Hand held GPS during detecting....

[copperhead]

Has anyone out there taken along a gps while detecting and logging where their finds were found?

It might be useful for people that hunt multiple large fields.

I tried it last year on the beaches because of the continuing movement of the sand. It seemed to work fairly well. I found a ring and a medallion pretty close to each other in a three week time span.

If for nothing else, you can mark your hot spots and not worry about forgetting where they were when you return.

 

[Brian(upstateNY)]

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[Chris in Hamilton (Canada)]

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[Elson(La)]

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[ihuntrelics!]

uses in the field like marking any spot you want to return to, marking where you parked, where you dropped your pack off so you can find it again when it's needed instead of carrying it the whole time, or for marking your finds. It also tracks your movements and can be uploaded to mapping software to a map of the area you are hunting and then you can see where you've been and where you need to go and any concentrations of finds in areas you've hunted. Not to mention when you are exploring for new spots and get turned around in the woods.....you can find your way out. There are lots of applications it can be very useful at. Too tired to think right now but I don't go relic-hunting without mine.

 

[copperhead]

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