Thieves Steal My Gold! I need Revenge!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2019
- ARRG! Criminals! Thieves! I've been robbed! You don't want me to catch you. You will regret it!
Claim jumpers hit the Pickerton claim. Left a mess, both little and workings. You can clearly see where they work gold panning, where they were digging and go figure it is right where I just posted a video I was finding great gold. I was back on the claim less than a week after I posted the video of this spot and in that week the thieves hit. I had taken down the trail cam because it was eating batteries and just catching people walking their dogs but cameras are now back in place and if I catch the thieves I will be pressing charges.
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I love how you care so much about the environment . You were more concerned about the natural beauty of of Pickerton more than the gold. I hope those claim jumpers find no gold .
The Klesh Trench is all yours Dan, I will be back hopefully sooner than later and will find a new picker pit I know there’s plenty there!
Excellent!
Believe me the claim jumpers, may have a watcher when you leave home and know your schedule. Wow.
if all the properties and leases / claims are filled back in and turned to back into forests u get your carbon credits after every things is fully reclaimed in a few more years after the trees grow back.
@@thirdeyepyramids7391 I know in the old days, if you were caught on someones claim, you would be shot
Love watching your videos as well as Dan Hurd, and Pioneer Pauly as well.! Learned a lot from you folks.! One of the most relaxing and in my opinion coolest hobbies ever.! Lot of work of course but it is just so much fun it is addictive.! Not that I'm telling you something you don't know... 😉😁👍🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭
Keep cameras on your claim Dan.. Catch those thieves! That's darn shameful to steal from someone.
It will make a good video when I catch them on video.
@@Danhurd HOW COULD THEY STEAL FROM DAN THE MAN ???? I ASK YOU DAN UNFORTUNATELY PEOPLE WILL ENJOY YOUR CONTENT ......... THEN RUSH DOWN TO YOUR CLAIM. .......BUT GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS RIGHT WILL ALWAYS BEAT MIGHT ANYWAY THANKS DAN. I ENJOYED
Camera on the claim and one watching where people park as well. might be able to get some plate info.
That why I really research the area I want to go try to get some shiney from. I use digging to look up claims around the area I want to go to first to see if it's open or not. It's all all about respect for one another
Gee now your even telling us how much ya want from patrons 10 bucks does go a long way . Tell me about it I have very few bucks ..being a disabled american ya have to live cheaply. Nice to hear ya give your patrons a momento to remember where there money went. Size depending on how much ya give the little leper con hehehe ..
Excellent video Dan. Thank you for showing the reclamation side of things when prospecting/mining. Beautiful closeup footage of the gold at the end of the video. Thank you for sharing.
I appreciate that you reclaim the area. I live near a river that was dredged decades ago and the evidence of mining damage is everywhere. All the soil was washed away and tailing piles of cobblestones are dead zones. Nothing can live there.
Well that's odd since all the humongous tailings piles here in Northern California or covered in trees moss plants
I love Dan's attitude and personality. He is so up beat and happy regardless of the situation. What a good guy he seems to be.
I mean look at the views i couldnt be to mad either seeing that
except when a rock moves without his knowledge... then look out!
I still feel new to all this. How do we find out where claims start and end. could you please do a vid on that?
Hope you catch those claim jumpers! I'm super excited to get a picker from Pickerton!!!
Lets hope the claim jumpers meet the bear, when Mr Bear is having a bad day,,,,
Exactly
Perfect
Claim jumpers run with guns too LOL
Spikey DaPikey 😂😂 funny...
Yeah, the "Angry West Hollywood Bear" !!😍
It saddens me to see all of damage that the thieves did to your claim. You always keep your claims so neat and natural,just like Gary of two toes. I believe that this is why you and Gary are my favorite prospectors. Oh yeah, nice gold! Keep the great work.
Thanks!
I watch Dan because he's from my Province.
Gary is my favorite of all time though - he of all the YT gold channels I've found so far at least helps newbies understand what to look for and how to look / prospect. I always find I learn something every time I watch him.
I also find his style a lot more low key and humble, which I prefer over some of the more 'in-your-face' influencers looking to just catch clicks
I wish there were more miners that truly helped newcomers learn the hobby & how get into it
Dan, your videos give others and myself so much joy and gut chuckles. I thank you for sharing a bit of yourself, hobbies,and friends with us. I know making videos is grueling at times, the sacrifice is well worth it from this side of the glass.
Sorry to hear about your claim. I admire your efforts to preserve, manage your claim. It allows for further catching over the years.
Lovely flat flakes Dan. Sorry they messed up your claim but glad to see you still found gold AND did repairs too
Dan, sorry to see the damage to your claim. It brings up a couple of subjects I hope you’ll cover at some point.
First, you’ve mentioned before that you buy and sell claims. How exactly does this business work? Do you buy claims that you think are undervalued, explore and hope to add value by proving you’ve found minerals? How do you find claims for sale? How do you market them?
Second, If I were to decide to head into the Sierra Nevadas with a pan, how could I avoid claim jumping? Do I just watch out for evidence of prospecting and avoid places where people are obviously working, or must I actually find a location that I know (through whatever research is necessary) to not be a gold claim?
Thanks for all the videos, I really enjoy your channel!
Better to do your due diligence in getting a claim. Buying is dangerous and you could be out thousands of $$$. Do research and get one by discovery.
Not sure how claims go but there have been many a claim someone thought was spent or worthless only to hit it rich. Buddy of mine did that in Arizona years ago with an old mine, but mining is a whole other world as apposed to panning.
I believe theres a website you can look up its like land rights or something and it will show you a map of wherever and it shows claimed and unclaimed land
Treasury net .com has a guy think called clay pans has site called land matters
Also claims should have a paper work tube and be posted
Treasure net
It’s great that you’re reclamating Pinkerton! Bringing it’s beauty back!
Really enjoy watching all these. You seem like a very respectful person. I dig the way you respect the laws and nature. Need more of you on the earth. I’ve never prospected but it would be cool to come out with you and pan for a day!
Time to invest in some trail cams, and start a CSI Gold Claim video series... xD People love that kind of stuff.
Please pan all that the thiefs left behind to see what they left, it would make a great vlog if you found something.
Good idea
Wow that’s sad sorry you going through that I know how that feel .. hope you find those thief’s
Ya that's what I would do hahahahah see what they left darn claim jumper used to be shot for that in the 1900zz
great video Dan, sorry to hear about the claim jumpers, hope you catch them on video and love seeing that gold and that is not a bad days work cheers
Hi Dan, i'm a new subscriber and new to gold prospecting, I have a newbie question. When you stake a claim is it required to post it as to avoid someone from prospecting there? Love your channel.
I’d love to see the jumpers on the trail cam!
Love the gold. Hope the jumpers found nothing!!!
I hope so too
Definitely earned my subscription 😅 I’ve been binge watching your videos for the past two weeks lol.
Those claim jumpers didn't watch your video's well enough.
Then they would have know how to find gold without making such a mess.
Hope all their fingers were bleeding after slamming bedrock. 🤬
Really hope you'll catch them on one of your camera's!!
But if they watch this TH-cam video, they know you're on the watch for them. So hopefully this was their first and last visit.
Glad you did find some nice pickers! Pickerton never disappoints. 👍🏻
Hopefully they don't return!
You need to put out a couple of fishing lines while looking for gold.
Great video Dan, hope you catch those thieves. Though might you go through their mess, looks like they were rushing things and may of missed the good gold, just a thought. Keep up the awesome work.
Sure, good luck Dan and greetings from France!👍🏻 many thx for sharing 🍀🙏🏻
Nice picture of the Gold at the end 👍
Hahaha. I’ve ran down river chasing pans, classifier and my snuffer bottle. Live and learn😂
No matter how you look at it,
gold is beautiful!
About your classifier, you may not know, but you can purchase a very strong magnet and put it on a tether, drag it across multiple times and you are bound to catch it sooner or later.
Thank you Dan for your great video.
gold is beautiful. That river is so strong that that classifier is nowhere near Pickerton
@@Danhurd ok I see! That is definitely some strong current!
Up on Siwash I used to put tailings in spots then make it look like it was fresh pay dirt with rocks on top. One time returning I saw hours had been spent panning those tailings LOL! My mentor in BC designed the Brittania mine rail system. Great history our province has.
Is it called the Pickerton claim because there's a ton of pickers?
yes
You bet!
I like how u clean up and put things back the best u can
Michael Rowland it’s also required under the Minerals Act.
I try!
I really enjoy you being yourself and caring for the environment while you prospect. Keep it up Sir.
Curses on those dirty scoundrels! Love that you take care to return things to the state you found them in. Because you're so cool... I'm watching all the ads in this vid!
How does the Claim work? How do you lodge it? Is it registered in detail? Does a person going by know is claimed or not? Can you prospect without a claim? Do claimjumpers know they are claim jumpers?
I don't know how it works either, but 50 years ago, When I got interested, I studied first. Just panning to start, when you start sluicing, dredging and more, you have to know enough to make sure you can try for gold. If you go fishing, don't you know you have to have a license? If you went on a trip and came home to your house and strangers were in it, you know that would be wrong. Before you prospect for gold, make sure it's public land and permitted. Can imagine environmental things are different now too.
@@howardandrus8828 Yes but there is a difference between casually panning and industrial mining. How does someone know they are on someone else's claim
I mean, you don't just have all the tools and equipment to find a process gold, and not have legal access to any claim, without knowing what you're doing is illegal.
Great video Dan.. But a shame people cannot just stay on their own property..
Bjarke Vangsgaard bruh there’s no way you’ve already watched it
Yep it is a shame.
@@Danhurd From a legal standpoint what possibilities do you have ? Even if you manage to catch them in the act on camera, what can be done?
Learned a great amount of rock hounding knowledge from watching your video's. Keep on the great work dan!
Dan i think ur doing great me and my son look forward to all your new videos and are massive fans iver hear in the U.K p.s keep up all the good work and hope your claim jumpers get there day all the best mate👊🏻
Good mid morning from Northern Ontario!! :) Damb claim jumpers - hope they got nothing. Not cool.
Ya, I hope those cracks were empty. But what a mess they made.
What kind of judgement does a claim jumper get, if you can catch them and prove it? Regardless I hope you catch them.
Great video Dan, sorry you have to deal with claim jumpers. Some people have no respect!!
I’ve just gotta say you even take the negatives of claim jumpers with high positive spirits. Great attitude!!
Thanks!
HAHAHA i love your bitter comment about your classifyer! Priseless!
I know what it's like to be stolen from. Me being homeless I can't secure anything of value like food cloths it's may not be gold but it's vital to me.
Homeless?sell your phone few hot meals there.
@@dave-je3wp seriously? Hope you never have to experience homelessness. When people say dumb things like that it really shows what kind of person you are.
@@jamesconnerbircher5812 james who cares anyone who has a new phone cant be that desperate or poor i dnt know many homeless wth new phones perhaps if he quit the booze he wouldnt be hungry or if you want to help so bad offer him a bed . Lol says a idiot whos only vids posted are how to grow canabis lol idiot.
@@dave-je3wp my guy without a phone getting a job is next to impossible
Thank for sharing Dan. Sorry to hear about the claim jumpers.
Thanks
Well, as a prospector and claim owner I know what it feels like to be ridiculed about my methods for finding gold so I want to thank You for flying in the face of those who doubt You and say stick to Your guns!! I really enjoy Your adventures and am glad I found You and subscribed. Always be safe and keep enjoying what we do!! May Your pans always be Golden.
Hope that you manage to catch the claim jumpers on video...maybe a fingerprint from the pack o smokes?
Or blood DNA from the Pickerton shale? 😂
I was thinking the exact same thing. There's a good chance the claim jumpers left a fingerprint or two on that pack of cigs.
Lol this isn't fbi files
@@MrRedeyedJedi of course not....it's in Canada...all RCMP up there!
LoL no one gives a damn about claims LoL get over it LOL
jumpers were probably metal detecting and cherry picking. no time to 'work the material'. :(
True
@dan, I know this is an older video, but would it be advisable to use a metal detector in those areas or within your pan prior to panning? Just a thought.
37 is nice weather, it get to 42 here in west aus sometimes.Another good video keep up the good work and get them jumpers.
That's just sad put the cameras back up .i just don't understand people anymore
I agree
Anymore? People have been like this since god made dirt. Aint nothing new in this behavior.
Ever cast a fishing rod on a trip line and do a bit of fishing and panning at the same time? The rivers right there just saying.
@@TheAntonbacon Nope - just panning
What comes around goes around! Maybe they made a video 🤣
I am glad someone is posting their claim and taking action against claim jumpers-their actions hurt us ALL GOOD LUCK
Love your attitude to it, sorry to hear it happened to you cos you seem like a nice guy. I always think when people steal from me, they probably need it more than I do.
Make the Claim Jumpers ' Walk the Plank !' Into the river Muhahahaha!
on a 100 degree day, what's the punishment there?
Maybe they did you a favor opening up the bedrock...
Bye bye classifier 😢
Good thing you are so skilled to be able to pan without it!
The camera on your glasses does a really good job.
Love you videos and can’t wait for more collaborations!!
Thanks!
It's 1630 pm PT found myself watching your videos all day, Keep it up. Your good
maybe they will make a video of claim jumping and show the gold? lol
It's been over 100 for the last week. Stick your feet in the water and enjoy a nice sauna.
Some people just plain suck! Sorry this happened to you but I hope you catch them...I am thinking they will be back since they left the one area uncleaned. Smile boys you're on Dan's camera.
On a better note it is great that you pointed out and explained that you do reclamation of the area as you go! It is very important to help the environment continue on with the moss and even the odd weed. Pan on!
It always surprises me when something like this happens
sorry that happened to you Dan. Thieves don't care how they act but i have to think if they knew you they would never have done that . you are a great guy and an excellent teacher to us all
Catch those thieves!! And keep finding that gold! Great video!
Hi Dan , a guitar and good amp is my Gold.
Love the channel .I can sit back and hunt gold with you from the comfort of my home thanks to you.
Thanks - glad you enjoy the channel!
Another great video Dan 👍👍keep up your search for the golden picker from Pinkerton 👍👍
Those thieves were just detecting the pickers i guess great video and good work on reclaiming cheers Glenno.
Hey dan i was just wondering how long you can run rye gold cube for untill you should clean the mats?
Depends on the amount of gold and heavy black sands
Nice to see you still getting gold.
To bad about the claim jumpers, hope they stay away.
Hope they stay away too!
Great to see the claim reclamation. Don't see that too often on TH-cam videos.
Do claims in BC have yellow signs like they do in the US? I wonder if the claim jumpers may have been looking for large pickers and not panning by the amount of damage and lack of processing their damage.
We don't have yellow signs. You may be right about their though process
It saddens me to see this but keep up the good work I do truly enjoy your videos thank you for the wisdom you've shared with the world
Hi Dan I am curious about the shore edge, is it more bedrock below the water or silted sedimentation?
My best day so far has been about 0.2g. The gold where I have access is very small. Thank you for sharing your adventure. Beautiful color you got there😁👍
Some people are just disrespectful idiots, keep doing what you’re doing Dan. Love the videos xxx
Thanks.
Sad to see thieving on your claim, but still a good video as always.. Your videos have inspired the missus and I to try our luck at the fort steele free panning reserve next week :)
I'm at the wildhorse and moyie lots. Good luck and have fun!
How much do permits usually cost to pan for gold?
I love your channel you should give some tips on how to get smaller flower gold because I live in MN and all that MN has is basically flower gold do you have any tips? And can you make a video of it, Thanks!
Do you need a claim in order to pan for gold or can you go down to the say, Puntledge river and pan?
I love how you respect the land you are awesome
You are great. Ty for sharing
I Sub’d to your channel. I’ve learned more about gold prospecting in just a few of your videos than I did watching others from different people panning. You make your videos fun to watch and you don’t even know you’re learning until you find a flake or some pickets. Plus, you’re probably a little squirrellier than I am. And that makes your videos gold by itself. Thanks for the laughs and prospecting insights.
Thanks Dan for the awesome video, I really enjoy watching them!! Thanks again, have a wonderful day!😎
Glad you enjoy them!
First off sorry about the Jumpers. Hate thieves. Second I love your enthusiasm. Your outlook even in those trying events, helps the wife and I keep our hopes up when we come across these type of issues.
Thanks!
I appreciate your efforts towards the tenants of "Leave no Trace" and respect for the environment. Thank you
Omg
Nice to see that you show the reclamation process.so far your the only one to show the other side of mining.
Thanks! Will be showing more of this
When you stake a claim, do you have to post visible markers?.....How easy would it be for someone to accidentally do this?...or do you have to file the claim first before you do any digging?.....I have lived in BC for 35+ years, but am an urban person so I don't know anything about claims.
I love how your moving stuff back after digging around.
I'm real sorry you had thieves hit your claim Dan. I want to take over a closed claim here in Washington state but I am bit worried about claim jumpers too
Hey Dan,
these claims you have, are you keeping them to get them all cleaned out, or maybe a few of them for for TH-cam videos?
Some I sell, some I keep for myself to prospect
That’s a few patreon pledges going up lol. Anyway back to the serious stuff claim jumpers are despicable thieves and I hope they get caught, sad thing is they could be reading this and commenting on this. As usual Dan very good video thanks.
Hi Dan! - I enjoy your videos, I live in MN and prospect in Montana. Look forward to prospecting with you someday when I can get the time to come to B.C. again, such beautiful country!
You just jumped Shane's claim. I no it wasn't me, It would cost me a fortune to get up there from Galveston. I love Pickerton!
That is just awesome that you are putting everything back.
That’s a bummer man!! That’s a bummer! Put signs up, “will shoot!” Hope you can catch them!
If I'm just on a canoe going down a river prospecting random spots, how can I check quickly online to make sure I am not on private property or someone else's claim if I find something good and start digging?
I like that u are doing the job! . I hope I learn more from ya it is fun
probably just a competitor jealous of your success and he ransacked one of your claim. I would have cleaned up what they left and showed all the gold they left on the spot. It's unfortunate that people have so little respect for others and for nature. But I am impressed by your calm and your positivism despite the situation. Bravo! and thank you again for this beautiful video that makes me dream of finding my pickerton in Quebec :-)
Here's hoping you find the Pickerton of Quebec!
Just a quick question, Do you find gem stones when panning?
You are so respectful to the earth. Makes me so sad that people would do this, make a mess :( hopefully they left something for you.
Sorry babe
I love wire brushing where I work makes it all nice and clean and when I get all the lead and other stuff out the river panners really do clean up there environment 💜