Article Photos: Ginseng poachers take to the woods as prices soar



In this Sept. 18, 2012, photo Don Dobbs, owner of Buckhorn Ginseng, holds a wild ginseng root on in Richland Center, Wis. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is getting more complaints about people trespassing to take the root, which can be worth as much as $600 a pound. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)

In this Sept. 18, 2012, photo Don Dobbs, owner of Buckhorn Ginseng, holds a wild ginseng root on in Richland Center, Wis. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is getting more complaints about people trespassing to take the root, which can be worth as much as $600 a pound. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)