Responsible Prospecting

[ywevis]

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:28 pm Reply with quoteBack to top

I would like to start a thread and have all of our members tell us what they consider responsible prospecting @ the do's and do not's of prospecting.

I am sure everyone is aware of what has happened in Tenn. and we do not want it happening to us or any more of our sister States.

When everyone has had an opportunity to contribute we will take all the comments and suggestions and compile a set of guide lines for forum and club members to follow.

We have no legal grounds on which to enforce these guide line but we, as responsible prospectors do have a right to choose who we prospect with and also have the responsibility to inform others when they are doing something that may adversely effect our hobby.

All comments, positive or negative are welcome. Wes


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I figured we could have it on here as well to discuss it. Wes has a valid point, we need to be proactive instead of reactive.

[victory]

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"

When I think of the situation in Tenn. It all started from a prospector getting nasty with some lady.

Rule #1. Be nice to everyone while out in the creek, you never know who your speaking to or who they know.

[ywevis]

I always pick up trash, even if I didn't bring it there. I think it shows that ya care about the environment.

[mark]

This is obvious I hope. If other people are using public access areas, we need to keep in mind that our engines make lots of noise and we need to stay as far away from them as possible so we don't ruin their time in the great outdoors. Case in point, we had lots of fishermen around us this last Saturday, but they were grouped upriver and downriver so we were able to stay in between them at a reasonable distance.

[cabarrusgold]

This is tough to do at times due to extra work involved but very important.

A) Knock down tailing piles and or damns especially in small creeks.

B) Never dig at an access point where people walk.

C) Leave area better than you found it. (This could entail removing trees and branches from trails, etc.)