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Ganes Creek Alaska
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Steve in Idaho
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I am going in the first two weeks in June and Gerry from Boise will also be in with a group. I have been in to Ganes three times. It could be the last time for all of us if Doug sells it.
steve herschbach
New member
Hi,
Ganes Creek is almost sold out for the year, so anyone interested had better book now.
The possible sale spooked me bad enough to get me to sign up for the week of August 12th. I guess I'll take credit for getting Doug & Cathy to consider opening Ganes Creek to the public. But we have always known the gig would run its course someday and that day may be coming. I've been fortunate to have visited Ganes many times, and it is one of my favorite all-time places. But I've not hunted there in a few years and so I just had to give it one more shot. Bernie Pendergast will be there that week, and I consider him to be one of the finest detectorists I've ever met. I'm looking forward to finally getting to hunt with him.
Some might think this odd as I also own Moore Creek, which some might see as a competitor to Ganes Creek. But it does not work that way. Doug & Cathy are friends and wonderful people. Moore Creek is much rougher terrain and a more rustic camp. The gold is almost all specimen gold. Ganes is flatter more open terrain with a cushier camp and so better suited for some people. There is a lot of specimen gold at Ganes but you have a better shot at some solid nuggets than at Moore Creek.
For those that have never gone, a word of advice. Hunting places like Ganes Creek or Moore Creek is a lot harder than you think. A small percentage of the visitors are finding most of the gold. Experience does pay and experienced people as a rule do pretty well. Novices more often than not get skunked. And when I say novices, I mean novices at hunting tailing piles in Alaska. It takes a great deal of perseverance, good technique, and a dose of luck to score on these hunts. If you have the right mind-set you will have the time of your life. But if you go up thinking you are just going to go out and fill your bucket with gold then you will likely be disappointed.
Steve Herschbach
Ganes Creek is almost sold out for the year, so anyone interested had better book now.
The possible sale spooked me bad enough to get me to sign up for the week of August 12th. I guess I'll take credit for getting Doug & Cathy to consider opening Ganes Creek to the public. But we have always known the gig would run its course someday and that day may be coming. I've been fortunate to have visited Ganes many times, and it is one of my favorite all-time places. But I've not hunted there in a few years and so I just had to give it one more shot. Bernie Pendergast will be there that week, and I consider him to be one of the finest detectorists I've ever met. I'm looking forward to finally getting to hunt with him.
Some might think this odd as I also own Moore Creek, which some might see as a competitor to Ganes Creek. But it does not work that way. Doug & Cathy are friends and wonderful people. Moore Creek is much rougher terrain and a more rustic camp. The gold is almost all specimen gold. Ganes is flatter more open terrain with a cushier camp and so better suited for some people. There is a lot of specimen gold at Ganes but you have a better shot at some solid nuggets than at Moore Creek.
For those that have never gone, a word of advice. Hunting places like Ganes Creek or Moore Creek is a lot harder than you think. A small percentage of the visitors are finding most of the gold. Experience does pay and experienced people as a rule do pretty well. Novices more often than not get skunked. And when I say novices, I mean novices at hunting tailing piles in Alaska. It takes a great deal of perseverance, good technique, and a dose of luck to score on these hunts. If you have the right mind-set you will have the time of your life. But if you go up thinking you are just going to go out and fill your bucket with gold then you will likely be disappointed.
Steve Herschbach
I've read all of Steve's posts on detecting at Ganes, also whatever books I can find on detecting tailings in Alaska. I'm based in the Golden Triangle, and have used a PI detector for many years, currently a 4000. I'm bringing that to Alaska, but reading Steve's advice have also bought an X-Terra 70 for the trip, and I have been practising on that Unit as much as I can. The thought of using essentially a coin & relic VLF detector in a goldfield is completely foreign to me, but I understand the reasons for it and they seem right so I'll give it a go.
Novices at detecting have a surprising knack at times of finding good gold, its a fact often borne out in our goldfields. Often novices will try things out more experienced detectorists won't think of attempting, and a combination of tenacity, good gear, research and a lot of luck can be underrated as factors leading to good finds. I found my largest piece of gold my second day detecting, and that's years ago now.
I've been on several Victorian trips with Doug, all were great, and I'm very jealous of your Wiluna visit, as I have never been there. My father and his brothers were born in Wiluna and Leonora during the 'rushes of the '30's, my Grandfather worked there as an engineer. One day I'll get there, but first, to Alaska, and by the sounds of it a much closer relationship with VLF detecting than I have had in the past.
Even if I find no gold at Ganes, at least I'll be able to find coins in the park at home !
Novices at detecting have a surprising knack at times of finding good gold, its a fact often borne out in our goldfields. Often novices will try things out more experienced detectorists won't think of attempting, and a combination of tenacity, good gear, research and a lot of luck can be underrated as factors leading to good finds. I found my largest piece of gold my second day detecting, and that's years ago now.
I've been on several Victorian trips with Doug, all were great, and I'm very jealous of your Wiluna visit, as I have never been there. My father and his brothers were born in Wiluna and Leonora during the 'rushes of the '30's, my Grandfather worked there as an engineer. One day I'll get there, but first, to Alaska, and by the sounds of it a much closer relationship with VLF detecting than I have had in the past.
Even if I find no gold at Ganes, at least I'll be able to find coins in the park at home !
Bobbylikesgold
New member
Hi Steve,
Sorry this is not about Ganes, but about not missing any of your comments about Whites next P.I. detector, as you know all the posts about this have been removed from the Whites site
As I won't be looking at the Whites main forum anymore, how about posting here please ?
Bobby.
Sorry this is not about Ganes, but about not missing any of your comments about Whites next P.I. detector, as you know all the posts about this have been removed from the Whites site
As I won't be looking at the Whites main forum anymore, how about posting here please ?
Bobby.
Since you have read Steves advice and are experienced you should do well...you should read a little about bears on the Alaska fish and game web site, just to be informed, not to be scared...there is little likelyhood of meeting up with a Grizzly or a black bear but informed is forewarned...I hope to get back to Oz for an extended period in the next year or two...while I am young enough to walk and talk...
fred
fred