New treasure hunt underway in Gateway City
Dec. 18, 2020
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Pictured are the first two treasure boxes found for The Thrill of the Hunt contest in Laredo.Courtesy /Thrill of the HuntShow MoreShow Less
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For the Gateway City, 2020 has been filled with news about the pandemic and how many are coping. But one Laredoan has done his best to try and give many an escape from those issues.
For the third time, local Jaime Santos has announced The Thrill of the Hunt. A local businessman, he has put together a treasure hunt giving citizens the chance to find items of monetary value.
across 18,000 acres of land on ox ranch. at every turn you come across not just native white tail deer but dizzying array of african species. hunters shell out big money for a guided excursion to hunt down prized trophies choosing from a menu of animals to hunt, paying a few thousand dollars to as much as $35,000. they say they are doing it not just for the thrill of the hunt, but in the name of conservation. i know it sounds contradictory, but hunters love animals. hunters pay to hunt the oldest males that are past breeding age. the number of animals killed is controlled. it s essentially they argue sacrificing a few animals from a heard to grow the population of a species. just because a guy comes in here and says, i ve got some money, i want to shoot this. i m not going to shoot it if it s not something that benefits me and my management program to
since this kopi luwak costs ten times more than the highest ranking coffee on the table. hello, kopi luwak! reporter: back in bali the civet still reigns supreme. and even if their coffee doesn t always measure up oh, my god. oh my god. reporter: for many the thrill of the hunt is tantalizing enough. for nightline, i m gloria riviera, in bali, indonesia. would you try it? i ll try anything once. i don t know. cat poop coffee? i don t know. no? even that gives you a little hesitation? i m not even a coffee drinker. why am i going to drink that coffee? that s true. you never touch coffee. i never drink the stuff. it s all hype, like you say. all this coffee talk reminds us, we ve got these mugs to give away. time for another mug shot contest. this is a simple question. give us the unique way you have been enjoying the summer so far. the best responses coming to us on our facebook page, wnnfans.com. you know we ll hand out a mug or two. yeah or give us a sh
controversy, too. every artifact is like a page in the history of humanity. when you rip the pages out of the ground it is hard to go back and read the big. reporter: rick savage disagrees. no one can ever dig everything. why leave these artifacts rusting in the ground. reporter:back back at gettysburg, a little treasure. some trash. smashed up beer can. but for these diggers, the thrill of the hunt is priceless. linzie janis, abc news, gettysburg, pennsylvania. you have to be curious. the gold, the man and woman, they thought it was a paint can, they opened it up expecting to find paint. it was coins. then they bought the metal detector and found the other four cans. honestly, that is so cool. you never know where you will find these hidden treasures. i like to walk the beach with the metal detector. really? yeah, in daytona. awesome. this is abc s world news now, informing insomniacs for two decades.
and frank sinatra. how do children with disabilities participate in easter egg hunts? well, military and police bomb techs have found a way to help them. they re making audible easter eggs to give all kids a chance to enjoy the thrill of the hunt. here s barbara starr. max, i hear the easter egg. go find it! reporter: 8-year-old max has plenty of challenges beyond his blindness. yea! you found it! reporter: his mother jenny cheers him on when he locates the beeping easter egg. whs it is the beeping easter eggs he really finds it fun. reporter: for visually impaired children, an easter egg hunt usually means sitting on the side. but at this suburban virginia home, a most unusual group is helping bring some spring cheer to the kids. beeping easter eggs are being assembled by military and police bomb techs. a battery, a beeper and a plastic egg is all it takes. you build these devices that