After getting made fun of at a foray by older hunters, and a couple awkward looks at gas stations with a 6 inch pewter boar handle protruding from my belt while hunting a candy bar, I learned. This is the biggest thing to consider. You're hunting mushrooms, not 1000lb antler-toting animals in the Mountains, and the knife should reflect that. All the knives pictured below I don't have pictures of, because they're not good enough to make a hotdog skewer. Due to a new law governing the supply and delivery of bladed items, such items will be shipped on Express Delivery using DPD, Royal Mail & Parcelforce Couriers who will ask to see valid ID on the doorstep before releasing your item (i.e. Driving license, Passport) Non Delivery

Since 1890, The French brand Opinel has been producing unique and authentic tools for hunters. The N°08 knife is another tool that depicts this brand's expertise in designing hunting specific knives. This knife is a perfect companion for mushroom hunters.

Mushroom collecting: a technique you can learn.

One of my favorite features is the drop point and the tip of the blade-great for getting in little holes of a tree, wedging out a resistant fungus, or just clipping easy shrooms all day long. It has a curved blade for cutting delicate mushrooms and a boars hair brush on the end to remove any dust or dirt. Ideal for foraging mushrooms such as morels, chanterelles, porcinis, oyster mushrooms, and more! Moral of the story: less is more, now, I've downgraded my collection to only the smallest knives, unless I have an actual deer to skin, which only happens in the fall. Fixed Blade or Folder?

The brush - made of boar bristles, the brush is perfect to remove off the dirt and impurities on the mushrooms so that they can go straight into the bag and then to a pan in a jiffy.First, here's a couple broad points about mushroom hunting knives, as I see it. The Best Mushroom Knife is Small, Compact, and Lightweight The beechwood for the handle is from ethically sourced forests, and is varnished for resistance to water. The end of the handle is fitted with natural boar bristles to make a brush. Use to brush loose soil and dirt from the surface of the mushrooms, and easily clean between the gills as well.