09-16-2017, 07:01 PM
Been meaning to get to this area for a long while. The water was low enough to cross the river with sandals and was only lower calf deep.
When I first got in it was the higher area and I nosed around there for about an hour and found about a buck and a half in clad, mostly quarters. Looked like a little party spot for the young folk a while back.
Made my way through some overgrown and brush areas North to a larger section of woods with a huge storm runoff creek that was completely dry. Worked around that area and found the 2 Rosies in the same dig. About 3" down and the second one (the 48) was in a clump in the tailing pile of the dig.
Crossed over the dried creek and came up with the 1906 IH, a 1919, 1927 and iffy 19?9 wheat cents, all in about the same 10' x 10' area. Found about a dozen real heavy fishing weights a little more clad and tons of bottle caps and can tops. And golf balls, of all things! Must have been brought up in by river flooding. I think I'll take a pic of my golf ball collection next time I post. You won't believe it.
The 06 IH is in pretty good shape and was the largest surprise of the hunt. I was using the 8.5x11 coil with the new GB settings and I may take the Tornado back there before the water gets high again. Had to give my shoulder a little R&R for the past 2 weeks.
Have fun out there and HAPPY HUNTING!
Ed
When I first got in it was the higher area and I nosed around there for about an hour and found about a buck and a half in clad, mostly quarters. Looked like a little party spot for the young folk a while back.
Made my way through some overgrown and brush areas North to a larger section of woods with a huge storm runoff creek that was completely dry. Worked around that area and found the 2 Rosies in the same dig. About 3" down and the second one (the 48) was in a clump in the tailing pile of the dig.
Crossed over the dried creek and came up with the 1906 IH, a 1919, 1927 and iffy 19?9 wheat cents, all in about the same 10' x 10' area. Found about a dozen real heavy fishing weights a little more clad and tons of bottle caps and can tops. And golf balls, of all things! Must have been brought up in by river flooding. I think I'll take a pic of my golf ball collection next time I post. You won't believe it.
The 06 IH is in pretty good shape and was the largest surprise of the hunt. I was using the 8.5x11 coil with the new GB settings and I may take the Tornado back there before the water gets high again. Had to give my shoulder a little R&R for the past 2 weeks.
Have fun out there and HAPPY HUNTING!
Ed