Today I met up with a new hunting partner, (Joel Shappell) we started talking on another forum and I found out he was only 35 minutes away from me. We did a marathon hunt today, started at 7am and finished about 4pm.
Started in a field where an old house was, that is where the relics came from, but the ground was so hard there we decided to head to town and knock some doors.
We hit a house that was obviously cherry picked, no wheats, no silver, only shallow clad, and of course they missed the iffy indian signals that I got with my etrac..lol, snagged 2 indians there nothing else.
Went to another house, this place had a huge shady yard, the man of the house gave us permission, and first dig was an indian. Then got a spill of 2 more indians...cool!....right after that, the wife comes out and says, I know my husband gave you permission but I am freaking out watching you in our yard, I said say no more, if you aren't comfortable we will take off, she thanked me and appologized. I said no big deal, have a good day. Off we went in search of another house
Joel spots one that looks good to him, we got permission and this is where all the silver came from, first a war nickel, then 2 barber dimes in ONE hole. a 1916 NO "D" merc...and then I get a really deep 01-47 on my etrac, it was a good nine inches. I was thinking at least barber, maybe seated....NOPE, it was a 1935 washington....lol. Last silver was a 1946 rosie to complete a dime trifecta. That takes me to 116 silver and 63 indians for the year.
And if anybody wonders, neither of the 1908 indians have a "S"
Thanks to Joel for inviting me up, great hunt, good weather, and a new hunting buddy!
Started in a field where an old house was, that is where the relics came from, but the ground was so hard there we decided to head to town and knock some doors.
We hit a house that was obviously cherry picked, no wheats, no silver, only shallow clad, and of course they missed the iffy indian signals that I got with my etrac..lol, snagged 2 indians there nothing else.
Went to another house, this place had a huge shady yard, the man of the house gave us permission, and first dig was an indian. Then got a spill of 2 more indians...cool!....right after that, the wife comes out and says, I know my husband gave you permission but I am freaking out watching you in our yard, I said say no more, if you aren't comfortable we will take off, she thanked me and appologized. I said no big deal, have a good day. Off we went in search of another house
Joel spots one that looks good to him, we got permission and this is where all the silver came from, first a war nickel, then 2 barber dimes in ONE hole. a 1916 NO "D" merc...and then I get a really deep 01-47 on my etrac, it was a good nine inches. I was thinking at least barber, maybe seated....NOPE, it was a 1935 washington....lol. Last silver was a 1946 rosie to complete a dime trifecta. That takes me to 116 silver and 63 indians for the year.
And if anybody wonders, neither of the 1908 indians have a "S"
Thanks to Joel for inviting me up, great hunt, good weather, and a new hunting buddy!
