Mushroom foraging laws in Yukon
Compiled from official sources; not legal advice. Rules change. Confirm with the land manager or the agency before you pick.
Summary
According to the Yukon government, you do not need a permit to harvest morels for personal use, but you need a free permit to harvest morels for commercial sale. Commercial harvest is limited to designated areas based on the previous year's wildfires, and permission is needed on First Nations Settlement Land and private property. We found no Yukon page on picking in territorial parks; check with the land manager.
Public land
Personal-use morel picking needs no permit, according to the Yukon government. Permission is needed to harvest on, or travel through, First Nations Settlement Land or private property. Territorial parks: the Parks General Regulation (2025) applies; Yukon's park rules page does not mention picking, so ask Yukon Parks before you pick in a territorial park. Federal lands follow their own rules.
Permits
No permit for personal-use morel picking. A free permit is required to harvest morels for commercial sale; carry it (digital or paper) while picking morels you plan to sell or you could be fined. Apply online or at a local Compliance, Monitoring and Inspections office.
Selling
A free permit is required to harvest morel mushrooms for commercial sale. No other selling rules were stated on the page.
Morel sales
Commercial morel harvest is limited to designated harvest areas created from the previous year's wildfire maps and shown on an interactive map on the Yukon government site.
Sources
Last verified: November 11, 2026