[meteorite-list] The Trials and Tribulations in Dealing with Landowners

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:51:57 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <844263.48928.qm_at_web30707.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

One of the main problems is with trust. This strewn field has been available for
over 100 years and for all practical purposes now may be closed. It only takes
one or two angry landowners to shut down the entire area to meteorite hunters.
News of fraud, lawsuits and unpaid promised large sums of money, real or
imagined spread like wildfire through these rural communities.

The quicker this is resolved, the better. The hunting tradition in this area
dates back to the Kimberly's, Nininger and Haag. It would be a shame to see it
permanently off-limits now.


Unfortunately, I witnessed the same thing with with the avocation of treasure
hunting which still has not recovered after 25 years. Property owners used to
grant permission freely to search but this is a rarity these days.

Happy Hunting,

Adam
Received on Sun 20 Feb 2011 10:51:57 PM PST