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Newbies Huntin' Shark Teeth in the Low Country

2/5/2007 5:16:10 AM

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Newbies Huntin' Shark Teeth in the Low Country

My wife and I are "newbies" when it comes to huntin' shark teeth in the "Low Country" of South Carolina... We have the Tools, we have the Maps (thanks to this website)... We have the Motivation (thanks to the pictures and stories contained on these pages)... What we lack is the hands on Training and Experience... We've tried to hire a guide (booked up, unfortunately)... We will go it alone if we must... But... we'd rather have an experienced collector familiar with shark tooth hunting in these parts show us the ropes so we will be assured of a successful fossil hunt... We will be in the Summerville area from Friday February 16th through Sunday, February 18th, 2007... We are making the trek from Atlanta and will reward the guide with two free open-ended one day passes to the Georgia Aquarium and lunch or dinner after our hunt... All we ask is a couple hours of your time and knowledge... Photos of our treasures will be submitted to this site along with the story of our "Big Adventure"... Interested?? Email us at chefwild1@aol.com to make the arrangements... Thanks!!

2/14/2007 4:20:57 AM

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725 posts

RE: Newbies Huntin' Shark Teeth in the Low Country

With just two days remaining until our trip and no offers from experienced fossil hunters to be our guide, it looks like we will be on our own... We still wouldn't mind someone showin' us the ropes and leading us to the big Megs... Contact us no later than Thursday afternoon February 15th at chefwild1@aol.com if you want to lend a hand... otherwise... We will give it our best newbie try and follow the maps and pointers from this website... wish us luck!!...photos of our treasures will be coming soon... Bill

2/20/2007 8:21:35 PM

legacyForum

725 posts

RE: Newbies Huntin' Shark Teeth in the Low Country

"I learned by myself. My pappy learned by hisself, and his pappy learned by hisself."

I didn't think you'd get any takers. Most tooth hunters don't like sharing their secret spots. Any luck?

2/26/2007 4:58:51 AM

legacyForum

725 posts

RE: Newbies Huntin' Shark Teeth in the Low Country

JC-
Luck? Yes!!! We had a very successful and productive fossil hunt... But no, we did not have any takers to our offer... We learned just like you, your pappy, and your grandpappy (didn't they share any of their secrets and knowledge of fossil hunting with you, their own flesh and blood?)... The big Megs eluded us, but we used the maps so generously supplied on this site to have a very productive and fun adventure! Here is the account of our adventure we sent to our family and friends:

Hi family and friends-
We had an "Excellent Adventure" this Friday and Saturday to the Summerville, SC area near Charleston. We found nearly 200 shark's teeth in the cold waters of Dorchester Creek at low tide. Wearing my chest waders, I waded into the knee deep water and scooped up several shovelfuls of gravel from the creek bottom, placing them in my bucket. I then dumped the silt and gravel into our sifter where my able assistant Linda and I would sift the contents in the creek. We then looked the contents over closely, looking for sharks teeth, bones, and other fossils. We found a few shark teeth in almost every bucketful, with the largest being around one inch. On Saturday we went on a fossil dig, digging in the banks of Eagle Creek a few miles away, hoping to find some really large Megalodon shark's teeth or fossil vertebrae. A fossil hunter named Rick from New York wandered by and gave us some pointers on where to dig in the fossil "layer", formally known as the Chandler Bridge Formation. We dug and sifted for several hours but did not find any of the elusive giant sharks teeth. At one point my shovel did strike something solid, and after careful excavation I unearthed the prize of the trip, a nearly three inch long Indian arrowhead! It was perfectly formed with the sharp tip still intact.
Although it was a cold weekend for our adventure, we had a fabulous time and plan to take some future trips hunting fossils, as well as historic Indian or Civil War relics!
Until next time,
Bill

By the way, JC, we will post some photos of our treasures here in the very near future...stay tuned!!! I would encourage any potential fossil hunters to use the maps, tips, and tool info supplied on this site to have your own shark tooth hunt in the Low Country!! Happy hunting!!

2/26/2007 12:49:53 PM

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725 posts

RE: Newbies Huntin' Shark Teeth in the Low Country

bill,good for you man.ive used the site maps too.it was d.w. way of breaking me in for the hobby(in this area)however i think i hunted with rick one time too,if its the same guy?im pretty sure it is.i was pulling angustidens from a certain area i hunt and rick was there too hunting.i heard a big yelp and it was him unearthing a giant 4"1/4 inch angustidens.the lobe was broke on one of the ears and the tip had some dings.however by far the biggest other than d.w. find last month(posted on home page)that ive seen in a year.i found 13 complete angustidens that day,but it was no victory compared to ricks find.hes a master with a screwdriver(lol)
cheers

2/27/2007 3:36:17 AM

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725 posts

RE: Newbies Huntin' Shark Teeth in the Low Country

Bill,

My wife, son, and I just moved back from CA in Nov. I grew up in Brevard, NC and we are looking to do some fossil hunting. It was our favorite weekend activity, along with the zoo.

We would be interested in going with you if possible one weekend. We would need to make a full weekend of it coming down late Friday night.

Email me if your interested.

Tom Fortune

2/27/2007 5:34:46 AM

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725 posts

RE: Newbies Huntin' Shark Teeth in the Low Country

Tom-
We are definitely planning on going on another fossil hunt in the near future. You can contact us at chefwild1@aol.com and we will see if we can make plans to have a weekend fossil hunt together. Thanks!
Bill

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