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Nice prospecting tale Lucky. Once again your careful attention to subtle signals puts you on gold. I have seen you do this time and again and always its a great reminder for all of us to go slow and pay attention to the quiet sounds. Continued good hunting.

Very fun story to read. Congratulations on your biggest nugget yet. It is beautiful. Continued good hunting.

Thanks Rob.

Me too…

Nice post Mike. I spent a lot of day-dream time on that Desert Magazine article. The spray paint on the wrist put that dream to rest. The desert down in that area is haunting and amazing, I wish I had more time to learn it. best…

Nice going Scott, inspirational to us all. Beautiful gold too.

This doesn't work for a Mac does it?

Hi Sandy, Such a pleasure to see you posting here. This forum continues to attract some of the most experienced detectorist's in the world. Your picture shows once again that the 7000 shines at finding porous and/or rough pieces. From fiddling with Bogene's settings on a 5000, it is pretty conclusive that in the right situation, they work. Hope all is well with you, maybe PM at some point. Flak

Steve, Good one...

Nice hunting Chris.

I am consistantly pleasantly surprised by Verizons coverage in remote areas. Not much of a cheerleader for companies like this but in this regard I am appreciative. I like the iPhone 6, it is easy to use, good in bright light, gets good enough reception, has a good camera and gps-like programs (like BCN), work well. I do not rely solely on a smartphone but they work very well in most situations. I have owned several Garmin units and find them to be very good especially if you take a few minutes to learn how they work.

Jimgior, that's pretty much what I have come down to these days too. Back Country Navigator is cool. That and an app like 'Find My Car' has made a gps in many situations, unnecessary. While we're sort of talking about smartphones, has anyone noticed any interference with the 7000 and a smartphone? Curious…

Hi Fred, I agree and etrex is all you need, they are very good units. I am pushing 'way past the ages mentioned here. I don't think anyone should let their age stop them from learning and using a gps. It will certainly make their detecting experience easier and it's not hard to learn. I agree with those who say it is important to mark your vehicle if you are in a new area. People who don't do that many times wind up doing a ton of unnecessary hiking. Again, this is a simple thing to do with a gps and once you do it you will see what a luxury it is not to have to worry about how to get back to base. fwiw

rumblefish, good points. We used to watch the rivers during the spring flooding or during big storm runoff, something that doesn't happen much these days I know, and watch how the river behaved when the high water was moving lots of material. I have actually seen boulders as big as VW's being rolled around like so many bowling balls and sparking under the water. A river at flood stage shows you a lot about where you might want to hunt after the water goes down. Definitely different than hunting deserts.

Hi Lucky I know all about having kids in college. It's an eye-opener. Keep up the good finds and tuition will take care of itself. best wishes and good hunting…

Fred I was teasing. I also agree with what you are saying. My hearing is not good. It takes a very precise adjustment on the audio tones to get just the right frequency to take best advantage of the limited hearing range I have left. When the detector is tuned well and the tones are right, I agree it is like audio 'tunnel vision.' Hope to perhaps run into you this summer best…

Nice to see another HipStick convert. It is one of the best possible add-on's for a detector.

When you see a video like this it makes you forget all the years he has probably been doing this and how many days he has had where nothing remotely like those chunks showed up in his scoop. I was cracking up at how casual he was. He made it look like just another day at the office. Truly living the dream.

I stumbled across this today. What fun to look over this fellows shoulder. Hope he does not mind my sharing it with you.

Fred, what?

I still have the image of a harlequin opal (that is what this fellow called it), that had been mined in N. NV. It was without a doubt the most beautiful gemstone I had ever seen. I did not have enough money to buy it and I still regret it to this day. I saw it it 1977. Maybe someday…

Steve is it true one of those little ferrite gizmo's is included with the 7000 or is it an additional item that needs to be ordered. I have read posts that seem to imply one is included. thanks…

(noted and bookmarked, thanks)…

Scott, great good luck. I have always wanted to hunt for opals. Have fun.