Road trip to AZ and F75 Ltd, hunting suggestions ?

[jamt225]

I'm taking a road trip to AZ from VA at the end of the week to visit family. I wanted to try some nugget shooting in AZ but I only have the F75 Ltd and a Tesoro Golden Umax. I heard the detector of choice in AZ was the Minelab GPX 4500. Anyone know if the F75 Ltd will be worth trying to nugget shoot? Also anyone have any suggestions where I might try looking?

I'll be going I40 on the way out but have no time or route constraints on the way back, any suggestions where I might want to and can stop and hunt for relics or anything else?

Thanks for any feedback. Happy New Year!

 

[bertman]

Haven

 

[mgtmadness]

I cant remember where I40 is out there but Dad and I went to Stanton Arizona. Went prospecting there, course it is GPAA Property.

 

[jamt225]

Thx guys! I've had an invite from a guy in a club in NM. And been reading on these sites.

http://www.arizonaoutback.com/detectingarticles.html

http://nmtreasurehunters.webs.com/

http://www.treasurefish.com/arizona%20gold%20prospecting.htm

http://www.azgs.az.gov/minerals_gold.shtml

http://www.nuggethunting.com/

I'll be staying in Phoenix.

 

[teleman2525]

you could look for the lost dutchman mine in the superstion mnts. but stanton is known for large nuggets i bet f75 will do fine and so should your other gpa membership around 70.00 pr year gives you camping rites and acces to all properties they own can be fun experince they have other properties in az.also good for detecting as az has fair number of ghost towns good place for old coins

 

[wltdwiz]

hi
i have found nuggets with the f75 in arizona & i now hunt with a f70 it will do fine
if your coming to az & planing to hunt in the stanton area you can join the weaver mineing club for only $25.00 a year
they have claims by stanton & i have found gold on them, also the gpaa is located in stanton.
Congress

* Weaver Mining District (2/4/04)
CONTACT: Les Bender 928-427-6344
2200 North Hwy 89, Congress, AZ (in the Arrowhead complex, just north of the junction of Hwys 71 and 89)
Mail: P.O. Box 955, Congress, AZ 85332
The Weaver Mining District is a non-profit club with yearly dues of $25 per family. They have approximately 1700 acres of mining claims in the old Weaver Mining District near Stanton, Arizona. The name is that of the original mining district from the territorial days. The group was formed in 1993. No e-mail or web site at this time. Les has a display of gold from the area and also items for sale, including meteorite books.

you will find my photo on this site under team nugget finder check out there forum lots of info there
http://www.arizonaoutback.com/

good hunting feel free to give me a call numbers on the team nugget finder page
p.s the last photo nuggets were found with the f75 with stock coil
wltdwiz
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[azsh07]

..I live here in Phoenix. Be aware that Arizona has stupid laws reagrding " antiquities"...so you can take anything over a hundred years old from public lands. So remember you are ALWAYS prospecting...and IF you found old coins...it was by accident.
I just picked up an F-75 for prospecting...gonna test it next to my Gold Bug II.....bought the SEF coil for it for larger nuggets. Almost tried an F-70 but the first one I bought was so crappy I dared not try again.
The belief that the 4500' dominate out here is not true. I see more Extremes and SD series than anything else. If the ground is real bad the 75 may have some challenges and in real deap black sand it would be pointless.
I plan on using mine for hunting the benches or banks around the dry creeks beds with the 75 and see how it goes.
scott

 

[jamt225]

I'm headed out tomorrow for AZ and wherever after on the return. Thanks for all the advice and info very helpful I least have a glimmer of hope and confidence I may find "something" resembling gold or associated with it. Should be a great learning experience regardless and who knows might get bitten by the gold bug!

I will definitely give you a call and look you up wltdwiz!

 

[jamt225]

No luck with the nugget hunting yet, don't have permission or know a good place yet. Going to a couple club meetings this week. Found this in the park near where I'm staying this AM.

GOLD is where you find it.

 

[wltdwiz]

well done its gold

 

[jamt225]

What # do you get on the F75 for gold nuggets Waldwiz?

 

[wltdwiz]

hunt in all metals & forget about the #s
dig it all