howdy everyone...this message is meant for many new-comers to metal detecting,,,,but, you never know...sometimes an old dog can learn new tricks.... the trick is,,,,, finding new hot spot for yer metal detector...... #1...... when your riding down the road,, sometimes you'll see an old culvert still stuck in the drainage ditch of the road or even sometimes pulled out and left to rot..a sure location to an old drive way.......Plants can be a big clue.... especially "un-natural ones" that have been planted at the apron of a driveway...or shrubs planted where a house used to be.....Old abandoned, (unused) telephone poles are another "sign" of a previous homestead...these can be anywhere from 10 feet from the edge of a road to 100 feet.....Go out in the woods and fields NOW..... MANY old abandoned farms and homesteads planted daffodils and even though the homestead is gone..... the flowers are still there waiting to be found.....a sure sign..... and my last tip......... if your a guy detector..... always try to get the wife to drive..( and vise-versa if your a girl detector)..you can look for more stuff and don't have to pay attention to the road much......... when finding these spots......mark em with a GPS............ Then you'll find em again and have fun doing it........PS.. when you do find a place, beware of old uncovered wells........they could wreck your day........ good luck and great hunting 
Gene
Gene
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