[meteorite-list] Wisconsin Meteorite Hunt.

From: wahlperry at aol.com <wahlperry_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 00:37:00 -0400
Message-ID: <8CCB89167E8A663-3C08-174C8_at_Webmail-d104.sysops.aol.com>

Hi All,

I just returned from my second hunt in Wisconsin. I hunted a total of 9
days in the field. I really enjoyed spending time with the other
hunters and got to know some of the locals too.
Without a doubt, Wisconsin is the friendliest state I have ever
visited. Everyone would invite you into their homes, also allow you to
hunt for meteorites on their property. I even had
a chance to milk a cow. I want to say thanks to Rob Matson and Mark
Fries for the great work with the Doppler Radar. Terry Boudreaux and
Karl Aston played a major role in gaining
access to hunt many of the properties. These 2 guys are awesome. What
really made this trip enjoyable was spending time with everyone
hunting. After 9 days of hunting I was able
to find 3 meteorites, one with the assistance of Brix (my dog) and the
other 2 on my second trip out. The total of my finds is 366.4 grams. I
hope to post pictures from the hunt on my
website within the next week. The rumors of many stones being recovered
is simply not true. Out of 6 guys hunting for 4 days( covering a lot of
ground ) only 2 stones were recovered.
On the previous hunt with 10 guys hunting only 4 stones were recovered.
By far, the best complete stone I have seen is Rob Wesel's. Another
kudo's goes out to Joe Kerchner for his
magnificent find. Eric Wichman also made some outstanding finds.

Many of the fields are now being plowed and planted. Further recovery
of meteorites is becoming more difficult. It would be nice to compile a
list of everyone's finds to determine the TKW
so far.


Good luck to all of the guys that are still out in the field.

Sonny
Received on Mon 03 May 2010 12:37:00 AM PDT