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Post by miket on Jan 28, 2019 10:35:01 GMT -5
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller 
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 28, 2019 10:51:27 GMT -5
Wow, those are nice..... What kind of light do you use for night hounding? Now the big question- why hounding at night?
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Post by fernwood on Jan 28, 2019 10:56:45 GMT -5
Nice ones. I too have lots of tiny agates, both polished and not. Have set some in rings in the past.
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Post by miket on Jan 28, 2019 12:07:46 GMT -5
Wow, those are nice..... What kind of light do you use for night hounding? Now the big question- why hounding at night? We have a couple of rechargeable headlamps and flashlights. The simple answer of why at night is because I have to go when I can. By the time I get off of work at 1:00 on the weekends, get home and change and drive forty miles it's usually 3 or 3:30 by the time we get out there. And then of course it gets dark around 5 or so. The one benefit to it is that it really makes you become more focused when hunting in a big bed of rocks. We almost got stuck in the mud yesterday it was so sloppy, then we drove back to the highway and walked in at another location. Since we've almost gotten lost out there a time or two in the dark we took one of the flashlights, turned it on and set it on top of my vehicle. We could see it for miles.  |
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Post by miket on Jan 28, 2019 12:08:47 GMT -5
Nice ones. I too have lots of tiny agates, both polished and not. Have set some in rings in the past. Thank you. That's not a bad idea. Or maybe a Fairburn bracelet if I get enough... Stay warm! |
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Post by lpl on Jan 28, 2019 12:20:09 GMT -5
I so want to go with you sometime...finding a Fairburn, even a small one is high on my bucket list! Very nice finds there.
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Post by miket on Jan 28, 2019 12:31:06 GMT -5
Thanks.
And come on out! Along with the Fairburns you'll get a ton of wood, all the prairie agates you can carry and bubblegum agates as well.
I'd like to venture further north into South Dakota more this summer and hunt Railroad Buttes, Weta, Kadoka and those areas. I've still never found a really big full-faced Fairburn but hope to.
I'd also like to hunt for Teepee Canyon agates- that's on my list.
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Post by lpl on Jan 28, 2019 12:42:58 GMT -5
Thanks. And come on out! Along with the Fairburns you'll get a ton of wood, all the prairie agates you can carry and bubblegum agates as well. I'd like to venture further north into South Dakota more this summer and hunt Railroad Buttes, Weta, Kadoka and those areas. I've still never found a really big full-faced Fairburn but hope to. I'd also like to hunt for Teepee Canyon agates- that's on my list. I might just do that! Sounds like there are a lot of goodies to be found there! If you ever come south a bit, I could take you to some of my spots as well. I've seen some TeePee Canyon agates...How similar are they to Fairburns? My eye says very similar and the area is close isn't it? |
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Post by miket on Jan 28, 2019 15:23:05 GMT -5
I'm actually from Colorado, I moved here almost 28 years ago though. As far as TeePee Canyon agates go I think they're very similar. It's hard for me to tell the difference, but I'm no expert. I guess you actually have to dig those out which sounds kind of fun! The area is about 2 hours from me. Here's a pretty good link on TeePee Canyon agates: www.mindat.org/loc-27342.htmlHere's another link to The Rock Shed's agates for sale that shows Fairburns, Dryheads and TeePee Canyons. They all look similar to me. therockshed.com/agates.html |
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Post by lpl on Jan 28, 2019 16:49:05 GMT -5
Maybe the TeePee Canyon agates have less of the holly leaf shape. I don't know. All are quite beautiful for sure!
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Post by miket on Jan 28, 2019 17:02:49 GMT -5
Maybe the TeePee Canyon agates have less of the holly leaf shape. I don't know. All are quite beautiful for sure! Maybe. I also think I've read that the bands on Fairburns are smaller and follow each other more closely. But I could be making that up.  |
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