Be sure to watch till the end, lots of sneaky Fairburns along the way! Let me know if y’all like the long format videos vs short videos! Thanks for tuning in!
I am an avid rockhounder, but am 73 with lots of arthritis. Therefore I cannot go on hunts like I used to.. So seeing the hunt and finds are the next best thing.
Thanks! I love even the tiniest of ones! Some days it boggles my mind how so much pattern could end up in such a tiny stone. Love em! Thanks for tuning in!
New follower. I’m really enjoying your hunting videos! Your laid back attitude, and fun facts are great. Also, as someone with some health stuff that keeps me sore a lot, I get to search vicariously through videos like yours. Thanks!
I hit that like button as soon as I tune in. Great day! When is that show we just might take a ride to SD , have been wanting to come back and find more rocks. Just next door in Iowa. 👍👏
Thanks for tuning in! I’m not sure the date of the show yet. They usually post it on the fairburn agate Facebook pages, but I’m not on Facebook these days. 😂 I’ll try and find out the dates though.
I ❤ your finds. A great bunch of very pretty ones for sure. I'm an amateur rockhounder. My twin sister and I go looking for agates, petrified wood, and jasper all colors .thanks for sharing your amazing adventure with us other rockhounders. Thumbs-up 😊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍.
While I like the instant gratification of the "as found" videos, I'd have to say the longer hunting videos are better. If I'm watching it's because I'm not out hunting, so I'm here to get a little bit of the thrill of the hunt to satisfy the cravings! LOL! By the way, some beautiful finds on this one. I'd like to say I can make the show in June, but more than likely I may not get up that way until a bit later in the summer. But when I do. I'll drop you a line, it would be great to meet up and say hi!
Greeting from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 My Wife and I watch your channel all the time , big fans , and enjoy your hunts! It must be a big thrill finding a Fairburn. We are planning a trip to South Dakota this summer 2024. Could you suggest a general area to hunt for agates, we don’t want you to give away your prime spots, just point us in the right direction. With the amount of success you have i image you have all kinds of people asking the same thing! Best regards, keep those great videos coming! Greg and Debbie
Howdy and thanks for tuning in! I’m glad to hear y’all enjoy my videos. I’m down in arizona for winter chasin the gold and I’m missing them agates! As for spots to go, I will say I’m a big fan of the Fairburn area around the French Creek Campground. The agate beds behind the camp get hit often, but nice agates still get found there. Biggest tip, do some hiking and follow the rock. There is more out there than people think. Sometimes it just takes an exploration hike to find a new rock patch. I’m also a fan of Indian Creek area, lots and lots of creek to search, as well as up in the bluffs, where the rocks in the creek originally came from. Conata basin can be a beautiful escape and easy flat walking, but you don’t wanna be out there when it’s too hot. Generally, mid summer can be a tough time to hunt for them as temps get up high out on the grasslands and there ain’t much for shade. If you are on Facebook, check out the fairburn agate groups on there. Lots of good info on areas can be found, and there are a few folks who also do guided trips. In any event, best luck to y’all! Keep me posted when you’re running through and I just might be in the area.
Great vid. I live in S.D. and rock hunt quite a bit. I gotta say, it is inspiring to watch you find that many in one day!! I have hunted Kerns beds, BGNG, Cheyenne River, all over. Fairburns ‘aint easy to find. I can go to Teepee area and always come home with stuff, but finding field Fairburns is always a thrill. I keep trying new spots all the time, like fishing spots, always trying to find the honey hole.
This was a really good day, right after some major rains. I have my bad days too though, there just isn’t any reason to upload them days. Best luck out there to ya, and thanks for tuning in!
I'm guessing it is the years of boots on the ground and picking up a thousand pounds of rocks for every oz. of fairburns, but you have an eye like no one else. Great video and appreciate your teachings.
You guessed it! I always tell myself that if I can spot the tiny stuff, I won’t miss that big ole slammer when it shows up in front of me! Thanks for the compliment and thanks for tuning in!
Timing, persistence and a pile of places I’ve found over the years! Out of fairness, I left for a year and a half to chase gold so it was all anyones game. 🙃 Timing is key though, and I base it around weather events that move the rocks around. Thanks for tuning in!
Thanks for tuning in! Not doing too bad overall! Lots of miles and lots of effort behind the scenes! Hope all is well down that way. Save some gold for me!
Pretty much all of the gravel came from the Black Hills originally and was washed away over millions of years in ancient river/flow channels. Thanks for tuning in!
Bring a little wide mouthed plastic bottle with just a little amount of water in it. Throw the smaller rocks in it and give it a shake. So... what's the translucent material all over the ground?
I used to bring water for the rocks when I first started but it all adds to more weight on the long hikes, and I ain’t scared to lick a rock! The translucent and white material is quartz. Thanks for tuning in!
Do you have any idea how frustrating it is to watch you?! I found zero things on my last trip to Fairburn! Like lace agate was the closest i found to anything awesome and i was it there for five hours! I moved to the Black Hills 2 years ago and I just have no idea where to go for Fairburns except for Fairburn proper. I really just need to spend more time walking random public land to see if I can get anything good. Thanks for the video.
I have my bad days too! It took me 3 years solid before I really started learning all the spots. Fairburn area can be super good though! I will say this, there is more to Fairburn than just what’s behind the campground! Hike around! 🙊🕵🏻♂️ Good luck out there! It’ll just make that killer agate feel even better when ya spot it!
@@waywardwoodward Thanks for the encouragement. I tried Indian Creek last week but I had to turn back early because the biting flies kept trying to fly off with me. Looking forward to your next video.
@@leviwarren6222 Gahh!! Them flies are bad this year! I wanted to go play around out there but just knew they would be bad. Sometimes, a guy can escape em up in the bluffs away from the creek. Some tasty rock up in the bluffs and beyond!
@@cookimozdziock8146 nope. The laws for rock hunting these areas are surface collect only. More so, they were randomly added by nature to the gravels millions of years ago, so it would be impossible to know where to dig to land one. It’s also super tough digging and lots of the rocks come out too dirty to see what they are without a proper scrubbing. I’ve always just found it easier to walk around and let Mother Nature erode them out. Thanks for watching! Best luck out there!
@@biker9835 I usually don’t get out much with many folks for a buncha reasons. The main one is social anxiety when I’m in person, mostly with folks I don’t know. There are folks though on the Facebook fairburn pages that are generally willing to take folks out, and I believe a few do guided stuff as well. Best luck out there! 🕵🏻♂️ Thanks for tuning in!
@@candice3077 I’m pretty much based out of the Rapid City area and the agates are found to the east over a large area and way out into the badlands. The Fairburn agate is named after the town of Fairburn, which is south east of Rapid City, although there are many more places to find them.
I’m from rapid I go out hunting all the time, not as much as i used to or like too, but never found things like u do ecspecially back to back! It’s awesome watching your videos it’s also discouraging cuz it’s like what was I doing wrong ….
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Be sure to watch till the end, lots of sneaky Fairburns along the way! Let me know if y’all like the long format videos vs short videos! Thanks for tuning in!
I like the longer hunts. Even the asmr of walking on the rocks is fun to hear lol 😂#rocknerd
@@Amethyst_Annie 🤓
I am an avid rockhounder, but am 73 with lots of arthritis. Therefore I cannot go on hunts like I used to.. So seeing the hunt and finds are the next best thing.
I’m glad to hear that my videos bring you some excitement! Thanks for tuning in!
No need to apologize for dirt on your hardworking hands. It’s good to see such incredible agates no matter how small.
Thanks! I love even the tiniest of ones! Some days it boggles my mind how so much pattern could end up in such a tiny stone. Love em! Thanks for tuning in!
New follower. I’m really enjoying your hunting videos! Your laid back attitude, and fun facts are great. Also, as someone with some health stuff that keeps me sore a lot, I get to search vicariously through videos like yours. Thanks!
@@Amethyst_Annie I’m glad to hear that you enjoy! I’ll keep em comin! Thanks for watching!
The longer I get to listen to jazz and see agates get licked in the botryoidal the better!
😎 Heck yeah! Thanks for tuning in!
Great music, not too loud, just right. I personally shy away from short videos...I want to sit back and enjoy. Hope to see more.
Thanks for tuning in! I’ll try and keep ‘em comin!
I like the longer video's. Thank you for this one
My pleasure! Thanks for tuning in!
My Brother Got me into picking fairburns,and guess he knows you! Very cool
Awesome! Leave some for me! Haha! 🙃 who is your brother? 🤔
@@waywardwoodward Jeff Marek
I hit that like button as soon as I tune in. Great day! When is that show we just might take a ride to SD , have been wanting to come back and find more rocks. Just next door in Iowa. 👍👏
Thanks for tuning in! I’m not sure the date of the show yet. They usually post it on the fairburn agate Facebook pages, but I’m not on Facebook these days. 😂 I’ll try and find out the dates though.
I just heard through the vine that the show may be on the 9th-11th of June at the Hermosa Fairgrounds.
I am loving your videos. Thanks for posting and providing the education!
@@deehone6982 my pleasure! Glad to hear you enjoy, and thanks for tuning in!
Awesome Fairburns!!
I sure do love hunting for them! Hopefully this spring/summer I get back there to find some more. Thanks for tuning in!
I ❤ your finds. A great bunch of very pretty ones for sure. I'm an amateur rockhounder. My twin sister and I go looking for agates, petrified wood, and jasper all colors .thanks for sharing your amazing adventure with us other rockhounders. Thumbs-up 😊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍.
Thank you! It’s my pleasure! The best of luck to y’all out there houndin! 🕵🏻♂️🙃
Beautiful agates! I like the longer hunts. Good luck finding a monster! 😊
Thanks! I’ll keep the videos coming as I can! 🙃
Such beautiful agates thanks for taking us along 🍻
My pleasure! Thanks for tuning in!
Great video !!
Thanks for tuning in!
Great video! I like these longer ones.
@@scottsfamily4980 glad to hear you enjoyed! I’ll try to keep ‘em comin! Thanks for tuning in!
I particularly enjoyed the slow pan to let us look at the area. Done nice and slow :) thanks for vid, good hunting
I’m glad you enjoyed! Thanks for tuning in!
While I like the instant gratification of the "as found" videos, I'd have to say the longer hunting videos are better. If I'm watching it's because I'm not out hunting, so I'm here to get a little bit of the thrill of the hunt to satisfy the cravings! LOL!
By the way, some beautiful finds on this one. I'd like to say I can make the show in June, but more than likely I may not get up that way until a bit later in the summer. But when I do. I'll drop you a line, it would be great to meet up and say hi!
Sounds great! Thanks for tuning in and I’ll keep the videos comin!
If you ve got mud on your pants and mud on your mustache we will know you had a good day ...best wishes and God bless ... dee from shoshone
@DeeDurand-wm4sf thanks for tuning in!
You are living the dream my man
Thanks! Some days are surely better than others!
I love seeing the hunt. ❤
Awesome! I’ll keep em coming! Thanks for tuning in!
Greeting from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
My Wife and I watch your channel all the time , big fans , and enjoy your hunts! It must be a big thrill finding a Fairburn. We are planning a trip to South Dakota this summer 2024. Could you suggest a general area to hunt for agates, we don’t want you to give away your prime spots, just point us in the right direction. With the amount of success you have i image you have all kinds of people asking the same thing!
Best regards, keep those great videos coming!
Greg and Debbie
Howdy and thanks for tuning in! I’m glad to hear y’all enjoy my videos. I’m down in arizona for winter chasin the gold and I’m missing them agates! As for spots to go, I will say I’m a big fan of the Fairburn area around the French Creek Campground. The agate beds behind the camp get hit often, but nice agates still get found there. Biggest tip, do some hiking and follow the rock. There is more out there than people think. Sometimes it just takes an exploration hike to find a new rock patch. I’m also a fan of Indian Creek area, lots and lots of creek to search, as well as up in the bluffs, where the rocks in the creek originally came from. Conata basin can be a beautiful escape and easy flat walking, but you don’t wanna be out there when it’s too hot. Generally, mid summer can be a tough time to hunt for them as temps get up high out on the grasslands and there ain’t much for shade. If you are on Facebook, check out the fairburn agate groups on there. Lots of good info on areas can be found, and there are a few folks who also do guided trips. In any event, best luck to y’all! Keep me posted when you’re running through and I just might be in the area.
Love the longer videos...love to try and spot them, too !!!
Glad to hear you enjoy! Thanks for tuning in!
Great vid.
I live in S.D. and rock hunt quite a bit. I gotta say, it is inspiring to watch you find that many in one day!!
I have hunted Kerns beds, BGNG, Cheyenne River, all over. Fairburns ‘aint easy to find.
I can go to Teepee area and always come home with stuff, but finding field Fairburns is always a thrill.
I keep trying new spots all the time, like fishing spots, always trying to find the honey hole.
This was a really good day, right after some major rains. I have my bad days too though, there just isn’t any reason to upload them days. Best luck out there to ya, and thanks for tuning in!
What fun! I want the one at 11:17! Thanks for the walk on the beach!
Thanks for tuning in! Although, I’m not at the beach, I’m in the Badlands of South Dakota 😎.
@@waywardwoodward I know. I really enjoyed it. It has been many years since I walked some the badlands and then it was fossils for me. Thanks
@@robertbrewer2190 my pleasure! Glad you enjoyed!
I'm guessing it is the years of boots on the ground and picking up a thousand pounds of rocks for every oz. of fairburns, but you have an eye like no one else. Great video and appreciate your teachings.
You guessed it! I always tell myself that if I can spot the tiny stuff, I won’t miss that big ole slammer when it shows up in front of me! Thanks for the compliment and thanks for tuning in!
you're so lucky to have some where to find these :)
Indeed! Many years it took to get to the point I am at with these elusive agates. They hide better then Bigfoot! Thanks for tuning in!
How is this even possible? I get lucky every like 9 trips and your out here taking all the agates! Congrats though!🎉
Timing, persistence and a pile of places I’ve found over the years! Out of fairness, I left for a year and a half to chase gold so it was all anyones game. 🙃 Timing is key though, and I base it around weather events that move the rocks around. Thanks for tuning in!
You're great so funny
Thanks!
Damn dude you're nailing it finding lots
Thanks for tuning in! Not doing too bad overall! Lots of miles and lots of effort behind the scenes! Hope all is well down that way. Save some gold for me!
😂 the heat is back I've only gone out a few times
Hell yea!! At the very least we have dirty working hands in common.
Heck yeah! 😎
Beautiful agates! Where do all these rounded pebbles in the gravel banks come from?
Pretty much all of the gravel came from the Black Hills originally and was washed away over millions of years in ancient river/flow channels. Thanks for tuning in!
I like the hunt videos. Cool landscape….almost badlands…bad-enough-lands? Thanks!
@@savagesquirrel9828 it’s pretty well the badlands, just a bit east is badlands proper. Thanks for tuning in, I’ll keep the videos coming!
Anyone who knows enough to stop and admire d’bunnies has to be doing something right!🐰🐇🐰🐇🐰🐰🎉❤🎉❤
They were pretty cute! 🐰
Bring a little wide mouthed plastic bottle with just a little amount of water in it. Throw the smaller rocks in it and give it a shake. So... what's the translucent material all over the ground?
I'm thinking it's quartz... right?
I used to bring water for the rocks when I first started but it all adds to more weight on the long hikes, and I ain’t scared to lick a rock! The translucent and white material is quartz. Thanks for tuning in!
Do you have any idea how frustrating it is to watch you?! I found zero things on my last trip to Fairburn! Like lace agate was the closest i found to anything awesome and i was it there for five hours! I moved to the Black Hills 2 years ago and I just have no idea where to go for Fairburns except for Fairburn proper. I really just need to spend more time walking random public land to see if I can get anything good. Thanks for the video.
I have my bad days too! It took me 3 years solid before I really started learning all the spots. Fairburn area can be super good though! I will say this, there is more to Fairburn than just what’s behind the campground! Hike around! 🙊🕵🏻♂️ Good luck out there! It’ll just make that killer agate feel even better when ya spot it!
@@waywardwoodward Thanks for the encouragement. I tried Indian Creek last week but I had to turn back early because the biting flies kept trying to fly off with me. Looking forward to your next video.
@@leviwarren6222 Gahh!! Them flies are bad this year! I wanted to go play around out there but just knew they would be bad. Sometimes, a guy can escape em up in the bluffs away from the creek. Some tasty rock up in the bluffs and beyond!
Do you ever dig for them
@@cookimozdziock8146 nope. The laws for rock hunting these areas are surface collect only. More so, they were randomly added by nature to the gravels millions of years ago, so it would be impossible to know where to dig to land one. It’s also super tough digging and lots of the rocks come out too dirty to see what they are without a proper scrubbing. I’ve always just found it easier to walk around and let Mother Nature erode them out. Thanks for watching! Best luck out there!
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Are you from South Dakota
Yep!
if you'd be down sometime even if I have to pay could I come with I live close to rapid city and I'm new to rock hounding
@@biker9835 I usually don’t get out much with many folks for a buncha reasons. The main one is social anxiety when I’m in person, mostly with folks I don’t know. There are folks though on the Facebook fairburn pages that are generally willing to take folks out, and I believe a few do guided stuff as well. Best luck out there! 🕵🏻♂️ Thanks for tuning in!
@@waywardwoodward thank for the content and the tips
What state are u in
Beautiful South Dakota!
I live in South Dakota and can not figure out where u r at
@@candice3077 I’m pretty much based out of the Rapid City area and the agates are found to the east over a large area and way out into the badlands. The Fairburn agate is named after the town of Fairburn, which is south east of Rapid City, although there are many more places to find them.
I’m from rapid I go out hunting all the time, not as much as i used to or like too, but never found things like u do ecspecially back to back! It’s awesome watching your videos it’s also discouraging cuz it’s like what was I doing wrong ….
I went to farmingdale a lot, but anywhere else never had any luck
The music in the background isn't my favorite. It's a bit annoying. The video is great and the actual nature sounds would have been better.
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video. As for the music, can’t please everyone. 🤷🏻♂️