Filthy Riches

Making a living off the land is tough, but for some, they wouldn't have it any other way.

Eel fisherman Ray Turner braves a huge lightning storm on the Delaware River.

The pressure is on when ginseng hunter Billy Taylor receives a big order from a new customer.

When the bloodworm hunters run into their clam digger rivals, sharing the mudflats is not an option.

The mushroom hunters call on the help of local experts to fill a special 150-pound order.

The burlers struggle to remove 300 pounds of burl when the brakes on their six-wheeler fail.

Eel fisherman, Ray Turner, is having a difficult time keepin up with the demand for his smoked eels.

A new burl discovery may be worth $15,000. The bloodworm hunters argue about where to dig.