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question for Ray-mo or DrBob
- Thread starter jeffmrgan
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a few things I do is look at structures. Where would people have congregated there? (ex. is there an old bandshell or bandstand? old WPA picnic benches?) Next, I like to look at the ground by the trees. Are there roots showing nearby? If not, a good sign of fill dirt which makes things more difficult.
Another thing I do is to use wheat pennies as a gauge. If I'm not digging one up at minimum every 30 minutes, I'm not in the right place. I actually prefer them more frequently. I figure if the wheaties are not there, the silver won't be there either in most cases.
This of course is not an exact science. I had a trip several months back where I dug 7 silver and 8 or 9 Indian head cents but only found 2 wheaties. BUT, the finds spoke for themselves so I stayed
Also remember, In the "hunted out" parks, most stuff still left will not give you a "clean" signal. Target masking will definitely be present, so slow down and investigate all the "silver" sounds. If I get a decent signal one way and at least a blip or broken sound when checking at a 90 degree angle, I dig it. Only when I get a complete null on the 90 will I probably pass it up.
I hope this helps a little and gives you a guideline to maybe figure out a new park you are trying
Another thing I do is to use wheat pennies as a gauge. If I'm not digging one up at minimum every 30 minutes, I'm not in the right place. I actually prefer them more frequently. I figure if the wheaties are not there, the silver won't be there either in most cases.
This of course is not an exact science. I had a trip several months back where I dug 7 silver and 8 or 9 Indian head cents but only found 2 wheaties. BUT, the finds spoke for themselves so I stayed
Also remember, In the "hunted out" parks, most stuff still left will not give you a "clean" signal. Target masking will definitely be present, so slow down and investigate all the "silver" sounds. If I get a decent signal one way and at least a blip or broken sound when checking at a 90 degree angle, I dig it. Only when I get a complete null on the 90 will I probably pass it up.
I hope this helps a little and gives you a guideline to maybe figure out a new park you are trying
I usually start at edge closest to where I park my car, why walk over good ground
But I do tend to head in a little to where I have a "gut feeling". Now that one is impossible to explain but you probably know what I am talking about. You look around and one place just seems to be calling to you. go there first.
After all other places, I usually will try to work the extreme edges of the park. Yes, you will have to battle power lines, weird fill dirt and trash from the building of the roads or sidewalks but this is often a neglected area. In some heavily worked parks, these neglected or overlooked areas my be the best producing areas left.
For example, in my recent trip to Minnesota, we were hunting a well worked park. It was a very big one and in this one area finds were scarce. We were about to leave but decided to hunt this small strip of land between the road going through the park. So you have large are of park on one side and large area on other side and then a small 10 foot wide strip of land between the roadway going through the park. In 1 hour Michelob pulled 2 Washington silver quarters and I pulled my nicest Barber dime of the trip. So in this case, the overlooked, neglected spot was the producer.
But I do tend to head in a little to where I have a "gut feeling". Now that one is impossible to explain but you probably know what I am talking about. You look around and one place just seems to be calling to you. go there first. After all other places, I usually will try to work the extreme edges of the park. Yes, you will have to battle power lines, weird fill dirt and trash from the building of the roads or sidewalks but this is often a neglected area. In some heavily worked parks, these neglected or overlooked areas my be the best producing areas left.
For example, in my recent trip to Minnesota, we were hunting a well worked park. It was a very big one and in this one area finds were scarce. We were about to leave but decided to hunt this small strip of land between the road going through the park. So you have large are of park on one side and large area on other side and then a small 10 foot wide strip of land between the roadway going through the park. In 1 hour Michelob pulled 2 Washington silver quarters and I pulled my nicest Barber dime of the trip. So in this case, the overlooked, neglected spot was the producer.