getting things ready

[potsherd_creek]

Well I found my old Bean boots in the basement, must be 25 years old, never wore them much but since i'll be in the creek put two good coats of obernaufs oil on the uppers a few days ago. Tried them out in the creek in the shallows and I'll be darned, they kept my feet dry. Not sure how they will be after several hours, will see.

 

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[N-Lionberger]

Yea I hear you spring will be on us before we know it, better get on the repairs and upgrades.

 

[RTR]

Get out before the Snakes do

 

[N-Lionberger]

I decided to try hunting rattlesnakes while out prospecting, got some little shotshells for my six gun. I haven't seen one in years.

 

[russau]

I decided to try hunting rattlesnakes while out prospecting, got some little shot shells for my six gun. I haven't seen one in years.

Pan fried with some garlic salt is great eating while sitting around the camp fire out in the desert with a couple of "drinks' !!

 

[potsherd_creek]

Pan fried with some garlic salt is great eating while sitting around the camp fire out in the desert with a couple of "drinks' !!

I have heard rattlesnake tastes good and have even been offered some, I politely declined. Now a good bowl of snapping turtle soup, haven't had that for ages !

 

[russau]

Turtles are good pan fried up also , BUT they have the weirdest looking bones !

 

[RTR]

"Getting ready"....I was born ready

 

[russau]

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I noticed that your missing 1 real important item.................someone to pack all that gear in / out of where your digging! I used to use my 4x4 ATV BUT I'm a F.O.G. and had to give it up !

 

[RTR]

Yeah,we'll get her done Just as long as the boulder haven't been moved since last visit

 

[russau]

Yep I guess you'll have lot's of energy thinking of all the nugget's your going to get and using those come - a - long's !! they make you want to keep on trucking !

 

[mike(swWash)]

In Washington state there's no preparations to make except for buying more preparation H.

No dredging without extensive permits and only in canals, ditches and other non bearing gold waters.

No more ocean beach sand sluicing without permits and then you have to your recirculated water home with you.

I'm sure there's more soon to come from California/Oregon influenced regs. that are just spreading like a cancer in the North West.

It sucks, and that we can't keep going anymore as small miners without a major lawsuit

Maybe in 4 years or less from now we can dredge again

 

[russau]

I know Mike and NOW I think we all will be needing MORE Preparation H !

 

[et1955]

Mining in Washington state is still very productive in the right areas and legal, sluicing is the best way, I have never met a dredger that pulls out more gold than me since I mine ancient benches. Beach mining is legal if you follow the laws, I have done it and had no problem, won't do it again, waste of time when you are used to finding 1/4 to 1/2 inch flakes, glitter gold just doesn't make it. Now as for getting ready to mine the number one thing you must do is to get yourself in shape, you must be in shape to mine not using mining to get into shape.

 

[potsherd_creek]

Turtles are good pan fried up also , BUT they have the weirdest looking bones !

So do sneks !!

 

[N-Lionberger]

Man oh man I love rattlesnake meat, it makes really good taco filling. Never been too partial to turtle meat, when I lived in South Jersey I knew people that would pick up dead ones off by the highway into Salem. Lots of roadkill in NJ If I had more time and better situations while there to skin dead critters I could have collected quite a lot of fine pelts.

Most of my spots I use a pack frame and a wheelbarrow if possible to haul in my gear. Using 15 gallon barrels for floats they are pretty durable I throw them ahead as much as possible.