6ix Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 The good Dr is back in NZ and we caught up again. Time to hit the old hunting spot again - and we werent let down! Of course TinBum found the first couple of crabs, but Doctor Mud and I very quickly caught up. In the end, I stopped photographing them all as the battery was going flat... but wow what a blast. Have a look at this vid after browsing the photos.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 (another page of photos....) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Impressive! That first one in the photos looks like it came pre-prepped for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Merry Christmas AND a Happy New Year! What a great way to start it! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Holy Crab-a-moly!!! Only wish I could have been there! You guys must have some sore backs right now. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Thanks for posting @6ix I sure had a blast with you guys today. So nice to catch up and hunt again. We were blessed with an abundance of crab concs and could afford to be a bit fussy about what we hauled out. The steep hike out always helps you consider how much you want it! I just took my pack out the car. I ended up hauling out the crab I split in the video. I wasn't convinced it was good enough to haul out.......but it got the thumbs up as you saw after I split it to check. Second Biggest claw I've seen on a complete crab and I have both halves. You can only see the small claw clearly in the vid My pack weighed 40 kgs (88 pounds). But it was worth it! Hope we can hunt again soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 WOW!!!!!!!!!! Amazing!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Holy Crabs! That is awesome! Great job guys. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Uncredible!! http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Dang, it’s like you got all the crabs in the Chesapeake! Nice finds indeed “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Thanks for showing the latest. Pretty neat but I know I'd throw my back out the first day trying to bring the goods home....LOL. Pretty awesome. Congrats. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 What an amazing haul! Happy New Year, you all certainly had a great start to it! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 One half of the big fella I carried out. The big claw on the left is biiiiig. cant work out if this might be a moult though, as it is orientated a bit weird in the conc. Looks like we are looking front on. You can see the front of the carapace in between the claws. Concretion is about 30 cm across. Should prep well as you can see the rock comes away nicely from the shell! ill glue the halves back together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Close up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Doctor Mud said: Close up. Ooooh! That's a big one. Do you have the rest of the left claw in the counterpart? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Wow, really nice-need to back the truck up to collect all of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Thats from the concretion he split in the video - yep he carried both halves out. I was so excited to help him get it out I forgot to swap my bits & pieces in my bag for ones I wanted to keep! We did get this "prep training" one tho... it was in a huge but soft rock and the good Doctor cracked it into smaller pieces for me to carry back.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Aaaah, nope - its a backbreaking walk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Wonderful finds!!! Would love to walk that beach sometime Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 7 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Ooooh! That's a big one. Do you have the rest of the left claw in the counterpart? Sure do I was excited as I've seen worn claws this big, but never had The whole shebang. It will be a glue and prep job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 57 minutes ago, Doctor Mud said: Sure do I was excited as I've seen worn claws this big, but never had The whole shebang. It will be a glue and prep job. Have fun! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Im dyin here!!! Just love seeing all these crab post!!! That big claw could be over 6 inches? Thats a biggin for sure. Would absolutly love seeing prep photos of that one. Actually, send it to me and you wont have to be bothered with all those hours of rock removal. See what a nice guy i am. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Amazing. I would gladly haul out an overloaded heavy pack for these beauties. 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...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Great report and pix. This reminds me of some of the self limiting collecting we have here in Texas, namely Eopachydiscus ammonites. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Great report and pictures, gentlemen. Thanks for the ride along. 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...
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