Deadeye
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My first thought as well.
Here in Florida Trespassing with a Firearm is an Automatic And/Or Situation. 5-Years in Prison AND/OR $5000.00 Fine. Why I don't go on ground where I don't know the Owner.
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Here in Florida Trespassing with a Firearm is an Automatic And/Or Situation. 5-Years in Prison AND/OR $5000.00 Fine. Why I don't go on ground where I don't know the Owner.
Deadeye
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Not sure why it seems Scary. Most Guys and Gals I know carry when they go for a walk in the woods. Pretty common really.
I guess maybe confronting a Trespasser that is Carrying could be a bit scary especially IF your not carrying your own self.
Charleston Treeman
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Maybe it's cultural differences. Where I live having an armed trespasser isn't a reason for warm and fuzzies. Having been shot at on my own place before by people like that makes me apprehensive when I see one. Where you live that may be different.
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Deadeye
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catscratch
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Can it be grown commercially (or by a semi-competent food plotter)? Or is it like the mysterious morel mushroom...
gut_pile
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Was just about to type this. On our place in Kentucky we don't keep any cameras out in September into October because they will get stolen.
George
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Farm fresh ginseng ($180/lb for sale on ebay) doesn't command the higher prices as wild-caught.
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catscratch
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Just curious; is harvest regulated, does the plant take long to reproduce, any chance a poacher could wipe a guy's place out and ruin it for a few years?
dogghr
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I'm not a senger but here it is strictly regulated by how many leaf stems it has and recommended to replant seeds if harvested and pods are present. There is a season and you can only have certain amount of pounds to sell each year. Some years it pays quite well. Kinda a cult following. I've got a bunch of it. Luckily everyone respects property lines here, never been a problem.
As for "carrying", everyone packs here. If for no other reason than snake especially when roaming to hot fall wood Senging. I prefer revolvers as you leave behind no casings, if you know what I mean.
As for "carrying", everyone packs here. If for no other reason than snake especially when roaming to hot fall wood Senging. I prefer revolvers as you leave behind no casings, if you know what I mean.
howboutthemdawgs
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A lot of Kentucky is a hell hole of humanity...that is coming from a landowner there.
Takes about 80-100 plants to make a dried pound. Can be grown fairly easy under the right conditions. North facing slopes. Does well where popular trees and ferns grow, older the plant the better. Can start harvesting around 6-8 years. Seeds can be bought from reputable growers. Very interesting plant.
badgerfowl
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We’ve got ginseng farms here in WI. Black netting covering whole fields.
Central WI grows about 90% of the worlds cultivated ginseng. Looks like its about $20000 per acre to start out planting with no return for 3-4 years. Plus the fields need to be rotated after harvest.
The field we bought once grew ginseng, they didn't flatten it out after harvest and it set fallow for a number of years before someone else started farming it, farmer said it was the roughest ride he has ever had. Luckily that was all taken care of before we bought it.
Interesting read on growing it.
Wisconsin ginseng link
The field we bought once grew ginseng, they didn't flatten it out after harvest and it set fallow for a number of years before someone else started farming it, farmer said it was the roughest ride he has ever had. Luckily that was all taken care of before we bought it.
Interesting read on growing it.
Wisconsin ginseng link
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howboutthemdawgs
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Is it common for people to sneak in to cultivated fields and steal ginseng?
Haven't heard of it happening. The wild ginseng is worth $500-600 per pound vs cultivated at less than $50. Not worth the effort to try to sell it vs getting caught. For experienced buyers it is very easy to tell the difference between the two. There are people around that pick wild up here but not very many compared to KY, WV, V and other states around there. Our climate seems to be really good for growing cultivated but not for growing wild.
