Asparagus Hunting

As far as the Sall's are concerned

South Dakota has two 

hunting seasons

(well, okay 3)...

Duck

Pheasant

and

Asparagus

Unlike pheasant hunting, asparagus 

has not become a big source of revenue YET!

The locals are still smart enough

to keep this little-known wild commodity

under their hats! 

So don't look for any

big signs pointing to it!

And if you ask anyone local

where to find it...

they'll give you the "HUHHH?? what asparagus???" response

It's a season that

comes and goes

and hardly anyone 

talks about it out loud!

Wild asparagus grows in the ditches...

it's better than any asparagus

you can buy in any market

for no less than $5 for a small bundle.

But, if you want to go 

find your own (FREE)...

you better have a real good eye

and a tolerance for ticks!

Sall can spot it from the road...

and Max loves to follow along.

and yes, we spend the 

rest of the evening looking for ticks!

ICK!

I prefer to stay in the truck

and spot things to photo!

Like old farm buildings,

birds, flowers, what not...

I leave the asparagus

to the serious picker hunter!

I usually end up standing on top

of them and complaining

about not finding any!!

We started growing it in our

garden too,

but the wild stuff always

tastes better!

So every evening Sall goes out 

on his "shhh" asparagus run

and brings back enough 

for supper!

There are some

un-written

laws in the 

asparagus underground network:

1. Don't ask and Don't tell

2.  Share the Bounty and refer to rule #1

3.  Never pick more than you need

4. Always leave some for seed

There is no hot-line for reporting poachers

but, maybe there should be?

Some guys should just 

stick to fishing!

Hope you're out 

doing something fun for the weekend!