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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@fistfulladirt:
How do you go about getting permission from homeowners to dig their front yard? Well sir, it can be gut-wrenching at first, but gets easier as you do it. I go up, knock on door, stand back (at least 5-6 feet), introduce myself, short explanation of the hobby and finally ask permission "to scan the yard", (I never say dig). My introductions last less than 60 seconds. I am granted permission about 9 out of 10 times. Results may vary for others. When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Valued Member
Canada
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Maybe one day I'll see if I can muster enough courage to give that a go!
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Valued Member
United States
158 Posts |
I hunt the parks in my area, although a few towns over I got kicked out of their school/ park complex. Oh well, just moved on. Will look into it more if I ever decide to go back. I have hunted a few family/friends properties, by invite. THE KEY TO METAL DETECTING IS TO TRACE. Cut a nice clean plug, fill your hole, and take out all of the trash to be properly disposed of. Also, no need for a shovel when mding. A small garden trowel will do just fine. GL and HH
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Valued Member
United States
158 Posts |
Opps, should say "The key to metal detecting is to leave no trace". Sorry about that, did not proofread.
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Rest in Peace
 United States
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Sadly, it seems that metal detecting is pretty much illegal here -- and the surrounding counties, all in northern IL. Some is allowed in southern IL, but no digging is allowed and nothing may be removed....so go figure.
I am pretty sure people do it here anyway...probably in the wee hours of the morning or something. I would never go digging up plants or anything, but the parking lot at the train station is gravel and you know there's got to stuff to find there. Oh well.
Took it out for a test drive today in my yard -- found a couple of dozen nails. We got a new roof last week so no surprise there. LOL But it was fun to give it a go.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thats lousy Buddy. But, you still have the final frontier, and that's private property. Give it a shot, try knocking on doors, gets easier every time.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Pillar of the Community
United Arab Emirates
557 Posts |
Congrats on the new detector Buddy. I haven't detected in a while, but always liked hearing the beeps.
I have never found anything but cents, nickels, dimes and lots of soda/beer tabs.
But, the thrill of the hunt is still exciting.
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Valued Member
United States
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To get around the digging rule you could try learning how to use a probe. That is just about the cleanest way to md. GL and HH
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
A probe? Something new to learn about...yea! More stuff to buy...double yea! (I am such a geek.)
I don't know how much good it would do because in northern IL NOTHNG can be REMOVED. Apparently every time I picked up a penny I found on the sidewalk, I was breaking the law.
However, I mostly want to dig up my backyard.
I went out today to get more nails and found a bunch. I was shocked to find brand new roofing nails already covered by a half of an inch of dirt. It's been less than a week since we got the new roof. I was amazed. I figured I would find nails hiding between the blades of frozen grass -- not already under dirt. It sort of freaked me out. We haven't had rain or snow...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This has been a good read. I just got a detector for Christmas and have had it out a few times. There's two 1800's houses on my road that I'm working up the courage to ask permission to hunt. Buddy, I found a 2007 Quarter today that was already under the grass roots by about 1/2 an inch. I was surprised by that.
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Moderator
 United States
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Very nice! Now go find some coins!
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Believe me, I want to go find some coins...but I'm still picking up nails.
When they tore off the old roof I think a bunch of nails ended up hiding in the branches of the evergreens. Every time we get a gust of wind there are nails again. I am worried about the ones on my neighbor's driveway.
Just two more months until spring....no more frozen ground!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
844 Posts |
LOL there was still snow on the ground when I dug my first coin. :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
The technology out there today is great, I need a new one and I'm looking at the amphibious ML ctx3030. Can "see" more than on target at a time, which is good if you hunt trashy irony sites. $2,500.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
$2,500?  You made me laugh with 'trashy irony sites' because that is where I live now. LOL I am still cleaning up after the roofers. My husband taped a big magnet onto the end of a garden tool so I don't have to bend over to pick the nails. So...MD in one hand, magnet on the end of a pole in the other.... and it turns out I have a bunch of magnetic stones in my yard. Alas, no meteorites. |
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