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

From: Thunder Stone <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:13:58 -0800
Message-ID: <SNT117-W311A6E1EF4571A412025EED2D90_at_phx.gbl>

Yep - the landowners are going to cash up front if you want to hunt.
 
Greg S.

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> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:43:28 -0800
> From: raremeteorites at yahoo.com
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Trials and Tribulations in Dealing with Landowners
>
> I think this represents more than just a "black eye" We may be the last
> generation that can hunt freely for them without sever repercussions. Hunters
> have already been jailed and it is just a matter of time before somebody is shot
> on private property figuring it is an easy way to riches. There is always a
> backlash associated with peoples actions. I don't think this was considered
> ahead of time by the few that are now impacting all us.
>
> I saw the video Dirk posted and was appalled by the look in that farmers eyes
> and the tone of his voice. I hope not too many people have seen this video
> because it is very discouraging. I have seen this disdain before in the eyes of
> landowners when treasure hunters failed to treat them with respect. It only
> takes a few holes left behind on somebody's property, a cattle gate left open or
> the failure to make good on a promise to ruin it for everybody else.
>
> This is a very sad development but I could see it coming with the popularization
> of meteorite hunting and the connection to treasure hunting. There used to be
> line between the two but now it has become blurred.
>
>
> Adam
>
>
>
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> From: Thunder Stone
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> Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 10:11:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Trials and Tribulations in Dealing with
> Landowners
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> List:
>
> I think this will put a ?black eye? on meteorite hunters regardless of the
> turnout. I remember in West I talked to some landowners who let meteorite
> hunters on their property, and they told me that some of the hunters had stolen
> some of their finds and skipped out on paying, so they stopped allowing hunters
> back on their land. Because of the ?Meteorite Men? show, with its growing
> popularity, this could certainly have an impact on people watching in the
> future. I?ve always felt that the meteorite hunter?s number one oath is ?treat
> the landowners very special, because the meteorites are THEIRS.? And one bad
> apple? well, we all know what that can do.
>
> As to the Meteoritic Peridot? I just don?t see the market; I guarantee that any
> rich celebrity with rather have an emerald instead. Also the ?melting? of
> Pallasites ? it?s your meteorite and you can do what you want, you can make
> spheres, use the iron to make coins: does not really bother me. In fact I think
> it would be really cool to make a stained glass window out of a Pallasite? now
> that would be really cool.
>
> Remember... it's all in the marketing.
>
> Greg S.
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