be about the best wild mushroom hunter in these parts.

3.   Russian mushroom hunters take note of their fellow foragers, but only to find the best spots.

4.   They are commonly known as mushroom hunters, an ever-increasing group of people, fascinated by fungi, who take to the woods each spring and fall.

5.   Carris, who teaches weekend classes for potential mushroom hunters, hears stories of people fighting over prime picking sites, sometimes even shooting at each other.

6.   Mushroom hunters are aided by the U.S. Forest Service, which provides maps of recently burned areas to locate the best potential sites.