IdahoPeg

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Hi JW! Last season I traded my old GP3500(great detector!)for a new Nox 800 and some odds and ends from Gerry. I am VERY embarrassed to say it hasn’t even gotten out of the box yet! I use my 600 on the Florida beaches and just love the ease of the Monster dinking around on my claim here in Idaho. But I’ll get it out eventually....it does get the little bits too! 😄

I too was a diehard GB2 fan when I got my Monster from Gerry when they came out....now the poor Bug sits lonely in the shed while the Monster gets out to play! Great little detector.....and a VERY nice collection of nuggets you got there!

Madtuna: what the hell is the bait for? So sorry for your losses? Steve: oh yeah, it’s so tough when their time is up...took me a year and a half to get over putting my beloved toy poodle down when she had endstage cancer. But then saw Lila at the humane society and she filled the void?

Lila B. McNaughty loves to hang at the claim....protects me from all the chipmunks and squirrels ?

Really enjoyed the video...thanks for posting!

Great pictures and story! There are some weird-ass critters there, that’s for sure!? p.s. and I didn’t mean you guys lol?

Great job! Congrats on some really cool finds!

That cracked me up.....love it lol! But I seriously might have to consider getting one of those coils.

What the heck is THAT?!

Some great finds!

What a cool hunt! You guys are playing up in my neck of the woods ?

Been back from wintering in Florida for over a month, and the weather finally got nice so headed to northern Nevada to meet up with some friends and nugget hunt. I got there a day before the others, so took off on the quad to look for new spots. Love the freedom the atv gives me out there, and the scenery is great! I explored some higher ravines and washes, and actually got a nice little .68g nugget a couple inches down at the edge of a wash. Unfortunately, after quite a few hours hitting the area pretty hard, that was the lone piece. We looked for new patches about 60-70% of the next week, and hit a couple old ones the rest of the time. Lots of skunked days. I did get 3 more pieces at a pounded patch, and another while detecting an alluvial fan off the mountains for the first time....Chet got one there too, but the gold was so scattered and random...no patches to be found. While wandering around I noticed this little guy....he wasn’t shy at all, jumped from rock to bush, and waited patiently for me to turn my phone on to get his pic. Here’s my take for the trip....much smaller than usual for my Nevada outings. Very tough hunting, but a great time anyway. Enjoyed some delicious meals with the guys(Tom is an incredible camp chef!), Chet had repaired and souped up my dry washer over the winter so it’s ready for action up at the cabin, and George found some amazing crystals and gave me a couple cool ones. Brian even made a cameo appearance, and as usual found some nice gold in a short time! So the sun sets on another detecting adventure....can’t wait for the next one!

Beautiful scenery and gold! Thanks for sharing. ?

Wow you did great with the Nox considering the ground conditions...congrats!

Congrats on a great trip with amazing finds! Very cool saves?

You’re having a great year so far! Congrats!

Some incredible finds! And cute little helper too ?

Very nice! Congrats!

Awesome finds for a park! You did your homework and some great detecting, I’m sure!

Wow, gold teeth a crazy find! Nice?

Good for you! Have an amazing trip!

Thanks for sharing your gold hunt experience with the Nox....I’ve been using the Gold Monster exclusively when in Idaho, but will have to give the 800 a try!

Wow! Must feel amazing to find such a cool bit of history! Congratulations.

Wow, what cool finds! Congrats! ?