minnbuckeye Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Never had the opportunity to hunt for fossils locally in the month of December before, so I took the opportunity to accomplish this feat last Sunday. As can be seen, it was frosty to begin the day and as I drove away,I began to think partaking in an alternative hobby might have been the wiser choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Beautiful shots. We will now have to rely on our more southern members to live vicariously through their hunts until springtime. But it also means we an do prep without the distraction of collecting ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 Most of my normal sites were a bit frozen so I searched out south facing rocks that thawed the rocks quicker. Nothing too spectacular in finds but I loved the color variations on the maclurites. All came from a discard pile of rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Nice finds for a quick winter trip! Thanks for posting them here. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Nice finds! I have actually found some of my nicer finds, here in New york in the month of january with a few inches of snow on the ground. Persistence pays! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 GREAT photos!!! Love the Macs! Trilo too! And you gotta love the Hormatomas! Thanks for sharing! :-) The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Heck Mike, you can always do outdoor photography! Keep in mind, many of your so-so meh fossils are actually pretty cool to those that don't have those in their vicinity. Some of you northerners enjoy a crazy wintertime activity they call "ice fishing",( I call it freezing in a shack. ). You can start the craze of ice fossiling. Not sure if it will really catch on though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I agree.. those are pretty cool meh fossils. Winter has settled in over here too. We got a foot of snow yesterday and the high is supposed to be 10 degrees. You southerners can brag about your balmy weather, but really I am one of those who thinks life without winter is just plain boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 The Maclurites with the moss is awesome... ...thanks for sharing your frigid fossicking feat. "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 1 hour ago, jpc said: I agree.. those are pretty cool meh fossils. Winter has settled in over here too. We got a foot of snow yesterday and the high is supposed to be 10 degrees. You southerners can brag about your balmy weather, but really I am one of those who thinks life without winter is just plain boring. Yep, us southerners really suffer when the thermometer drops below the 70 mark. Burrrr! I envy those who endure the minus temperatures... Not!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Beautiful photography, and I don't think your fossils are "meh" at all. I have to admit I don't miss the snow. Occasionally we'll get a bit here (north Georgia) and it's a fun novelty, but we know it'll be gone in a couple of days at most. There was an exception a few years ago when it stayed frozen for a week, and pretty much paralyzed the whole area. It's kind of amusing to see the whole region shut down by what would be considered a very small snowfall (4 or 5 inches) when I lived in Canada, but to be fair it turned to slush then froze in ruts, and they have about three snowplows for the whole state. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagebrush Steve Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 4 hours ago, caldigger said: Some of you northerners enjoy a crazy wintertime activity they call "ice fishing",( I call it freezing in a shack. ). You can start the craze of ice fossiling. Not sure if it will really catch on though. Why not combine the two and go fishing for Eocene Green River fish in Wyoming. I'm sure there will be ice. Not sure about the best bait, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Best thing to use are these new fangled lures that look just like a hammer and chisel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barerootbonsai Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Cool great pics, love the fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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