Anyone dig ginseng?

[yetti462]

i called 3 weeks ago and it was 400 at Duncan's.......i'm calling today to see what the price is......time to sell and get Christmas gifts.....

Called him yesterday, still $400 and he is going to quit buying on the 19th. Hope this helps. I sure was hoping for $500/lb.

 

[ghitch75]

was hoping for 500 or more too.....we be selling tomorrow.....thanks for the update....

 

[yetti462]

plan on cashing in tomorrow too. Hope to meet you there!

 

[bwframe]

Roughly, how many pounds do you guys have?

 

[ghitch75]

Roughly, how many pounds do you guys have?

i haven't weighed mine on a scale but it feels like a pound and a half.....

 

[yetti462]

Hoping for #2. Last year I had 2lb2oz. This years haul looks similar in size.

 

[sugarcreekbrass]

My newphew and I went to Bakers Camp in Bainbridge today and sold ours. He was giving $400/lb and I ended up with just over a pound. I think my wife and I are going to take a weekend getaway sometime with our earnings.

 

[ghitch75]

i had one and quarter pounds.......bought the grandkids a nice Christmas....

 

[Richwon4]

Ginseng...what is that....

 

[bocefus78]

My first season yielded about a quarter lb dried. Hardly worth driving to sell it. Can I save it and sell it next year, or is possession illegal after the first?

 

[ghitch75]

with out written permission from the dnr you can't have it out of season.......read number 6.....

: Ginseng

 

[bocefus78]

Thanks ghitch. I thought I remembered something to that effect from reading the regs earlier this year. Looks as if I get to drive into town.

 

[ghitch75]

no problem......no buyers up around you?

 

[bocefus78]

no problem......no buyers up around you?

The only registered buyer nearby isn't answering his phone and seems to be a Canadian guy who buys in multiple states.
There's also 1 in brownsburg that I'll call if the closer one doesnt return my calls soon. Long azz way to drive for $75.

 

[Hkindiana]

with out written permission from the dnr you can't have it out of season.......read number 6.....

: Ginseng

What uf you want to keep some that you found for eating, or using in tea? You have to consume it all IN season?

 

[sugarcreekbrass]

You have until March 31st to sell it. It must not be a big deal to hold it, with DNR permission or not. When I called around to a few buyers, one told me he already quit buying and sold off all the had. He told me to save it for next year. I didn't want to go through the hoops to save it or take a chance that someone would find out I kept it.

 

[awames76]

i think im going to do more research, its never been dug in my woods. i think ive seen alot of it.

 

[ghitch75]

What uf you want to keep some that you found for eating, or using in tea? You have to consume it all IN season?

that is a good question i guess a call to the DNR would answer that....

 

[bwframe]

Boaters caught with illegal ginseng

 

[ghitch75]

Boaters caught with illegal ginseng

dumb ass's....