AZBirddog

This what I use to get way back in the canyons and up those deep sand washes. Load everything in the overhead rack, and Iam off and running. Oh and it is street legal.

Dutch John Here is a little more that I found.AZ 2009 CHANGES THE USA CHALLENGE WILL REMAIN A COMPETITION HUNT BUT WILL USE A STAGGERED PAYOUT SYSTEM. EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE MONIES COLLECTED WILL BE PAID OUT. THE REMAINING TWENTY PERCENT WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE THE SILVER ROUNDS AWARDED AS TOKEN PRIZES. HUNTERS WILL BE RANKED BY THE NUMBER OF TARGETS RECOVERED AND THERE WILL BE NO TIES. YOUR RANKING WILL DETERMINE YOUR ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIFIC CASH PRIZES. LAST YEAR PRIZES WERE AWARDED TO THE TOP TEN HUNTERS. THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE 39 CASH PRIZES, EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST AND LAST PLACE FINISHERS. ALL OTHER CASH PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED BY DRAWING. WE HAD EVERY INTENTION OF DROPPING THIS HUNT BUT A COMMENT FROM JOAN APT CAUSED US TO RETHINK THE PAYOUT STRUCTURE AND TO HOLD IT THIS YEAR. THE LIST OF TEAMS FOR THE AMDA CHALLENGE HUNT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SATURDAY MORNING PRIOR TO THE FIRST HUNT. TEAMS WILL BE COMPOSED OF HUNTERS SELECTED RANDOMLY. THIS YEAR TEAM CAPTAINS WILL COLLECT THE TARGETS FROM THEIR TEAM AND TURN THEM IN. THIS CHANGE WAS PROMPTED BY COMMENTS RECEIVED AFTER LAST YEARS HUNT. HUNT RULES *ALL HUNTS EXCEPT THE AMDA BIG MONEY HUNT WILL BE 30 MINUTES IN LENGTH. THE AMDA BIG MONEY HUNT WILL BE 60 MINUTES IN LENGTH. *HUNTS WILL BE HELD, RAIN OR SHINE. *HUNT BADGES MUST BE WORN ON THE HUNT FIELD AT ALL TIMES. *ALL HUNTERS MUST WEAR EARPHONES. *PIN POINTERS AND SAND SCOOPS ARE PERMITTED. *NO SHOVELS, HOLE HOGS OR LARGE DIGGING TOOLS WILL BE PERMITTED. *ALL HOLES MUST BE FILLED. *HUNTERS MUST PHYSICALLY LEAVE THE HUNT FIELD TO CHANGE DETECTORS – ANYONE CAUGHT VIOLATING THIS RULE WILL EITHER BE EVICTED FROM THE HUNT OR PENALIZED HUNT TIME. *ANY TIE WILL BE RESOLVED BY CUTTING CARDS WITH THE ACE CONSIDERED THE HIGHEST CARD AND THERE WILL BE NO WILD CARDS. *ALL DECISIONS OF THE HUNTMASTER ARE FINAL! 2009 HUNT FEES & PRIZE SCHEDULE EARLY BIRD: MINIMUM 30 HUNTERS. PRIZES 1ST $75.00, 2ND $50.00, 3RD $25.00 AND TOKENS FOR SILVER DOLLARS. 8/01/09 – 09/25/09 9/26/09 – 10/10/09 AFTER 10/11/09 AMDA MEMBER: $35.00 $40.00 $45.00 OTHER: $40.00 $45.00 $50.00 SILVER ROUND AND DOLLAR HUNT: MINIMUM REQUIREMENT 40 HUNTERS. PRIZES SILVER ROUNDS AND SILVER DOLLARS. 8/01/09 – 09/25/09 9/26/09 – 10/10/09 AFTER 10/11/09 AMDA MEMBER: $30.00 $35.00 $40.00 OTHER: $35.00 $40.00 $45.00 USA CHALLENGE: MINIMUM REQUIREMENT 40 HUNTERS. PRIZE MONEY WILL BE AWARDED ON A STAGGERED BASIS. TOKENS PLANTED FOR SILVER ROUNDS. 8/1/09 – 09/25/09 9/26/09 – 10/10/09 AFTER 10/11/09 AMDA MEMBER: $25.00 $30.00 $35.00 OTHER: $30.00 $35.00 $40.00 DIMES AND DOLLAR HUNT: MINIMUM REQUIREMENT 40 HUNTERS. PRIZES WILL BE SILVER DOLLARS. 8/1/09 – 09/25/09 9/26/09 – 10/10/09 AFTER 10/11/09 AMDA MEMBER: $25.00 $30.00 $35.00 OTHER: $30.00 $35.00 $40.00 AMDA TEAM CHALLENGE HUNT: MINIMUM REQUIREMENT 40 HUNTERS. THE TOP PRIZE WILL BE $200.OO. ADDITIONAL PRIZES WILL INCLUDE SILVER DOLLARS AND SILVER ROUNDS. 8/1/09 – 09/25/09 9/26/09 – 10/10/09 AFTER 10/11/09 AMDA MEMBER: $30.00 $35.00 $40.00 OTHER: $40.00 $45.00 $50.00 AMDA BIG MONEY HUNT: MINIMUM REQUIREMENT 50 HUNTERS. PRIZES: TOP PRIZE - $500.00! OTHER PRIZES – TOKENS PLANTED FOR CASH PRIZES, GOLD COINS, SILVER DOLLARS AND SILVER ROUNDS. 8/1/09 – 09/25/09 9/26/09 – 10/10/09 AFTER 10/11/09 AMDA MEMBER: $65.00 $75.00 $85.00 OTHER: $75.00 $85.00 $95.00 SPECIAL PACKAGES SUPER PACKAGE OF ALL 6 HUNTS: AMDA MEMBER $175.00; ALL OTHERS $225.00. PAYMENT INFO IF YOU ARE NOT AN AMDA MEMBER YOU CAN HUNT AT THE LOWEST RATE BY ADDING THE TEN DOLLAR MEMBERSHIP FEE TO YOUR TOTAL WHEN SENDING IN YOUR PAYMENT. DO NOT MAIL PAYMENTS AFTER OCTOBER 10, 2009 BUT PAY IN CASH AT THE HUNT SITE. CONTACT INFO THERE MAY BE AN INSTANCE WHERE BERNARD MAY NEED TO CONTACT YOU. PLEASE PLACE YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE ENTRY FORM. GAS CRISIS – HIGHER GAS PRICES ARE HERE TO STAY, THUS IT’S TIME TO CONSIDER RIDE SHARING! SEE YOU IN LAUGHLIN, BERNARD GRABOWSKI, HUNTMASTE

Dutch John Here is all I could find on the Rendezvous...... AZ LAUGHLIN 2009! AMDA’s Annual Rendezvous & Treasure Hunt Weekend for 2009 is tentatively scheduled for October 23, 24, and 25, 2009, in Laughlin, Nevada, subject to approval by the Clark County Chamber of Commerce. The hunt site again is located at the corner of Woodbury and Thomas Edison Drives, in Laughlin, approximately ½ miles West of Casino Drive. Watch this webpage for the hunt flyer that you will be able to download and more details as we approach hunt time. The Colorado River Treasure Seekers (CRTS) based out of Bullhead City, Arizona, have graciously volunteered again to support our hunts by preparing the field and planting the coins. AMDA’s staff will seek out local hobbyists for field support to limit travel expenses when needed. Our thanks go to those hobbyists who do support our events. AMDA is a service and non-profit organization that operates for the enjoyment of the hobby in metal detecting across the country. We hope you and your friends will continue to support us. Please contact us, if you have further questions. WORD TO THE WISE: Because of the current instability of our US economy, we suggest you take out trip cancellation insurance, in the event AMDA has to change, alter, or cancel an activity. Thank you, Carolyn Garrett, AMDA’s Chairperson Cgarrett71@hughes.net; phone: (719) 749-0134 2009 LAUGHLIN RENDEZVOUS Flyer - Download Here Copyright © 2002 All Rights Reserved American Metal Detecting Association

I USE A SET OF DetectorPro Gray Ghost WITH MY VLF AND THEY WORK GREAT. THEY A COMFORTABLE AND HAVE THE ADJUSTABLE VOLUME, AND THEY A REASONABLY PRICED AZ

Leon I have owned the Lobo ST for years and it has done me very well. AZ

Happy Birthday Grub. Sixty was a good Birthday but I got you by 6 years.. AZ

Tom Here is the address to obtain the pampet you need Good luck with your sluiceing. AZ Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Habitat Program 600 Capitol Way N Olympia WA 98501-1091 (360) 902-2534 Or, contact our regional offices NOTE: Because a new edition of the Gold and Fish pamphlet will be printed in 2009, WDFW will no longer distribute the 1999 edition when the current supply is exhausted. If you wish to prospect before the new pamphlet is issued you will need to print the online version of the 1999 Gold and Fish pamphlet.

Found a very old GOLD Belt in safty deposit box. The belt weights 2.2 lbs. Story has it that is is from Turkey around the turn of the century. It was brought threw Egypt and then to the US. in the 1930's. Just wondering if anybody on the forum has any idea's of it's approx. worth. It has markers marks on it on the buckle it's self... It has been verified as 18 caret GOLD AZ

Slim I do a lot of MDing in the hills in northern Arizona around Laughlin and Bullhead City. I find that traveling long distances on a quad a little uncomfortable with all my gear so I travel in my desert buggy. I can carry everything I need and it is street legal. AZ

That snake has been on the internet more that Paris Hilton. Saw it for the last 3 years on all the forums. Somebody was playing tricks with the camera. AZ

Rob My words have been said for your Grandma. Hope they help. AZ

Do it Rob, get rid of the Pono weird O's AZ

Amen , Brother AZ

Congrats on the CDL. Had mine for 35 years, and when I retired here in Arizona I gave it up. Had everything you could have including motorcycle. After 35 years of bouncing over the road I figured I just want to ride through the desert in my buggy and enjoy the rest of my life retired. Good Luck, and remember everything Grubstake said. AZ

12 grains AZ