Where to detect in Shasta county

[Igoau]

Yup born and raised here been gold pannin my whole life finally got a Whites GMT goldmaster a few years ago ive been to Swasey recreation area a few times. Im just curious what other places would be good for nugget hunting or coins or well just whatever

 

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[Igoau]

Did i say something wrong? If so im sorry

 

[goldeyedbill]

Im looking too for places to go in shasta county. after reading about having your truck taken and 10k fines jail time etc.... where are some places to try i wont get hassled at or jailed. im fine with dry panning or metal detector

 

[Tom_in_CA]

.... after reading about having your truck taken and 10k fines jail time etc.... where are some places to try i wont get hassled at or jailed.....

goldeyedbill, I'm a coin/relic hunter. Have never ventured into the nugget/prospecting venue of this hobby. So I can't help you on where the best places are for nuggets.

HOWEVER, I am curious where you got this info. of someone who got "jailed" and "$10k fine" for detecting ? Do you have a link ? Ie.: a link to an actual occurrence of such a thing. Not just a link to some other md'r who floats this an an imminent fear that supposedly going to come crashing down on md'rs. If you can find ANY incident of a fine or jail for someone md'ing, it will no doubt be someone night-sneaking obvious historic sensitive monuments. Or someone being obnoxious who couldn't take a warning, etc....

I don't think you're going to find any such actual happening for someone nugget shooting in tailings piles somewhere. That is, if the topic is kept to public land anyhow. (and not talking fence hopping onto private land).

Got a link ?

 

[Igoau]

Pretty much blm land & public land as far as i know. I know Clear Creek dredge piles are supposed to be off limits due to it being a greenway preserve/historical

 

[Tom_in_CA]

As the Nike commercial says......

 

[ButteCo.Bedrock]

Look on GE at your own city, I don't think you will have to drive far. Hint...old digging's.