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How do I find and identify ginseng?

Posted by Denny Tyler, on September 26th, 2011

Ginseng hunters, or ‘seng hunters, are a unique and unfortunately a dieing breed.

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There are many plants in the mountains with medicinal properties which naturally give the plants monetary value. Ginseng has always been at the top of the list in terms of value.

As a teenager I was always anxious for the [...]

Camping @ 3000ft – Day 2

Posted by Denny Tyler, on May 27th, 2008

This is a continuation of the last post.

The second day started almost as nice as the first day ended. I slept longer than I had intended. It was about 7:30am when the sun finally woke me up. I had wanted to get up earlier and catch the sunrise but I was pretty wore out [...]

So You Wanna Be A Seng Hunter

Posted by Denny, on March 15th, 2008

There are four stalks of ginseng in this photo. Can you spot them?

When I am in the woods anytime from spring to early autumn I can’t help but look for various types of plants. The main one being ginseng. With years of actively hunting the various plant species it is hard to go [...]