Hello everybody.
After reading the posts on this site for about 3 months, I finally decided to register and join the crowd. I am from central Nebraska and here is my story...
The wife rolled her eyes at me when I mentioned I would like to purchase a metal detector. I borrowed a BH QD II from a friend and found a 1919 wheatie, 1" down in sand, during deer season at an abandoned 1 room school. It felt great. Even better than shooting a deer. So the crops were ok this year along with the prices and I purchased an X-Terra 305 (Etrac users read on!).
This was just before Thanksgiving. I hunted my Father-In-Laws over the holiday. He must've been a tightwad because I didn't even find clad. Then I went a couple of miles away where he grew up and found 5 wheaties from the 40's and my first silver (1943 P War Nickel). I was pumped.
Day after Thanksgiving. Set a goal to put up some electric fence over cornstalks for my cattle, if I got that done I would detect the local football field where I went to High School. Took my 4 yr. old son with me. I told my self before I started hunting I was going to dig up the pulltab signals on the 305. 10 minutes into the hunt I dug, about 3" down, a ring. The closer I looked at it, still in the hole the more I began to realize what I'd found. I lost my wedding ring in 1994. I didn't know where but thought it was at my in-laws' Dairy where I worked (I always took it off to milk). This ring, my first found metal detecting, was mine...again!!!
I called my wife on my cell.
Wife: Hello
Me: Hey. Guess what I found?
Wife: What?
My: My ring...
Wife: No you didn't.
Me: Yes I did...really.
Wife: No you didn't.
Me: Yes.....
The conversation went on like this for a while and I'm not sure I really convinced her until I got home and showed her.
The ring in the picture on the left is the one I found, the one on the right is the one we bought to replace it...they are the same pattern and the right one is way more worn as I've worn it a lot working on the farm.
Sunday after Thanksgiving. After church went detecting in the small town we attend church at. Found my first Mercury dime (1942 - 3" down) and my first Buffalo (1916 - 4" down). I was on cloud nine all the next week. The weather turned cold, the ground froze and I had to quit.
Many times before I turned in I would pick up the rings and coins and look at them and remember. 2 weeks after:
Wife: I wouldn't mind going with you.
Me: Going where?
Wife: Metal Detecting.
Me: No you wouldn't.
Wife: Yes, I believe I would.
Me: Then I get to get the detector I wanted in the first place!
Wife: .....(she didn't say anything)!
I now own a Minelab X-Terra 305, E-Trac, and (Pioneer 505 due to Kellyco's BoGo sale) and Andy's Book.
Thanks guys for reading such a long winded story. I hope ground thaw comes early. By the way I had to go out on nicer days and try the E-Trac in the yard and found the thin copper bracelet, 6" down, you also see pictured. There is also a corner of a Zippo Lighter found 4"down in my driveway. I found it with the X-Terra. Oldest coin 1910 wheatie 4" down also found with the X-Terra.
I especially want to thank the guys on YouTube for the videos (Neswiper (another Nebraskan), LaDigger, Niagracounty, Gibsondan, Vidslayer, Yuleah, Crunch, and the others. I learned so much from you
Take Care
NebTrac
After reading the posts on this site for about 3 months, I finally decided to register and join the crowd. I am from central Nebraska and here is my story...
The wife rolled her eyes at me when I mentioned I would like to purchase a metal detector. I borrowed a BH QD II from a friend and found a 1919 wheatie, 1" down in sand, during deer season at an abandoned 1 room school. It felt great. Even better than shooting a deer. So the crops were ok this year along with the prices and I purchased an X-Terra 305 (Etrac users read on!).
This was just before Thanksgiving. I hunted my Father-In-Laws over the holiday. He must've been a tightwad because I didn't even find clad. Then I went a couple of miles away where he grew up and found 5 wheaties from the 40's and my first silver (1943 P War Nickel). I was pumped.
Day after Thanksgiving. Set a goal to put up some electric fence over cornstalks for my cattle, if I got that done I would detect the local football field where I went to High School. Took my 4 yr. old son with me. I told my self before I started hunting I was going to dig up the pulltab signals on the 305. 10 minutes into the hunt I dug, about 3" down, a ring. The closer I looked at it, still in the hole the more I began to realize what I'd found. I lost my wedding ring in 1994. I didn't know where but thought it was at my in-laws' Dairy where I worked (I always took it off to milk). This ring, my first found metal detecting, was mine...again!!!
I called my wife on my cell.
Wife: Hello
Me: Hey. Guess what I found?
Wife: What?
My: My ring...
Wife: No you didn't.
Me: Yes I did...really.
Wife: No you didn't.
Me: Yes.....
The conversation went on like this for a while and I'm not sure I really convinced her until I got home and showed her.
The ring in the picture on the left is the one I found, the one on the right is the one we bought to replace it...they are the same pattern and the right one is way more worn as I've worn it a lot working on the farm.
Sunday after Thanksgiving. After church went detecting in the small town we attend church at. Found my first Mercury dime (1942 - 3" down) and my first Buffalo (1916 - 4" down). I was on cloud nine all the next week. The weather turned cold, the ground froze and I had to quit.
Many times before I turned in I would pick up the rings and coins and look at them and remember. 2 weeks after:
Wife: I wouldn't mind going with you.
Me: Going where?
Wife: Metal Detecting.
Me: No you wouldn't.
Wife: Yes, I believe I would.
Me: Then I get to get the detector I wanted in the first place!
Wife: .....(she didn't say anything)!
I now own a Minelab X-Terra 305, E-Trac, and (Pioneer 505 due to Kellyco's BoGo sale) and Andy's Book.
Thanks guys for reading such a long winded story. I hope ground thaw comes early. By the way I had to go out on nicer days and try the E-Trac in the yard and found the thin copper bracelet, 6" down, you also see pictured. There is also a corner of a Zippo Lighter found 4"down in my driveway. I found it with the X-Terra. Oldest coin 1910 wheatie 4" down also found with the X-Terra.
I especially want to thank the guys on YouTube for the videos (Neswiper (another Nebraskan), LaDigger, Niagracounty, Gibsondan, Vidslayer, Yuleah, Crunch, and the others. I learned so much from you
Take Care
NebTrac
Why do you think I gave her the 305...