If you can fly in it would be ok, otherwise your right, it would take awhile to get in to the Atlin area.M3R1IN said:yeah ive been looking in to stopping in the Quesnel/barkerville area on my way back from stewart and i have looked into going to Atlin, but its too far to travel by road and still have a decent amount of time to prospect...
You might want to drop a line to the Gold Commissioner via email on the website mentioned previously. I don't think that you could use the rotapan within the Recreational Panning Sites, but other unclaimed areas should be ok if it is self contained, (recycles its own water), and the tailings don't drop into the creek or river.Do u know if a rotapan is still considered a pan? because i have one for those "sticky"areas of B.C. where the DFO likes to give me a hard time about my sluice.
Carrying old style sleigh bells, or something to let the critters hear you coming is a plus too. (Keep the shotgun hidden if its been modified. They don't like the shortened ones up here.) And keep in mind, not all the vermin have four legs. Having a good guard dog helps. And maybe a very loud siren, like a car alarm and strobe lights.oh and about the bears... i always keep a can of bear spray, a flare pen with "bear scares" and a fold stock short barrell shotgun with me when im panning in B.C. hopefully that'll be enough. If that seems like overkill i think im justified because one of my uncles brothers was killed by a grizzly a few years ago in the Alberta Rockies so i dont take any chances.
When it comes to bears, having a dog around can go either way.M3R1IN said:i would love to take my Chocolate lab or Border collie with me
The mental imagery that brings to mind.As far as noise is concerned, i will be taking my ATV as far as i can and i have an air horn i use periodically while on foot as well as a bell i usually wear.