11-29-2015, 07:34 PM
I pm'd Wayne (aka: Michigan Relic Hunter) to personally congratulate him on the 44 Walker he found yesterday. Especially in a field that sized with all that stuff and iron hot rocks. He's a detectorist folks! And discuss some other things about the sites I'm hunting. I like his opinions and respect them!!
Well I don't know what happened, but he must've brought me some good luck as well. I got out about 2 pm after completely taking apart our electric dryer, cleaning it, and putting it back together, and testing it. (I think 3 years of not doing it was enough!) Didn't go the silver mine route today because I get bored with doing grass, although it's a lot easier than the trek I took today.
This is a section of woods I've never worked in a park where I've done just about all the other sections of woods and grass. I told myself I was just going to do it because it's closer to home and I only had about 2&1/2 hours, 3 max, to hunt. But it is a literal bear to hunt. It is loaded with big trees but it's in such a location that the saplings grow all over the place, like every square foot. What I had to do was move amongst the saplings to get close enough to the bigger trees and their somewhat more open areas. First good signal was the 52D Rosie, then, about an hour later, pretty near 5 pm, I get this whopper 28, 29, 27 with a blasting high tone. Now I'd been digging can tops all the while, so I don't get too excited about stuff like this. Target it, which with the 11" Pro Coil, bumping around on saplings is a real chore, I squirm my way around to where I can actually dig a plug and pop it. I see silver rim!!!! Brush some of the dirt away and holy crap, it's a Walker!!
I couldn't believe it! I've been to this park a GAZILLION times over the last 5 years and NEVER did that section of woods. Because it was just too difficult to detect!
So all you newbies out there!! DON'T EVER think there isn't anything there. There is nothing there, until you go find it!!!!
Have FUN out there and HAPPY HUNTING!!!!
Ed/ODF
Well I don't know what happened, but he must've brought me some good luck as well. I got out about 2 pm after completely taking apart our electric dryer, cleaning it, and putting it back together, and testing it. (I think 3 years of not doing it was enough!) Didn't go the silver mine route today because I get bored with doing grass, although it's a lot easier than the trek I took today.
This is a section of woods I've never worked in a park where I've done just about all the other sections of woods and grass. I told myself I was just going to do it because it's closer to home and I only had about 2&1/2 hours, 3 max, to hunt. But it is a literal bear to hunt. It is loaded with big trees but it's in such a location that the saplings grow all over the place, like every square foot. What I had to do was move amongst the saplings to get close enough to the bigger trees and their somewhat more open areas. First good signal was the 52D Rosie, then, about an hour later, pretty near 5 pm, I get this whopper 28, 29, 27 with a blasting high tone. Now I'd been digging can tops all the while, so I don't get too excited about stuff like this. Target it, which with the 11" Pro Coil, bumping around on saplings is a real chore, I squirm my way around to where I can actually dig a plug and pop it. I see silver rim!!!! Brush some of the dirt away and holy crap, it's a Walker!!
I couldn't believe it! I've been to this park a GAZILLION times over the last 5 years and NEVER did that section of woods. Because it was just too difficult to detect!
So all you newbies out there!! DON'T EVER think there isn't anything there. There is nothing there, until you go find it!!!!
Have FUN out there and HAPPY HUNTING!!!!
Ed/ODF
But if you look real close at the reverse (the Eagle side), I scraped the reeded edge with my Hori, Hori. 
It was a real bitch to target! I've had so many coins like that with the edge or the coin partially showing in the side of the hole, but I never take pics! Today I did. I think from now on I will, when I can. The overcast darkness was pushing me today. Dig and search, dig and search. You know the routine! Can't waste time! 