TrinityBigfoot
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- Aug 20, 2012
- 120
- 69
- Detector(s) used
- Whites V3i, Gold Bug II, Whites TRX Pointpointer
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hello,
I'm new to gold hunting or panning. My lovely girlfriend got me started by getting me a Garrett kit. After my first trip out I was hooked. I have been search on public lands and unclaimed areas and done ok. My girlfriend bought me a GPAA membership last week. We spent the weekend looking for a few of the claims. The one we had selected was not identified by any claim markers. In fact we located another claim near to the GPAA one that was well signed. The other claim was well signed with another claim name other then the GPAA one. The GPS coordinates show the claim to be near or within the area listed on the signs for the other claim. We then searched out 3 other GPAA claims and noticed that none of them were signed with claim signs. Is this common that GPAA claims go unsigned?
I did work one of the claims that I could easily tell where it was located. I spent the first half of the day and found almost nothing. I decided I should pack up and head home. After I had packed up, I took my pan and shovel to the other half of the claim. From the first pan I found pieces of gold larger then I have found to date. I unpacked all my gear and worked for another 3 hours.
I'm new to gold hunting or panning. My lovely girlfriend got me started by getting me a Garrett kit. After my first trip out I was hooked. I have been search on public lands and unclaimed areas and done ok. My girlfriend bought me a GPAA membership last week. We spent the weekend looking for a few of the claims. The one we had selected was not identified by any claim markers. In fact we located another claim near to the GPAA one that was well signed. The other claim was well signed with another claim name other then the GPAA one. The GPS coordinates show the claim to be near or within the area listed on the signs for the other claim. We then searched out 3 other GPAA claims and noticed that none of them were signed with claim signs. Is this common that GPAA claims go unsigned?
I did work one of the claims that I could easily tell where it was located. I spent the first half of the day and found almost nothing. I decided I should pack up and head home. After I had packed up, I took my pan and shovel to the other half of the claim. From the first pan I found pieces of gold larger then I have found to date. I unpacked all my gear and worked for another 3 hours.
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