Tag: Detecting

This is our first (of hopefully many) trips to this property. This time we were using a Garrett AT Pro, Minelab Safari, Fisher F19, and Scrap Iron was testing out the new XP Deus metal detector.

Since the field was plowed we decided to metal detect it. We spent a few hours but could have spent a few days detecting the field alone.

Supposedly this property has been metal detected before, but I never let that phase me when detecting. There were several items we did found, that if the property were “hunted out”, would not have been there. Including an old ring, an 1890’s Indian Head Penny, several wheaties, and large chunks of lead and iron.

Whoever hunted this property before either had poor metal detectors or did a quick job of it (or both). We found TONS of targets. Another thing to consider is: How experienced were the other detectorists? If they had poor detectors and didn’t know how to use them properly, then you can simply thank them for removing all of the aluminum, clad, and junk so you can come in and find the goodies! Sure, they may pop off some silver every once and a while but harder targets will confuse them and their detectors and after two hours of digging pieces of foil, they will start ignoring them and thus pass over some sweet targets.

Moral of this story: I NEVER let someone tell me that a property has been metal detected before and let it prevent me from hunting it. I know that viewers follow us and hit our sites (sometimes without permission I might add :(. It is likely they find stuff that I missed. That is the name of the game…especially if you are hunting good sites!