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2" keene dredge - legal or not ?

xcilim463		Posted : Saturday, 14 February 2015 9:18:39 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 14/02/2015(UTC) Posts: 0 Thanks: 3 times		Hi all I was looking at buying a 2' keene dredge to play around with over the summer but am wondering if I am legally allowed to use one on an un claimed section of a river ? some feed back would be greatly appreciated Thanks

LBD		Posted : Saturday, 14 February 2015 9:59:22 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 101 Location: PhuBia...for a change Thanks: 22 times Was thanked: 43 time(s) in 33 post(s)		Originally Posted by: xcilim463 Hi all I am legally allowed to use one on an un claimed section of a river ? Legally....No. But no one seems to care, claimed or not... so best is do not get caught especially on someones claim without permission. But you would need to be unlucky, unless you are poaching in popular or public areas?

Aotea		Posted : Saturday, 14 February 2015 10:22:10 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 8/06/2013(UTC) Posts: 2 Was thanked: 22 time(s) in 15 post(s)		yep, solid advce LBD..would be legal from a regioanl council perspective in tasman, westland, some of otago, not legal from a crown mins, linz, doc perspective, not to mention nzhpt..or district concil. id do it, and not get caught personally...

xcilim463		Posted : Sunday, 15 February 2015 9:37:21 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 14/02/2015(UTC) Posts: 0 Thanks: 3 times		Thanks guy's for your comments. I think ill go a head and buy the 2 ' dredge, I will not be looking at making money from it just playing around during summer.

Golddigger7		Posted : Monday, 16 February 2015 6:09:45 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 6/09/2012(UTC) Posts: 252 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 46 time(s) in 35 post(s)		get permission before entering anybodies claim is what I say, its not nice to poach gold from people who have to pay fees, rents and insurance for their claims. If they say no, its not personal, its just the way it is.

kiwijw		Posted : Monday, 16 February 2015 7:58:35 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,152 Thanks: 92 times Was thanked: 658 time(s) in 324 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Golddigger7 get permission before entering anybodies claim is what I say, its not nice to poach gold from people who have to pay fees, rents and insurance for their claims. If they say no, its not personal, its just the way it is. Yep...that is a fair comment & why I stick to detecting & miles away from any water ways & claims. Not treading on any ones toes that way. Good luck out there JW :)