I was hearing through the grapevine from some friends back home that the DNR is really starting to crack down on "sang" hunters. I actually heard in NC that the Div of Forestry has actually started using a staining dye (which is only visible under UV light) on plants in non-permitted areas where ginseng grows. So the illegal digger sells the dyed green gold and gets busted. Has anyone ever caught anyone digging or hauling out ginseng along the AT?