Here are some tips to make your experience even better. Ask permission . Never hunt for fossils on private land without permission. Check with your state's geological survey for suggestions for good rock-hunting areas. Take plenty of notes.
Notes are very important to a rock collector.
Document where you go and what you collect. Avoid areas of overhanging rocks. If you turn over large rocks, keep an eye out for snakes, spiders and other bugaboos that may have been living underneath. Take only what you can display. It doesn't pay to have a basement or closet full of rocks.