Update from today, 3 days after the first pic, harvested these in prime condition!
Then underneath the gen to the right there was a little guy poppin and found another on the other side of the tree, I'll give these a few days!
@SSgirl7855these were on a red oak. I've heard maitake grow on other trees but I've only found them on oaks. I've had luck in forest type areas and also public parks with older oak trees. For me the key has been locating areas with large numbers of old oak trees in mature forests. Good luck, still plenty of time left!