An Upper Cretaceous chalk locality in Dallas County, Alabama — classic Mooreville/Demopolis Chalk producing mosasaur, plesiosaur and Cretoxyrhina shark teeth. Access is private; landowner permission or organized university/club trips are the path in.
Solid hunting day. Light S winds (3 mph) — calm surface, easy spotting.
Next 3 days: Next few days look steady — all good-range. Pick whatever fits your schedule.
This site does not depend on a tidal low. Hunt during the coolest, brightest part of the day and use the wind and conditions notes below.
Impact on visibility and stir-up over the next 5 days.
The Hunt Score blends tide range, lunar phase, daylight timing, recent stir, wind setup, and surf.
Solid. Reliable productivity expected.
We are deliberate about which factors to include. These are not currently in the model:
If you think we should add one of these, log a hunt with notes — every rated outcome helps us decide which signals actually predict tooth count.
Walk the eroding chalk gullies after rain. Look for dark, glossy enamel against white chalk. Dig only with landowner permission.
Private land — direct visits require landowner contact. Universities (Alabama Museum of Natural History) and the Alabama Paleontological Society organize legal field trips.
Private property; trespass laws apply. Vertebrate scientifically significant finds should be reported to a museum.
Trophy = headline find · Rare = real score · Uncommon = some trips · Common = most trips.
The beachcomber's bonus round — what else the geology gives up.
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