[meteorite-list] WHO IS THE BEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL METEORITE HUNTER OUT THERE?

[rochette at cerege.fr]

Dear list

I saw Jeff Grossman rightfully mentioned Antarctic search leaders on 
top of that contest, but the point was dismissed, someone even 
suggesting that collecting meteorite in Antarctica is not "hunting" 
but "fishing"; myself I hunt and fish animals and I have collected 
meteorites both in Antarctica and hot deserts. Recovering meteorite 
in Antarctica is not like going to Tucson show, it requires a lot of 
walking, and expertise is spotting the right rock (the story about a 
single black stone among a 100% pure ice surface is only a small part 
of it). Even when done on snowmobile, that is not such a fun when the 
skin of you face fell frozen or when you risk ending in a crevasse. 
It requires also a personal engagement (who is ready not to have a 
shower and fresh food for months?) that is not equaled by tours in 
hot deserts. Remember that the Japanese are out of there home for 
more than one year when they go for meteorites.
So definitely Antarctic recovery expedition is "hunting", unless you 
disqualify as "hunters" people being paid by governments to collect 
meteorites.
-- 
Pierre