Huge Pans of Maine Gold! / Swift River/ Coos Canyon/ Byron Maine

[@barbarathorndyke8417]

I feel like prospecting for gold is better when you're stoned and these two guys might know a thing or two about that :)

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Maybe.

[@legendarybloodlines]

@@hipbeeexplorer 😁

[@Link2game]

Thank you for making these videos. They are all so much fun to watch. You really put that sluice to good use!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you so much for becoming a member. Welcome and Bee Groovy. ☮️

[@ThePatriotPirate]

Long and relaxing to watch, very nice

[@stonecoldaustin6282]

That was some nice pans with a couple nice little pieces too. Well keep finding that gold right. So gold night. LOL

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching and commenting. Bee groovy.

[@nhsilversleuth6029]

I've never had a pan like that at Coos Canyon/East Branch, nice job! Your videos just seem to get better and better as time goes on, I truly enjoy them.The humor is great, the nature shots are wonderful, and they feed the prospecting fire burning in my soul!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching and commenting. It was a great day. Bee groovy.

[@carloslaguna-driscoll5319]

This video is super meditative for me. Great work… the music and everything. Love the genuine Maine accents.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidvilla3243]

You have a Great format,I always enjoy all your videos never stop sharing them.Can hardly wait for your next outing.David out

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching and commenting. Bee groovy my friend.

[@TrailWright]

I hope you grabbed that stray chunk. Thanks for sharing... and yes it is a wonderful combination.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching and commenting. Bee groovy

[@ThePatriotPirate]

Looks pretty good! I should come panning and sluicing with you guys

[@jonathanglidden5989]

Nice haul guys. Nice picker too, shaped like Italy.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Yes it is! Thank you for watching and commenting. Bee groovy

[@sarahtorres2073]

I just found your page me and my husband love watching you guys we are planning a trip to on of your location you have visited hope to talk with Rosie Ty so much for hope !

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Right on ! thank you for watching. It makes us happy that you both enjoy watching our show, Maybe we will bump into you sometime on our travels.

[@atadventuresuk]

Just came across your channel while researching for our up coming road trip in 2023. You 2 are brilliant and look forward to catching up on your adventures. Greetings from over the pond here in the UK.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching. Bee groovy

[@oneguyoneziptie5034]

very nice gold! after watching these videos i'm wanting to go panning down here in cumberland county in any stream/brook I can find until my next trip to rangeley lol

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching. You got the gold fever

[@oneguyoneziptie5034]

@@hipbeeexplorer haha yes I think so. living in maine for 30 years and never done this before so its very exciting and alot of fun

[@Ltn.Immelmann]

I also have the Sona Riffel mat cool. I didn't glue them in either. Is better for rinsing. The nugget looks like a saxophone * laughs. Wow, that was a lot of gold. Thank you for sharing . Greetings Peter 👍

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching. I like that mat.

[@keneastman5045]

I love those Ariel views and all that color in the pan thank for sharing guys

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks for watching!

[@DonnieW777]

An excellent video tonight, fellas!! Loved the special “nature scenery” and the music selections…..plus all the gold- wow!! Have a terrific rest of the week! 👍🐝💖

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you And Bee groovy

[@TheLensSchwendi]

Awesome gold. Awesome video! 👍Did you want to suck the gold up with the scissors at 6:10? 😃

[@hipbeeexplorer]

I tried...

[@TheLensSchwendi]

@@hipbeeexplorer 😅

[@dandannymeeks5580]

Thank you for your teaching method. My wife and I are retired and have a lot of free time. We watch you every day. When new ones aren’t available, we watch the ones we have seen before.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching. We are happy you enjoy our videos. Bee Groovy.

[@SlabCity13]

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉😮

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks for watching

[@cowboygeologist7772]

Nice finds; thanks for posting.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks for watching!

[@MMProspecting]

Awesome job yall found a sweet pocket there

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching and commenting. Bee groovy

[@AndrewGilpatric662]

I haven't panned for gold at the East Branch I'm definitely going to try it thank you for the great video

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching and commenting. Bee groovy

[@dennismorton4688]

hey just wanted to say thanks for honey and honey straws they are great my name is dennis i was camping on bog dam road the next campsite up on the river very nice to meet you guys

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Hi Dennis! You were right. The rabbits came. Thank you for watching.

[@brianquirion7062]

Great video guy's that was definitely a great first bucket I'm glad you like the sluice box I tried making it so it could be a really fast cleanout it looked like Wes had the sluice ready to go again in under a minute

[@hipbeeexplorer]

I love it. It’s my new go to sluice

[@TNRnhFerals]

Hi Brian, Do you make sluces and if so are you in Maine/NH?

[@brianquirion7062]

@@TNRnhFerals I do make them I'm in Maine

[@nutmegprospector9139]

So glad we can still sluice in Maine

[@hipbeeexplorer]

I agree. One of the reason I love to go there....and lots of land owned by logging and they allow panning on most rivers...except a few.

[@BilgemasterBill]

Came here from your short. You can count me subscribed. Looks like good clean fun.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Awesome, thank you!

[@joshortiz1576]

Some great looking gold! I really do miss camping! Cute bunny's

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you Josh

[@MikeCorbit]

New England cottontails are making a big comeback!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

He hung around for a couple hours. Thank you for watching

[@dirtkellogg4252]

Too cool seeing that much.greatjob. Got to love it!!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

That doesn't happen too often. It was a nice pocket. Thanks for watching.

[@kennethsmith7374]

AWESOME NICE GOLD WES AND TOM LOVE THE VIDEO

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching and commenting. Peace ☮️

[@larryhayes2260]

You guys are awesome, you have way too much fun !

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you. Bee Groovy.

[@derekbaker777]

Where's all the GOLD?!! I live in Maine and have never seen any in the 42 years of my life. I wanna find a ship full of gold and rare gems like they found in "The Goonies."

[@hipbeeexplorer]

You'll have to go to Hollywood for that. In Maine, if you start looking now in the right place you may find a nugget right away....or it could take you 10 years...or never....It all depends on knowing where to look. I suggest starting in the brooks and streams around Byron Maine and Rangely Maine. Swift river, Sandy River, south bog stream, or any other stream or river in the area.

[@whendoigettosayfuck]

Get yourself a back hoe down to any river and start digging up the lowest part of the river. Dump it into a huge sifter.

[@airheadzradioadventures]

Ayuh .. Tom mighta been burnin’ that box a little too haad.. Great video and production, fellas ~ subscribed!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks for the sub! welcome

[@thetownspeople6486]

Jackpot!!! Best haul I’ve seen you two get.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

We have done better before but not when we were filming. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@jackfrost8207]

u guys could have had rabbit for dinner, another great show from the 3 of u . nice gold too.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks for watching.

[@OneMorePan]

Very nice boys! Love the gold and love the hype! Everything happens for a reason. Happy that person was at your original spot. Sweet Captain Hook picker. Sure is a beautiful place. Great video boys! 🤘😁🤘⛰⛏🇨🇦

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you my friend. It was a great day on the river.

[@doobiecfoogle]

Any suggestions on creeks around the Waterville/Kennebec area? By the way, love your name. My hubs & family call me Doobie because I was a huge fan of the Do-Bee Bee on Romper Room 100 years ago. Plus my sisters were teenagers (I was a late accident🥴) & they thought they were being cute. But to this day my husband of 28yrs calls me Doobie. New sub too!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks for watching Doobie. Look up Bond Brook in Augusta. There is gold in it.

[@doobiecfoogle]

@@hipbeeexplorer Thanks so very much!

[@jeremysaunders9003]

Great video guys hell of a first pan, love the weather man. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@hipbeeexplorer]

The weatherbee was wrong again…

[@jeffersonstategold8349]

Great Episode and great gold!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you my friend. Bee Groovy.

[@rogerlane474]

Wow, you guys killed it on that first half bucket!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Yeah, I was shocked. Most I've ever seen in one bucket but then it petered out. Thanks for watching. Bee groovy.

[@AyouGuysProspectingTM]

Sorry I missed it watching it now

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Groovy man

[@HeidiConanGoldProspecting]

Amazing show guys 🎉 Super good pan and those chunky bits were super nice! Friends and relatives in CA with those fires very close. Hope to see you out there soon ❤️❤️❤️

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank for watching and commenting. Bee groovy

[@ritamoore8346]

I don't think I will ever actually get to the East Coast but you guys allow me to see the beautiful parts that I would visit. Thanks for the adventure.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching. Bee groovy

[@timfrisk8944]

love the shirt Tom i want one

[@hipbeeexplorer]

It’s cheesy and groovy

[@michellerusso7510]

Holy smokes that's an awesome pan!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

It was a doozy

[@JDAlwaysWorkin]

I'm planning to vacation a week here at coos canyon campgrounds next spring/summer. I definately plan on bringing my sluice and pans along. Were you guys at that campground and did anybody give you any grief for digging around the river or do they encourage it?

[@hipbeeexplorer]

They allow you to use a sluice box or pans on the campground property but nothing powered. High bankers and dredges can’t be used there but can be used just down the road.

[@JDAlwaysWorkin]

@hipbeeexplorer sounds good! Thanks! 👍. I'll keep my eye out for the hip bee 🐝 when I'm up there for the groovy weather reports 😁

[@Brewersprospecting420]

Another awesome video

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks for watching the oldies but goodies.

[@deenanthekemoni5567]

I've been hunting on the Swift closer to Mexico recently.. I only have a cheap metal detector and homemade gold pan.. I'm poor as hell 😆. It's still fun though but I never find anything. Glad to see you got gold out of the swift tho cause that means its in there waiting to be found!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Try further north. The nuggets get dropped out in the pools so there is mostly fine gold down near Mexico. You can also focus on bedrock and cracks in the bedrock. Check them with a metal detector. Thanks for watching.

[@deenanthekemoni5567]

@@hipbeeexplorer thanks for the advice! I will do that.

[@michaeltetrault6467]

That's a very vibey shirt Tom. Keep up the great shows guys.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks for watching and good luck.

[@dwolff9598]

Nice results bees! Way to go

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you and thank you for watching

[@ray603prospecting2]

Awesome first pan Guy's, nice job. I'm looking to book a site at Coos canyon campground during Labor day to do some prospecting. Wes, could you please tell me what was the name of the road you where parked on. Nice new addition to you and Tom's group having the Hip Bee, he's quite a corrector.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

It's Weld Rd. Right across the street from the rock and gem shop at Coos Canyon.

[@mamasgonecreating1967]

Wes, you didn't show us the Gold dance that found that good. Tom, I loved the Cheeto's shirt. Nothing wrong with that dinner. Looked awefully good to me.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

That’s because it was x rated… but it worked.

[@mamasgonecreating1967]

@@hipbeeexplorer LOL

[@christophermichaud7187]

Another Great video

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching. Bee groovy

[@goldpanr]

This is gonna be a great vid!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Groovy

[@josephknowlton7246]

Liked, shared and commented

[@hipbeeexplorer]

You rock!

[@cwilson6880]

Great video guys! I didn’t think I’d ever get a chance to prospect up in Maine as it’s a bit far from me and I tend to stay in my area of central Vermont, but I have a work trip coming up in a couple weeks and I have a full days drive on the way back to myself. So I was checking out some prospecting videos based on Maine. Are you in the vicinity of the Coos Canyon rest area? I’m obviously not asking you to give up your exact location. Just wondering if you’re in that vicinity. I’ve only got about four hours to prospect and I’m just trying to increase my chances to catch some color. 🙏🤝 I’ll definitely be stopping in the gem shop picking up some paydirt and checking out some of those huge nuggets!!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Anywhere in that area. If you stop at the gem shop they will point you to several locations. They are very helpful. We will be up there in a few weeks

[@cwilson6880]

@@hipbeeexplorer thanks so much for the tips! I’ll definitely stop in the shop. I saw your other video and really want to have a look at the Maine gems and nuggets!! I’ll be making the stop in Byron on my way back from Showhegan on Saturday July 27, maybe I’ll catch you and say hi!👋

[@davephoenixmusic5017]

Cheers from Kennebunk!!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Howdy! Thanks for watching and commenting. Bee groovy.

[@n8v-]

I just moved to Maine and i have a stream that runs thru my property, u wanna come see if i have gold in it

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Send me an e-mail to [e-mail]. Let me know where and we'll see if we can work something out...Of course if we find any gold we will let you keep it as long as we can film.

[@HDshovelEd]

Not sure if I look forward to the gold or to see what's for supper now.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Lol. Both. Well, sometime we don’t find much gold and other times dinner doesn’t come out so good.

[@gabrial3377]

It must have been so great to be able to use a shovel and a sluice for a change great video. You two are really working it!!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you. I fell on Monday and bruised both my knees… video coming

[@gabrial3377]

Gosh I hope you are OK!!? I fell a few times before I had to have both knees replaced. I feel your pain!! I will have to go up and see if I can find some better gold then tunnel brook.

[@gabrial3377]

Oh and great bunny shots. Made the whole video. Rabbit video bombed.

[@kekyko9951]

They're re- sluicing the old gold. There's no Way they're picking up the kinda gold we're there panning.

[@DanGtube32]

Im a little late tonight lol. Hi everyone

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching and commenting

[@jamiepreston1490]

Ain't that wicked good.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Right on!

[@pauldavis118]

Nice video guys 👍

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching and commenting. Peace ☮️

[@jameshoffman5830]

Great show

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks for watching.

[@nutmegprospector9139]

picker looked like Dino the Dinosaur

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Where is the Flintstone shirt when ya need it.

[@lsquared6975]

Wes pans while Tom fans! Cheeto groovy!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks for watching. Stay groovy.

[@BryanL420]

I believe this is when canada was ablaze i live in maine it was hazy

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Yes, That has happened a couple times from the fires in CA over the past few years.

[@jjprospector9170]

Wished I could be camping yea my car tore up an now still here Ky no gold here

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you for watching and commenting. Bee groovy. The gold wizard I’ll wait for you

[@lancebarker8980]

Well done guys 🇦🇺👍🏽

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thank you and thank you for watching.

[@papayork1907]

did anyone notice the bot flies on the flowers? those things are nasty! great video, thanks guys

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Yeah, we saw them. Thank you for watching and commenting. Bee groovy

[@kekyko9951]

There's no way... Don't wear out that gold, panning it over and over again....

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Keep diggin. You'll find it.

[@IbocC64]

I would be curious how much you can earn gold panning on an average per hour basis. As I understand it a person just can't earn as much as a minimum wage job on average most of the time so if I can't have fun doing this as a pastime, it's probably not for me. I would also be curious if you get a better yield at places with Gold in their name. Such as the Gold Brook next to Gold Brook Road on the Canadian border near the Kibby wind farm.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Most prospector don’t do it for the money. There are much easier ways to make money. If it’s called gold brook there may be a reason but keep in mind there are hundreds of gold brooks.

[@scotthardy5612]

Did you say Brian currier gave you the sluice I know a Brian currier from loudon n.h.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Brian Quirion made that sluice.

[@gabrial3377]

Where is smoke coming from? Surly it wouldn't be that thick way over here from the West fires?

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Yup, from the wild fires out west

[@ThePatriotPirate]

Did you guys run into any ticks?

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Not very often. Once last year.

[@brittanyprock292]

Want to bring my 10 yr old son and 6 yr old daughter in a 71 winnie 24'. I live in Rockland could you give me any insight as to where is some close to the river camping?

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Coos Canyon Campground.

[@iancampbell6002]

Did you say you got the sluice from Brian quarion* ? I worked with him he's a nice guy

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Yes, He is a great guy.

[@JonJJackson-yl6pd]

No gold!

[@hipbeeexplorer]

How do you know? I know for a fact there is because I was there...were you?

[@kristinebailey86]

Hey your sluice isn't compleat no riffles

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Yes it is. This is a mat with the ruffles built in. As you can see it works really good catching the fine gold. Since then I have switched to a dream mat which also has no riffles and it was outstanding in tests. Watch the video where I test the dream mat

[@kristinebailey86]

Then that must extremely new never have I seen a mat that had riffles interesting 🤔

[@markholbrook3949]

I think you guys are losing gold in that sluice box.. I think a sluice box should only be used if your finding massive amounts....

[@hipbeeexplorer]

I don't think I would have gotten that much gold by just panning. It's all about how much you run and a pan is to slow. I use a dream mat now and I've tested it to see how well it catches gold. I ran a bucket of dirt with 5g of gold in it and caught all but a few small flakes. Here is a link to that video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpXXfoyngMRla8U I think most people lose a bit panning too. To me it's all about how much material I run and a sluice box allows me to run more material. Thanks for watching my friend.

[@markholbrook3949]

@@hipbeeexplorer Gotchya. I’ll check it out.

[@jtakayama6294]

The proper pronunciation is KOH-ahss, not Cooz.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Yes, That is correct. We had a discussion about this in the past. The original word is a native American word meaning "Pine trees" which are prevalent near the canyon but most people don't use that pronunciation anymore. Many people including those who live there and Rosey at the Gift shop and The Owners of the Coos Canyon Campground all pronounce it Cooz...so to avoid confusion we do as well. If we pronounced it kOh-ahss many people would not know where we are talking about so we go with the most prevalent pronunciation. Like many word's Pronunciations they get changed over time. Thanks for watching.

[@denniscallahan8822]

You cannot dig on the banks of the Swift River, or any river, in the White Mountains it is, against the Law, just ask them in the store. I wish I could.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

True, but there is no federal law.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

And we are not digging in a bank. Banks are defined clearly.

[@hipbeeexplorer]

The landowner can dig with a shovel anywhere on his property and give permission to anyone they choose without any federal permits. On the swift we have permission from the land owners to prospect and the prospectors agree not to dig in the banks.

[@macbirt56]

I can't watch your video with your hideous music playing

[@hipbeeexplorer]

Thanks for watching and commenting. it really helps our channel. Bee groovy

[@hipbeeexplorer]

I would have commented on one of your videos but I notice you don't have any and you are not a video creator at all....but thanks for your opinion anyway.

[@opie7afe]

Then skip over the beginning. I do because i can only hear the same song so many times. Nothing against wes and tom as i do enjoy the videos...but thats the good thing about youtube, if you dont want to watch something you skip over it or find a new video...you lack some tact sir