When it comes to hunting for mushrooms it can be a little scary especially if your are a beginner because there are so many poisonous mushrooms out there.
The truth is there are not that many major poisonous mushrooms out there and very few people die every year from mushroom poisoning. If you learn what the most common poisonous mushrooms are you will be fine.
Then a simple understanding the different mushroom seasons will help you to know which mushrooms to go out and hunt for at that time of year and then you can look up what types of poisonous look-a-likes it has. Some mushrooms don't even have ANY poisonous look-a-likes at all.
The next step is to understand where mushrooms grow and what types of trees they associate with. Then you can also take a look at some maps online to see if there are any of that type of mushroom growing near you.
You can eat mushrooms yourself, sell them to make some profit or a mixture of both. Hunting for mushrooms is like hiking with benefits.
Check out our article we have written to learn more details about hunting for mushroom with confidence for beginners here:
https://curativemushrooms.com/beginners-guide-to-mushroom-foraging-mushroom-hunting-101