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    Looking at buying my first Minelab. any advice?

    Howdy all, I am looking at a Minelab Eureka Gold. But i dont seem to see it as i quickly checked out this forum. Does anybody have any experience with this model? Also , how is minelabs Customer Service? As that is "the most important " selling point to me these days. Thanks Dusty
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    Montana outing canceled,, water

    Howdy all, Well, this just sucks, We went out and met with the landowner, and even though I thought the ground was high enough , for flooding to not be a problem, I was wrong. Its pretty dry ground , and it is irrigated by a ditch. Right now there is so much water coming down, that he has the...
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    Whites Customer Service , failed me,

    3 times today, 3 different people. End result "Run it in the Relic Primary Mode, then , if it performs the best" (which means, I cant utilize the faster SAT speeds) Alternate Mode "MIGHT" work better if I turn OFF the machine, then turn it on , in the alt mode. to let it ground balance in...
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    Help? I think I'm having problems with my MXT.

    Howdy, Well, I'm really confused. Up till recently, I always ran in Relic ALT mode, with Disc at preset, and Gain at preset or +1, Thresh at barely audible. It was noisy , but thats what I had gotten used too. So, this year Ive been out 4 times , in the last 2 weeks, Twice at totlots, and...
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    2nd time out this year. But whats this ?

    Ha ! Finally, the boy and I got out again. It sorta snowed , but the sand lot in town was bare. I found 3 quarters , and 2 dimes , and 2 pennies, so it was fun for sure. LOL< and the 8 year old boy had 2 cute little girls following him around , while he detected. If I ask him anything about...
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    MONTANA (March update)

    Howdy all, Well , I figured I'd start a new thread. I confirmed on the phone, with the Landowner, of the "STAGE STOP " site, that we can hunt it. Heres the deal. As soon as he's done calving , I have to meet with him , and I have to have a witness, as to the fact that I am accepting full...
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    How I see things now,

    Dang, check this out, The boy and I were fixing fence, to move the horses last saturday, and the top end is a steep slope. We came to the corner post, and right there, is a 55 gallon drum that had been cut out to be used as a wood stove. It had obviously rolled down the mtn, and got stuck in...
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    Look what I brought home, for permission to hunt.

    I figured Nancy would get a kick out of this. I was up at a clients house a couple of days ago, he's the one with the old cabin / chicken coop. Anyhow, he says , he has something for me , he's in a pickle, and I have to take it home. ????? I was a little concerned, as he is known to be a...
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    :twodetecting:My new M.D.in buddy outdid me today

    Well, the snow is melting in town, so me and the boy (8 years old) threw the detectors in the truck and went looking for bare ground. The TOT LOT at a local park looked good , so we hit it.:twodetecting: It was the boys first time, and I was on him a little too much , like " get that coil...
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    Montana Outing

    Howdy. Well, the idea of camping , and having a competition hunt, on Forest Service is out the door. So, the camping issue alone, is a big issue.,as most of you were going to drive a long way. I talked with F.S today, and they said if there were a group of people , that looked like they were...
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    Dangit !

    LOL dang dang dang it. Boy , yesterday, turned out to be quite a busy day with return phone calls from FWP. After the Warden Captain said I could detect fishing areas, an FWP Official, qoute" a few steps above the Captain" called me . he affirmed it as being OK to detect fishing areas, and...
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    Woops ! I broke the law.

    Yikes! Last year we broke the law a few times I guess. We buy the state recreational use permit, that is good for state lands, so we thought. I am in the process of calling all the agencys involved , to get permission to detect for the upcoming summer. I found out , that , the "recreational"...
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    Hey SRF2112 ?

    Hey , How the heck have ya been ? I noticed you back on the forum. Sure did miss havin you around. So, I just ran through youre posts, and I dont see much as to whats goin on with you. Can you fill me in ? Did you get another detector? did you find your old one? Are you back at it...
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    My first chance at helping to find a lost ring.

    Howdy, Well, I didnt find it, but it was kind of exciting. I was hanging around my buddys pawn shop, and an older lady came in , saying she had lost a nice ring in December. She thought maybe someone found it and sold it. So I jumped right in, as I'm of the type that can talk to anybody...
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    Prospect right under my nose

    Howdy. Well, I went to a clients house yesterday, to check on a lame horse , to see if I should put a bar shoe on him. Anyhow, I do alot of trading with this guy, for steel , to work with in my forge. And he says , to follow him to the "Chicken coop" as there are some steel items froze in the...
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    My new MXT accessory

    Ha ! I did it! I was always thinking of building pack boxes for my MXT. But I broke down and bought a pair of "Hard Sided , Bear proof panniers" They are on the way here. All I have to do is pad the insides, and I should be good to go. I'm thinkin, High Country lakes, catch some trout...
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    First Time out in 2011

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Howdy , Well, I just couldnt take it anymore, I "HAD" to take the MXT out. I got in the truck and headed up the road, snow everywhere of course. As Im driving , I see that the road cuts facing south are bare, and...
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    Montana update #2

    Howdy all, Ok, this is what Ive come up with so far. I'm just trying to get this thing going, and dont seem to be getting a heck of alot of feedback. But, thus far, I have come up with this plan of action. It will all be confirmed on paper in contract form for the parties concerned, The...
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    Research is like digging low vdi signals.

    Howdy all, LOL Dang , I have been researching an old ski hill from 1937, and an old smelter / town/ with an old picnic area down the creek. (based on a 1900's map) The old town site is on County land , so I went and talked to the guy in charge.and got permission. (I also had it cleared with...
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    Why was the Time ranger going for less than Land star

    Just a question , Does anybody know why the Time Ranger was selling for less than the other 2 discontinued models? Especially if the Time Ranger was the most expensive retail prior to the discontinued status? Thanks Dusty
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