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Uncle Siphuncle

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It is a rare weekend I'm without family, so I got a head start by leaving work with the truck packed and making a long drive north, arriving at some potential new spots well after dark.

 

Around 11, after several duds, I found a new site in the Mainstreet limestone that yielded a decent Coenholectypus echinoid.

 

Later, during a crick stomp in the Fort Worth formation, I got the jump on 9 Mortoniceras ammonites from 1.5 to 14 inches between 2 and 3 am.

 

Time for 2 1/2 hours of sleep in the back of the truck...I’m guiding a buddy in the morning.  Hoping for a fun and fortuitous outing.

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Grüße,

Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas

"To the motivated go the spoils."

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You are a crazy person :) and this was an excellent way to start my day. 

 

Good luck today!

"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) 

 

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oldtimer Regular Member

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Looks to be a wonderful midnight run.

Congrats on those finds.  You are one hard core hunter.

Good luck today on doing a guided tour.

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First of all, I have to ask. What's a "crick stomp"?  Go around stepping on as many defenseless crickets as you can get under your boots?

That last shot looks like it will make a spectacular multi plate.

 

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Hey Dan...they don't have 'cricks' in California!  They're all too sophisticated for that! :)  They call them 'creeks'!  Have you ever heard anything so silly in your life?  Everybody knows that the Creeks were a confederacy of native Americans (more accurately known as the Muscogee) that originally inhabited the southeastern woodlands!

 

It looks like you had a great little expedition though!

 

-Joe

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1 hour ago, Fruitbat said:

Hey Dan...they don't have 'cricks' in California!  They're all too sophisticated for that! :)  They call them 'creeks'!  Have you ever heard anything so silly in your life?  

We're too busy drinking our fine imported bottled water, driving our Porsches and avoiding the paparazzi to bother with such things as walking in creeks.

That we leave for the hired help to do.

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Tidgy's Dad

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Nice finds! 

Wow, you must have been pleased with those ammonites! 

Great haul! :)

Life's Good!

Tortoise Friend.

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Seems like a guy walking around in the boonies late at night could wind up getting shot by some suspicious landowner.  Don't push your luck with them.  Dave

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Dan nice finds! You make me wonder how many folks have tried hunting the Peace down here in the dark....

Continued successful adventures! 

Regards, Chris 

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Late night headlamp collecting. Dan, you are super dedicated!

-Dave

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The last pic is pretty awesome. I have thought of trying to find a way to go hunting at night, but not at 3:00 AM. I was thinking more like 5:00 to 9:00 PM, but it would have to be a pretty remote place so people don’t get suspicious or nervous.

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On 1/29/2018 at 6:25 AM, Shamalama said:

Late night headlamp collecting. Dan, you are super dedicated!

When I ‘ve taken care of domestic obligations, and opportunity shines through, I try not to waste a precious minute.

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Grüße,

Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas

"To the motivated go the spoils."

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