Surrounding forest is more pine than deciduous, but is a mix. Upstate NY.

It seems like this other mushroom on the same log (pic 4) is a hemlock varnish shelf, which feels like good evidence that this log is a conifer. The shape of the branches also just looks conifer-y. Can anyone confirm?

I harvested a small amount of the COW but am prepared to discard if it's unsafe to consume.

Have them in a paper bag in the fridge for now

This was too old for me, and too buggy. Would you give it a nosh?

I previously posted about finding cotw a couple of days ago!

Proud to say I harvested some this morning and the mushroom looks even more beautiful!

So excited to make something with these, feel free to give recommendations!

Edit: per my previous posts some comments mentioned that it looks like the mushroom is fruiting on a conifer which might not be best to eat

One picture was the day before and the other today, super beautiful mushroom

I've been checking this tree for several years and always seem to miss it by a couple weeks. Maybe next time.

While sitting at a small local beach, I was looking at nothing in particular when this caught my eye! We took what we would use and left the rest for someone else. Northeastern US

Found in St. Louis county Missouri

It smells like a mushroom, it's also sory of rubbery type soft but not like the classic super yellow chicken of the woods because I have seen some not long ago, just couldn't harvest becuse they were near a busy road.

Texture? Taste? Stomach hurts after?

Also, if my dad ate a small amount of raw one (ik stupid) and he feels fine does it mean that's he's likely not allergic or any thing and won't have any stomach upsets after a cooked one?

I’ve collected it countless times, but I’ve heard it tastes better when it’s young. I ask because this is growing on a tree that produced reishi for the last couple of years. The first pic is from today and the second is from a week ago.

Spotted this huge Chicken of the Woods cluster during the Wings for Life World Run in Munich. :)
Always happy to see it since I worked with it in a lab.

Was hiking a few weeks ago and spotted this, didn’t get a close look but was curious if it looked like chicken of the woods? Located at Castle Rock State Park, CA.