Totally spot on ha ha Never did a days metal detecting but me an my brother have done a do heaps of gem fossicking on the NSW Table lands and Weather like lightning is a real danger especially when in a creek holding metal digging tools So are snakes like death adders and king browns near creeks nearly stepped on a deather adder a few times Or large funnel web spiders especially tree funnel web spiders Was digging all day in a dry creek for topaz an other stones an went to take a break leant over to rest an was about to put my hand on a boulder beside me an nearly put my hand on a giant tree funnel web spider about the size of my hand An we were about 180 kilometres from the nearest town ha ha An here's one danger most Australians dont realise BLACK PANTHER'S out Bush we have seen one twice now Pretty close too Seen one at ebor about 15 metres from it, it seen us an ran behind a boulder out crop ,it was about 2 metres long from head to tail an knee high We were like you dont see that every day , were a bit more careful out Bush now after that
@@TerraRangerGold thanks mate ha ha 👍 you can tell when some one has been fossicking along time they dig with a mattock not a pick, the weight does all work picks are to light First thing I noticed was the mattock in your intro ha ha Proper fossicker mate, makes digging in hard ground easy
~~From north America here. I am honestly having real trouble getting out metal detecting with my newly bought GPX 6000 just last year because there are too many grizzly bears with the danger of getting attacked “especially when wearing headphones”. I will have to organize something better for next year. A local fellow & his girlfriend were moose hunting close to where I live about 2.5 months ago were attacked by a grizzly bear, they both (rifle) shot at the charging grizzly bear hitting it in the mouth killing it about 12 feet in front of them. The local game wardens said it was legal self-defence and no charges laid. My dad’s brother and my 1st cousin climbed up a tree to get away from a grizzly. A grizzly stood up in front of my late dad (who is now passed away) and he shot it in the chest and broke its back. So it’s dangerous in the bush here “at any time” not only metal detecting. Along with black bears, cougars, and packs of wolves is the real danger when out metal detecting in the bush. And all you’ve got in Australia is poisonous snakes & spiders (and black panthers)! 😂😂 ~~I got out only once detecting all last year on a creek and still learning how to operate my detector. I had a real loud signal in a rock with my GPX 6000 and a fellow was with me with my older Minelab X-Terra 70 VLF detector in discriminate mode I double-checked it, it said minus “-8” which is a ferrous iron reading, I just left it there and went home, at the time I was totally convinced it was just a hot rock. Now I’m second guessing it could’ve been a meteorite that I left behind. It was a big black rock about 6 to 8 inches across. I don’t know, it still could be a hot rock or meteorite.? I know exactly where it’s at. I could go back there when the weather warms up. I should’ve looked into that signal closer. Except for about 2 pieces of trash, the whole mineralized ground was all dead quiet (with the GPX 6000) except for that one and only signal in that particular big black rock.
Damn Roy, bugger that. I would be terrified of bears mate. Great read - thanks for sharing. I hope you can get out with GPX 6000 and get onto a patch of gold. They are a great machine. Stay safe out there mate. Happy Prospecting. 👍
@@TerraRangerGold 6:30 in the morning here in California me and my buddies just getting ready to get out now after it I hope this year is a good one for you
Great video as always mate.
great advice alot of people need to know thanks for sharing
Thanks for the positive feedback.
Thanks for this video, it makes you aware of unexpected things.
Good advice for new prospectors.
Appreciate the feedback mate. Thanks for your support.👍⚒️😉
I agree.
Totally spot on ha ha
Never did a days metal detecting but me an my brother have done a do heaps of gem fossicking on the NSW
Table lands and
Weather like lightning is a real danger especially when in a creek holding metal digging tools
So are snakes like death adders and king browns near creeks nearly stepped on a deather adder a few times
Or large funnel web spiders especially tree funnel web spiders
Was digging all day in a dry creek for topaz an other stones
an went to take a break leant over to rest an was about to put my hand on a boulder beside me an nearly put my hand on a giant tree funnel web spider about the size of my hand
An we were about 180 kilometres from the nearest town ha ha
An here's one danger most Australians dont realise
BLACK PANTHER'S
out Bush we have seen one twice now
Pretty close too
Seen one at ebor about 15 metres from it,
it seen us an ran behind a boulder out crop
,it was about 2 metres long from head to tail an knee high
We were like you dont see that every day ,
were a bit more careful out Bush now after that
Wow a Black Panther.😳 I always hear stories about sightings of them. I live fossicking for smoky quartz and amethyst as well. Thanks for sharing! 👍
@@TerraRangerGold thanks mate ha ha 👍
you can tell when some one has been fossicking along time they dig with a mattock not a pick,
the weight does all work picks are to light
First thing I noticed was the mattock in your intro ha ha
Proper fossicker mate,
makes digging in hard ground easy
~~From north America here. I am honestly having real trouble getting out metal detecting with my newly bought GPX 6000 just last year because there are too many grizzly bears with the danger of getting attacked “especially when wearing headphones”. I will have to organize something better for next year. A local fellow & his girlfriend were moose hunting close to where I live about 2.5 months ago were attacked by a grizzly bear, they both (rifle) shot at the charging grizzly bear hitting it in the mouth killing it about 12 feet in front of them. The local game wardens said it was legal self-defence and no charges laid. My dad’s brother and my 1st cousin climbed up a tree to get away from a grizzly. A grizzly stood up in front of my late dad (who is now passed away) and he shot it in the chest and broke its back. So it’s dangerous in the bush here “at any time” not only metal detecting. Along with black bears, cougars, and packs of wolves is the real danger when out metal detecting in the bush. And all you’ve got in Australia is poisonous snakes & spiders (and black panthers)! 😂😂
~~I got out only once detecting all last year on a creek and still learning how to operate my detector. I had a real loud signal in a rock with my GPX 6000 and a fellow was with me with my older Minelab X-Terra 70 VLF detector in discriminate mode I double-checked it, it said minus “-8” which is a ferrous iron reading, I just left it there and went home, at the time I was totally convinced it was just a hot rock. Now I’m second guessing it could’ve been a meteorite that I left behind. It was a big black rock about 6 to 8 inches across. I don’t know, it still could be a hot rock or meteorite.? I know exactly where it’s at. I could go back there when the weather warms up. I should’ve looked into that signal closer. Except for about 2 pieces of trash, the whole mineralized ground was all dead quiet (with the GPX 6000) except for that one and only signal in that particular big black rock.
Damn Roy, bugger that. I would be terrified of bears mate. Great read - thanks for sharing. I hope you can get out with GPX 6000 and get onto a patch of gold. They are a great machine. Stay safe out there mate. Happy Prospecting. 👍
Good morning
Good night.
@@TerraRangerGold 6:30 in the morning here in California me and my buddies just getting ready to get out now after it I hope this year is a good one for you
@bedrockbennett1827 absolutely mate. You to. Best of luck.
@@TerraRangerGold I hit a pretty nice piece the other day thanks for the good luck bro
AWESOME mate. Plenty more out there. Just gotta do the miles for the smiles. 😀
Great information thanks Matt.
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