The following is a list of the 2025 public hunts.
June 22: Sunday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, FOR-MAR NATURE PRESERVE, GENESEE COUNTY**
Educational Identification Field Experience Series (no take-home Preserve)
Please pre-register at https://geneseecountyparks.org/calendar
Directions: Meet at the DeWaters Education Center; 5360 Potter Road, Burton, MI 48529
Hunt Whip – Heather Johnson, cell/text – 810.955.7423, email – Heartwind77@gmail.com
July 13: Sunday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, FOR-MAR NATURE PRESERVE, GENESEE COUNTY**
Educational Identification Field Experience Series (no take-home Preserve)
Please pre-register at https://geneseecountyparks.org/calendar
Directions: Meet at the DeWaters Education Center; 5360 Potter Road, Burton, MI 48529
Hunt Whip – Heather Johnson, cell/text – 810.955.7423, email – Heartwind77@gmail.com
July 16: Wednesday, 9:00am – SEVEN LAKES RECREATION AREA, POTLUCK **
Directions: Meet at Dickerson Shelter
Hunt Whip – Heather Johnson, cell/text – 810.955.7423, email – Heartwind77@gmail.com
July 19: Saturday, 9:00am – WATERLOO RECREATION AREA **
Address: 17030 Bush Road, Chelsea, MI
Meet at the first parking lot before Eddy Discovery Center
Hunt Whips – Phil Tedeschi 734.355.0359 or email philt@umich.edu
Kirk Coppernoll 517.879.7757 or email mailmankirk@gmail.com
Larisa Mednis – email larisamednis@yahoo.com
July 20: Sunday, 10:00am – HARTWICK PINES **
Address: I75 to Exit 259, M93 North. M93 north to State Park Drive. Left onto State Park Drive. Continue on State Park Drive and follow directions for the Logging Museum. We will meet at the parking lot ahead of the museum.
Note: Visitor’s Center and its parking lot are currently closed.
Hunt Whip – Lorenzo Lo Piccolo at llopics@outlook.com
August 3: Sunday, 9:00am – noon; AUDOBON WOODS; Chippewa Watershed Conservancy, Mt. Pleasant **
Please bring paper sacks to collect specimens
Hunt Whip – Sister Marie Kopin 989.621.7910 or email mkopin@icloud.com
August 3: Sunday, 10:00am – PROUD LAKE RECREATION AREA**
Meet at the Boat Launch at Bass Lake Road
Hunt Whip – Dean Sherwood 248.464.2744 or email sherwood.dean@gmail.com
August 10: Sunday, 9:00am – HIGHLAND RECREATION AREA **
Meet at the Mountain Bike Trail
Hunt Whip – Antoine Delaforterie 248.506.9008 or email antoineindetroit@yahoo.com
August 10: Sunday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, FOR-MAR NATURE PRESERVE, GENESEE COUNTY**
Educational Identification Field Experience Series (no take-home Preserve)
Please pre-register at https://geneseecountyparks.org/calendar
Directions: Meet at the DeWaters Education Center; 5360 Potter Road, Burton, MI 48529
Hunt Whip – Heather Johnson, cell/text – 810.955.7423, email – Heartwind77@gmail.com
August 17: Sunday, 9:00am – BALD MOUNTAIN **
Meet at the 1st Parking lot past the shooting range on Kern Rd.
The parking lot is closed to the public (gated).
We can still meet at the Parking lot, but will have to park along the side of the road.
Hunt Whip – Lorenzo Lo Piccolo at llopics@outlook.com
August 22: Friday, 10:00am – 2:00pm; DEERFIELD COUNTY PARK**
Meet at Fussman Pavilion.
Bring potluck food to share for lunch; a grill is available for cooking (bring your own wood/charcoal). Some
organic vegetables are already being brought. Bring your own beverages or there’s a freshwater hand
pump next to the pavilion.
Admission to the park is free – must mention you are attending the mushroom foray at the attendant’s booth.
Hunt Whip – Sister Marie Kopin 989.621.7910 or email mkopin@icloud.com
August 28: Thursday, 9:00am – 11:00am; SYLVAN SOLACE PRESERVE; Chippewa Watershed Conservancy, Mt. Pleasant**
Mushroom Educational Field Experience
Meet in parking lot – Sylvan Solace Preserve
Please bring paper sacks to collect specimens
Hunt Whip – Sister Marie Kopin 989.621.7910 or email mkopin@icloud.com
August 31 and September 1: Sunday and Monday – L’ANSE (UP)**
Meet at Canyon Falls parking lot, Sunday and Monday at 9:00am
Hunt Whips –Phil Tedeschi 734.355.0359 or email philt@umich.edu
Kirk Coppernoll 517.879.7757 or email mailmankirk@gmail.com
September 7: Sunday, 10:00am – P.J. HOFFMASTER **
Hunt Whip – Lorenzo Lo Piccolo at llopics@outlook.com
September 13: Saturday, 9:00am – CROOKED LAKE **
Hunt Whips –Phil Tedeschi 734.355.0359 or email philt@umich.edu
Kirk Coppernoll 517.879.7757 or email mailmankirk@gmail.com
September 13: Saturday, 11:00am – WARREN DUNES ORGANIZATIONAL CAMPGROUND, LAKE TOWNSHIP **
Identification only. No State Park booth is a this site within the park to obtain the required pass.
Meet: 41.921569, -86.578877. Meet at trailhead marker #10 Floral Lane Parking Lot. Floral Lane east of Red Arrow
Highway, Lake Township MI 49106
Hunt Whips –Charlie Havens 773.848.0154 or email charliehavens@mac.com
September 13: Saturday, 3:00pm – 5:30pm – YANKEE SPRINGS TRAIL **
Address: 2526 S. Yankee Springs Road, Middleville, MI 49333 – DEEP LAKE UNIT
Meet at Mountain Bike Stage Area; recommend wearing hunter orange – public lands, active hunting season
Hunt Whip – Chris Zurn 517.852.4523 or email zurnchris@yahoo.com
September 14: Sunday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, FOR-MAR NATURE PRESERVE, GENESEE COUNTY **
Educational Identification Field Experience Series (no take-home Preserve)
Please pre-register at https://geneseecountyparks.org/calendar
Directions: Meet at the DeWaters Education Center; 5360 Potter Road, Burton, MI 48529
Hunt Whip – Heather Johnson, cell/text – 810.955.7423, email – Heartwind77@gmail.com
September 19: Friday, 11:00am – 1:00pm; WETING PRESERVE; Chippewa Watershed Conservancy, Clare County **
Mushroom Educational Field Experience
Lunch after foray: Blackthorn Saloon, 10092 Cadillac Drive, Lake, MI 48632
Hunt Whip – Sister Marie Kopin 989.621.7910 or email mkopin@icloud.com
September 20: Saturday, 9:00am – PROUD LAKE RECREATION AREA (OLD PLANK ROAD) **
Hunt Whip — Diane Pruden 248.759.1314 or email dianepruden@gmail.com
September 20: Saturday, 3:00pm – 5:30pm – YANKEE SPRINGS TRAIL **
Address: 2526 S. Yankee Springs Road, Middleville, MI 49333 – DEEP LAKE UNIT
Meet at Mountain Bike Stage Area; recommend wearing hunter orange – public lands, active hunting season
Hunt Whip – Chris Zurn 517.852.4523 or email zurnchris@yahoo.com
September 26, 27 and 28: FUNGUS FEST AT PROUD LAKE RECREATION AREA **
Address: 3466 Wixom Rd., Milford, MI
FOLLOW THE SIGNS TO RIVER HAWK CONFERENCE CENTER; DETAILS at michiganmushroomhunters.org
Contact Scott Grywacheski 248.873.5341 or email sgrywach@yahoo.com
October 4: Saturday, 9:00am – ALGONAC STATE PARK **
Hunt Whip – Lorenzo Lo Piccolo at llopics@outlook.com
October 4: Saturday, 3:00pm – 5:30pm – YANKEE SPRINGS TRAIL **
Address: 2526 S. Yankee Springs Road, Middleville, MI 49333 – DEEP LAKE UNIT
Meet at Mountain Bike Stage Area; recommend wearing hunter orange – public lands, active hunting season
Hunt Whip – Chris Zurn 517.852.4523 or email zurnchris@yahoo.com
October 5: Sunday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, FOR-MAR NATURE PRESERVE, GENESEE COUNTY **
Educational Identification Field Experience Series (no take-home Preserve)
Please pre-register at https://geneseecountyparks.org/calendar
Directions: Meet at the DeWaters Education Center; 5360 Potter Road, Burton, MI 48529
Hunt Whip – Heather Johnson, cell/text – 810.955.7423, email – Heartwind77@gmail.com
October 11: Saturday, 9:30am-12:30pm; HALLS LAKE-Chippewa Watershed Conservancy, MT. PLEASANT **
Educational Identification Field Experience Series
Directions: Meet at East entrance – Hall’s Lake Natural Area
Please bring paper sacks to collect specimens
Hunt Whip – Sister Marie Kopin 989.621.7940 or email mkopin@icloud.com
October 11: Saturday, 10:00am – WATERLOO RECREATION AREA **
Address: 17030 Bush Rd., Chelsea, MI
Meet at the first parking lot before Eddy Discovery Center
Hunt Whips – Phil Tedeschi 734.355.0359 or email philt@umich.edu
October 17: 9:30am-12:30pm; BUNDY HILL **
Educational Identification Field Experience Series
Hunt Whip – Sister Marie Kopin 989.621.7940 or email mkopin@icloud.com
November 1: Saturday, 10:00am – HELL, MI (FRALICK WOODS – POTLUCK) **
Directions: BETWEEN 3470 and 3770 PATTERSON LAKE RD, PINCKNEY, MI
Meet at the Parking lot on Patterson Lake Road (North side), approximately 1/2 mile east of Hell
Phil Tedeschi 734.355.0359 or email philt@umich.edu
Kirk Coppernoll 517.879.7757 or email mailmankirk@gmail.com
November 8: Saturday, 11:00am – HIGHLAND RECREATION AREA (POTLUCK) **
Meet at the Mountain Bike Trail
Hunt Whip – Lenny Tomaszewski 248.310.9232 or email vonlen1@aol.com
