burn there ass with buck shot they wont be back,,,shoot first ask later,,nothing worse than meth-head thief,,its happened to me, and i have federally protected land with lots of root,,but i also have good cameras,do what you have too to protect your ginseng,,,we are all a dieing breed,,,,unlike the snot nose breed of thiefs that are mad at the world and take what they want,,,,just go back to the old day methods,,cut a finger off, or poke an eye out,,,they'll have to quit eventually.......