sgoss66
Well-known member
I agree, Jason -- and I was going to say the same thing. Terra being in Australia, where he noted "black sand" on the beaches, is a totally different animal from the snowy-white, almost zero mineral beaches of, say, the Florida Gulf Coast.
My statements about "not using tracking on a beach" are -- I thought it went without saying -- intended for very low-mineralization beaches (which is the case in many areas of the southeastern U.S.) However, on highly mineralized beaches, that's a TOTALLY different scenario. Terra -- you may not realize how different your beaches are from those in many parts of our country; clearly, the advice I was giving regarding an auto grand balance vs. tracking does NOT apply in black sand. Indeed, highly mineralized, rapidly changing ground conditions are the DEFINITION of the type of terrain you might want to utilize tracking ground balance. But being that this is not the ground condition experienced by most of the beach hunters in the U.S., I think it's fair to say that setting up a machine for optimal hunting is different here, than "Down Under."
Steve
My statements about "not using tracking on a beach" are -- I thought it went without saying -- intended for very low-mineralization beaches (which is the case in many areas of the southeastern U.S.) However, on highly mineralized beaches, that's a TOTALLY different scenario. Terra -- you may not realize how different your beaches are from those in many parts of our country; clearly, the advice I was giving regarding an auto grand balance vs. tracking does NOT apply in black sand. Indeed, highly mineralized, rapidly changing ground conditions are the DEFINITION of the type of terrain you might want to utilize tracking ground balance. But being that this is not the ground condition experienced by most of the beach hunters in the U.S., I think it's fair to say that setting up a machine for optimal hunting is different here, than "Down Under."
Steve