New prospecting show Options

[leonard]

I watched a new prospecting show last night at 7:00 pm on the Weather Channel. It was right up this forums way. They were gem hunting on Mont Antero and Lake George. Boy do they earn any gems found on Antero. Rugged hike in and working on the sheer rock faces. They were getting amazonite, florite, and smoky quartz. What was neat was no swearing, no drama, and people actually getting along and doing work together.

I'm putting it on my must watch list.
Leonard

[Dypheron]

I think that's the nature of the beast with any reality show or popular movie though. American Chopper: now everyone makes custom choppers. Fast and the Furious: Everyone is a street racer. Dogg the Bounty Hunter: Everyone runs around calling each other "Brah." The list goes on.

I think the claim jumping will not just be limited to that specific area, it'll spread all over the place as people watch the show and decide to pick up a pan. They won't do any more research than they have to, meaning they'll know where to find some gold but not if it's claimed. They'll go out, start digging, and probably not even realize they've committed a crime. Then in a year or so they'll realize they wasted money on what they though would be a profitable hobby and dump all their equipment on ebay. I also see a bunch of slightly smarter people who realize they might have to go back in the hills a bit to find gold, but they try to take a lexus up a dirt road and get stuck. True story by the way, dude got stuck on Old Stage Rd. and was so rude that I left him there. Or they'll take their SUV sitting on 22" inch rims and wonder why they lose a tire. Another true story, idiot left it in the middle of a FS road and ruined my day.