Yeah, it sucks here sometimes. I went out to the "forest" today to see how things were looking. Nice and damp and such, no streams or anything yet... some pools of water.
Anyway, I reckon it could happen sooner than you think. Now, I do not have a very good hunting spot near by, I have only ever found a "few" samples of the good stuff in the past. Anyway, the reason I say sooner than you think is because I did find this today:
A good indication of the right conditions me thinks. I also found a stump of "something" lying around, that looks like it had it's top cleanly cut off.
And btw, I am new here... so hello!