oneguy

WOW....!!!!  Thanks for all the response folks! 

To be honest there's a LOT of hunting there and many skunks, especially when I started.  Fortunately for me I'm retired so time to hunt isn't much of a problem (at least until snow flies)….

Special thanks to Goldseeker….he knows why!

Gonna head out today then take a few off.   Thanks again everyone!!!!

Had a heck of a time getting there these last 2 weeks but finally made it today.  Pretty big deal for me at my early stage of nugget shooting.  Got 6 today and here's a pic of everything so far...should be 104(?).  Over half ounce but well shy of 1 ozt.  We'll keep pluggin away and hopefully I can get maybe 1 ozt by end of season????  Yellow rocks come from 4 different locations...2 in Idaho and 2 in Montana...   STRONGLY thinking about a PI machine in near future....hmmmmm??????  BIG THANKS to ALL for the help, info, and Steve for maintaining such and great and informative website!!!!!

EXCELLANT.....!!!!!!   I only got one itty bitty today......

Good job.....!!!!!

Good week for me including my best day so far.  Hunted wed, thurs, and today.  Today I got my smallest and thinnest piece with the Monster.  The nice "patch" ended as fast as it started but I sure had fun for 2 hrs of my 4.5 hr hunt!!!!

You guys have a good weekend....!!!!!

Wed. (4).....Thurs. (11),...Fri. (2)…...

7 hours ago, Mxt Sniper said:

Nice looking little creek, first gold with the detector is the hardest, it will come easier now.

Good job and nice pics!!!!!!!

As far as "first gold with detector is the hardest" goes.....  Been the exact opposite for me, got off to a great start in the beginning and steadily going downhill with 30 hunts in as of today (another skunk)…..  Just saying

That's about the biggest hurdle you're gonna face!  Most gold or decent gold areas are very well spoken for already.  It's even tougher to find out where the claims are at EXACTLY as half of em aren't marked well, etc.  The website mylandmatters.org will give you some great tools and info on claims in the area you seek but still you have to do the legwork, etc. to find out EXACTLY where the boundries, who owns what, etc. etc.  It's not easy....ask any and all locals for info and maybe even permissions, etc.  good luck......

NICE....!!!!!   Let me guess....????  Not Florida....sooooo maaaybeeee…. Idaho?????  Better than my spot, I got skunked again today on gold.....but I killed it in the lead, shell casing, square nail, and a couple modern pull tab dept.!!!!!

On 6/16/2018 at 3:41 PM, kiwijw said:

 Why not just fire a shot to scare it off?  JW

No offense at all Kiwi but I get the impression you've never been around Grizzlies?  Blackies are one thing (and they have their moments also) but Grizz can be a different ballgame.  Used to cut timber in AK on Chicagof Is. (grizz) and had one experience (didn't go bad) here in Mt.  Actually had two scary ordeals just with Blackies here in Mt. but they also turned out ok with no shots fired.  What I do is pack a .41 mag (warm fuzzy feeling) and also a pocket air horn.  When I get in tight/thick brush I give a few toots on the horn to let any bears know I'm coming.  Haven't had a bear incident in years...as long as you make plenty of noise and don't surprise them.  Generally they hear you coming making noise and leave before you ever see one.  Unfortunately that grizz may/or may not move on hearing you coming?  I think the last thing anyone wants to do is have any incident with Grizz….much less have to shoot?  They can be unpredictable and if it comes to you or him...I completely understand a decision to shoot (and that's if you even have time to draw your weapon)…..  jmho

Hey thanx guys!!!!   I'd been getting a little frustrated lately so this little guy helped with that.

When I left the house I'd forgot my little nugget vile but thought "well I never find anything anymore so who needs it?"  and continued on to my spot.  Found the redemption noogie right at the end of my hunt, stuck it in my lip, headed for the truck and got about 150yds within sight of the pickup.  Then I stumbled on a rock and down I went and accidently spit the noogie out onto the ground...oh shit!!!!  Took about 10 min. but I managed re-find it with the Monster....wheeeeew...close one....lol

Been about a month since I've found any but this little guy gave me some redemption...finally!!!!!

Supposed to rain hard all weekend so I aborted a trip.  Don't get too wet Reese and good luck over there!!!!!

5 hours ago, Hobo said:

Its about 50 miles SW of Winnemucca near Rye Patch Reservoir.

Thanks....!!!!  Little far for me to travel but it sounds like it could be a fun outing!!!!!!

Where is this Rye Patch you guys are always speaking of?   Possibly north of Winnemucca area????  Just curious...no plans to swoop on all your gold...….

TIA...…..

Like Steve said...."an individual decision".  Depends on what you're after and the amount of time you have to chase whatever you're after???  I hunt old coins in public areas.  I've hunted out the 2 tiny burgs near me to the best of MY abilites so the last few years when I used to coinshoot I drove 220mi RT to the big city.  So take 4.5hrs of driving time off a hunt and that takes it's toll on the whole hunt?  So depending on where I hunted, etc. would dictate how I would attack.  Parks I like to focus a lot on old nickels because they fall right in with beaver tails/trash so many don't chase nickels so there always seems to be a lot of old buffs & V's to be had?  In parks, outside of nickels, I also only dig deeper higher tones like copper/silver and leave the zinc and shallow coins for the others.  I might lose a few IH by not digging zinc but I'm against the clock.  Curb strips have little modern trash and few beaver tails so I tend to dig any nickel type signal and even a few zincs hoping for an IH and dig about all good repeatables?  To me it's all about allocating and managing my hunt time which is dictated by travel time, hunt time and the location(s) I hunt.

Bottom line....If I'm digging zinc and modern shallow coins I'm NOT digging the older coins I prefer?...….

Your expertise shows...good job!!!  

some noogies since last post and I also got some coin shootin in last weekend for about 3 hrs.  Gold has been slow with a few skunks including today plus I got rained on and soaked....lol.  First time I've had the etrac out for coins in over a year...wished the gold was as easy as coin shootin!!!!!  Gold was got with the monster....  Coins were 1921s/1935 wheats,1919s Merc, 1899 V nickel,1898 Indian.....

NICE noogies!!!!!!!!!!!!   I got skunked today after 5 hrs...………...next time!

7 hours ago, Lunk said:

Oneguy & Goldseeker 4000,

It was great meeting you and talking gold out in the hills, and WTG on the nugget finds; you guys are deadly with that Monster.

Cheers

Thanx for the words guys!!!!!

It was also nice meeting you, Steve, and GS4000.  I'm sure we'll cross paths again both here and out in the brush.  I learned a LOT from all you guys and I really appreciate it!!!!

GS4000..... NICE job squeezing those bits from that clay/rock......  Once again, had a blast and learned a bunch....THANKS!!!!

found these little guys and had fun!  thanks RT for all the help and info!!!!!!!!!

Very impressive!!!!!!   

On ‎4‎/‎17‎/‎2018 at 8:48 PM, goldseeker4000 said:

Gb_amateur, as you can see from the photograph of my jug of muriatic acid it says right below the word muriatic  45% hydrochloric acid.

Glad I stumbled onto this as I was very curious about how Muriatic acid would work on cleaning nuggets?  I have used it before several times at a place I used to work so I'm very aware of how powerful it is......  Thanks for this post!!!!!

stumbled onto this bad boy about 4 hrs into yesterdays hunt.  Today was all lead , lead, and more lead.....

Thanks guys!!!!!  Don't have a clue as to weight?  Got it with the Monster @ about 4"-5".  There's some quarts locked onto it but mostly gold.  I'll get back asap to find his bigger brothers.....lol

no longer a nugget virgin.....!!!!   Pretty nice one too for my first imo.......  VERY happy and it sure beats sluicing & digging!!!!!

Oh man...that one is really pitted....but still a big improvement over fresh dug red.  Keep em coming!!!!