ginseng thieves!

[Reeder49]

I own 7 acres of which I grow ginseng on 2 acres and check it everyday.  On 9/17 I clipped most of my plants to dry for tea.  The only plants I left were about 65 wild/choice plants that I've been stewarding since '05 and a few that I missed during my clipping harvest.  My choice plants still had some berries and were not quite ready to clip.  The desicion to leave those choice plants bit me. On 9/26 I was going to harvest the berries and clip the plants but someone had beat me to it!  This was within 80 yards of my house!  Nothing, I mean NOTHING, is sacred anymore.  People have no conscience when it comes to robbing you.

[Brad]

I completely agree Reeder.  As a cop I see the lack of tolerance and respect for others on nearly a daily basis.  If you ask my boy, "if it's not yours?"  he will reply "DON"T TOUCH IT!"

I fail to understand why parents don't teach their kids this as much today, and why kids ignore what their parents teach so readily.

[Reeder49]

I'm going to have an entire surveilance setup before next season.  I will catch them.  Hopefully, the law is harsh on them.  It just seems like a person tresspassing or even stealing, won't be punished.  There is too many things that trump stealing.  Things that make our county money come before a theft stakeout.  Nothing against our enforcement but it sure makes a person feel taken advantage of.