The Star-Ledger: Obscure tradition of hunting mistletoe in South Jersey forests endures
View of mistletoe growing in a tree at Malaga Lake Park in Franklin Township. Joe Arsenault,
a plant ecologist, uses Google Earth and coordinates from other botanists to find Mistletoe.
Photo credit: The Star-Ledger
Mistletoe is most often found dangling over doorways at Christmastime, customarily with the promise of a kiss. But the rare plant also drapes the forests of South Jersey, growing in twisted tree limbs 50 to 60 feet in the air. The trick is getting to it.
Enter the mistletoe hunter. And his shotgun. Squinting skyward, they stalk treetops for clumps of green. When hunters spot the coveted flora, they squeeze the trigger, pumping a bullet into the branch so it falls to the ground.
Enter the mistletoe hunter. And his shotgun. Squinting skyward, they stalk treetops for clumps of green. When hunters spot the coveted flora, they squeeze the trigger, pumping a bullet into the branch so it falls to the ground.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 12/25/2010 11:00 AM 
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