The phrase “wild ginseng hunter” does not have quite the same manly ring as “big game hunter”, although I am not sure about what is so macho about using big guns to kill animals – many of which cannot even be used for food – to the brink of extinction. But hunting wild ginseng is not exactly a stroll in the park.
The wild plant – which is harvested for its root – grows in unpolluted, mountainous areas that are often difficult to reach, and it takes a sharp eye to find because it blends in with the other forest foliage.
