Any Arizona hunters out there

[Glenn(SD)]

Will be going to the Phoenix area next winter for a few weeks and was wondering if anyone from the board has detected in that area. I was thinking mainly trying for clad in area parks and where ever people gather.

Does anyone know if AZ or the cities have any laws concerning detecting?

Thank you,.

 

[metalhead]

My wife and I are full time RVers and we make it a point to spend at least a few weeks in AZ every year (preferably during the cooler months). We've done alot of prospectin' in the Quartzsite/Dome Rock area as well as up near Congress/Rich Hill etc. We don't do any coinshootin' in any of the city parks in AZ. We stick to prospectin' and nugget shootin' out on the gold claims. I believe that in Tucson you must apply for a free permit in order to do any metal detecting in their city parks. I think that Mariposa County also has a similar free permit program. I don't know about Phoenix. We steer clear of metropolitan areas You might want to call up the Roadrunner Prospector's Club in Phoenix at 602-274-2521. That's the local Phoenix metal detecting club, so if anybody knows, they should. Best of luck to ya! Happy Hunting!

 

[revzoom]

I live in the Phoenix area. I am not aware of any permits needed. There are lots of areas to hunt - parks, lakes - yes, lakes in Arizona, and vacant lots. Not the historical areas I am used to from out East or the older areas like when I was in Chicago, but not bad. If you want historical, you can always head out west on US 8 past Gila Bend - that is where all the soldiers camped who trained under Patton. Or, for Indian War stuff, head southeast into the rough country areas - but watch out for rattlers. If you want gold opportunities, head over to Wickenberg and areas north of that. Come enjoy Arizona.
Kevin

 

[Glenn(SD)]

Sounds like I'm going to enjoy next winter.

I've got many many old farmsteads I can hunt around this area but the chance of finding anything is somewhere between slim and none. I just enjoy hearing the bell tone go off

I started hunting in the early 70s and lived in some really target rich areas. I guess I got kind of spoiled. It wasn't hard to find a good haul on most trips. I've found more in a day back then than I can find around here in a few years.

Like I mentioned I'm happy with clad now.

 

[Old Katz]

What detector are you going to take for your Arizona trip?
Katz

 

[Glenn(SD)]

n/t

 

[pghpete22]

I've been living on the Westside of the Phoenix area for about 10 years now. There certainly are plenty of parks, and a decent map will show the little green areas. There are lots of areas though that frankly, I wouldn't hunt in unless I have a sidearm. I don't want to give the impression that Phoenix is a bad town, but the fact it is, it has the same crime problems major cities have, perhaps more.

If you can prospect with a couple of friends, there's always safety in numbers. There certainly are plenty of vacant lots in the downtown area. Phoenix was laid out in a grid with "number streets" running east out of town in a north/south aspect, and "number avenues" heading west out of town, also in a north/south aspect. Some of the single digit streets & avenues on up to the teens were the original streets when Phoenix was young. Vacant lots in these areas could be cool places to hunt.

I hear there's a guy/outfit in Prescott that charges around $100 to take you up in the surrounding hills and show you where gold can be found. The $100 is for the guided "lesson" and use of his Minelab detectors. Winter time though wouldn't work.

Good luck - Pete