Search and Rescue Looking for Missing Mushroom Picker

(LEBANON, Ore.) - Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports receiving a call today and 9:50 a.m., of a missing mushroom picker in the area of Rocky Top near Green Peter Reservoir.

The missing mushroom picker, 58-year old Oliver Keith Mercer from Lebanon, has been missing since yesterday at 9:00 am.

Linn County Search and Rescue immediately sent a hasty team to the area to beginning searching.

Many people pick mushrooms in Oregon forests. A permit is not required to harvest, possess, or transport less than one gallon in Oregon.

More information on the status of the search will be released as it becomes available.

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Picker November 4, 2016 10:24 am (Pacific time)

A permit is not required to harvest, possess, or transport less than one gallon in Oregon. ----------------- That's not true. It depends on which forest you happen to be in... i.e. U.S. Forest service lands, BLM, State parks, It's best to know before you go. And certain mushrooms such as Matsutake and truffles require a special license or permissions to harvest. The fines are stiff if you get caught without a proper free use or commercial permit. There are some areas you can pick without a permit, but you better know if you are in one of those areas before you start picking.

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