It will be maitake season soon, last year I harvested 12 lbs of them from my usual spot. Made a gallon of cream of mushroom soup and dehydrated the rest.

It's been years since I found a good flush of chicken of the woods, which is my favorite. IMO it's the best meat substitute out there, if you cook it properly the texture is indiscernable from chicken breast and there really isn't much mushroom flavor.