SmileySam
08-13-2014, 07:20 AM
Howdy,
Sam here. I am new to detecting although I have already spent about 30 hours with my machine learning the ins and outs. You Tube is great!
A bit of history, I have always been intrigued by detecting, not for the expectation of riches but the thrill of discovery. While I would not shun a treasure trove;), I am completely transfixed by finding relics and everyday things long lost. I was admittedly one of those guys in my younger days who poked fun at the guys doing detecting while we were at the beach goofing around, but secretly wanting to try it even then. I am finally at a point in my life where I could give a damn about what other people think while doing something harmless that one enjoys.
What got me here is that one day last year I was hunting pheasant with my dog Cooper on the 150+ acres site of our gun club and Coop came upon a stone wall that looked a bit better than the usual stacked stones you trip over throughout New England. It was almost completely overgrown and we followed it for about a 100 yards and it lead to 3 completely sunken and overgrown foundations with the remnants of a primitive chimney sticking out of one of them. When I asked older members of the club about them, they thought the were old homesteads from the late 17/early 1800's as the club grounds was at one time part of a large farm. The town was incorporated in 1738 so that makes sense. I was given permission to explore and so here we go.
Went out and bought an AT Pro and when I feel comfortable enough with it and the bugs are mostly gone, I will work the site with Cooper. Do any of you guys have any tips as to how to approach working a site like that? Do I pay attention to the walls surrounding the property or to the foundations mostly? The site is rocky so I suspect that ground balancing will have to be a regular part of the routine but is there a way to work a site that makes more sense than just a "cover it all" approach?
Anyway, I look forward to getting to know some of you and perhaps meeting any of you that are out toward central MA. Thanks for the opportunity and thanks in advance for any help or advice bestowed on this convert.
Sam
Sam here. I am new to detecting although I have already spent about 30 hours with my machine learning the ins and outs. You Tube is great!
A bit of history, I have always been intrigued by detecting, not for the expectation of riches but the thrill of discovery. While I would not shun a treasure trove;), I am completely transfixed by finding relics and everyday things long lost. I was admittedly one of those guys in my younger days who poked fun at the guys doing detecting while we were at the beach goofing around, but secretly wanting to try it even then. I am finally at a point in my life where I could give a damn about what other people think while doing something harmless that one enjoys.
What got me here is that one day last year I was hunting pheasant with my dog Cooper on the 150+ acres site of our gun club and Coop came upon a stone wall that looked a bit better than the usual stacked stones you trip over throughout New England. It was almost completely overgrown and we followed it for about a 100 yards and it lead to 3 completely sunken and overgrown foundations with the remnants of a primitive chimney sticking out of one of them. When I asked older members of the club about them, they thought the were old homesteads from the late 17/early 1800's as the club grounds was at one time part of a large farm. The town was incorporated in 1738 so that makes sense. I was given permission to explore and so here we go.
Went out and bought an AT Pro and when I feel comfortable enough with it and the bugs are mostly gone, I will work the site with Cooper. Do any of you guys have any tips as to how to approach working a site like that? Do I pay attention to the walls surrounding the property or to the foundations mostly? The site is rocky so I suspect that ground balancing will have to be a regular part of the routine but is there a way to work a site that makes more sense than just a "cover it all" approach?
Anyway, I look forward to getting to know some of you and perhaps meeting any of you that are out toward central MA. Thanks for the opportunity and thanks in advance for any help or advice bestowed on this convert.
Sam