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How close to Southern Minnesota is diggable ground?
- Thread starter pilot
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Chris(SoCenWI)
Well-known member
Hey Kim,
I grew up in Montevideo, MN.
Right now I am in very Southern WI, almost IL, and the ground is thawed in some spots but not most.
Chris
I grew up in Montevideo, MN.
Right now I am in very Southern WI, almost IL, and the ground is thawed in some spots but not most.
Chris
usafaviator
Active member
Omaha and points north to the MN border have 6-13 inches of snow cover right now 
Lots of Casinos though.
Lots of Casinos though.Mark in S.E. IA
New member
Kim, I live in the Waterloo area and your going to have to get about hour or so south of here to get in to thewed ground
Kim,
Where are you located at? I'm over in Kasson, MN just west of Rochester. I was out over the weekend with my Explorer finally but there's still good frost in the ground. There's hardly any so ow left just in accumulated areas-- we had maybe 8-10" total for the season thus far...
Where are you located at? I'm over in Kasson, MN just west of Rochester. I was out over the weekend with my Explorer finally but there's still good frost in the ground. There's hardly any so ow left just in accumulated areas-- we had maybe 8-10" total for the season thus far...
banditicey
New member
pilot said:
Did You Ever Consider Getting Her A Detector And Go Hunting
It Worked For Some Of Us
Baniticey, I did buy 2 detectors when I first decided to metal detect. She thought it sounded fun and was all for it but decided after a couple times out she wasn't interested anymore. I usually go alone or with a good friend that bought one after I showed him mine. I wish she would try it again though because I actually know what I am doing now and I think part of the problem was the weight of the 505. I have the Etrac now and she could use my 705 which is quite a bit lighter to swing. Thanks for the info. everyone...looks like ice fishing again this weekend!!
HH
Kim
HH
Kim
E-Trac-Ohio
Well-known member
I hunt year round here in Ohio - a few things I've learned about hunting and digging in very cold weather ...
( 1 ) Grind a very sharp point on your digger - this makes it a lot easier to dig in frozen ground.
( 2 ) Don't even try to hunt in areas that are bare ground or have very short grass - they freeze the fastest and the deepest.
( 3 ) Digging is much easier - even after some very cold nights in areas where the grass has not been cut for a long time or never cut at all - and where grass is folded over or in clumps.
Digging in the woods is usually pretty easy all winter long - even when it's been down to 10 or 20 degrees for a long time - the decaying leaves really help keep the frost out of the ground.
( 4 ) A Minelab factory Tech told me this over the phone two years ago ...
It's OK to hunt in very cold weather with our metal detectors - but what ever you do - DO NOT ever bring your machine from very cold weather and put it next the heater in your car house.
If your machine warms up to fast - condensation can form in your electronics - a very expensive repair !
For the last few years I've double wrapped the control box on my machine with a heavy terry cloth beach towel and put it in the factory Minelab carry bag before I put it in the car or bring it into the house - never had any problems.
HH --- Mark
( 1 ) Grind a very sharp point on your digger - this makes it a lot easier to dig in frozen ground.
( 2 ) Don't even try to hunt in areas that are bare ground or have very short grass - they freeze the fastest and the deepest.
( 3 ) Digging is much easier - even after some very cold nights in areas where the grass has not been cut for a long time or never cut at all - and where grass is folded over or in clumps.
Digging in the woods is usually pretty easy all winter long - even when it's been down to 10 or 20 degrees for a long time - the decaying leaves really help keep the frost out of the ground.
( 4 ) A Minelab factory Tech told me this over the phone two years ago ...
It's OK to hunt in very cold weather with our metal detectors - but what ever you do - DO NOT ever bring your machine from very cold weather and put it next the heater in your car house.
If your machine warms up to fast - condensation can form in your electronics - a very expensive repair !
For the last few years I've double wrapped the control box on my machine with a heavy terry cloth beach towel and put it in the factory Minelab carry bag before I put it in the car or bring it into the house - never had any problems.
HH --- Mark