Frozen ground....duh

We had a few days in the 50s here in Milwaukee and I thought I would head out when it was only 30 and windy on Sunday. Went to a new place and got some nice deep signals. As I am attempting to dig through frozen dirt (top layer was unfrozen to about 3"), it dawned on me that I am a little anxious to hit the dirt. I dug my first 82 signal on the AT Pro (usually a dime) at 6" and after 30 minutes of slowly scrapping away frozen dirt, the bottle cap came out of the ground.

Still nice to get out there though and just get a feel for the ground. Had some nice deep (hopefully silver) signals, but I didn't want to dig. Probably would just damage the coin. Got .60 cents in Clad and 2 frozen hands. I will do that any day over watching TV.

I think we have all been there and attempted to go detecting in less than desirable conditions! At least you got out though.

I consider myself to be a fairly intelligent person, but when it dawns on me 20 minutes into a dig as to why it is so hard to dig...... I was thinking it was due to heavy equipment tearing down a bunch of old homes 15 years ago, then it hit me... You are right though, at least I went out. Just had to laugh at myself.

Look for places on slopes. I hunted Saturday and found several strips ofg ground completely thawed. I hunted in Mayville so it was farther north. I was shocked to find anything thawed. May try it again saturday. Your right, ,regardless, it's nice to get out in february. WD

Still nice to get out even in the cold! I try wooded areas where the soil is loose. Even frozen, it's digable