Well it used to be very productive digging in them cliffs (more like an
abutment as i think cliffs are over 6 ft high) one day we found three real
nice conus spurius (probably alanticus , had to tell as they were mumbling)
conus regius , half a lions paw (lyropectin nodosa? ) and a whole gaggle of
cabritti but none that were fully spined. The best story about John Lloyd
was a lady i saw with two live strombus  gigas, full adults , fully alive
and kicking , i asked her if she knew they were illegal to take , she turned
a nose up and walked to her car , right past the ranger . if it were me ,
like a commando , crawling on my belly, face painted and camouflaged the
rangers still would have got me . I'm very happy with our sole
representative that i collected in about 15ft on sand years back while out
on a friends boat . i originally thought it was a helmet but was very happy
to find a fresh dead gigas, aperture pink like bubble gum and a very knobby
spire that was not damaged or wormed . the lip is solid indicating a full
adult but has some scratches, how dare that animal not take better care if
it's self.
Well better end it here or I'll get the boot. mark "the ferret" bethke
-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Smith <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: bye for now


>Joni,
>
>>  A word of warning,
>>though, the rangers frown on any digging in the cliffs and have been known
to
>>ban folks for doing so!
>>Joni
>
>The precarious nature of the "cliffs" struck me as soon as I saw them (I'd
>never been there before) and I was *extremely* careful to do no harm; only
>"dusted" off very lightly any projections from the sand that looked
>promising.  I would have felt way too guilty
>otherwise.  <hahahaha>   However I did literally yell at three kids who
>were kicking down sand from the wall and trying insanely to climb up the
>six foot sand cliff; I think the rangers took them in hand as well.    I
>did far more "looking" than picking items out of the wall; perhaps why the
>ranger who came over to see what I was doing let me go on about my
>business.  All I needed was a magnifying glass and I'm sure I would have
>looked like Inspector Gadget or something.  <hahahaha>
>
>Anyway, I was a good little conservationist (as usual).  :)    <pat on the
>head>
>
>take care,
>Nancy