Only one time we, my late hubby and i, went wild mushroom collecting...This was a guided tour in the grounds of a Stately Home here in UK...We were told which were poisonous and which were edible...I have to admit, some of the prettier ones were the poisonous, whereas some that looked like they could be poisonous, were indeed the edible, our experienced guide checked them all...I remember the weather was cold, wet and gray but we all enjoyed our walking, foraging, collecting and taking our finds home with us..