Detector still works...

[dahut]

I decided to do a little detectin' today, for the first time since April. I didn't really have any plans, so I hit a wooded spot not far from work. This used to be along the strip of road, in what was once a small township. Within 200 yards of todays spot, I have found wheats, silver, IH's and other odds and ends.

The nice thing is, this is completely off the path. It is planted in pines and anything old is long forgotten and very deep. There is no electrical interference and the ground is clean, ground balancing very low on the scale. I ran the SENS at very high levels (80 or more), with my the pre-amp gain also cranked up - and got only the occasional ghost whimper from the detector.
As you can imagine, when you get a signal under these conditions, it is strong and free of trash clutter. On top of all that, it is quiet out there in the woods and there was not a soul around, but me.

The bad thing is it is hit or miss along this piece of road. If you get on a spot where there was a house or other activity, you can find some goodies. If you get into a spot where nothing happened, then that's what you find - nothing. Today's spot was one of those and the finds were meager to say the least...

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I expect that the jars were uncovered during some recent earth moving for a small road in the vicinity. SO maybe something else has been uncovered and is waiting. It was nice, regardless of the finds. I'll go back.
And in case anyone wondered what I've been doing for the last 6 months, here's a hint...

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[TN Girl]

Those tomatoes sure look good! Ours didn't do too well this summer.

Cool finds BTW!

 

[dahut]

Thanks! They are 'Rutgers', my favorite general purpose tomato.

 

[RickIowa2009]

Ill take a tomato

 

[born2hunt]

Those look like cache jars to me, no doubt some other detectorist emptied all the seated halves and morgan dollars out and let the jars lay

My dad's place, that I've been hitting for over a year, is right along a busy two lane highway so I too can appreciate quite places to hunt. Sounds like that site should have a lot of potential once you locate the sweet spot.

Good hunt.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Ours are still green. This was the year of the "green tomato."

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

What detector are you using now? Did you join the "Vision" crowd?

Bill

 

[metalhead]

Man, I think I'd rather hunt a nice secluded wooded area like that than any other place. Except maybe the desert of course.Nice finds and nice 'matersHappy Hunting!

 

[dahut]

Well, my dad has my Ace 250 - I gifted it to him to use.
This was my F70. I'm looking for another GTP 1350, though, if anyone has one at a good price.

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

Hi Dave.
It's good to see you posting again. It looks like you've still got your touch.
Mick Evans.

 

[dahut]

Thanks, Mick. Good to "see" you, too. Detecting is like falling off a log - once you get the hang of it, you never forget how to do it.

Finding decent places to detect is still the challenge it always was, however.

 

[Uncle Willy]

What do you consider a good price?

Bill

 

[dahut]

$300.

 

[lazyaussie]

welcome back dahut sounds like you"v go a great spot to hunt cant wait to see all the great loot ya get outta there.
lazyaussie