Post by markb on May 30, 2022 22:15:35 GMT -5
jasoninsd not sure where you hunt, but if you're a surface hound it may or may not be improved from last year. The forest service did a bunch of controlled burns around the area which cleared up some ground clutter but in the process charred much of the exposed rock. I found several yesterday with a nice coat of black pine smoke resin which makes things tough to spot and tougher to clean up. It does smell like a campfire when cleaning though which is a nice bonus haha.
If your nodules are coming from hillsides not near an established dig they're probably naturally exposed and not somebody's leaverites, but the digs are often worth a look too as decent material does often seem to get left behind.
Hope you get back out soon. I'm headed north toward Mallo today to visit ancestors and it will be chilly and wet but the hills can make any weather beautiful.
I'm betting there's going to be a lot more "Hills Agates" (they're FAIRBURNS to me!! LOL) that get found this year. It seems like any time there's a fire in that area they show up a LOT better!
All of my "good finds" came from the quarry site. There was a LOT of activity in one particular spot up there last year...like so much activity I don't know how it was all done with "hand tools"! So my good stuff came from pieces I dug out...but most of it was "missed" by others...
If you guys decide to make it down this way, feel free to get ahold of me. If you want, I'd be happy to meet up with you if I can swing it.
