Dad knows his life as he knows it will change within a matter of a just a few days.
I decided to put a Minelab in his hands for a while so we could get some cherished hunt time in.
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Once he has the surgery in a few days...it will be at least 2 to 3 months before he can even attempt to detect again because of the stress on the abdomen region.
He didn't feel very good...but he did feel like swingin' the coil for a short while.
He still doesn't know I have an XLT on the way for him..and it will be a nice surprise...especially after all the gripin' he did about my Minelabs.
My Dad is a straight shooter fellers' and if he likes somethin' he'll tell ya'...and if he don't...he'll tell ya' that too
First words out of his mouth 15 minutes into the hunt when I asked him how he liked my SE w/ Pro coil.... "This thing is too heavy"
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Second set of words out of his mouth when he was glancing at the screen and trying to figure out whether he wanted to dig a possible target or not... "This screen is BS...I can't even see it through the glare"
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30 minutes on my machine and my Dad has found the 2 biggest gripes most everyone else has about the explorers
I decided to get a closeup shot of him after he expressed his opinions. As you can see...the look on his face shows exactly how he feels about my Minelabs.
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We spent a good solid hour looking in the area I have hit at least 100 times since 1985. Why...because I chucked my wedding band out here when I got divorced back then.....and would just like to find it for the heck of it.
Actually..again WHY?...well...so I can throw it FURTHER next time!!
Problem is that the area is exactly where my brother and I have shot our guns over the last 20 years or so...and it is a solid carpet of .22...44 mag...45's...and .223 casings...and I mean SOLID.
Over the last few years I have pulled over 400 22 casings out of this 50' x 50' area while looking for the wedding band which I know for a fact is there because I watched it bounce and land.
Today was no different. I found another 14 22 casings...5 pieces of can slaw...3 wads of foil...and NO coins.
My dad...well he found the ONLY coin during the short hunt...a clad dime at about 6" or so...and trust me...he let me hear about it.
His comment... "Looks like you missed one Mr. Field tester"
Some day I will find the wedding band...but today wasn't about that. It was about seeing my dad doing something he got me involved in back in the early 70's.
It was about realizing even further something that I already knew. Never take for granted the things that we enjoy doing...and never even for a split second forget what family means to you.
Because he is weak right now...we only got to hunt for an hour at the most...but it was an hour I will always cherish.
Thanks Pops...it was fun.
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I decided to put a Minelab in his hands for a while so we could get some cherished hunt time in.
[attachment 160214 dadnme2.jpg]
Once he has the surgery in a few days...it will be at least 2 to 3 months before he can even attempt to detect again because of the stress on the abdomen region.
He didn't feel very good...but he did feel like swingin' the coil for a short while.
He still doesn't know I have an XLT on the way for him..and it will be a nice surprise...especially after all the gripin' he did about my Minelabs.
My Dad is a straight shooter fellers' and if he likes somethin' he'll tell ya'...and if he don't...he'll tell ya' that too
First words out of his mouth 15 minutes into the hunt when I asked him how he liked my SE w/ Pro coil.... "This thing is too heavy"
[attachment 160215 dadnme9.jpg]
Second set of words out of his mouth when he was glancing at the screen and trying to figure out whether he wanted to dig a possible target or not... "This screen is BS...I can't even see it through the glare"
[attachment 160216 dadnme10.jpg]
[attachment 160218 dadnme5.jpg]
30 minutes on my machine and my Dad has found the 2 biggest gripes most everyone else has about the explorers
I decided to get a closeup shot of him after he expressed his opinions. As you can see...the look on his face shows exactly how he feels about my Minelabs.
[attachment 160217 dadnme8.jpg]
We spent a good solid hour looking in the area I have hit at least 100 times since 1985. Why...because I chucked my wedding band out here when I got divorced back then.....and would just like to find it for the heck of it.
Actually..again WHY?...well...so I can throw it FURTHER next time!!
Problem is that the area is exactly where my brother and I have shot our guns over the last 20 years or so...and it is a solid carpet of .22...44 mag...45's...and .223 casings...and I mean SOLID.
Over the last few years I have pulled over 400 22 casings out of this 50' x 50' area while looking for the wedding band which I know for a fact is there because I watched it bounce and land.
Today was no different. I found another 14 22 casings...5 pieces of can slaw...3 wads of foil...and NO coins.
My dad...well he found the ONLY coin during the short hunt...a clad dime at about 6" or so...and trust me...he let me hear about it.
His comment... "Looks like you missed one Mr. Field tester"
Some day I will find the wedding band...but today wasn't about that. It was about seeing my dad doing something he got me involved in back in the early 70's.
It was about realizing even further something that I already knew. Never take for granted the things that we enjoy doing...and never even for a split second forget what family means to you.
Because he is weak right now...we only got to hunt for an hour at the most...but it was an hour I will always cherish.
Thanks Pops...it was fun.
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He loved working us and we loved it too.
. I hope in a few months he finds that wedding ring you chucked .
