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I have been fossil hunting about three years and have been to one ditch on the outskirts of Summerville sc that yielded a few colorful teeth, but it is secluded and hasn't felt very safe. It is screenable since it is outside city limits. However I'd like to find some new places to try in the area. I did walk the creek on the side of the YMCA ball field but the bottom was very hard and unfruitful and I'm not even sure I was in the right place. Can anyone offer any suggestions on where I might try as I am fairly new. I'm not asking for everyone's "honey hole" as I understand it takes work to find good areas. I'm just looking to find a place I can go to maybe on a weekend trip since I live two hours away as a part time hobby. I am even open to guided fossil hunt tours if anyone knows any good ones in the Charleston, SC, Savannah, GA or Jacksonville, FL areas. Thanks!

This is a long-shot, but I'm going to try it anyway. I've found two very large logs of pet wood that I would like to attempt to extract from a creek bed. The soil is very sandy, at an approximate 50-degree angle covered with vines and saplings. We can clear those; that's not an issue. There are a few small trees. We have several tow straps and a come-along and are considering purchasing a cargo net. The problem comes in where if we finally make it up the bank, how do we get it to the truck, into the truck, and back out of the truck. These specimens are probably at least 200# and, while my boyfriend is super-strong, he can't do this with brute force alone, even with my wimpy help. This location isn't a big secret and I'm guessing the reason these specimens have remained in their location is due to our conundrum. Does anybody have any advice as to what methods we might be able to use to get these beautiful logs out of the creek and back to our house? I've seen some pics online showing works in progress but not the full process. We're getting to the point where we're considering going back to archaic methods using a 4X4 plank with the cargo net and still having the issue with getting it loaded up. Are we fighting a losing battle? Is this a situation where nature needs to just be left alone or do y'all think there's a chance for us to remove it? We've even considered donating them to our local historical museum, but we also know they're not going to spend the money using resources to get out specimens that are "that small" compared to some of what they've pulled out of this creek for their displays. Regardless of who ends up with them, they're beautiful logs with branch nodules and wonderful coloration. It would be a shame to let them be completely covered with sediment again (we've dug them out more than once) and hidden from those who find wonder in our natural history.