LOTS of Gold! First Time Gold Sniping. (Underwater Prospecting)
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- Опубликовано: 11 авг 2023
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This is my first official gold sniping trip, it was fun and very successful.
5 years ago I was snorkeling across the river here and happened across some gold nuggets on the river bed in this spot. At that time I tried to stake a placer gold claim but found that it was already claimed. Now I have been able to stake a federal gold claim on this spot and I can finally do some real sniping for gold! With the high price of gold there’s a new gold rush and now is the perfect time to gold prospecting.
Here is the story of how I happened upon the gold here and patiently waited to claim it:
• Snorkeler Accidentally...
I’ve also done some test panning and metal detecting on the bedrock here on the shore and found lots of nice little gold nuggets. I plan to sluice and use a highbanker here in the future and possibly even do some gold dredging.
Here’s the video of my first gold panning test on the claim:
• There's so much gold o...
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I grew up surrounded by streams like these. Wish I knew about this back then, as myself with cousins spent most of our childhood in the wilderness. Now Im 70 years old, just learning,
The wilderness always has something new and interesting. I love it. Never too late to give river sniping a try.
In b.c. or usa ? I found sloughmacs gold source and just collecting the dust.@@wildernesseric
@@shawns9221 USA
nice gold thank you for sharing the adventure 😅
I'm 70 yo also, and I still have a plan to prospect for some gold this season. First time in my life. Can you believe that?😊
dude . either talc your body before you suit up, or, put a plastic bag over your hands and feet before you suit up . bags come off layer . makes it easy. I am a surfer
I like the bag idea, I'm gonna have to try it.
You're telling me I've been slathering Crisco all over myself all these years for no reason?
Yeah!! Just started watching the video. Your enthusiasm it what gets me!!! Heavy pans brother!
Makes me laugh, love your sense of humor! Great video, shiny for thae taking! Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Great video Eric. You killed it!
Loved the squeal from your snorkel when 1st entered the water😂, congratulations finding some shiny👏✨
Haha thanks for watching. I gotta work on my cold tolerance.
That was fun. Love your sense of humor, too.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!
New to your channel, great vid! Had me laughing when you jumped in! 😂😂
Outstanding video, love the fish and creatures you encounter in this one!
Thanks for sharing
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Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Man that is awesome. Looked like so much fun.
Thanks! It was a blast, hard work but worth it!
Great video Eric! Very well done love the captions for the Caddis larvae and invertebrates! I fly fish so it’s hard to concentrate on the fish when you see bedrock! Dan Brent
Nice, yeah I enjoy observing and learning about all the creatures around and not just ignoring them. Gold sniping is a lot like fishing except when you catch what you're going for it pays you, especially if you get the big one!
I am just getting started but every thing you shared has been very help full
Awesome snipping!
Wow, not bad at all for your first official time sniping. Great job man.
Thanks, now that I'm on the gold again I'm excited about how much I'll find next time I go out! Thanks for watching!
Stuck like glue watching
Definitely a good day and some good bits too. Maybe a couple smaller pick tools for those stuck nugs. ✌️😎
For sure I need to find a smaller pick to bring with me. Thanks for watching!
You did very well Eric, and those fish were absolutely following you. They are used to otters, mink and muskrats digging for food on the river bottom and are trying to pick up scraps. You must have looked like one of those critters to them with your black suit and your behavior of moving rocks and such. Mostly characteristic of a mink searching for crayfish.
Thanks, yeah they are certainly liking what I'm doing. Most of the creatures around are interested in what I'm doing and they seem to gather.
Fascinating! And beautiful scenery. Same looking river and creek beds - but down here in Tasmania. Going exploring 'down the creek' every day as a child, but never occurred to us to look for Gold! {Gold mines up in the North of the State. Now wondering if the South has been overlooked! ) Too busy catching frogs, tadpoles and building dams and tree houses! WAAAAIT! Just spied "Tassie Boys Prospecting" site- over to the side bar! Hmmm Thank you for the introduction. Your excitement about your 'flakes' is infectious.
I'm too old & 'weathered' to go prospecting myself these days - so armchair prospecting vicariously is great. ... But... yeah. Now pondering whether a little wander along old routes might be interesting!?!? {* If you see a News Item titled: Ancient Old Hag retrieved from creek bed in Southern Tasmania by Emergency Services, muttering "Blame Eric!" you'll know it's me! } 🤣
Awesome I'm glad you enjoyed it, I'm having a lot of fun sharing the adventure. I plan to do a lot more as I get time. I concur,as a kid I too was far too distracted with frogs and other wildlife to think about gold. Yes @officialtassieboysprospecting is an awesome channel and probably my favorite! If it gets too hot there just jump in the river and give sniping a go sometime. Thanks for watching!
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That's an awesome day Anywhere, Bro', and, Yes, I watched the Whole thing 😂🦾🇺🇸‼️👍
Awesome thank you!
Awesome first day man. I know you are having a blast on this sniping adventure but all i could think about was how much more gold you could bag with a dredge. Looking forward to more and yes i watched to the end.
Thanks, oh man I would love to bring a dredge out there someday... logistics. I could probably find ounces per day! Thanks for watching!
@@wildernesseric pack mule.. I've seen a few guys use old timer tec like rocker boxes and there are of course modern version's of old timers tec but I've yet to see anyone use a pack mule. A dredge on that spot is very doable. And I would leave it there, up above flood level chained to a tree, then the only thing you'd have to pack in would be fuel. Like you said, you'd take ounces out of there.
May you have many prosperous adventures and a blessed long life young man.
Love it...KEEP ER ROLLIN!!!
Will do!! Thanks.
If you dip the wet suit in water before putting it on its easier! Nice vid
Hmm, sounds counterintuitive but I'll try it thanks.
Agree. Bottle of water & some baby shampoo. Lubed up & you’ll slip in & not damage the suit
Awesome video !!! Right on bro!!!
Thank you, appreciate it!!
Great Video, looks fun!!
Its prolly a good idea to take out any lead n trash out the river.. You falling Reminds me of the Jackass tv show when Ryan Dunn" RIP" fell into the Cactis, "im in Cacti, Im in Cacti" haha
Great Video man!!!! Niice
Yes, I try to always suck up and collect the lead too when I find it. I was distracted this time by the gold and forgot to suck up that piece that was probably platinum. Haha, thanks for watching glad you enjoyed the adventure!
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. I've never been sniping before. I'd be interested in a video on how to find a location that's good to snipe. Gold luck.
Thanks! After I get a few more sniping trips in and figure out the best types of places in the river I'll have to do something like that.
Way to be patient with obtaining the claim. A "dream claim" as Dan Hurd would say. Excellent video! Watched every last minute of all your videos and excited for what's to come! Good content. Although it would be great to have the close-up shots in focus, don't worry too much about the close-ups; those of us who do this routinely know exactly what you're seeing underwater. You'll get there!
Final thought... I'm sure that if you reached out to our friends Pioneer Pauly and/or Dan Hurd, you would have a blast collaborating with them. It would be a win-win for you all and your viewers!
Thanks. 🙂 For a while I never thought I'd get this claim but patience certainly paid off! It is a very unique and special spot. I'm currently testing a few different cameras under water... no luck yet in finding one that will capture good color and detail the way I see it in person under water. I'd love to collaborate with @PioneerPauly or @Danhurd... but I think I'm too small fry for them 🤣, maybe some day.
By the way, thank you for watching my videos and joining me on my adventures!
YAAA HOOOO...!!!!! lol lov it ,,like a kid in a candy store ... nice day sniping !!! carry a lil trash pouch for lead ect,,, i think you need some baby er talcum powder to help get suit on ... keep filming !!!!
Looks like a lot of fun
It is a fun hobby and it pays for itself.
I want to see the rest for sure, I wish I knew this when I was a kid, we live at the creek in the summer always in the water 💦
Very cool you need to get the crazy fingers and a thinner crevice pick and a better snuffer bottle for snipping. But your on it brother that is awesome very cool great claim awesome stuff thanks for sharing heavy pans
Thanks. Yes, I need to look into getting something like that. It's hard to carry a bunch of gear around under water though.
Yes try snipping up where you found the stuff on shre,awesome find
That's the plan. I'm gonna hit the same area next time though since I'm on to the gold now. Then I'll probably try the other spot. Thanks for watching!
Awesome time sniping ! Rivers were perfect this summer
Yes it was a good summer, bit of a late start due to the spring flooding though.
What a paystreak!!
2 grams, dang man, all them added up pretty quickly. You need to get ya some really good tweezers/ hemostats on cord to get the stubborn one's, It takes a more than few days of hard work to get that kinda hold where I'm at.
Yeah I'm really happy about this claim really rich and a unique spot. I'm not finding really big pieces so far yet like some other gold snipers but the small stuff is adding up. Most of this was just in the last few hours of the day. Now that I'm on the pay streak I can't wait to see how much I find next time I go out!
Very cool you need to get the crazy fingers and a thinner crevice pick and a better snuffer bottle for snipping. But your on it brother that is awesome very cool great claim awesome stuff
Thanks. Yes, I need to look into getting something like that. It's hard to carry a bunch of gear around under water though.
LOVED the video!!!! Saw you struggling with the snuffer bottles a little. Might try different styles??? Luv ya's from Kentucky!!!
Thanks! Yeah I think I'm going to add some tape to the straw so it doesn't push into the bottle. Gonna try out some different ones too. Thanks for watching.
ill send you my snuffer for couple small nuggs@@wildernesseric
The best thing i invested in is a dry suit cause down here in Tasmania the rivers are like ice and with the dry suit it's like a bath plus a added bonus you can just lay on your back and float down river
Awesome, what dry suit do you have and how durable is it?
@@wildernesseric I have a anchor wetsuit brand dry suit its 12mm thick and very robust I have had it for 3 years now not a mark
Go to a dive shop and get measured and fitted. In the cold season, they use a dry suit. The bottom of the river changes with every storm flow.
Very interesting video.
You're doing a very good job
hi got your reply , talc and plastic bags on feet and hands really do make putting on a wetty easier. cheers
Awesome, thanks.
Great hunt! This is my 3rd video of yours and not in a sub. Thanks👍😁. You should find out what Levi (Tassieboys) uses for a camera. I also noticed you snuffer bottle straw kept going back in each time you were trying to suck up pieces. When I try this in my area I'm going to try a water bottle with a metal straw glued in. I myself would get frustrated. Lol. Keep up with the great content
Yes.. this is the guy you should check out! Tassieboys
Yes, @officialtassieboysprospecting is one of my favorite channels! I hope I can find some big gold like some of the stuff he finds someday.
We just found a spot that i had marked on my map while we were up north that we just realized is an available claim. Pretty stoked. Hope our first trip out to the new claim is socked full of chunkies!
Nice trip
Thanks! It was a fun day.
WildernessEric, Awesome video. Tony here from TNT Mining & Prospecting. I'm new to sniping also, I live and Prospect in the PNW in Washington State on claims in the Liberty and Blewett Mining Districts. Where are you at, maby we can do some Prospecting/Sniping sometime. Hit me back, be Awesome to hear back from you. Thanks so much. Heavy Pans Brother!!!
I would be surprised if he's not in the same area. The spot he's working in this video looks almost exactly like a spot my friends and I used to swim on the Teanaway (next valley west from Liberty) and a lot of the other locations I've seen in his videos look exactly like the areas around Teanaway and Cle Elum.
Nice sniping vid. Can you imagine what you could have done with a little dredge?
Oh man, I could actually make a living with a dredge!
When you get tired of chasing small gold. Get a 2” backpack dredge and really suck up all that gold. Then you will be able to tell if it’s really replenishing itself
Hmm interesting never heard of a "backpack" dredge. Are they small enough to actually backpack in?
@@wildernesseric or you can just tell me where you’re at… And I’ll come show you how to use the dredge! Lol I live in Florida and would love to come up there and get in the river or! I spend my spring in early summers in Arizona dredging. Then the water runs out and I go home to Florida. Lol.
@@chrishansley6200 😆 you should totally post some RUclips videos of dredging!
@@wildernesseric I don’t actually have any of me actually dredging. I have video talking about where I was at in the process.
@@chrishansley6200 How many grams do you typically find in a day of dredging?
Great vid, do more ❤.
Thank you! Will do! Going out to snipe again soon.
Good job bro
Thank you.
That gold is likely coming from close by. Closer examination at the surfaces of the pieces will give a good indicator of how far it has traveled.
Chris Ralph, the professional prospector channel on here, he did a video recently about the wear on gold as an indicator of distance from the source.
Great gold and I'm 100% certain you had a blast !
Thanks for the tip. I'm noticing that there is varying amounts of wear on these, it looks like some are not travelling very far and some are really shiny. I'll have to see If I can find that video.
@wildernesseric Chris Ralph is a smart prospector, his delivery is a bit dry sometimes, but I'm really only watching his stuff for the informational value, not flashy, fresh dug or sniped gold.
Your definitely in the right area though. That metamorphosed schist with quartz and all of that pyrite tells me your host rock was down in the deposition zone of a mesothermal system (that's been eroded down to be exposed).
Ah the joys of chasing gold, it's a great way to get exercise and exercise the mind trying to sort out where the shiny is !
@@John-ir2zf Yeah it's definitely a puzzle to try and track down the concentrations of gold. I hope I can find the vein it's coming out of at some point. I'll have to run some tests on the bedrock if I can bust enough of it off.
Pretty cool good camera work...
Thank you.
Good job on your video bud
Thank you!
You are a hard man to contact. I have never snorkeled. probably either going to freeze my tail feathers off or drown. haha. going down to a claim I got several years ago near cave junction Oregon. on a creek that begins in California and ends up in the Rogue river. The water level in the Rogue has been exceptionally high because of the exceptional snowpack the region got. I assumed you are sniping in one of the creeks in the eastern Klamath basin? as a guess.. lol. The Ponderosa doesn't grow on the coastal mountains. I have way more questions than time to write them lol
Hi thanks for watching. Keeping the location private for now. How was your trip to the claim?
Was out sniping today in about 25 feet of semi-murky water. Classified it on site and will pan it tomorrow.
25ft? Wow that's deep! I'm guessing you were scuba diving? How did you classify it on site?
Great video. Maybe you should take some of that bedrock home and crush it and see 👍 I am very interested to find out what is in the bedrock
That's a good idea, I should try to break off a chunk and take it home for sure and see what pans out. I'm also gonna start searching the banks when winter comes and I can't snipe to see if I can find a good vein.
Hey any bedrock that you can break out is going to be hiding the gold. And you need to take a small 2ft long shovel to dig the overburden out. You already know that the gold is going to be at the bottom. And those deeper spots are gonna hold the most gold… most of the time anyway! Looking good! And watch out for those blowing deer! Hahahaha their dangerous! 😂
Yeah I was pretty excited to find some breaky bedrock. Actually in this area I'm finding gold in multiple layers. There's a clay layer in the gravel that has gold sitting on it, a clay layer on the bedrock that has gold on it, and then the bedrock itself has gold sitting on it or in the cracks. I'm taking it slow with the overburden here so I don't discard the gold in it. For the deeper areas in the river though it would be good to find a way to move the overburden away fast to find bedrock pockets. Thanks for watching!
Here is the link to one of the backpack dredges. I wanna see you get all of the gold and cover the bottom of your green pan to gold! Lol You may be able to find a used one for less than 1//2 this price. Good luck buddy!
Hey makes great content also! You the man brother.. keep doing what your doing. I enjoy watching and that deer scared the crap out of you snorting! Hahaha
@@chrishansley6200 link didn't come through. Yeah I would be happy if the entire pan bottom was covered!
@@wildernesseric hey just Google 2 inch backpack dredge. It should come up. You get one of those and you’ll fill that pan up
nice piece of jasper ,by the way
Thanks
Corn starch dude. You'll slip right into your suit
Cool video. It is very hard to see the gold that you are picking up underwater. I don't know if it is the camera. Either way, good hunt
Yeah, I'm going to be testing different cameras to find one that works better. Thanks for the feedback!
Looks like a fine place. The PNW ya say. Which state?
I've been wanting to try snipping
Go for it!
Lol 😂 way too funny
DJ4 has great reviews
I have the DJI Osmo Action. It's a good camera but up close shots are out of focus.
Well done eric, just stumbled on your channel, I watch tassie boys, top cat, and two toes, now subscribed to your channel, all the best, ✨✨✨✨
Awesome, thanks for watching and welcome aboard!
Well done how exciting. I watched the whole thing. I am jealous and happy for you. I hope you find a chunk of bedrock you can take home and crush.
Awesome thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the adventure. Now that I'm back on the gold I can't wait to go back out again and see how much I can find. That's a good idea, I should try to break off a chunk and take it home for sure.
Just wanted to say, if you have any plastic bags. Put those on your hands and feet, and it slides. On easier. Have fun.
Hmm great idea, I'll try that next time, thanks for the tip!
How much gold did you get.
Honest question hahahahaahah..... is that your weed scale too ? Multi purpose !!!
The buttons and screen area look a bit sticky .......🤣🤣🤣
Haha, no I bought it for a wax dying project / experiment I was working on. I got some color powders on it that were difficult to clean off and a bit of wax too.
Use talcum powder makes it easier
Great 👍
Oregon or Cali?
How can you see this small pieces ?!! I didn't see nothing
In person every little spec of gold shows up in bright yellow. The mask also kinda magnifies stuff under water due to diffraction. Unfortunately the really bright yellow color washes out on the camera and looks white so it blends in with other stuff on camera.
You need some different tools like a big slate bar and a sluice box and a shovel and a pan bust that bed rock up and clean out all ov those cracks
Yes, it's a bit difficult to carry a bunch of tools around under water. I need to get a wetsuit with pockets and places I can store stuff.
Did you figure out which camera you liked best?
So far my favorite is a good ole waterproof cell phone. There doesn't seem to be a good purpose built camera for stuff like this. I tried the Olympus Tough G6 and it seemed to have focusing issues while trying to video close up if not holding perfectly still. The action cams can't focus if you get really close and they tend to wash out the bright gold color in sunlight.
@@wildernesseric thank you!
Could be a crevice Whatever is the difference so long as GOLD is in it woooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
So, what you're saying is, you claim jumped?
Get yourself a dry suit. Thay have them at water ski stores.
Can you pee in a dry suit?
If I go to some stream and try this how do I know I am not on someones claim??
If you find a spot you want to prospect look up and down the area at least 1/4 mile for claim signs or corner marking posts. If there is a road along it I'd look about 1 mile around. The minimum claim size at least in the USA is about 1/4 mile long. It is the responsibility of the claim owner to mark the claim with visible claim signs and markers along their claim.
Hey, im interested in gold sniping and i am almost 18. Do i need a liscence or something to sell gold and find it? Thanks
Depends where in the world you are located. In the USA you can gold pan on most BLM land as long as it isn't already claimed.
Very nice spot. N u r must so funny than phouly? But my best pic is levi the tassiboys
Thanks, yes tassieboys is the best!
sorry, bags come off later . dave from australia , I am a prospecter too
Is this in California?
Never know when a bear is gonna pop up. Protect yourself; carry side arms even though they are being tried to be taken away from man. Enjoy life; and be safe out there. Family and friends love you N i loved your video. What country you from ?
Yeah I'll probably add some bear spray to my tool bag. I'm in the USA. Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!
Does every river contain gold?
I'm from Indonesia
Not sure.
When would you ever decide to leave? I wouldn't eat or drink all day id probably work a hole like that till I pass out and drown 😂
Fish were telling you where to look
Yes, they were probably there to snipe my gold.😆
Could you name the river you're prospecting in, at least? Thanks for an interesting adventure anyway.
Keeping the location secret for now. If I start popping out giant nuggets I'll get overrun. Thanks for joining me on the adventure!
Still watching
What state are you in?
Keeping the locale private for now.
I saw a chupacabra once
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Yep...
I got there from the very first to the very end
when U see crayfish in the water 💦 😊 its good sign the water is clean.years ago U use 2 see them all of the time in the creeks and streams or branch back then U had 2 go 2 a spring 2 get water and the old people back then kept the trash sticks and leaves out of the water 💦 😊 now most of springs and branches have no water no more it's been like 4 years 😮😮 sometimes the color is on the bedrock and sometimes below the bedrock it the way it is in the ground most of the time the crayfish and the other fish 🐠 won't bother U they looking 4 something 2 eat when U moving the water 💦 about they have 2 eat 2 when the water 💦 😊 is good and clear U can see alot better under water there always alot over burden dirt U have 2 go through 😮😮 it's just the way it is I use 2 help other fellows at the creek and all the loose dirt I could and would clean the rest it's not bad when U are in the water 💦 U can move easy and it takes the pressure off U good knee pads are a must I 2 still haven't how 2 this 😊😊 OMG 11 4 2O23
Yeah, there are sooo many creatures in this river. Seems like every time I go I find a new one. Definitely good quality water in this river, its pretty remote. Thanks for watching!
I watch so many of you guys putting on wetsuits and have a great laugh at you. This is how to put on a wetsuit it really easy. Put a plastic bag on your foot or hand with a plastic bag on your foot. Place your foot in the leg of the wet suit and pull up as if you are putting on your jeans. Pull the bag off your foot and repeat with your arms and other.
Me to Alvin
American river?
Technically “American river” would be from Alaska to the tip of Argentina
😂lmao, your funny
Funny lookin
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Wouldn't it be easier to roll your head and body gear inside out and roll it on like a skin, instead of trying to friction fit it on.
Probably, I'm a wetsuit newbie so I think it'll go smoother next time. I'm gonna try the plastic bag trick.
@@wildernesseric anything probably better than trying to force feed the suit lol. I myself have never used one, but just thinking that skin on rubber wouldn't work good,
I would get a vacuum and suck everything off the bottom! Lol
Someday maybe I'll get a dredge out here, that would be epic!