Sonny 140 Posted July 7 Nothing like getting a deep target and removing 8-10” of dirt with the target still being deeper. The temperature was around 100 degrees outside and I was starting to sweat. Another 3-4 scrapes at the hole with my pick and the target was now moved and ready for recovery. The nugget was in my scoop and out of the ground, all mine! All of a sudden I felt a whack to the back of my neck. Now the nugget was back in the hole with my scoop and my neck was burning and throbbing. All I could think about is the picture of Bill Southern with all the swelling from the bee sting to the face he posted a while back. A few seconds later two or three buddies of the first bee decided it would be fun to join in with the mayhem. It is a good thing I was down in a wash where where no one could see all the commotion. I also learned the GPZ coil makes a great bee swatter! Once the dust settled and I had the nugget safely back in my truck it turned out to be .79 grams the other nugget from earlier in the day weighed .40 grams. 7 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 2,017 Posted July 7 How dare you steal that bee's nugget, I guess she let you know in no uncertain terms she wasn't happy!!! JK , great job on your perseverance to have the gumption to retrieve the nugget under attack!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomH 1,916 Posted July 7 Oh crap! Well you got some nice gold anyway Bees dont like stinky people.... Tom H. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boulder dash 814 Posted July 8 Those bees are a serious danger . more danger than snakes and scorpions in my opinion. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adam 1,944 Posted July 8 Nice work on those pieces ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 3,533 Posted July 8 You mean this handsome devil Sonny? 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DolanDave 443 Posted July 8 You have a long way to catch up to Terry... .... nice gold. Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonny 140 Posted July 9 7 hours ago, Nugget Shooter said: You mean this handsome devil Sonny? I had a nice welt but nothing like yours! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonny 140 Posted July 9 7 hours ago, DolanDave said: You have a long way to catch up to Terry... .... nice gold. Dave 7 hours ago, DolanDave said: You have a long way to catch up to Terry... .... nice gold. Dave Hi Dave it was so great to see Terry find that chunk of gold. But I know the real gold hunter that has found ten times that much gold and so do you!😀 I would rank you as one of the top Gold and meteorite hunters in the Southwest! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,383 Posted August 1 Eaaa Bill ! Do you get ZOMBEE"S ! Just seen they may be here in New Mexico now. https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/zombees-may-be-in-new-mexico/5012687/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Micro Nugget 564 Posted August 1 I can feel your pain Sonny. Good thing those weren't yellow jackets. Those bad boys just keep on stinging and re-stinging. Nice nuggets to end up the story, though. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 647 Posted August 1 2 hours ago, homefire said: Eaaa Bill ! Do you get ZOMBEE"S ! Just seen they may be here in New Mexico now. https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/zombees-may-be-in-new-mexico/5012687/ These are the original Zombies. Great stuff. https://youtu.be/lh_NL3Y7lw0 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
