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I have permission to hunt 181 acres which included an old colonial home in a historic area - Liberty Hill SC. Does anyone have any tips for me. I suppose I would want to start near where the house used to be. I don't know for sure that a battle was fought on the property but read on the internet that this tiny community withstood occupation by Sherman's Army during the War Between the States. So I would imagine that there is a possibility I might find interesting relics. Is there any risk of the old ammunition exploding from digging it up? What do experienced relic hunters usually find in an area like this? Cathy in NC

1. Try to run with as little discrimination as possible, especially in the beginning. Those iron signals (nails) are a good indicator of where structures once stood.

2. Remember to ground balance periodically (unless you have fixed groundbalance) and keep your sweeps low and slow. This isn't a race and if you go fast you tend to miss good stuff. Try to overlap your swings to ensure maximum coverage.

3. Keep a water bottle/canteen with you at all times. Sometimes you want a little to wash off a find, but mostly you want it to stay hydrated. Remember, you'll probably be walking a long way from your car and you don;t want to be marching back there when you're thirsty.

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Yep, water is very underrated until you get real thirsty. I always take water with me.

Are you going to be swinging your new acquired Bandido II uMax at the colonial home site?

tabman

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I always like to hunt the back yard that is where I seem to find the most items.

Hi Cathy, If you can, work the area of the house as much as you can, and use a small coil when it gets naily/trashy.Don't forget the well/spring, and the outhouse. Outhouses were usually far enough from the house to be far enough but not so far as to be to far,?? and were purposely not alined with the prevailing winds. Cut nails around a slight depression may give a hint of an outhouse,, and they were usually moved every so often as they would fill. I have found two and three of them sometimes, and usually only a few feet apart.Run your disc as low as you can if you suspect troops may have been on the place(which is likely)Some smaller buttons disc out real early so don't hunt to high on the disc. Absolutely , the back yard is the place to hunt, and any older trees. South West Quad (summer shade) under any big oak was usually the livelest spot, and of course any limbs low enough for the kids to climb and play on may provide a goodie or two.Just use you imagination as to what life was like for those folks way back and you will get some good ideas about where they would have spent much of their time. That is a great opportunity, and y'all are very fortunate to be hunting the old place. HH, Charlie

I once heard that best finds are usually where the front door of a dwelling was and the path that leads to the gate out. Many people will try to fiddle finding their keys in their pocket and end up spilling loose change.

How did you get your permission? Did you ask the owner? What's the opening line? I would like to know how to go about asking for permission but it seems kinda scary walking up to a house and knocking on that door to ask if you could dig holes all over their property! Kinda cold without a warm greeting or an introduction.

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