has anyone try transplanting it and if so when is the best time, or does it matter

Love the stuff the wife chops it up and chops up bacon fry it all in a pan.

Tame asparagus should be trans planted is the spring early or fall late when it is finished for the year. I have dug a few wild ones and transplanted them. They have a massive root system if you dig mature plants. They seem pretty easy to start from seed. Even if I transplanted some I would give them a couple years before I started to harvest them.

Digging it up might be fun project but Michigan is pretty good producer of root stock. Been awhile since I’ve planted any——early spring bare root stock in fairly deep trench is simple plan

I'd send Trapper Les a PM....bet he could straighten you out

Just planted 14 root crowns this spring. I should have planted more...

I do I dig the ferns up in the fall and plant it does well

Dug up a bunch over 20 years ago, like mentioned above the root system is wide and mostly shallow.
It grew well, and let it go for the first year, to build up.
Started getting a meal about three times a week.
I moved the bed and it didn't do well in the new spot.
It seemed to be getting old and not producing like before.
It's along most country roads if you pay attention in the fall, and mark down locations.
Get permission and dig some up, spread it out so it has room to grow it's root system.

thanks guys, was what I was thinking , I will do it this fall if I have time,