TOPIC: Ohio Seng Season 2010

sneaky little critters those sang plants , every year I will find a patch in a place I never would have dreamed it would be. congrats

nice

Chief- Thanks, Have you gotten the chance to get out this week?

Billygoat- thank you too. Yes man, seems like any more I find just as much in those unlikely spots as I do those North facing slopes that look good for it. It has been hunted very hard for a very long time around here, and unfortunately too many people overdig. I have to say though that I've had some extremely good luck with west facing slopes in my life. That wasn't a spot that I had really high hopes for, but it didn't suprise me to find it their either. What did surpise me was what the soil was like when I started digging. Especially finding roots that size in heavy clay soil like that. We have a lot of clay around here and usually the roots are smaller in that type of ground.

west slopes are pretty good in my neck of the woods and so are some of the cedar tree patches, I have had some great digs in the middle of great big cedar patchs over the years. Who would have thunk it! Usually the sang I dig out of red clay are really hard and hold there wieght better when I dry them down.

Not a lot of cedars in my area, but like I said earlier I have had pretty good luck with western slopes. I've found quite a bit of it in fact on those western facing slopes, but usually not all that large. Maybe long, but usually not that large a diameter. As far as that red clay seng retaining weight, yeh I generally find this to be true.

5, I did get out one day this week..dug 20 ounces..heavy wind for the last 3 days..and a rain coming today..alot of will be gone here after todays rain and high winds..may get out next week for another hunt ..but it looks like its going to be over here pretty quick..

Chief, you've had a pretty good year even though it may be short. Those first couple digs you had were just encredible. Of all the areas I know, only one of them could come close to that first dig you had this season. It's in pretty much the same condition right here close around home. My last several hunts have been about 45 minutes to the southeast of here and it's in a little better shape, but still finding a lot of yellow ones.

we had strong winds for 3 days..most around here is down[laying flat]..next week ,maybe the end around here..keep at it 5...I'm going to a place next week about the same distance you said you had been driving..I'm hoping its in better shape there too

Well guys, it's come to an end at least for me here in ohio. I did a lot of walking but very little digging. The few I found were all dried up. Just brown looking plants. I'm sure there is some out there somewhere, but when I start finding just stems I generally call it quits for the year. I'm ready anyways. my legs and lower back are aching and I'm ready to get in a couple of squirrel hunts before climbing into the tree stand to put some venison in the freezer.
This year has been about what I expected. Only looking in new areas definately reduced the amount that I'm used to digging, but was very rewarding in other ways. I have to admit that I am somewhat surprised by how overdug some of the areas I explored this fall were. It is disappointing to me that people's short term greed causes them to overdig. Especially, considering how much more they could make in the long run. I had permission to dig in every place that I went to this fall, but could tell that others had been there even though the landowners told me that I was the only one who had asked. It just saddens me, that's all. It's also sad that the habitat is constently shrinking (logging, strip mining, people clearing land to build houses etc. I know these are all needed things, but it still makes me sad. I guess I just didn't realize how scarce the seng had become around here. I've always had a handful of spots that I went to and had the good fortune of having a good steward introduce me to senging, so those areas still have plentiful ginseng on them. Looking only in new areas really opened my eyes. I found numerous areas with seng, but they mostly had very sparce patches or just a few scatterd plants.
Well, enough on that! I hope everyone finds all that they are looking for! Good luck to those of you who are still digging. Just remember to give back to that from which you are taking.
Everything I saw today looked just like this one.

5 you are right it is about over there from the looks of that.