CAN CATTLE help me find GOLD?

[@PhilBice]

I'm yet to start prospecting but love the way you have given us your knowledge and insight . I think next year will be my starting point. Love your videos. Have a good summer break. Look forward to more of how we find gold. Cheers

[@personalisedprospectingwa]

@@PhilBice thankyou very kind we love helping people we know how hard it can be

[@deanosgold]

Have a good Christmas as well. Thanks again both of you, for sharing your experience and knowledge.

[@personalisedprospectingwa]

@@deanosgold THANKYOU have a safe one ❤️

[@PRLake007.1]

You are looking at we call "cattle pads". Other animals will use them as the hard hoofs compact the soil forming the "pads". Yes, like peoples, cattle and other animals will usually choose the path of least resistance but not necessarily in a staight line. Cattle are supposed to be able to smell water 10 kilometres away if the wind is right. I have seen cattle and horses dig a "soak" in a supposedly dry creek bed. No, they didn't use shovels, just their hooves, to be clear. One cattle station I worked on near Alice Springs expanded a soak brumbies and cattle had begun with a bulldozer to create a semi-permanent watering point, the soak dries up in long dry periods but I do believe from personal experience that it is the horses that initiate the digging of a soak. Again, to clarify, the station owner, a person, used the bulldozer, not the cattle or horses. If you get geographically confused or disorientated (lost) following a cattle pad can take you to a water source, just remember, if the tracks are converging in the direction you are walking then you are heading in the right direction to water. If the pads fork then you are moving away from the water source, turn around and follow the tracks, the pads get wider and more numerous the closer to water source you are. On the topic of Survival; knowing how to identify grain eating birds is a good way to find a water source. Pidgeons and finches need constant access to water to help digest their food. If you see a flock of finches and they are quite, they are heading out to feed. They don't want to attract predators so they remain quite. When they return to a water source they are usually very noisey closer to the water. In this respect, grain eating birds are like people meeting at a cafe and chatting about their day. The birds are communicating where the best feed is or maybe bullshitting to the other birds about the scaecity of food because they are greedy little mongrels who don't want to share their abundant food supply with another flock or maybe because the leader of the other flock is probably a douche bag. I have seen two flocks converge at a water source and leave together so not all of them are greedy little mongrels, douche bags or deviant arseholes. Like humans, I'm sure some of the birds are like this, too. Or should that be: Like birds, I'm sure some of the humans are like this, too. (Hmmmm, I'll have to ponder this some more!) Bonus Fun Fact: Google does not know how far away a horse can smell water. Bah-Humbug and all the best for next year!

[@dppark96]

The information that you provide Craig has helped me immensely. I feel that when I get a chance to visit the WA goldfields I have the gained the basic knowledge of where to start looking thanks to you.

[@personalisedprospectingwa]

@@dppark96 THANKYOU so much 🙏

[@SP-lo4wk]

Cheers Craig love your videos & the knowledge you’re putting out there to people like me. You & Prospecting 101 are on a par for the tips you guys put out there thanks so much & look forward to your next videos

[@personalisedprospectingwa]

@@SP-lo4wk THANKYOU very much for your kind words. And support. Now we have to try harder to be above prospecting 101 (thanks for that!) lol 😆😆 but he is a good chanel also credit due.. but seriously thankyou 🙏

[@smileydave3907]

I personally greatly appreciate you sharing you knowledge. I have learnt a lot

[@personalisedprospectingwa]

@@smileydave3907 thankyou so much Dave its true appreacion like this that's keep us going 🙏

[@tonytitasey356]

Totally agree, leave a trail to water , plus drop out stop .. most of the time the trail leads to east to west

[@neilldavey2142]

Interesting theory guys. Will keep a lookout next time am bush. Looking forward to your knowledge on rocks in trees = patch. Saw it on your whiteboard a few episodes ago. Merry Xmas and stay safe.

[@personalisedprospectingwa]

@@neilldavey2142 cheeky bugger well spotted, lol the rock in tree video is coming 🙏❤️

[@Goldswagman]

Nice work mate. Hot out there for sure.

[@personalisedprospectingwa]

@@Goldswagman THANKYOU, it's certainly heading towards a hot summer I think 💯

[@gregwatson7479]

Cheers guys sharing is caring love ya work steak n nuggets doesn’t get better have a great Xmas

[@personalisedprospectingwa]

@@gregwatson7479 😆 thanks mate and you too 👍

[@Timeparadox101]

Great honest opinion,even to have a little time to reflect discovery of alchemy to us i cant thanku enough, cheers for wander out yonder info.

[@adoolan3268]

You may find it's softer ground may even be a little deeper, and yes, they will walk in a straight line to water they have a great sense of smell . Love all the information you put on here it's been very helpful

[@jdean1851]

Cheers" from -7c Idaho! keep it rockin"

[@personalisedprospectingwa]

@@jdean1851 thanks as always to sunny Idaho ❤️

[@MrBeagleblue]

Only found your channel last week, love it real prospecting. I know what your talking about with the cattle pads, I think the cattle know the lowest lie of the land hence smaller rocks and less rough land to walk on. so they seem to naturally follow not only the lowest point but the easiest and quickest route to and from feed and water. Same goes for Roos when I am in hilly country many a time I will follow what I call the furry critter trails they have an innate sense of finding the rout that expends the least amount of energy and that`s the name of the game with survival.

[@personalisedprospectingwa]

@@MrBeagleblue THANKYOU and your onto it you have good observations 😀

[@michaeldemeo1844]

Cheers guys, i followed a cow track up at Cue for about 2 km's for 4 bits of gold. My theory is that the nuggets have packed down hard from all the traffic. Only 1 gram total but gold all the same. Cheers for your video's, they are a great help.

[@personalisedprospectingwa]

@@michaeldemeo1844 THANKYOU 🙏

[@utubetrutharrowmichael-and9105]

Cameo on Buckshot yesterday ❤👁👃👁

[@ianshugg2681]

I’m not understanding what you’re saying ! Are you saying that detect on the animal trails . Just need a little help bro

[@personalisedprospectingwa]

@@ianshugg2681 were just saying if your detecting an area and there's gold around if you see animal tracks look around/near them . Where The animals walk is usually the easiest ,flattest path through an area and that also happens to be a point of low pressure (like riffles in a gold pan) where gold often drops/settles out 😀

[@haroldmclean3755]

I hope you find a real nice BIG Baby 🧽 👍