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GoldStrike / Gold Bug Question

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Has anyone tried using a GoldStrike or Gold Bug2 to hunt for really deep targets in 'normal' soil? Yesterday I went to an old Boy Scout camp that was active from 1918 to 1941. Found 1 '41 dime, 3 wheats, a Boy Scout spoon and a pin - all in the 'assembly' area which was cleared by the owner many years ago. I'm confident the site has not been detected before - the stuff found was too easy to find in that cleared area. Over the last 60 years the huge trees have dropped 'tons' of leaves leaving several inches of compost and decaying vegetation before you can get to the actual ground. So I'm thinking that the good targets in the 'uncleared' areas are really deep - maybe 15" or more. Would a GoldStrike or Gold Bug2 find the deeper targets that I'm confident must be there?
Any other ideas for finding targets in this situation?
Thanks for any ideas,
HH, Flyguy
 
I have used a Goldbug 2 for land hunting. It is not as deep as other land detectors.If you want depth you will have to go with a Minelab Explorer 2,Quattro,or Sovereing Elite. To get more depth get a 15 inch coiltex for anyone of these machines.Gold detectors are made to find smaller target in bad ground which a coin detector won't see.They are not the best for coin hunting but they will work.If you have a lot of leaves you might want to rake them away then hunt.Even inch closer helps.Just my thoughts,Joe
 
I don't know for sure about the woods you hunt in, but everywhere I've hunted old sites in the woods the targets were generally only 2-4 inches into the soil under the leaf litter. I've hunted sites where I've pulled up seated coins 2 inches deep below leaf litter. Sometimes the tree roots will settle targets a lot deeper though... your best bet is to hunt when the leaf litter is compacted down by winter snow/rain right before the vegetation starts growing back up in the spring - this was always my best time to hunt those wooded sites. If the litter is deep in places where you are sure there are targets to find, rake it up first, then hunt. Hope this helps, HH - Mike.
 
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