SharkLover24/7 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Today I traveled to Holden Beach, North Carolina. I was told that there were shells everywhere, so I assumed that I would find some fossil shark teeth. Unfortunately, I saw no teeth, no fossils worth keeping, and no shells of large proportion. I searched about one mile of beach, and within it I tried to cover as much space as possible. I even searched every shell bed I came across. My advice to anyone hoping to find shark teeth in North Carolina: don't visit Holden Beach. On a happier note, I'm going to Sunset later this week, and I am hopeful that I will find teeth or some other sort of fossil from an aquatic creature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Welcome to TFF! Sorry You got skunked today. Hope You do better next time! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustdee Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I haven't heard much about Holden Beach for shark teeth. I would try Myrtle Beach or Topsail Beach since both are close to Holden and are much more well known for teeth. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Carolina beach is also a decent place for teeth near fort fisher Sunset is not known for fossils Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkLover24/7 Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 I'm not going to be heading toward many of those beaches on this particular trip, but next time I'll make sure to stop. Thanks y'all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellis Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Holden just wrapped up a huge dredging project in late march... I vacation there yearly and while it's not known for teeth, I always come home with a nice yield! Just got here and it's not looking too promising thus far, I'll update later in the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 51 minutes ago, Kellis said: Holden just wrapped up a huge dredging project in late march... I vacation there yearly and while it's not known for teeth, I always come home with a nice yield! Just got here and it's not looking too promising thus far, I'll update later in the week. Welcome to the Forum, Kellis. Good luck! 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...
kirk Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 The beach can change from day to day depending on the wind and lunar tides. The sand can be looked at almost being a liquid, with one tide cylcle dumping inches/feet on the beach or removing the same. Metal detected at Topsail Saturday morning and it was very sanded in. Not worth the time if you are looking for shark's teeth. You could try up towards the North end of Topsail and you might have some luck. We went a couple of weeks ago after there was some minor beach erosion and found a handfull of decent echinoids but no shark's teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharktoothhunterHB Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I started shark teeth hunting at Holden Beach right after the beach replenishment. Since then I have found teeth everyday I go which is five days a week. I have found as little as two teeth to as many as over 80 teeth in a day. I do get to the beach at sunrise and try to cover as much ground as possible before the crowds come. I have found large Great Whites, Bull Shark, Mako, Tiger,Sand Tiger, Cow, Silky, Duske, Bigeye Thresher, Hook Tooth Mako, Snaggletooth, Lemon, and Megladon teeth. In addition, I have found lots of ray barbs and mouth plates, along with Dolphin and Whale bones. A lot of the things I find are passed by others hunting especially the whiter or grey colored teeth. I have had great success standing in shin high water and catching teeth that are being moved back and forth by the waves. The thing I love about this is that every wave action becomes an adventure. Happy hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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