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1. How to Post Pictures on Black River Fossils Forums by ditchweezil
2. How to Post Pictures on Black River Fossils Forums by Daryl
Guys, if you want to find large(r) teeth, like large Otodus, go left when you hit the main beach. Here's the key though. When you walk down through the woods and hit the beach, picture yourself in the middle of a horseshoe "U", since your actually in the middle of a cove. The fossil bearing layer is to the left, but doesn't start or begin to be exposed until you walk all the way to the left end of the cove. Once you hit that point, continue on and right around the corner you'll immediately see the fossil layer/bank exposed. Be careful at low tide because those rocks get slippery and there's a lot of them. You can walk this stretch for a very long distance.
Have funDaryl.
Mason, I went to Purse yesterday after finding conditions to collect on the cliffs at the bay unfavorable. When fist getting to the beach I was disapointed to see over a foot of dead grass/weeds piles up on the shore along the waters edge. I went to the right and after several hundered yards the water begain to be clear and clean enough to collect in. So if you hunt to the right and it's too grassy you might want to try to the left. I did pretty good, finds included a possible Indian artifact and 3 Otodus teeth the biggest measured 2.25 inches but had one cusp and root corner broken off. I'll try to get a post up today.Good luck when you hunt this weekend.
Say "Obsessed1", it was good seeing you down there yesterday. I don't know how far right/north you went, but I went as far as you can go, and the whole shoreline was covered with the grass/seaweed (I think it's actually called Hydrilla). As a result I barely found much of anything. I tried to use my hands to "rake" away some of it to uncover somea reas of gravel, but you have to be careful because all kinds of junk can be mixed up in that stuff (glass, trash, needles, etc.). Use a stick or something like I did eventually. The reason why there's even more grass than usual at this time of year is because we had those 40+ mph winds a week ago from the West. The Potomac runs North-to-South in this area, so winds from the west really push the water hard up against the banks, and everything in the cove (grass, trash, etc.) comes along with it. It'll take some time for that grass to dissipate or be carried away. The whole cove area is full of the stuff. It was still good to get out and get some fresh air, see some Bald Eagles, ducks, lots of deer tracks, turkey's in the woods, and chewed up tree linbs from the local beaver. I usually run into him along the shore, but this time he must of been napping still. One time I ran into him he was on shore and then plopped into the river and swam out about 30ft or so. I was wading through the water and he got a bit upset and surfaced. He started smacking his tail in the water to scare me away. He didn't scare me, but be careful if you walk to the right and go near or apst the duck blind. Hunters use this to duck hunt, and it can be a bit unerving to suddenly come upon someone with a 12 gauge shotgun. One time I was crossing over the dock that has the duck blind on it, and although the blind was empty, there was a fella on the bak with his shotgun. I said hello, but he never even some much as blinked or said enything back. It was a bit creepy in a "Deliverance" sort of way.
Have fun!Daryl.
Daryl, I'm sorry if I sent you in the wrong direction, but I went to the left not the right as stated in my post. About half way to the point on the left is where the water cleared up. As to how far I went ...well I went almost down to the dock just past the shoal marker next to the shoreline maybe a little over a mile.
Good Luck, obsessed1
The area to left holds great potential for finding the large Otodus teeth. I've also seen some semi-serrated teeth come from that area. What I like about the left/south area is that the fossil layer is right at eye level, so it's fun to scan it and look for teeth sticking out. I saw a realy nice 2.5" Otodus that was found sticking out of the cliff face. They are pristine if you can get them this way, otherwise, the rocks in the sruf can beat them up pretty good and make them look like Rocky Balboa after several rounds with Ivan Drago.
Daryl.