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Rest in Peace
United States
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A birthday present from my husband.   |
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Valued Member
Canada
453 Posts |
That's a nice gift!  It looks similar to the Bounty Hunter 2200 that my son gave me last year. Is it your first detector? Is your husband a detectorist, too? |
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Rest in Peace
 United States
7075 Posts |
Yep, it's my first.
And no, neither of us has ever done any metal detecting.
As soon as the ice melts we're going to go dig up our yard. LOL
I really don't think I'll ever find a real treasure, but I think we'll have a lot of fun looking.
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Valued Member
Canada
453 Posts |
LOL
My yard got ravaged last spring, but started to heal over summer. Good place to start, and get a feel for the detector. There is a park near me, which I now call "Penny Park", because it has given me lots of those.
Beaches are my favorite places to hunt because they're easy to dig, and easy to fill in the holes.
Best find so far was a silver earring when we were on vacation at Myrtle Beach. My finds haven't been enough to cover the cost of batteries, but I love the hunt!! Enjoy!
C'mon spring!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
615 Posts |
Congrats! I'm waiting for the ground to thaw out here - not much to do when the temp is below 20 or so.
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice gift. Make sure you keep us posted on the cool stuff you find. You might want to practice in-doors until the weather gets "detector friendly"  John1  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Practicing indoors is a good idea...
Meanwhile, I am searching online to find a place where I will be allowed to use it. It doesn't look promising.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Meanwhile, I am searching online to find a place where I will be allowed to use it. It doesn't look promising. Sure there is. Two words: front yards. I've hunted a hundred front yards. County and city parks. You don't have to call the city as long as a park isn't posted no detecting. I've never had a problem. Also, old ballfields. Old picnic sites. Old fairgrounds. Sidewalk grass strips. I could continue but hope ya get the picture... 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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In my area, I've had no problem with public parks and sports fields. Having said that, I must point out that I leave no obvious evidence of excavation. In grassy areas I do my digging with a screwdriver. I extract the coin with scissor clamps. It's a little painstaking, and I risk scratching the coin.
But I don't make any impact on the appearance of the grounds.
In public parks, I like to detect around the park benches, where the grass is worn away. I use a trowel there.
@fistfulladirt:
How do you go about getting permission from homeowners to dig their front yard?
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01/15/2013 10:59 pm
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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
453 Posts |
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
7075 Posts |
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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