Don't think summer is ever going to get here. Here it is June and still raining and cool...

[Uncle Willy]

We had a few hot ( 80 to 90 degrees) days but the rain keeps coming back. Hope it ain't like one year when it rained up to the Fourth of July. Glad everyone else is getting out and finding a few goodies.On the days I have been out pickings have been real slim. Don't know if it's the lousy economy or the fact everybody and their dog has a detector. Places I've always hit that gave up a couple of bucks or more ain't giving up squat now. I'm lucky if I find twenty or thirty cents. Getting real frustrating.

Few years back I had a regular route of off-the-beaten-path playgrounds that gave up $5.00 to $8.00 every time I hit them then they dried up as others discovered them. At one of my favorite former hot spots a few years back I picked up $7.50 under one tree while my partner hunted the adjacent ball field and picked up about $6.75. At one park we hunted he picked up over $7.00 in one pile in the corner of a volley ball court. I picked up a little over $5.00 hunting elsewhere. Recently I hit that same park and found about twenty some cents.Tecting just ain't as much fun as it used to be. I may have to take up needle point or something.

Bill

 

[lazyaussie]

sorry to hear about your dilemma but i"v found the cure move to Australia tons of coins waiting to be found in the parks over here
lazyaussie

 

[cwilk]

When my favorite spots stopped producing, or were stepped on, I expanded my territory. I try to drive no more than 60 miles (30 miles each way) to detect. When I go over that I try to stay for longer hunts. My rule of thumb is to try to find at least 20 cents for each mile I drive.

You'll find your new hot spot.

Chris

 

[Uncle Willy]

I used to drive distance to hunt. Going to have to do it again. All the local spots are drying up. Course here one can drive 20 miles and still be in town. Not as bad as L.A. where one can drive 150 miles and still be in town. They have streets there that run 60 miles. I used to cross theriver into Washington and hunt. May start going over again.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

Always wanted to go there. Years ago my prospecting and detecting buddy talked about it many times but never made it. In my line of construction work I had chances to go to Hawaii, the Middle East, and other places, but never Australia. Would have taken that job in a heart beat.

Bill

 

[gordygroover]

I used to drive distance to hunt. Going to have to do it again. All the local spots are drying up. Course here one can drive 20 miles and still be in town. Not as bad as L.A. where one can drive 150 miles and still be in town. They have streets there that run 60 miles. I used to cross theriver into Washington and hunt. May start going over again.

Bill

Hold it there Uncle...I am on this side of the Big C...I will take Washington, Canada and Alaska........You can have Oregon California and Mexico.
I guess we could compromise a bit though