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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
Hi Everybody, I just got word that Black River Fossils was granted positions for the Fall 2008 hunt at Lee Creek. Our date is November 15th. Send me an email if you're interested, but only if you are positive you can go. We are extremely lucky to get what we have and I want to thank PCS for giving them to us. Below I have pasted relevant information from PCS.
"We have a crew of very well trained guides, it is your responsibility to find out who your guides are, they will go over the safety rules and regulations before your scheduled hunt and you are expected to fully compile with each and every one of the rules. Any violation will result in you and your club or group escorted from the plant and prohibited from coming back to fossil hunt. These rules are for your protection, please don’t ignore them. We want you to enjoy your hunt and go home afterwards without any injury."
"You must wear steel toed boots, the guides will be checking, if you do not have them you will not be allowed to hunt, no tank tops or shorts. You will be provided with the other safety equipment you will need. You must keep in with you and use it all day while in the pit area."
"Watch out for your fellow hunters, if you see them doing something that might violate our rules, please notify one of the guides and/or remind the individual that they are doing something that could cause the group to be taken from the pit area. We can not allow anyone to violate our safety rules. One mistake could stop all future fossil hunts into the mine."
"If you are a veteran of hunting here, share you experience with some of the new fossil hunters, helping them is a great time to teach them what you have learned while searching for fossils. Please arrive at the Contractors Parking Lot, large gravel parking lot off Hwy 306 South, Aurora, just before you turn into the Main Gate to PCS. You should be there by 7:30 AM to go over your briefing and sign all document. You will then be taken by bus to the actual hunting area."
"Hunts will continue in rain, only cancel when there is an electrical storm."
Couple things that Ditchweezil forgot to mention. Dont forget your I.D. as you will need it to confirm who you are. And if you are going on the hunt take plenty of water with you. By Nov. it should start to cool of here in NC but with all the walking up and down hills you will get dehydrated fast whether or not if it is hot or cold. Other than that stay safe and have fun.
Just a couple suggestions for equipment to bring...I take a light weight backpack to put all the fossils in. Also during mid-season one of the best ways to find numbers of teeth and other cool fossils is to do what is known as the "Pungo Crawl". You literally crawl on your hands and knees in the Pungo material. To find out waht this looks like go back through the previous Lee Creek posts on this site. I always take some fingerless gloves and a good pair of knee pads for this. If you don't have them your knees will wish you did. And take a wlaking stick if you have one it will be a great help. If you don't have one they do have some sticks available usually. Hope this helps make your trip more enjoyable. Good Luck everyone !!!
I would recommend one of those water packs that strap to your back like a back-pack. Noe sure what they are called - camel packs? What's greeat is that the cool water helps to keep you cool and with the straw always available for sipping, you don't have to lose much time stopping to open your backpack to get your water bottle.
Daryl.
Most of my collecing buddies use the camel packs as well in the mine. They love them, i hate them because most of the packs are small and you run out of water super quick. Also if you take a spill, i have seen them rupture before and well that just not good. I just bring in a mid sized back pack that has two main compartments along with about 20 small ones. I use one main compartment for my big teeth cases and the other for water bottles, reccomend they go in the outer compartment otherwise they dig into you back. To keep the water cold put some of the bottles in the freezer the night before, believe me if you are going to need them they will thaw in plenty of time. As for the gloves i would say they are very good to have but be sure to not wear them for an hour or so otherwise you will have white hands and blazing bright red fingers from sunburn. Walking stick, rake or shovel of some sort are a must, enough said there. The other most important peice of gear that i would reccomend is a carpenters apron. You know the kind that goes around your waste and you put nails and stuff in. Using this to put teeth in will save so much time it isn't funny. Have a bunch of large ziplock bags on hand also because you will end up emptying the apron atleast once during the trip.