Things You'll Need

Instructions

1

Study your mushroom field guide so that you can recognize potential mushroom finds. You'll want to take your guide with you on your foraging as well to help identify mushrooms you don't know.
2

Go with a group from the Wisconsin Mycological Society if you are new to mushroom picking. Members of this group will help show you where and when to harvest mushrooms and will help you learn to use your field guide to identify types of wild mushrooms in Wisconsin.
3

Plan to visit a number of forest and park sites over the course of the late spring through summer and into the autumn to look for wild mushrooms. Mushroom picking is legal in Wisconsin parkland, although you may not damage or deface any other plants or trees growing in the area.
4

Be well-prepared by taking your guide and a cloth or paper bag for gathering your mushroom haul on your hunting trips. You will also want to take a knife and wear appropriate hiking shoes and clothes.
5

Look for mushrooms near trees, along streams and in other moist places. Use your knife to remove the entire mushroom and stem once you've identified it. Put harvested mushrooms in your bag, knocking off loose dirt beforehand. If you're unsure about the identity of a mushroom, do not pick or eat it.