DirtFlipper
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Howdy,
Saturday I waited out a day long rain and finally was able to start a hunt in earnest around 5p without getting soaked. I drove to a location farther away, because I wanted to try and escape the rain sooner, and also because my local haunts aren't yielding as much now that I've been scouring them (darn that SE!).
I found one location that seemed to have some fill, but then out popped a Merc! That got my attention, so then I did fairly tight patterns for the next couple hours. I gave up around dark, and my battery was just about run out too (I was surprised at how long the 'warning' signal kept going without actually losing power).
So after hunting from about 5p to 9p, I managed 9 Wheats and 5 silver. Used the 8x6 and just cherry picked the high tones. I did investigate one different sounding tone because it had some depth to it. That turned out to be a Springfield Transportation token (which I think is from Illinois). Good reminder to check those oddball signals at depth.
HH,
DirtFlipper
Saturday I waited out a day long rain and finally was able to start a hunt in earnest around 5p without getting soaked. I drove to a location farther away, because I wanted to try and escape the rain sooner, and also because my local haunts aren't yielding as much now that I've been scouring them (darn that SE!).
I found one location that seemed to have some fill, but then out popped a Merc! That got my attention, so then I did fairly tight patterns for the next couple hours. I gave up around dark, and my battery was just about run out too (I was surprised at how long the 'warning' signal kept going without actually losing power).
So after hunting from about 5p to 9p, I managed 9 Wheats and 5 silver. Used the 8x6 and just cherry picked the high tones. I did investigate one different sounding tone because it had some depth to it. That turned out to be a Springfield Transportation token (which I think is from Illinois). Good reminder to check those oddball signals at depth.
HH,
DirtFlipper