Dan makes me feel like I am one of his buddies. Since I am disabled and unable to do these activities, Danny makes it so interesting, educational and FUN! Thanks Pal!!
Same here John, I do have a walking stick with magnets on, and a piece of washing line to dangle in a stream with a small magnet on. That's my limit but fun.
@@yaykruser oh dear, what a shame. Is your country very strict ? It seems so harsh. Keep enjoying utube hun, at least they can't stop you doing that. Take care and may your God bless you 🙏
I'm dealing with incredible tragedy in my life right now and your videos give me some measure of peace. When nothing else takes my mind away, these beautiful videos and your personality make life a little less hopeless. Thank you.
God bless you right now. I pray that things work out for you. Find your strength in God and trust in him. You are right about these videos. They make you want to go there and see these places, even if you are not a prospector.
Best of luck Joe and I hope you find your way. I just found Dan's videos and I am loving them as well his charismatic charm and sincerity along with what he does and where he is doing it is just amazing. Take care friend.
What fun you guys are! I am hooked on your videos, I was paralyzed just about a year ago from my waist down. Prior to that I was a commercial fisherman / charterboat captain. Every day was an adventure. I have never been into T.V. or the indoors for that matter. Your adventures are a good, no a great way to pass my time while I adjust to posterior life. Don't change a thing! I am actually learning a few things which is an added bonus. The way you state "Earn your subscription" really set you apart from many of the others! You're one of a kind Mr. Hurd and are the only subscription I currently have.
You can tell just from the editing on the video that a little bit of extra love went into this video. This must have been a very special day for Dan. Congratulations Hurd family!
@Dr D It’s just that jagoff is such a derogatory term. I took offense to it. You’re young. So, now I understand where you’re coming from. Kudos to you Dr D for being respectful in your response to my question. Imagine for a moment, if more people weren’t afraid to share their enthusiasm and their inner child. The world would be a better place.
@Dr D Yup, he’s weird in a good way. I really enjoy seeing someone enjoy life, act goofy, and enthusiastic about that thing they love doing. It takes guts to be able to put yourself out there. - especially on-line. Social media can be brutal. As a young person, I am guessing you’ve seen how it can harm. I guess my point is - I like Dan Hurd’s weirdness. He’s fun, entertaining, and enjoying life. I love that he’s not afraid to be himself in front of the masses. I’m guessing his students weren’t bored in his classroom. Kids learn more if they aren’t falling asleep. Lol P.S. Don’t feel bad. I tell my kids ( not really kids - they’re 24) to never ever stop questioning. Live learn love. Find that thing in life you are enthusiastic about and run with it. That’s where you’ll find true success.
@Dr D I don’t know you, young man. But, just from these short messages, I think you are an amazing person. You’ve been through so much. Yet, you have goals and remain kind. I think you’ll go far in life. At 15, you already have a maturity that many never achieve. Those kids who make fun of you are probably suffering from low self esteem. They are picking on you to try to make themselves feel powerful. Or perhaps they are being abused at home. There are lots of reasons why they bully and all not good. I’d like to sit down with them for five minutes -just 5 minutes. I’d like to be a fly on the wall at your first class reunion. ❤️
@Dr D Stop lumping in all kids with your mentality. What's so "unpredictable" about him? You're being closed minded. Your mindset needs to change if you're to become a doctor. Like now. You're 15? You should already know not to judge people by their looks. You're off to a bad start. Change your mindset. He's not acting weird at all.
@@Raviolioverlord i mean, yoi don't know, but you could definitely learn. It takes resilience and hard work, but living in nature isn't that hard. Learn to farm and hunt first, then learn building and foraging skills. I grew up here in the Yukon, so it kind of comes naturally, but it can be learned, we are incredibly adaptable.
Ya. It’s freaking awesome!!! It’s so crazy just how beautiful and relaxing it is. I’d love to visit up there. For now I’ll have to settle for Yosemite and the like, as I’m in So Cal .
I second that, I would love to spend a day with him just pointing where to dig and why, I do the grunt work and he yells at me for what I'm doing wrong. Sounds like an awesome time lol
Guys I took the risk myself, did all research I could scraped together the basics of hand tools and went to southern oregon and on my first day found flakes. Second day found .221 gram nuggy! I am planning on another trip we have not had rainfall in months! Right now is best time
First time I’ve ever seen Dan the gold nugget man, speechless without his charming Canadian personality and wit. Good on you Dan, just wanted to thanks you for your efforts in providing us an insight into mineral exploration and entertaining us with your unique personality and wonderful prospective on the environment and looking after the country you love, Canada should feel honoured to have such a law abiding and upstanding citizen.
The nice thing about your videos is i dont feel like i have to watch your videos in order to be in the loop. This videos 2 years old and ive watched videos from a year ago 2 months ago, 5 days ago. But every one of them is worth watching. Your videos are worth their weight in gold!
I,m addicted !! Amazing, informative, sometimes hilarious, with the added bonus of beautiful locations. Love your little quips Mr Hurd, watching you all makes my day.
My hat is off to you guys for taking the time to sit down and actually having a safety tool box meeting about safety while in the swift water !!!! Plan the work and work the plan 👍👍👍👍
Dan, Part Of Their Compensation Should Have Been The Confiscation Of ANY/ALL The Claim Jumpers Equipment, Not Just A BIT Of What They CLAIM They Found. They Might Be Laughing ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK!....I Totally Respect & Admire Both You & Paulies Time In Life, Unfortunately, My Time Is Coming To A Close In This World & Would Love To Have The Opportunities You & Yours Have Now.... Keep On, Both Of You Got It Going On!
At least you caught the claim jumpers and the authority got involved fast enough. Nice score for the day and now we have too wait for the next record breaker
The law and jumping on a posted claim should be forfeiture of all equipment. it instantly converts to the legal claim owner. The only thing they would leave with would be their vehicles and the clothes on their back’s. Dan‘s making it sound like they probably had a bunch of gold in their pockets if I were a member of the RCMP they would turn out those pockets.
It is a sad day when people feel they are entitled to steal other people's property. I hope everything works out and it's a good thing you had Paul and the gang with you and you weren't alone.
Hey there. If you want to get involved in the prospecting fun, check out the MPAA. They have a ton of resources, and even some private claims, that can get you started right away without spending a lot of money up front. Also, start looking around your local area for prospecting shops and retailers. A lot of them have good information on open use areas you can go. In most cases, don’t expect to find copious amounts of gold. Unless you live in Australia... Apparently with the right licenses and equipment you can find enormous nuggets inches below the surface in certain areas there.
@@akakscase True! That Australian gold show amazes me, knowing the right area you can literally dig a couple feet and find gold, it’s crazy I wish I could do that! 😂
@@TheBaBaTV I appreciate your reply I would keep the gold if it was on my land but anywhere else I wouldn’t keep if I was on someone else’s land (obviously from the permission to go onto the land)
I enjoyed the "claim jumper" episode. One thing I wonder, what is the value of a "days worth" of gold besides the natural beauty, and awesome adventure? Dan, I enjoy this as much as you!
Question: When you invite friends to prospect on your claim do you have an agreement to split whatever they find? Or, do they get to 100% keep everything they find? I've always wondered.. Love the channel!
In the video about the Greek video where Dan and Andy did the big prospecting he told he always lead friends keep all the goal. With Andy since it was a business Andy would keep 85% and Dan 15%.
Hopefully the claim owner has legal possession of it , cars, quads every thing except the jocks on their thieving ass. Sorry guys, I don’t really know, just hold high hopes for the good guys. 🍻🇳🇿.
Love Dan Hurd and his great information and scenery and gold experiences. Pioneer Pauly I found thru Dan. Love both these gentlemen and their gold finds and rock finds and everything they do. So relaxing to watch. They’re doing stuff I had wished I could have done in my lifetime but my direction in life went another way. All good though get to watch these two fine men
I was so happy to see the gold you guys found! And equally happy you caught the claim jumpers, hopefully CA laws will stick it to them good. The highlight of the video for me was the beautiful river and the footage - Canada has got to be the most beautiful country :) Nice to see PP and the gang.
I love the color of the water. And it looks like that even when the sky is gray. Awesome. I wish you the best if luck in all of your prospecting adventures.
@@OC1323 It's in British Columbia Canada, I live here and there are many places like this where you can camp for free and enjoy the great outdoors. Just make sure you always clean up after yourself
My husband was reading thru the newest Kellyco magazine that just came out this last week and he pointed out that one guy in there, he wouldn't want to meet in secluded place and that he may have a blacked out van that you would be taken away and never seen again. I looked at what he was talking about and I told him, only if you steal his gold, it was Dan Hurd, lol.
Doesn’t quite compute for me...Dan not only looks quite harmless to me, but if you watch only one of his vids you would realize he’s about as far from scary as you could get.
So here’s the thing , I’m not really big on prospecting although my father certainly loved the idea . Don’t get me wrong , im a big fan of gold just not the work that’s involved in obtaining it from the earth . Dan gets my subscription not because of my interests but from the fact he is so engaging and entertaining while teaching something about a part of my father’s life that has been more of a mystery to me. I think now I understand him and my own spirit a little more . Thank you so much Dan
Made me sad when Dan said he might pass out from excitement, and prob cuz his heart :( stay healthy dan! What would the viewers and more importantly Pauly do without you! Haha
If people think you and Pauly plant nuggets they honestly can’t judge character. It was my job most of my life and you two are the real deal! Nice work!!
Envy is a sickness I hope your haters get well soon meanwhile on the south side of town the rest of us are great and love your videos so glad you broke your record so glad I got to hear a waterfall this morning today is going to be a beautiful day thank you Dan heard you are indeed the man
I seriously hope Paulo isn’t taking his time and audience through your drama about guys mining a river that YOU DONT OWN you DIDNT MAKE or LAND YOU CANT PROTECT YOURSELF 🤷♂️
It's not drama and it's not his drama it's people thinking they're allowed to do whatever they want. Simply because they feel like it. Those people weren't worried about the pollutants they were putting into the river these are the same type people that probably leave their trash spill gas and think it's funny like fires and don't put them out. Those type people stop good people from doing good things.
How beautiful is it there! What a place to be able to do a hobby - as a job! Also love how you are working together! The intro drone was beautiful too! Glad you guys are reaping it in as well!
Dan, I had to watch this one again. It is great and I think all you guys are great. What an amazing day you must’ve had and I wish you all the best and all the luck in the world that your hard work pays off big time. Thanks for sharing!
Its so easy to become ungrateful and lose interest in the more simply beautiful things in life. Dan has this deep appreciation and joy from his work. The scenery is magnificent and watching a ppsitive friendly Gentleman like Dan Hurd, is very enjoyable and invigorating. Find the beauty around you and dont take it for granted. I appreciate you Dan Hurd. Thank you for making the effort to share your life with us.
I truly enjoy and appreciate your channel Dan. Thank you for sharing you’re knowledge and enthusiasm. I hope your heart heals well cause It’s a good one.
I like this guy Dan he makes you feel like you’re right there with him. I love the excitement he has when he finds a small piece. I have learned a lot from watching this program. Keep it up.
Dan you are my hero! You have a lot more to find buddy go go go !!!! Thans for letting us be a part of this magical journey. The music is very befitting as well.
Because gold... And the silliest part... there is literally gold EVERYWHERE. A lot of it is so small, or so difficult to get to, that it isn’t worth the expense of even trying. But it is literally everywhere. If you live in an area where they have historically found gold you too can try it. Get a garden shovel, go buy a cheap gold pan (not that you don’t have the money for a more expensive one, but start cheap and work your way up) and head out to the areas that historically had gold. Once you find a little, you’ll be hooked. It isn’t called gold fever for no reason.
Great to see the dream claim paying out! Your beaming face when you got the nugget, havent seen that for a while, good on ya! Great to see! Shame about the claim jumpers, suppose when the gold is good they are never too far behind.
I could sort through the dirt and rocks all day, Dan makes it look so fun. It already something I like to do, looking at all the rocks along a river for pretty ones
Really happy for you Dan -- I know the feeling of having an amazing record breaking day finding gold nuggets, especially after an extended "drought". Hoping for many more to come! I think this video has inspired me to charge up my detector and go move some rocks at my favourite creek! Thanks Dan.
The real gold is that river. It's beautiful. It's a gem! You could just do 3 hours of ASMR video and sound of that river for people to play in the back ground or while they are falling asleep. Please don't tear it up too much.
My property has a year round creek... in 50 years it stayed relatively the same....Then a wildfire nearly killed us, and now, every year the creek morphs into something completely unfamiliar! By the end of summer it’s cleaned up...until the first heavy rain! , usually in October..Then I don’t bother it until springtime again! This year should be interesting...we are in the first full season of El Niño! Last year was the most bizarre with storms of the quadruple Atmospheric rivers nearly flooding us out...and then snow!
That was a very exciting episode! I never heard of claim jumping but then again, I never knew there were still people prospecting for gold. Maybe this is something I want to do when I retire. I'm really good a finding things. Not so much finding treasure but the actual experience of finding something gives me a thrill.
@@kickit59 Or just confiscate all their equipment. It costs something to have police respond & do all the paperwork after. Seizing & selling off their gear might cover those costs.
I hope you don't take this wrong, but you remind me so much of my late grandfather. Your face, voice, personality, everything is so much like his was about 20 years ago. It's really comforting to watch your content. Brings back good memories of him. I just discovered your channel, but Thank you.
I love your channel. It gives me and all of the others the opportunity to be beside you when you go to the beautiful places in BC and find the gold. It's what I would have done at an earlier age, given the chance. Now age has crept up on me and I am glad to let you do the hard part and all I have to do is sit back and watch you work. Good luck to you on this claim from us in Tennessee.
I can't tell you how much I would love to live this life! There's nothing around here in the corn fields of Minnesota lol. Thank you Dan and Paulie for these amazing videos. 👏
@Badatallthis Stuff teehee :) why are you so upset? It took you 2 comments to come up with this one? The purpose of my comment was to inform you that what you thought you came up with, he had already stated in a summed up version. Clearly a judge would have to rule it that way to change the law. But if you want to double down on his statement you can. Doesn't mean I can't tell you it was pointless.
@Badatallthis Stuff tehehe I didnt think you were going to get so upset! : / "should probably be made in a courtroom by a judge" looks like something you added, but maybe he said it first and then edited his comment to delete it. So that's 100% my bad for not noticing he edited it. I just found out he lives in Canada, here in the US a judges decision is used in future cases. I don't know anything about other countries legal systems so I guess you got me there.
Hey, Dan, would you be open to making a video to show people how to do what you do? I really want to get into prospecting. I feel really ambitious to learn more. If there is a video of you giving a tutorial, can you point me in the right direction? I really want to visit places like this, whether there's gold or not. Just seems so beautiful and peaceful and life changing
I really think claim jumpers like that should be searched for gold. You can't rely on criminals to be honest about how much of something they've stolen.
I think its ridiculous that legally no one can own the water. Since the gold is coming from the river. No one owns it. So all these old sour pusses getting mad about someone enjoying life and getting something to eat while enjoying a pan and some hiking. Should find a better outlook on life. Rather than thinking they own everything.
@Badatallthis Stuff youre completely ignoring my basic argument. You cant own the water. You cant even own land technically. What happens to your house when you die? There more than enough gold for everyone.
@Badatallthis Stuff Mining claims are temporary. You can spend some time finding some that are about to expire, or that have been inactive (claims require some amount of labor over a period of time). Or, you could buy a claim from the owner. Or you can find an organization/group that allows members to mine there (usually either for free, a yearly fee, or share of the findings) or befriend someone with claims. CA has many precious gems as well if you feel like changing it up too!
Congrats on the beautiful nuggets Dan! Well earned I’d say. Sorry to see you had to deal with claim jumpers again. I hope everything got sorted out accordingly.
Dan makes me feel like I am one of his buddies. Since I am disabled and unable to do these activities, Danny makes it so interesting, educational and FUN! Thanks Pal!!
What happened to you? Hope you are still able to be out in the world to an extent!
Same, dont have the money to stuff like this, so i can i at least feel like im on an adventure.
Same here John, I do have a walking stick with magnets on, and a piece of washing line to dangle in a stream with a small magnet on. That's my limit but fun.
@@armenestrapatey257 Even thats illegal where I live...
@@yaykruser oh dear, what a shame. Is your country very strict ? It seems so harsh.
Keep enjoying utube hun, at least they can't stop you doing that. Take care and may your God bless you 🙏
The blue of that water is amazingly beautiful!
Sure is
It looks very "fishy"!
@@ronnelson7828 I would want to live there if I were a fish!
Right. It’s beautiful. Gotta be full of trout.
@@Danhurd Hey Dan, thx for your beautiful work.
I'm dealing with incredible tragedy in my life right now and your videos give me some measure of peace. When nothing else takes my mind away, these beautiful videos and your personality make life a little less hopeless. Thank you.
praying for you. never lose hope. you’re stronger than you think 😊
God bless you right now. I pray that things work out for you. Find your strength in God and trust in him. You are right about these videos. They make you want to go there and see these places, even if you are not a prospector.
Best of luck Joe and I hope you find your way. I just found Dan's videos and I am loving them as well his charismatic charm and sincerity along with what he does and where he is doing it is just amazing. Take care friend.
...No words.... but hang on.. Strength and Prayers to you.
Same, thank you for saying this
What fun you guys are! I am hooked on your videos, I was paralyzed just about a year ago from my waist down. Prior to that I was a commercial fisherman / charterboat captain. Every day was an adventure. I have never been into T.V. or the indoors for that matter. Your adventures are a good, no a great way to pass my time while I adjust to posterior life. Don't change a thing! I am actually learning a few things which is an added bonus.
The way you state "Earn your subscription" really set you apart from many of the others! You're one of a kind Mr. Hurd and are the only subscription I currently have.
God bless you
I’m so happy to see Dan find a claim like this, he has been deserving this for a long time with all his hard work over the years:) keep it up Dan
You can tell just from the editing on the video that a little bit of extra love went into this video. This must have been a very special day for Dan. Congratulations Hurd family!
Mr hurd was my highschool metal art teacher. Good work man good to see you doing so well with this content!
@Dr D Are you 12? 😂
@Dr D It’s just that jagoff is such a derogatory term. I took offense to it. You’re young. So, now I understand where you’re coming from. Kudos to you Dr D for being respectful in your response to my question.
Imagine for a moment, if more people weren’t afraid to share their enthusiasm and their inner child. The world would be a better place.
@Dr D Yup, he’s weird in a good way. I really enjoy seeing someone enjoy life, act goofy, and enthusiastic about that thing they love doing. It takes guts to be able to put yourself out there. - especially on-line. Social media can be brutal. As a young person, I am guessing you’ve seen how it can harm. I guess my point is - I like Dan Hurd’s weirdness. He’s fun, entertaining, and enjoying life. I love that he’s not afraid to be himself in front of the masses. I’m guessing his students weren’t bored in his classroom. Kids learn more if they aren’t falling asleep. Lol
P.S. Don’t feel bad. I tell my kids ( not really kids - they’re 24) to never ever stop questioning. Live learn love. Find that thing in life you are enthusiastic about and run with it. That’s where you’ll find true success.
@Dr D I don’t know you, young man. But, just from these short messages, I think you are an amazing person. You’ve been through so much. Yet, you have goals and remain kind. I think you’ll go far in life. At 15, you already have a maturity that many never achieve.
Those kids who make fun of you are probably suffering from low self esteem. They are picking on you to try to make themselves feel powerful. Or perhaps they are being abused at home. There are lots of reasons why they bully and all not good. I’d like to sit down with them for five minutes -just 5 minutes.
I’d like to be a fly on the wall at your first class reunion. ❤️
@Dr D Stop lumping in all kids with your mentality. What's so "unpredictable" about him? You're being closed minded. Your mindset needs to change if you're to become a doctor. Like now. You're 15? You should already know not to judge people by their looks. You're off to a bad start. Change your mindset. He's not acting weird at all.
I would literally work for free helping you pan just to be out in that beautiful nature...it's just breath taking
Same I just wish I could live like this but idk how
@@Raviolioverlord i mean, yoi don't know, but you could definitely learn. It takes resilience and hard work, but living in nature isn't that hard. Learn to farm and hunt first, then learn building and foraging skills.
I grew up here in the Yukon, so it kind of comes naturally, but it can be learned, we are incredibly adaptable.
Ya. It’s freaking awesome!!! It’s so crazy just how beautiful and relaxing it is.
I’d love to visit up there. For now I’ll have to settle for Yosemite and the like, as I’m in So Cal .
I second that, I would love to spend a day with him just pointing where to dig and why, I do the grunt work and he yells at me for what I'm doing wrong. Sounds like an awesome time lol
Guys I took the risk myself, did all research I could scraped together the basics of hand tools and went to southern oregon and on my first day found flakes. Second day found .221 gram nuggy! I am planning on another trip we have not had rainfall in months! Right now is best time
First time I’ve ever seen Dan the gold nugget man, speechless without his charming Canadian personality and wit. Good on you Dan, just wanted to thanks you for your efforts in providing us an insight into mineral exploration and entertaining us with your unique personality and wonderful prospective on the environment and looking after the country you love, Canada should feel honoured to have such a law abiding and upstanding citizen.
Always love seeing two of my favorite gold hounds working together. You and Pauly are awesome.
The nice thing about your videos is i dont feel like i have to watch your videos in order to be in the loop. This videos 2 years old and ive watched videos from a year ago 2 months ago, 5 days ago. But every one of them is worth watching. Your videos are worth their weight in gold!
I have been watching you for a while. I love how good and upbeat attitude you have in your videos. It really brightens my day. Thanks Dan.
I,m addicted !! Amazing, informative, sometimes hilarious, with the added bonus of beautiful locations. Love your little quips Mr Hurd, watching you all makes my day.
It's so pleasurable to just see someone doing their stuff and being happy about doing it.
I have watched nearly all of your videos and never once thought there was any gold "planted"! You are naturally honest and honorable imo! Cheers!
My hat is off to you guys for taking the time to sit down and actually having a safety tool box meeting about safety while in the swift water !!!! Plan the work and work the plan 👍👍👍👍
Dan: _Uh, Paul, yer not jumpin' in right there? I'm not gonna be that guy with the beard who killed 'Pioneer Pauly', eh?_
Dan, Part Of Their Compensation Should Have Been The Confiscation Of ANY/ALL The Claim Jumpers Equipment, Not Just A BIT Of What They CLAIM They Found. They Might Be Laughing ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK!....I Totally Respect & Admire Both You & Paulies Time In Life, Unfortunately, My Time Is Coming To A Close In This World & Would Love To Have The Opportunities You & Yours Have Now.... Keep On, Both Of You Got It Going On!
At least you caught the claim jumpers and the authority got involved fast enough. Nice score for the day and now we have too wait for the next record breaker
The police were very helpful
@@Danhurd I'm sure it was a nice change of scenery for the police officers compared to the usual calls they get.
@@Danhurd Yes sir I bet they were 😉 Not a good day for the bandits lmao
The law and jumping on a posted claim should be forfeiture of all equipment. it instantly converts to the legal claim owner. The only thing they would leave with would be their vehicles and the clothes on their back’s. Dan‘s making it sound like they probably had a bunch of gold in their pockets if I were a member of the RCMP they would turn out those pockets.
I never get tired of seeing footage from that claim, it’s a beautiful place Dan. And happy that she’s starting to give up her treasures!!!
Dan’s energetic voice and many interesting videos gives me ALOT of happiness!!!
All of your videos are legit the best most honest videos about finding gold and just enjoying life for what it's worth.
Congrats on finding big gold on that claim Dan. A dream claim indeed! Can't wait to see what else awaits you there.
It is a sad day when people feel they are entitled to steal other people's property. I hope everything works out and it's a good thing you had Paul and the gang with you and you weren't alone.
@@GA-xo5vb Dan isn't some large soulless corporation though.
Boomer 😂 you think someone owns that river? Besides some big company etc 🤡
They will fart in your mouths!! Brown gold!!!!
Bet those dudes were sus
@@GA-xo5vb Agreed. If you aren't actively MINING a site, there should be no claims allowed period. Especially on public lands.
I would love to do this. I wouldn't even care to keep any gold; I just love to be outdoors and do fun stuff.
Do it! Best fun 😁
Hey there. If you want to get involved in the prospecting fun, check out the MPAA. They have a ton of resources, and even some private claims, that can get you started right away without spending a lot of money up front. Also, start looking around your local area for prospecting shops and retailers. A lot of them have good information on open use areas you can go. In most cases, don’t expect to find copious amounts of gold. Unless you live in Australia... Apparently with the right licenses and equipment you can find enormous nuggets inches below the surface in certain areas there.
@@akakscase True! That Australian gold show amazes me, knowing the right area you can literally dig a couple feet and find gold, it’s crazy I wish I could do that! 😂
@@TheBaBaTV I appreciate your reply I would keep the gold if it was on my land but anywhere else I wouldn’t keep if I was on someone else’s land (obviously from the permission to go onto the land)
LoL... You'll keep it, it's the best addiction there is, I've been doing it for 30 years... But the nature end of it is always a plus.
I enjoyed the "claim jumper" episode. One thing I wonder, what is the value of a "days worth" of gold besides the natural beauty, and awesome adventure? Dan, I enjoy this as much as you!
Congratulations on the nuggets and getting rid of the thieves! Good luck in the future, and thanks for the positive and great attitude, always!
Question: When you invite friends to prospect on your claim do you have an agreement to split whatever they find? Or, do they get to 100% keep everything they find?
I've always wondered.. Love the channel!
In the video about the Greek video where Dan and Andy did the big prospecting he told he always lead friends keep all the goal. With Andy since it was a business Andy would keep 85% and Dan 15%.
The whole scenery is worth more then all gold combined
I would die to fish that river
@@MrSpriggs1234 Same here. I would fish it as far up as I could go, stopping only to set up camp.
finally someone who appreciates scenery!
this is what every guy wants to hear in bed 😂😂 14:06
Absolutely where is this? Any idea
What happens to the equipment the claim jumpers use when they are caught? I hope they loose it.
There's only 1 "o" in lose. Just trying to help.
It's safe to assume that as it's considered a crime with charges laid, all of that equipment will most likely be seized.
Hopefully the claim owner has legal possession of it , cars, quads every thing except the jocks on their thieving ass.
Sorry guys, I don’t really know, just hold high hopes for the good guys. 🍻🇳🇿.
I love the genuine attitude that you express in your videos. It is just an awesome thing to see
It makes me feel really good about life when you find big surprises like this.
Love Dan Hurd and his great information and scenery and gold experiences. Pioneer Pauly I found thru Dan. Love both these gentlemen and their gold finds and rock finds and everything they do. So relaxing to watch. They’re doing stuff I had wished I could have done in my lifetime but my direction in life went another way. All good though get to watch these two fine men
I was so happy to see the gold you guys found! And equally happy you caught the claim jumpers, hopefully CA laws will stick it to them good. The highlight of the video for me was the beautiful river and the footage - Canada has got to be the most beautiful country :) Nice to see PP and the gang.
It is nice to have such a happy person who enjoys the simplicity of nature like watching you, greetings from Switzerland
Glad people like Dan exist. Such a nice guy!
So relaxing and enjoyable to watch the smile on your face and the excitement of everyone is priceless congratulations and thank you👍👍
Thank you so much!
You should get one of those crevicing tools that Gary "Two Toes" Honan sells -- the stainless steel tool with the orange handle. They work quite well.
Based off of what crevices tools I've seen on here, this thing with an orange hammer sounds like it could be an engine seal puller perhaps.
I love the color of the water. And it looks like that even when the sky is gray. Awesome. I wish you the best if luck in all of your prospecting adventures.
@@OC1323 It's in British Columbia Canada, I live here and there are many places like this where you can camp for free and enjoy the great outdoors. Just make sure you always clean up after yourself
Fascinating Dan totally and utterly fascinating. A story well told. ( I'm binge watching as I've just recently found this channel) Love from the UK.
Great video Dan, nice gold too , can't help but think about some fishing also, what a beautiful spot.
My husband was reading thru the newest Kellyco magazine that just came out this last week and he pointed out that one guy in there, he wouldn't want to meet in secluded place and that he may have a blacked out van that you would be taken away and never seen again. I looked at what he was talking about and I told him, only if you steal his gold, it was Dan Hurd, lol.
Haha too funny, lol
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Doesn’t quite compute for me...Dan not only looks quite harmless to me, but if you watch only one of his vids you would realize he’s about as far from scary as you could get.
He's like the most loveable soft gold panning lumberjack you could ever meet.
Certainly doesn't look intimidating.
I'm not talking about me, I have been watching Dan for a long time, it's my husband that said that. I know he's sweet and funny.
The "elbows" of a stream like that, especially if there are crevices is where you always find the highest concentrations of gold.💯💛
I noticed you upped the resolution of your videos to 4K, VERY NICE! The water is soooo *much* less chonky from compression!!
humble and enthusiastic at the same time. best kind of educator.
So here’s the thing , I’m not really big on prospecting although my father certainly loved the idea . Don’t get me wrong , im a big fan of gold just not the work that’s involved in obtaining it from the earth . Dan gets my subscription not because of my interests but from the fact he is so engaging and entertaining while teaching something about a part of my father’s life that has been more of a mystery to me. I think now I understand him and my own spirit a little more .
Thank you so much Dan
This is a great episode, I'm glad to see you had so much fun out on the river and finding amazing nuggets of gold!
Wow beautiful scenery and amazing gold nugget find! I saw Pauly's version of this day on his channel. Great job guys👏
Hi Nora, I follow your videos too 🤙🏼great to see you follow Dan also☺️.. happy hunting detecting and lots luck from Ireland 🍀
Made me sad when Dan said he might pass out from excitement, and prob cuz his heart :( stay healthy dan! What would the viewers and more importantly Pauly do without you! Haha
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If people think you and Pauly plant nuggets they honestly can’t judge character. It was my job most of my life and you two are the real deal! Nice work!!
Thanks Dan n find that gold, such beautiful scenery..very relaxing to watch.. 👍👍 Nice!!
Glad you had someone with you when you came across the claim jumpers Dan.
Stay safe out there 👍
Envy is a sickness I hope your haters get well soon meanwhile on the south side of town the rest of us are great and love your videos so glad you broke your record so glad I got to hear a waterfall this morning today is going to be a beautiful day thank you Dan heard you are indeed the man
This is so nice 🙂
You can tell Dan's got a kind soul I don't understand how anybody could dislike him.
I seriously hope Paulo isn’t taking his time and audience through your drama about guys mining a river that YOU DONT OWN you DIDNT MAKE or LAND YOU CANT PROTECT YOURSELF 🤷♂️
It's not drama and it's not his drama it's people thinking they're allowed to do whatever they want. Simply because they feel like it. Those people weren't worried about the pollutants they were putting into the river these are the same type people that probably leave their trash spill gas and think it's funny like fires and don't put them out. Those type people stop good people from doing good things.
@@tanner882 It's not drama it is theft.
Dan has to pay a fee to prospect/mine on his claims.
How beautiful is it there! What a place to be able to do a hobby - as a job! Also love how you are working together! The intro drone was beautiful too! Glad you guys are reaping it in as well!
Nice find Dan.
I just love the fact that you get just as excited be it a 0.1gm or 10g nugget.
Infectious happiness 😊.
Dan, I had to watch this one again. It is great and I think all you guys are great. What an amazing day you must’ve had and I wish you all the best and all the luck in the world that your hard work pays off big time. Thanks for sharing!
Your videos take me out of my own head for a bit and I appreciate going on adventures with you!
Only just came by your channel today.
Your enthusiasm and joyful nature doing what you're doing alone earned the sub, the content is Fab 👍🏻
Welcome aboard!
I must have missed the link to the claim jumping stories with pauly
Same, there is no link 🤷♂️ I’m guessing it’s because Pauly hasn’t posted the vid yet lol..
I don't see it posted on his site yet.
Still looking. Boy I am glad you guys commented. I didn't find the link either.
I want to see the confrontation.
Same here lol. I didn't know you could buy a Dan hat. I bet it's awful handy keeping the sun off. I'm a red head also. We sunburn easily.
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Dan: All I ever do is wishing you Luck. You the man with that magic pan. Loving your stories. Regards 🇿🇦.
Great pictures, well done vids. Wishing you all good luck and health for your future trips!
Its so easy to become ungrateful and lose interest in the more simply beautiful things in life. Dan has this deep appreciation and joy from his work. The scenery is magnificent and watching a ppsitive friendly Gentleman like Dan Hurd, is very enjoyable and invigorating. Find the beauty around you and dont take it for granted. I appreciate you Dan Hurd. Thank you for making the effort to share your life with us.
I truly enjoy and appreciate your channel Dan. Thank you for sharing you’re knowledge and enthusiasm. I hope your heart heals well cause It’s a good one.
I like this guy Dan he makes you feel like you’re right there with him. I love the excitement he has when he finds a small piece. I have learned a lot from watching this program. Keep it up.
Great videos, Dan! I'm not a prospector but still enjoy your personality and videos. You make the world a kinder place!
Love to watch this guys,they are so happy and enjoying every minute of the adventure ! Plus the bonus gold nuggets!!good job!
Dan you are my hero! You have a lot more to find buddy go go go !!!! Thans for letting us be a part of this magical journey. The music is very befitting as well.
I've never been remotely interested in prospecting... So why is this the second one of these I've watched today?
Because gold... And the silliest part... there is literally gold EVERYWHERE. A lot of it is so small, or so difficult to get to, that it isn’t worth the expense of even trying. But it is literally everywhere. If you live in an area where they have historically found gold you too can try it. Get a garden shovel, go buy a cheap gold pan (not that you don’t have the money for a more expensive one, but start cheap and work your way up) and head out to the areas that historically had gold. Once you find a little, you’ll be hooked. It isn’t called gold fever for no reason.
Just lucky i guess
@@akakscase Just don't look for it on someone else's claim, lol.
Quality counts. Stay safe all. 🍻
Me too. Here in Delaware. No streams hold gold..however just a hop, skip and a jump to PA. there is hold in streams
Great to see the dream claim paying out!
Your beaming face when you got the nugget, havent seen that for a while, good on ya! Great to see!
Shame about the claim jumpers, suppose when the gold is good they are never too far behind.
Oh yeah!
I love how much fun you guys have when you’re prospecting. My fave gold channel! Keep it up.
I could sort through the dirt and rocks all day, Dan makes it look so fun. It already something I like to do, looking at all the rocks along a river for pretty ones
dude..you are totally a shoe-in for a real-world Tom Bombadil. You're charismatic and carefree and fun to watch!
Really happy for you Dan -- I know the feeling of having an amazing record breaking day finding gold nuggets, especially after an extended "drought". Hoping for many more to come! I think this video has inspired me to charge up my detector and go move some rocks at my favourite creek! Thanks Dan.
Thank you. What a great day and video. Maybe just a little too many musical interludes though. The natural sounds are music enough for me.
Noted!
Ah yes, back to the emerald/jade looking water hole! Such a picturesque claim 🤘
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Thank you for taking your time to document your adventure and share it with us for our entertainment
Just found your channel and I'm loving it!! I do have a question; how can you tell pyrite from real gold?
Man I really love your content and how you respect the environment even when mining! Love your channel
I haven’t been really happy lately and this video just made my day! Thank you Dan!
Congratulations on your finds! That is a truly amazing spot you have claimed.
Dan I love watching you and pioneer Pauly work together you guys have great chemistry
I love watching this mans joy. He reminds me of one of my teachers from high school. I would love to work for someone like him.
The real gold is that river. It's beautiful. It's a gem! You could just do 3 hours of ASMR video and sound of that river for people to play in the back ground or while they are falling asleep. Please don't tear it up too much.
Any "tearing up" that he does will be covered or destroyed by the next flood. That water is more powerful than any man or machine
My property has a year round creek... in 50 years it stayed relatively the same....Then a wildfire nearly killed us, and now, every year the creek morphs into something completely unfamiliar! By the end of summer it’s cleaned up...until the first heavy rain! , usually in October..Then I don’t bother it until springtime again! This year should be interesting...we are in the first full season of El Niño! Last year was the most bizarre with storms of the quadruple Atmospheric rivers nearly flooding us out...and then snow!
Love how you said "Hope to earn your subscription " you got mine!!
That was a very exciting episode! I never heard of claim jumping but then again, I never knew there were still people prospecting for gold. Maybe this is something I want to do when I retire. I'm really good a finding things. Not so much finding treasure but the actual experience of finding something gives me a thrill.
Hang claim jumpers upside down from the trees to discourage other claim jumpers!
@@kickit59 Or just confiscate all their equipment. It costs something to have police respond & do all the paperwork after. Seizing & selling off their gear might cover those costs.
I hope you don't take this wrong, but you remind me so much of my late grandfather. Your face, voice, personality, everything is so much like his was about 20 years ago. It's really comforting to watch your content. Brings back good memories of him. I just discovered your channel, but Thank you.
I love your channel. It gives me and all of the others the opportunity to be beside you when you go to the beautiful places in BC and find the gold. It's what I would have done at an earlier age, given the chance. Now age has crept up on me and I am glad to let you do the hard part and all I have to do is sit back and watch you work. Good luck to you on this claim from us in Tennessee.
In case anyone is curious gold is around $60 USD per gram, so that 4.5 gram nugget is worth around $270.
Plus the premium that some people pay for nice nuggies :D
@@oganesson7255 just going to say exactly that good nuggets bring a nice premium
looks like such a peaceful fun way to spend the day with your mates..
I can't tell you how much I would love to live this life! There's nothing around here in the corn fields of Minnesota lol. Thank you Dan and Paulie for these amazing videos. 👏
I don't usually enjoy these kind of videos, but I always seem to find myself intrigued by Dan's channel.
I like to see people do right in nature, and get rewarded for hard work, for not taking the easy and lazy route. I have enjoyed watching these videos.
I love how there's no clay and how quick it is to classify everything over there... Don't come to Australia if you hate clay.... haha
We have nasty clay here to, just not in this river.
@Dan Hurd Pity the cops didn't borrow your metal detectors to look for the loot. :(
Barring the last part of this video...you really enjoy your life, don't you, Mr. Dan? Blessings to you and your family! ❤
Wisconsin is like that to. Clay for days
Dan you can be as greedy as you want. You work very hard for ever gram.
Claim jumpers should have to surrender all the gold and all of their equipment to the claim owner when caught.
Facts
@Badatallthis Stuff thats what he said
@Badatallthis Stuff teehee :) why are you so upset? It took you 2 comments to come up with this one? The purpose of my comment was to inform you that what you thought you came up with, he had already stated in a summed up version. Clearly a judge would have to rule it that way to change the law. But if you want to double down on his statement you can. Doesn't mean I can't tell you it was pointless.
@Badatallthis Stuff tehehe I didnt think you were going to get so upset! : /
"should probably be made in a courtroom by a judge" looks like something you added, but maybe he said it first and then edited his comment to delete it. So that's 100% my bad for not noticing he edited it. I just found out he lives in Canada, here in the US a judges decision is used in future cases. I don't know anything about other countries legal systems so I guess you got me there.
@Badatallthis Stuff i must be very worthy if i keep earning all these additional comments. :)
There has got to be a big motherlode somewhere in this area... I look forward to seeing you find it.
Beautiful terrain! Without going into too much detail, what river/stream is this?
Dan you are such an uplifting positive guy you make it a treat to watch your videos.Thanks Dan
Hey, Dan, would you be open to making a video to show people how to do what you do? I really want to get into prospecting. I feel really ambitious to learn more. If there is a video of you giving a tutorial, can you point me in the right direction? I really want to visit places like this, whether there's gold or not. Just seems so beautiful and peaceful and life changing
@Rob S. thanks
I really think claim jumpers like that should be searched for gold. You can't rely on criminals to be honest about how much of something they've stolen.
I think its ridiculous that legally no one can own the water. Since the gold is coming from the river. No one owns it.
So all these old sour pusses getting mad about someone enjoying life and getting something to eat while enjoying a pan and some hiking. Should find a better outlook on life. Rather than thinking they own everything.
@Badatallthis Stuff youre completely ignoring my basic argument.
You cant own the water.
You cant even own land technically.
What happens to your house when you die?
There more than enough gold for everyone.
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@Badatallthis Stuff hey man, your argument was very informative, thanks for sharing
@Badatallthis Stuff Mining claims are temporary. You can spend some time finding some that are about to expire, or that have been inactive (claims require some amount of labor over a period of time). Or, you could buy a claim from the owner. Or you can find an organization/group that allows members to mine there (usually either for free, a yearly fee, or share of the findings) or befriend someone with claims. CA has many precious gems as well if you feel like changing it up too!
Congrats on the beautiful nuggets Dan! Well earned I’d say. Sorry to see you had to deal with claim jumpers again. I hope everything got sorted out accordingly.
Dan, this is a absolutely beautiful place.
Thank you for sharing