Uncle Ron Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Yo All...Montana Bob posted some interesting nuggets he found in the Vultures a few weeks ago...I've just returned from a great two week trip to Northern Kalifornication where I got to see the grand babies and spend a few days with Dodacious on a luxurious 4 bedroom two bath 60 foot houseboat with satellite TV on Trinity Lake...Rode out that bad Pacific storm that rolled through tied up in a protective cove and even managed a few catfish...Anyhow, I got out yesterday to the Vultures and followed my nose to a spot I'd researched but never beeped and, loe and behold, I found Montana's tracks and signs of the hunt...There still were lots of shoe tacks and horse shoe nails in the gully, plus I found an old crevice tool .... And right next to the tool I got a very faint signal ... Down about 10 inches was this unusual nugget ... 3.3 grams of skunk whacking, dry spell breaking goodness ... Thanks for leaving me one, Bob... ... By the way, it was Dodacious & my 15th wedding anniversary, so it's extra special....Here's my typical excessive photo show of the find ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave wiseman Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 That's a beauty Uncle Ron....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PVGOLD Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Hi Uncle RonNice nugget!!! What a way to top off a great trip!!BTW congratulations to you and your wife on your 15th. Best Regards Herb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Thats great Uncle Ron ! Congrats on that skunkwhackin beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredm Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 nice beauty Unc...is that an iron stone-quartz-gold mix? and is the iron stone magnetic?fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Porter Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Ron very nice, are you still using your trusty 2100? or have to gone to the 4500 dark side? JonathanPS what's a smelly Skunk got to do with metal detecting? Won't the RSPCA get a bit upset if you go around whacking Skunks with your detector? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLundy Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Ron,Glad you had a great trip and it looks like it recharged your batteries. Good hunting!LuckyLundy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted October 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Thanks, Guys....Fred it seems to be hematite...Not magnetic...Doesn't appear to have any quartz, just black rock...Yep, Jon...Trusty ol' Baboo sd2100 with NF DD 14" round XP...Goes deep and mellows the ground...Thanks Lucky...I got back out this after noon and covered a series of nearby gullies...Montana's sneaker tracks were in every single one of them...He appeared to get nearly all the targets except for a spot where some old timer's pick busted up on him...Dozens of steel chunks!...But no nuggies...Here's the crevice tool I found yesterday......Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard farris Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Hi Ron and Congratulations to You both on your anniversary. Nice chunky nugget. Bob must have left it there for a anniversary gift. It ain't like him to leave something like that laying around just ten inches in the ground. I hope to meet you this winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandana Don Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Thanks for posting the pic of the nugget Montana left for you as a an anniversary present. Several times I've followed Bob's track of shoe and old smoke butts and found lil nuggets he didn't find. I consider myself very lucky when I find something Bob left behind. On the other hand Bob has also found nuggets I overlooked so guess we are even.Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Humble Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Ron, wish I knew you were taking out one of our houseboats, I would have come down and said hi. I was working up in the shop when you got on the boat so I didn't see you. Nice nug by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted October 25, 2009 Admin Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Hello Uncle Ron, Congrats on the new find! There is a lot of potential I think in that area. Found a couple smaller patches last year. Haven't been out exploring once this year, just been working, running the business and taking care of the little one. Hope to see some nice finds from that area this year.P.S. Don't chase Bob, have Bob chase you .... LOL Talk with you later,Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLORADO BOB Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Ron,Those are some dang nice finger prints you have there.The gold is not so bad either. Bob T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted October 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Yep, Bob...I had to sand paper those prints before the foto so as not to resurrect old agonies... ... Cheers, Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montana Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Ron. That's what I get for being a trashophobe. That oldtimer was pretty thorough , He didn't leave a lot, but what he left was nice sized. I was going to redo that gully when I was in the mood to dig all targets. Now that you have removed the trash I'll try it again next time we head out there. Luckily the oldtimer left most of his trash at his camp over by the road so that gully wasn't horribly trashy. See you soon for another trip in there. This is a lesson to anyone who thinks that they can't find gold behind an experienced prospector. It happens all the time , especially if you aren't too lazy to dig all targets, which I'm guilty of. Good job Ron. You persisted when you saw that I was passing up targets . The gold isn't all gone until the trash is all gone.----Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted October 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Bob...The trash is all gone! :lol: :lol: :lol: Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Yeeeeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaaaa Well Done Ron...Nice nugget ....Geo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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