Popular Post LuckyLundy Posted April 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2017 This Rye Patch trip, I was fighting snow and wind going and heading back home! Pulling a 30' Toy Hauler in the windy flats of Nevada and the snowy Donner Pass has to be one of my favorite things, NOT! Geez, bring the drought back, lol. Rye Patch, is always a fun trip and you always run into some great people trying out their luck in the open vastness of the high plains. Our hunting party had 4 experienced hunter and one brand new prospector armed with and SDC 2300. This time of the year, we run around and detect tons of new spots with the hopes of finding a few in the wet, hot soil conditions of this desert region. Training a new gold detectorist on unproven ground is a challenge, "dig everything that beeps" as we cover hundreds of acres with our coils a day. By golly, if he didn't go home with 5 hard earned nuggets. No skunks amongst the Veteran Prospectors either! We eat and drank like Kings, oh Robin was our Queen and all of us slept like babies. Here's our poke...Until the next hunt LuckyLundy 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanursepaul Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Lots of walking in there! Good job toughing it out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoPeg Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 You are King of the Patch, Lucky! Hope you saved a few for me....I'll be heading there for a short trip when I get back to Idaho soon! Loved being in FL this winter, but chomping at the bit to get out nugget hunting! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLundy Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 Peg, As you know, no one gets them all. Some nuggets just have your name on them no matter who swung the same dirt! Hope to see you out in the gold fields...but make sure the weather will be in your favor! Rick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinjeff Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Nice haul to you and your group. Anyone used the GPZ 19? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLundy Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 Jeff, We have then, so far not impressed. When the ground dries out, we will give it another go on some deep nugget ground. Other than that collecting dust all Winter long. LuckyLundy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1515Art Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 "Endless Winter" is it ever. Lucky, you out making one of those Warren Miller, (ski) metal detecting adventure snow movies... sounds like an exciting trip and an impressive bunch of gold for tough conditions, great job as you seldom if ever disappoint your loyal fans an eager students here at Steve's place. Thanks for sharing and Hope to see you out there soon as winter decides to loosen its unreasonably Icy grip our fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLundy Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 Art, I seen a sweet Jeep in the desert, and drove by thinking it might be you. But didn't see anyone within eye sight...guess it wasn't you, maybe next time. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1515Art Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 I was planning on being there this week, but got scared off by the weather report... and from the sound of your report I made the right choice. My lil jeep is planning on taking me to play next week on Tuesday or Monday if I just can't wait, probably by better to give things until Tuesday to dry out. In all that open space I just know there is one left for me if I can just get my coil over it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Glad you got into the pretty yellow Rick. We woosed out over here due to the storm...see you up there some day. strick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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