Gold Prospecting: Gold Hog Highbanker Dredge and Sluicing the Baker River

[@karenforrester5913]

That was neat to see. Thanks for sharing

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@melissagaglione401]

Gooo ELIO!!! He is so cool and is just throwing boulders to find the gold!!!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks for watching Melissa! Elio ran that rig like a pro!

[@chuckschubert3621]

So fun to see the Hip Bee and his tiny brother when they were just kids😂

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Oldie but goodie

[@panno16]

Good as always! Thank you for bringing us along.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you Panno for watching, we appreciate it!!

[@josephknowlton7246]

Liked, shared and commented.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks for that!

[@mummapartridge9063]

looks like a cool place!!!!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

It is. Thank you for watching and commenting. We missed you guys tonight.

[@mummapartridge9063]

I know it was weird not watching live!

[@HeidiConanGoldProspecting]

Saw the post on facebook, subbed and liked m8s! 😉😎😍

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Cool :) We subscribed to you yesterday!

[@HeidiConanGoldProspecting]

@@hipbeeexplorer wow man, thanks so much! Still watching your latest. Great camera and good sound! Audio is such a challenge.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

@@HeidiConanGoldProspecting Appreciate that! Glad you like the videos :)

[@leeduncan5819]

great show fellas

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you Lee, appreciate that!

[@mummapartridge9063]

Sorry for missing the live! We were asked to do a live guest appearance!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

That's cool.

[@kennethlloyd3886]

👍

[@hipbeeexplorer]

thanks for watching and commenting. Peace.

[@mummapartridge9063]

hope you are doing better Wes!! The River is calling your name!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

I'm in a whole lot of pain right now. Still waiting for that to improve.

[@mummapartridge9063]

@@hipbeeexplorer oh noooooo :( ☹ ♥ well i hope they get that figured out soon so you can get back to the river!!!

[@briandrew2689]

I've noticed in the Baker its a lot of surface gold,first few inches not much bellow but sounds like your at the Wild for this video blother.was there at swift last weekend with my nephew. Been really busy past month so gonna catch up on your videos tonight brother 😉

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks for watching Brian. Peace.

[@briandrew2689]

@@hipbeeexplorer always there brother just been a lot of busy with the family lately. Catching up tonight brother

[@GSProspecting]

fun in the sun. that what I need. GOLD SQUAD OUT!!!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks GS!

[@mummapartridge9063]

the talking bees🐝 🐝 had me cracking up!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

lol

[@carldoran8889]

The bacon ranch bow tie salad from Augusta’s market is the bomb too CD

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Nothing like a good macaroni salad. I’ll try it.

[@lelanddoughty4896]

Is dredging allowed in NH?

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Dredging is allowed in NH with a state permit and property owners permission but not within the White Mountain.National Forest.

[@lelanddoughty4896]

Love the videos! Heading over to the WMNF last week in August to do some panning/metal detecting.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

@@lelanddoughty4896 Thank you! Let us know how you make out.

[@therrienmichael08]

I haven't seen Elio's model Gold Hog. It's like hydraulic mining the way the old timers did it.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Yes. It’s a lot of work lugging that hose around. Thank you for watching and commenting. Peace.

[@TheLensSchwendi]

another very nice video! thanks, I enjoyed it! You guys are cool :)

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Well thank you Schwendi! Appreciate that!

[@ray603prospecting2]

If you ever need something to help start a fire try finding DRY Pinecones, they work Awesome because of the pitch.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Yeah, I've used them before they work great. Thanks for watching and commenting. Peace.

[@nicholasguarracino1677]

It's crazy seeing you guys go out there with pans, maybe a metal detector, and along comes Elio bringing a fancy motorized thingamajig. Different strokes.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

To each his own. Thanks for watching and commenting. Peace.

[@mummapartridge9063]

I started to watch the video and Jeremy was like "Wait for me!!"

[@briandrew2689]

😆

[@dbacon06]

Pretty cool stuff but I will gladly take a pass on wasted money! I've watched enough of your videos to know that if the spot has gold you guys do just as good panning vs a multi hundred dollar high banker! I love the simplicity that you two incorporate!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

That's what I found too. That's why I don't use a dredge anymore. I don't like the noise of an engine running. I'm not out on the river for the gold. The day on the river IS the gold. If I find gold while there it's a bonus but if I don't that's ok too. Stay groovy.

[@ebo360]

So what’s the deal with sluicing on the Baker? Looking online you get the impression that everywhere on that river is state land, so only panning with free permit (you can pick up permits at the Plymouth ranger station Tuesday afternoons between 2-4), but you guys seem to be very on top of what you can do and where. I drove up along a good stretch of the Baker a couple weeks ago (checking out Polar Caves with my son then heading back to VT after a couple days at Twin River) and it looked like it was pretty flat, at least as far as Warren and the turn off for rt 25c. Is it safe to guess you guys were further upstream than that?

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Hi Eben, thanks for watching. On state land you do not need a permit. On federal land you do such as the White Mountain National Forest. So outside of the WMNF you can sluice with landowners permission and that includes most of Warren and Wentworth. Where I was in this video is private land outside of the WMNF and I had permission from the land owner. The other video with Damon E Goss I was in wentworth on the side of the road outside of the WMNF. I didn’t ask permission because there was no houses nearby. I didn’t get bothered.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Oh and thanks for the tip about the Plymouth ranger station giving permits on Tuesday. I didn’t know that.

[@ebo360]

I had planned on checking out the Baker on that trip I mentioned with my son so had called around. Online it said the Saco station was the only place to get the permits. Even Saco thought they were the only place. Coming from VT I didn’t want to drive all the way across NH to then drive half way back. A quick call to Plymouth confirmed they hand them out as well. I believe they said the permit is good for a year from date of issue, but if anyone else is reading this I’d confirm that for yourself before taking my word for it. Ditto for the day and times they do it. Things are always changing, especially these days. Thanks for the clarification about the state vs federal land. For whatever reason I strongly got the impression that prospecting on the Baker meant you had to use a pan only. Where does the National Forest begin? It’s not that obvious on the various map apps I was looking over. And a final question: how do you find out which landowners are ok with people prospecting their land? Is there a list or something out there? I did see some spots right next to the road that looked worth checking out that didn’t seem to be near any houses, but I wouldn’t want to step on anyone’s toes, or property without permission as it were.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

I always look for the sign saying you are entering the White mountain National Forest. In this case the WMNF starts about 2 miles or so north of the town of Warren and about 2 miles up RT 118. My rule of thumb is this. If there is a house around I go someplace else. If there is no house and no signs saying no trespassing or private property then I go there until someone tells me I can’t. Never been bothered in 8 years using this method. Remember, out if site out of mind.

[@andersgarp3517]

@@ebo360 the permit is only good for the calendar year in which you obtained it. Also you can get it in Lincoln as well at the visitor center

[@PartridgeFamilyProspecting]

Great vid guys!! Cant wait to dredge with ya!! Or what eva. . Eat good food.. lol

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Can't wait!

[@ramsdelli]

What campground?

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Hi Ian, send us a message through our facebook page and we'll give you the information. This is a private camp site.

[@lesterleporesr5228]

I have one o those goldhog dredge/ highbanker! See my video in Arizona with Andy and Amy's Arizona Adventures!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

I'll check it out. Thanks for watching.

[@ericorff9994]

Woo Hoo found an unwatched one.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Oldie but goodie.