More Snow Snoop'n Today In The Tundra......Meteorite?

[John-Edmonton]

Hit a couple more snow hills today while all the Edmonton kids were in school. Did pretty good. Got up to a few degrees below freezing. Very comfortable hunting I might add. I lucked out with a hockey puck and a pile of cold cash. And no more pennies are being minted.

Also found some round things on the hill as should in the pic below. They look like tiny rocks. Could they maybe be meteorites from a recent meteorite shower? I left them where they were found......maybe they were radio-active? If anyone wants them, I will go back and scoop them in a plastic bag and mail them to you.

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Good haul John. Deadly looking meteroites..lol..

 

[mudpuppy]

Indeed they are meteorites!

Judging from your picture, they originated in the Porcupinus nebula...not being a degreed botanist, I suspect the accompanying needles in the picture are from a sub species of white pine, (pinus strobus) most likely the pinus albicaulis, though they could also be from the limber pine, or pinus flexilis...just no way to be sure from one little picture, though they are definitely from a white pine!...without any scientifically accepted scale in your picture, I would hazard a guess that those meteorites are from an intergallactic travelling female porcupine, and dropped from a height of less than 20' or 6 meters if you will, since they are on top of the snow...I'm going from memory here, judging by the shape, location and color, and calling porcupine instead of snowshoe rabbit or deer since we all know they prefer aspen thickets this time of year, and their droppings are generally of a darker hue, more of a milk dud color and size, especially deer...nope, thats a porcupine alright..no other animal in its right mind is out in this weather eating pine trees! And all the males are sound asleep, at least until the Superbowl! Go out and catch her tomorrow! They are slow and make good pets and wont hurt you a bit, just grab her by the tail and toss her in the car...
Mud

 

[John-Edmonton]

n/t

 

[John-Edmonton]

n/t

 

[jim tn]

Nice pocket of finds, John. I wouldn't know a meteorite from a deer niblet, but good finds if they are. HH jim tn

 

[Ytcoinshooter]

Priceless!

 

[William-NM]

John, those are indeed lucky meteorites - you should carry a few in your pockets at all times!
Nice that 13 coins = $6.25, down here, maybe a buck if you're lucky, heh.

 

[Surfinsafari]

I would have to agree with Mud and his expertise. I find a lot of Milk Duds in the woods and can't for the life of me figure out who's dropping them. They are usually stale but they stop my tummy from rumbling during a long woods hunt.

 

[upnorth]

I gave up on eating those wild prairie raisins, they tend to taste like s... by mid winter.
Nice snow haul.

 

[Bayoutalker]

You boys are just WRONG!!