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Using a dredge in Australia for recreational prospecting is illegal - information and questions
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<blockquote data-quote="AussieChris" data-source="post: 412654" data-attributes="member: 4915"><p>They are very effective in the right waterway, you need a good drop and fast flow obviously, you would have a hard time convincing a ranger of their legality though. You could argue all day that you are not using a pump, but the end result is the same, you are using a venturi, you are drawing up gravel, sands, sediment off the bottom of the creek/river and displacing it, sans handheld device/tool, that is the issue for the DPI. </p><p></p><p>Oh I know a guy that uses a water monitor too, right where he dredges. He's cut out about 30m x 5m of the river bank in a spot I know, anything for the advantage it seems. I hunted him the last time I caught him and told him I'll take the crowbar to his gear if I catch him again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AussieChris, post: 412654, member: 4915"] They are very effective in the right waterway, you need a good drop and fast flow obviously, you would have a hard time convincing a ranger of their legality though. You could argue all day that you are not using a pump, but the end result is the same, you are using a venturi, you are drawing up gravel, sands, sediment off the bottom of the creek/river and displacing it, sans handheld device/tool, that is the issue for the DPI. Oh I know a guy that uses a water monitor too, right where he dredges. He's cut out about 30m x 5m of the river bank in a spot I know, anything for the advantage it seems. I hunted him the last time I caught him and told him I'll take the crowbar to his gear if I catch him again. [/QUOTE]
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Prospecting Rules & Regulations
Using a dredge in Australia for recreational prospecting is illegal - information and questions
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