rock
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I got permission to the property across the street from another up in the mountainous section which is 25 miles away from me. I sent the new owner a text last night for permission to walk it today. When I got there I sent another to let them know I was there. I walked down to where she told me to enter the creek and was walking in mud and the water was pretty deep in spots with beaver dams. I kept having to go back up on the bank to go around them dams and the mud stunk. I was thinking idk about this it isnt the type of creek I like cause there wasnt much gravel. I kept following the creek and I looked up and it was a creek hunters dream come true. Gravel bars for as far as I could see. Just as soon as I stepped on the 1st bar my phone text went off. I looked and it was the owner and the text said. I have been out of town and today wouldnt be a good day for you to walk 
. I texted back Im already here but will leave 
so I left. The whole time walking back I was thinking what a paradise but I took off anyway.
I went across the street where I have permission to 500 acres and have found a few things in the past. The owner said he likes people to walk out there cause it scares the bears and mountain lions away. Well I have heard mountain lions but havent seen any yet (thank goodness). I do carry a pistol which might scare a big cat and hopefully a bear away. I was almost a mile away from the road and found a couple of things when I had to cut up the bank to go around a blockage. They have a place where they camp out there and as I walked past it I saw some huge scratches on the poles. The highest was my height which I am 6-7 and I was looking at the scratches and all of a sudden knew it was a bear that had sharpened its nails. Needless to say it was time to go and I took off in a fast walk looking over my shoulder the whole way back. I did see a Copperhead and he went his way and I went the other. No bears or lions though and am glad of that. The quartz pieces I found in that creek but these finds are from 3-4 hunts in the past couple of weeks. Nothing super yet but you can always hope. Maybe if I can get back to the new spot I will find some good ones, rock
. I texted back Im already here but will leave so I left. The whole time walking back I was thinking what a paradise but I took off anyway.I went across the street where I have permission to 500 acres and have found a few things in the past. The owner said he likes people to walk out there cause it scares the bears and mountain lions away. Well I have heard mountain lions but havent seen any yet (thank goodness). I do carry a pistol which might scare a big cat and hopefully a bear away. I was almost a mile away from the road and found a couple of things when I had to cut up the bank to go around a blockage. They have a place where they camp out there and as I walked past it I saw some huge scratches on the poles. The highest was my height which I am 6-7 and I was looking at the scratches and all of a sudden knew it was a bear that had sharpened its nails. Needless to say it was time to go and I took off in a fast walk looking over my shoulder the whole way back. I did see a Copperhead and he went his way and I went the other. No bears or lions though and am glad of that. The quartz pieces I found in that creek but these finds are from 3-4 hunts in the past couple of weeks. Nothing super yet but you can always hope. Maybe if I can get back to the new spot I will find some good ones, rock
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