The Olympian share that huckleberries are ripe in parts of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southern Washington. For those wanting to pick in this area need to be aware of a couple regulations: Picking berries for personal use is free, but commercial pickers must obtain a permit. Pickers harvesting more than three gallons, or […]
As the huckleberry season progresses, we are receiving reports about huckleberries from all over the Rocky Mountain region. In the last week, two article about Huckleberries in Montana were published. Our first story warns pickers about huckleberries and bears! Huckleberries in MT are “Beary” Good BOZEMAN, Mont. – It’s huckleberry season in Montana, and people […]
Upon my search for huckleberry information, I ran across this article from last fall. Although the article is nearly a year old, it offers some good information and tips on picking huckleberries. The article is written by John Reid who is a University of Calgary Faculty of Kinesiology graduate and Precision Nutrition Certified Sports Nutritionist […]
An update on the huckleberry crop via the Spokane Review: Harvest underway for huckleberries – Idaho’s statefruit FORESTS – Huckleberries, designated Idaho’s state fruit in 2000, have been ripe for picking for a couple weeks in the low areas of Priest Lake, and the crop is gradually ripening up the mountain slopes throughout the InlandNorthwest. […]
Huckleberry season here in Idaho/Montana is just about over, but from what I have been hearing on the web, it is in full swing in Oregon and northern California. Check out the post by Melissa Trainer who is …. Going Wild for Huckleberries in the Pacific Northwest If you are interested in gathering wild huckleberries […]
Check it out if you are looking to pick huckleberries in southwestern Oregon: Huckleberries, huckleberries August 27, 2012 By Upper Rogue Independent If you’re heading to the mountains in the next few weeks, be sure to take a bucket or two, for the end of summer brings the start of huckleberry season! Let Spain have […]
I love these cute little Huckleberry Stories — folks sharing their adventures. Huckleberries: The Hunt By Chaya| August 15, 2012 Huckleberry Love or For the Love of Huckleberries I wanted to go huckleberry picking. Last year, I was determined to go. I spent time reading blogs and the Forestry Service pages about what to look […]
Despite warnings and articles on the web and in print, some folks STILL don’t understand how to pick huckleberries. The following article is an example: Fools, Huckleberry Bushes Don’t Mix Posted by DFO Aug. 17, 2012 8:44 a.m. I pulled into Dairy Queen on Appleway in Coeur d’Alene recently with a buddy for something cool … […]
Love these ol’ Huckleberry Memories … Berries: Luscious delicacies, free for the picking BY BOB ANN BRELAND Between Friends As children, one of our favorite things to do this time of year was to roam the woods around our house searching for huckleberries. We started before they started to get ripe, because to us, green […]
The writer of this article does not tell us EXACTLY where she went picking, but here is the story she wrote on July 23, 2012 Wild Huckleberry Harvest! After checking our secret huckleberry spot up on the mountain two weeks ago, we’ve been counting the days until we could head back up and find a […]
