[meteorite-list] My First Hunt-Ad

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From: Donald O'Keeffe <donald.okeeffe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:37:36 2004
Message-ID: <3A42685C.44491C49_at_signalhill.net>

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Dear Michel and List,

I very much enjoyed your site. I particularly liked this comment: "We will not
say that it is impossible to hunt without a GPS, we will say it is criminal to
forget or hide the localization of new meteorites".

I agree. I think the GPS is essential to the hunt. One day, I took a spill on
my motorcycle and smashed my Garmin. That was the end of the hunt for the day.
I drove about a 200 mile round trip to get a replacement.

I don't want to just catch a falling star and put it in my pocket. To me that
would just make it another NWA (North Western Arizona). I take time with my
finds: turn on the GPS, acquire position, set up various props (e.g., some
combination of tongs, GPS, toothbrush, etc.) so I can later match the in situ
photo with the stone, and I make field notes.When this is done I fill my hole
and place three pieces of quartz on top. I can show you exactly where each and
every one of my finds were made. As far as I'm concerned, it belongs in the
public domain.

Sincerely,
Don

Michel Franco wrote:

> Bravo Don !
>
> Just have a look at what we, poor european hunters proposed a while ago as
> guideline for hunters.
>
> http://themeteorites.com/TM2/ethic.htm
>
> Congratulation again and welcome to the club!
>
> Best wishes
>
> Michel
>
> ----- Message d'origine -----
> De : Donald O'Keeffe <donald.okeeffe_at_signalhill.net>
> À : <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Envoyé : jeudi 21 décembre 2000 01:48
> Objet : [meteorite-list] My First Hunt-Ad
>
> > Untouched Meteorites!
> >
> > Hello list,
> >
> > Once again I'd like to thank all of you who wrote me privately to share
> > in the enthusiasm of my first hunt.
> >
> > I was elated with every find. I felt honored knowing that I was the
> > first person to be able to touch such an ancient object. After finding a
> > few, it came to me that I should reserve the thrill for someone else. I
> > then changed my collection methods. I wouldn't touch them. I would
> > harvest them with tongs and put them in a baggie. Of course, I continued
> > with my standard procedure of taking an in situ photo and recording the
> > date of find and GPS coordinates.
> >
> > I have put some of these up on ebay. If you would like to take a look,
> > here are the links.
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=530278521
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=530284928
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=530291432
> >
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Don
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Meteorite-list mailing list
> > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

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Dear Michel and List,
I very much enjoyed your site. I particularly liked this comment: "We
will not say that it is impossible to hunt without a GPS, we will say it
is criminal to forget or hide the localization of new meteorites".
I agree. I think the GPS is essential to the hunt. One day, I took a
spill on my motorcycle and smashed my Garmin. That was the end of the hunt
for the day. I drove about a 200 mile round trip to get a replacement.
I don't want to just catch a falling star and put it in my pocket. To
me that would just make it another NWA (North Western Arizona). I take
time with my finds: turn on the GPS, acquire position, set up various props
(e.g., some combination of tongs, GPS, toothbrush, etc.) so I can later
match the in situ photo with the stone, and I make field notes.When this
is done I fill my hole and place three pieces of quartz on top. I can show
you exactly where each and every one of my finds were made. As far as I'm
concerned, it belongs in the public domain.
Sincerely,
 Don
Michel Franco wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Bravo Don !
Just have a look at what we, poor european hunters proposed a while
ago as
 guideline for hunters.
<a href="http://themeteorites.com/TM2/ethic.htm">http://themeteorites.com/TM2/ethic.htm</a>
Congratulation again and welcome to the club!
Best wishes
Michel
----- Message d'origine -----
 De : Donald O'Keeffe <donald.okeeffe_at_signalhill.net>
 À : <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
 Envoyé : jeudi 21 décembre 2000 01:48
 Objet : [meteorite-list] My First Hunt-Ad
> Untouched Meteorites!
 >
 > Hello list,
 >
 > Once again I'd like to thank all of you who wrote me privately to
share
 > in the enthusiasm of my first hunt.
 >
 > I was elated with every find. I felt honored knowing that I was the
 > first person to be able to touch such an ancient object. After finding
a
 > few, it came to me that I should reserve the thrill for someone else.
I
 > then changed my collection methods. I wouldn't touch them. I would
 > harvest them with tongs and put them in a baggie. Of course, I continued
 > with my standard procedure of taking an in situ photo and recording
the
 > date of find and GPS coordinates.
 >
 > I have put some of these up on ebay. If you would like to take a
look,
 > here are the links.
 >
 > <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=530278521">http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=530278521</a>
 >
 > <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=530284928">http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=530284928</a>
 >
 > <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=530291432">http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=530291432</a>
 >
 >
 > Thank you,
 > Don
 >
 >
 > _______________________________________________
 > Meteorite-list mailing list
 > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
 > <a href="http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list">http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</a></blockquote>
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