People see us as bad guys out to pillage and loot historical sites for the fantastic wealth we all have. I know that I can speak for the rest of you when I say " We are getting rich off of this pastime we all enjoy"! I do fear that in our rush to retire and live off of our finds, we are shooting ourselves in the foot. It may not be long before we are forbidden to take a detector anywhere. Also, it is getting hard to find a site that has not been hunted many times and we are not as likely to strike it rich every time we go out. Now that we are all well off from our finds, it is time to go back to our roots and hunt just for fun. That is why I practice "Catch and release" detecting. The concept is simple enough, find something cool, hold it in your hand for a while, take a few pictures, and then re-bury it. This lets others have a chance to experience the joy of discovery over and over again from the same find! If we all do our part this will give us a chance to continue our hobby for many years and not run out of finds.
He is an example. I found this ring a while back when water hunting. What a doozy it was!
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I took it up on on the beach and looked it over. 14K and 27 diamonds with one real big one. After holding it and taking this picture I turned my back to the water and threw it over my head into the same area I found it. Now some other hunter can find it and do the same. What a great idea.
Relic hunting can be the same way. Here are some buttons I found in VIrginia that were just too nice to hog all to myself.
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After a few photos I buried them a little deeper than they were so the next guy can have a chance. Here is the hole all covered up and ready for another happy discovery.
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And, lets not get greedy. I was hunting an old homestead when I got a good hit. I dug up this mason jar full of silver coins!
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I think just the 1858 jar was worth the find alone. I snapped a few photos and, you guessed it, back in the hole it went. Just a little deeper and I hid the hole so well that it may be years before it is found again. I feel good about it though.
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Are we all on board with this great idea? DC
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(This post was for intertainment purposes only, no relics were injured in the making of this post)
He is an example. I found this ring a while back when water hunting. What a doozy it was!
[attachment 228306 P3310314.JPG]
I took it up on on the beach and looked it over. 14K and 27 diamonds with one real big one. After holding it and taking this picture I turned my back to the water and threw it over my head into the same area I found it. Now some other hunter can find it and do the same. What a great idea.
Relic hunting can be the same way. Here are some buttons I found in VIrginia that were just too nice to hog all to myself.
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[attachment 228309 P3310320.JPG]
After a few photos I buried them a little deeper than they were so the next guy can have a chance. Here is the hole all covered up and ready for another happy discovery.
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And, lets not get greedy. I was hunting an old homestead when I got a good hit. I dug up this mason jar full of silver coins!
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I think just the 1858 jar was worth the find alone. I snapped a few photos and, you guessed it, back in the hole it went. Just a little deeper and I hid the hole so well that it may be years before it is found again. I feel good about it though.
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Are we all on board with this great idea? DC
Please scroll down now
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APRIL FOOLS!!!!!
(This post was for intertainment purposes only, no relics were injured in the making of this post)