not many of us left
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03/22/21 09:29 AM
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foxkidd44
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was saddened to hear about don wolfs passing a few days ago and got me to thinking ......not many root buyers in business anymore......i'm talking about the guys that had diversity ...not just the ginseng/goldenseal/bloodroot buyers..................even sadder , is the increasing absence of guys who could fill them.......culvers root, star grub, indian hemp, indian physic...etc......that's just to name a few...............i'm one of the few that knows easily, over 100 different plants and bark and have at one time or another harvested them. wheather for market or my own use. nobody wants to learn anymore.........
Stand by your principles, Stand by your guns, and victory complete and permanent is sure at last. Abraham Lincoln
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Re: not many of us left
[Re: foxkidd44]
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03/22/21 12:50 PM
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Turtledale
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All outdoor knowledge seems to be on the way out. I urge everyone on this forum to take a kid out and teach them something new about our great outdoors. I too could use some more education in the knowledge of roots and herbs.
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: not many of us left
[Re: foxkidd44]
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03/22/21 01:03 PM
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cfowler
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Best part of being outdoors is being able to identify plants and animals. Always trying to learn more. I collect seeds from various species of plants and sell them yearly. Been doing it about 5 years, and I learn a few new species each year.
I trap for fun. I skin 'em for the money! Grinners For Life-Lifetime Member, MO Chapter, Den #1 ~You Grin, You're In~
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Re: not many of us left
[Re: foxkidd44]
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03/22/21 01:15 PM
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MikeTraps2
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I would love to learn more about wild herbs and roots. While a very outdoor family, we were never taught about things other than the berry vines, and the nut trees.
Mike
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure
Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: not many of us left
[Re: foxkidd44]
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03/22/21 02:00 PM
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HobbieTrapper
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The reason it is lost is because you can download an app, take a picture of the plant an it will tell you what it is. No studying, “unnecessary” walks through the forest or dealing with bugs.
-Goofy-
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Re: not many of us left
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03/22/21 07:37 PM
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Skunk cabbage has a value? I know where there's truckloads of it absoloutly........ these guys might be interested...https://americanbotanicals.com/information-for-collectors/
Last edited by foxkidd44; 03/22/21 07:41 PM.
Stand by your principles, Stand by your guns, and victory complete and permanent is sure at last. Abraham Lincoln
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Re: not many of us left
[Re: mike mason]
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03/23/21 07:14 AM
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Foxkidd, you should take over the wildcrafting forum. I know ginseng, mayapple , skunk cabbage and that's about it. Would love to learn more. Food for thought. mike, I was actually asked at one time to be a mod there........I just simply did not have the time. andi kind of, sort of, was responsible for the birth of the forum......I took it upon myself to take my camera and snap off pics of medicinal plants and such.....i'd have pics of the plants, roots and how to properly prepare them. after that,,,,it was suggested we have a wildcrafting forum.
Stand by your principles, Stand by your guns, and victory complete and permanent is sure at last. Abraham Lincoln
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Re: not many of us left
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03/23/21 07:15 AM
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Foxkidd, you should take over the wildcrafting forum. I know ginseng, mayapple , skunk cabbage and that's about it. Would love to learn more. Food for thought. mike, I was actually asked at one time to be a mod there........I just simply did not have the time. andi kind of, sort of, was responsible for the birth of the forum......I took it upon myself to take my camera and snap off pics of medicinal plants and such.....i'd have pics of the plants, roots and how to properly prepare them. after that,,,,it was suggested we have a wildcrafting forum. those pics are still there in the back pages
Stand by your principles, Stand by your guns, and victory complete and permanent is sure at last. Abraham Lincoln
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