There are a number of things you can forage for in the United States, but edible mushroom hunting is generally pretty difficult because of the identification co

There are a number of things you can forage for in the United States, but edible mushroom hunting is generally pretty difficult because of the identification component as well as the time investment. I pick Bolete Mushrooms when I am out, sometimes, depending on where I am. Those are generally easy to pick, but there are poisonous look-a-likes you need to be aware of depending on where you are. I've also had luck with Chanterelles. It's hard, where I live (Southern California), because it is very dry in the mountains here, and even in the Sierra Nevadas. When I was in Oregon a few years ago, we stopped on our way home and picked 5 or 6 lbs. of Warabi from just off of the road at higher elevations. I think the reason it's not more common is also that you tend to need to always go a little bit deeper in to the mountains or forest than you expected to find what you're looking for, which can turn off the more risk-averse among us.