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New Deus in the mail!!!! Any tips on settings for VA relic hunting?

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The Wolf

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Just got a great deal on a Deus from Richard @ Backwoods. Really looking forward to taking it out for a spin. I hunt woods, fields, house sites and pounded out Civil War camps. I'm currently using a F75 SE, and hoping the Deus will open up a few old sites. I've been reading and learning a lot on here, so thanks for all of you that have posted your experiences with the machine.

What are some basic start up settings for the machine to get the best depth and performance in these type of sites. Some are full of nails, and some are really tough to get a good signal. The ground for the most part is mild and non mineralized and I will be running the new 11" coil.

Thanks in advance for the help. Happy Hunting. -Mike
 
First off, I am no expert. Just learning my new Deus.

A good place to start for me was the factory programs and then I read, read, read everything I could find on the different forums. A lot of very knowledgable folks hanging around the forums and they are a wealth of information and helpfulness.

One thing I learned right away, the Deus is a great combination of power and sensitivity when you get the setting right. I have pretty much leaned on the knowledge of others and have done just fine.

Good luck with the learning curve (its a big curve) and have fun!
 
Read posts with program settings by users on this forum from your neck of the woods.
Some are a couple years old so make sure to set your search for longer than the last 30 days.
 
Thanks guys! Ordered Andy's book today. I think I'm gonna be a regular here on this forum. Thanks again!
 
The Wolf said:
Thanks guys! Ordered Andy's book today. I think I'm gonna be a regular here on this forum. Thanks again!
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Best money spent....after the Deus of course!

JIm
 
The only thing I'm concerned about is if it's gonna be a good fit for my style of hunting. I had an SE Pro for a few weeks, and didn't care for the speed of it. After using the F75 SE for a couple years, the SE Pro speed was almost torture and I couldn't get rid of it fast enough. I need great iron separation, super fast recovery speed, accurate target id, and above average depth. The depth factor is very important to me, but I would opt for superior performance on the other 3 factors first. With the new 11" coil, I think the Deus has the potential to excel on all of the above.

As stated above, I frequent woods, fields, home sites and battlefields. The relics range in depth anywhere from a few inches down to well over a foot. I don't really care to dig more than 15 inches for a bullet, however for an artillery shell, cannonball, or belt buckle, I would expect the detection depth to be at least 18". If the Deus can hit a minie ball or button at a foot, and a belt buckle at 18" then I'm sold on it already. I'm sure it's all about how you set it up for optimal performance. I've read for the best all around relic settings, use 12 khtz, reactivity on 1 or 2, and silencer on -1 for the deep ones.

Of course I haven't even received my Deus yet, so all this is Greek to me. Can anyone speculate or comment on the settings above?

Thanks for any input.
 
Give the Deus a fair chance. I thought I made a mistake when I first got mine, but after giving it a few hours of my undivided attention, I realized it was everything the other users said it was.
It may not be as deep as the PI or minimum disc VLF's, but it finds targets in iron that my other detectors had difficulty with and it has respectable depth in my mild soil with the 9". Great depth with the 11" DD.
The setting options give you great flexibility without being difficult to master. Hope it works out for you.

The Wolf said:
The only thing I'm concerned about is if it's gonna be a good fit for my style of hunting. I had an SE Pro for a few weeks, and didn't care for the speed of it. After using the F75 SE for a couple years, the SE Pro speed was almost torture and I couldn't get rid of it fast enough. I need great iron separation, super fast recovery speed, accurate target id, and above average depth. The depth factor is very important to me, but I would opt for superior performance on the other 3 factors first. With the new 11" coil, I think the Deus has the potential to excel on all of the above.

As stated above, I frequent woods, fields, home sites and battlefields. The relics range in depth anywhere from a few inches down to well over a foot. I don't really care to dig more than 15 inches for a bullet, however for an artillery shell, cannonball, or belt buckle, I would expect the detection depth to be at least 18". If the Deus can hit a minie ball or button at a foot, and a belt buckle at 18" then I'm sold on it already. I'm sure it's all about how you set it up for optimal performance. I've read for the best all around relic settings, use 12 khtz, reactivity on 1 or 2, and silencer on -1 for the deep ones.

Of course I haven't even received my Deus yet, so all this is Greek to me. Can anyone speculate or comment on the settings above?

Thanks for any input.
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Hey Wolf --

You're on the right track. I'm not a relic hunter so can't give specifics to that, but can speak to some of the relative characteristics of what you're looking for.

Lower reactivity will improve your depth. Reactivity set to 1 is on par to slightly faster recovery than an AT Pro with the 5" x 8" coil. When set to 3, I've never seen anything with faster recovery and ability to targets from iron. So that addresses 2 of your key criteria. So in and among iron, your effective depth is pretty solid.

I'm afraid that accurate target ID may not be a strength per se, at least when you start getting into deeper targets. My experience has been that for coins to 6", maybe even up to 8" if positioned flat, the ID is accurate, and locks on pretty stably. There are posts here that address this concern, as well as Andy's explanation in the book. I think that a relatively accurate paraphrasing of Andy's summary is that the Deus would rather not guess than guess and give you bad feedback. I've seen posts from CTX3030 users who didn't like the Deus' target ID consistency relative to their CTX, if that gives you some relative context.

All-in-all, it took me a while to really get a solid feel for the Deus. In fact, recently I decided to take out my AT Pro and play with it a bit in a trashy park. It felt good. And I found some clad, and it all felt very familiar. I thought to myself, man, that was easier than the Deus. I was kind of shocked by that realization. So I grabbed the Deus and went over the same area, and yes, I got a lot more feedback (that's how I've set it up -- so that's my own fault! :) ). But I also found some small silver beads that I had missed, as well as a wheatie in and among some iron. That's when I realized that some of the comfort/ease of my AT Pro experience came at a price. And I'm not criticizing the AT Pro, it has its place -- but the Deus is definitely a different beast with more capabilities.

Good luck, and let us know what you think, and ask for more feedback on your experiences. Plenty of folks here to help.

Take care,
Rich
 
Thanks for the advice. Upon further research, I am realizing that the Deus programs are really site, target, and user specific. I know there's not an ultimate machine that can do it all, but I think the Deus is probably the most versatile machine out there and seems to have the best mix of abilities. I use my At Pro with the 5x8 coil for hunting home sites, and my F75 SE for the hunted out spots, deep targets and everything else. They are both totally different tools to do the same job and each have a specific strength over the other. What I'm hoping for in the Deus is to do the job with only one machine, utilizing independent settings for the different scenarios. From the plethora of info I'm gathering about the Deus, and from what you guys are saying, I think that is the exact, primary purpose of a machine like the Deus. Who knows....It may the last machine I ever buy. But probably not...:)
 
I dig all over Virginia for many years. Are you east or west of Interstate 95?
 
I'm east on I-95. Very mild soil & easy hunting compared to places a bit more west like Culpepper. I go out that way to hunt the hot-soil every now and then, but mostly just stick around Richmond.
 
Any setting will do. If you do go to Culpepper or around the red clay try the new Goldfield Program. If you have the 11" coil even better.
 
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