. >> daniel boone was digging it out of kentucky, got $80,000 out of what he dug. >> reporter: now worth its weight in gold. then out of the blue -- there it is. >> right there by your feet. all of this is ginseng. there's the three prongs. see all these? >> that's amazing. >> jimmy: ginseng. >> reporter: a plant root long considered a natural aphrodisiac and cure-all in asia. for thousands of years. >> oh my goodness, look at that. >> reporter: i grew up hearing about its mythical properties from my very korean parents. >> i grew up hearing about all cures. so this is the body, the stalk. >> right. >> reporter: this root can retail up to $15,000 per pound in upscale asian boutiques. and it's set off a black market. investigators in west virginia confiscating more than 400 pounds of illegally harvested ginseng over the past few years. they say its street value, over $5 million. and along with it, all sorts of other contraband. ginseng hunting, as the locals call it senging, is legal as long as it's done properly at the right time of year. but with prices so high the cash crop can attract

i'm no daniel boone. tracks. residents traced those footprints in the lawn to the nearby 147-acre county marshland conservancy. they were expecting some relief this hunting season. >> allow bowhunting in the preserve. >> reporter: you that i will solve it? >> i think that will help. >> reporter: it's a common solution for deer overpopulation and bowhunting is permitted in county parks up county. west of has said no -- westchester has said no so far to this one. >> if we were to do it only on one property the deer would go to an adjacent property. >> reporter: westchester first wants to see plans for controlling deer in areas outside the park. >> we're on our own at this point. probably work with our neighbors to see what we can do. >> reporter: you think the county to take care of their >> oh, absolutely. >> reporter: in the meantime, in rye, lou young, cbs 2 news. >> critics of bowhunting worry that wounded animals would find their way into adjoining neighborhoods and then have to be killed by police or wildlife

. >> and daniel boone wasn't just a tv series. he was a man.ble toting and hunters. that kind of hits the road. i tell a lot of stories about our family. hunting has shaped our whole lives. it's our lively hood. we made duck calls since i was born. >> let's talk a little bit about politics. we had this brand-new national poll out where ben carson has nudged ahead of donald trump here with the margin of error they're about tied nationally. but you have been quoted as saying you like trump. what do you like about donald trump? >> i've been saying that even before he announced he was running, i just like the things he was saying. i like the way he talks. ben carson is the outsiders, talks like a normal person. and you know, not this just political sound bites. and that's what i love about trump, because like him or hate him, and he's, you know, he's authentic. >> you called it before anybody. long ago you were right in their corner -- >> you were bobby jindal first. >> i'm just waiting for -- i mean bobby's -- bobby needs to take a stand and do so