Huntin' with FireFighter43

[Ill Digger]

I received a invite from Jeff, Fire Fighter 43, last week to come up to Wisconsin and hunt his new honey hole with him. The old picnic site :drool:
So I took along my youngest boy, he's on spring break this week, and made the two hour drive up north. Jeff was there for about an hour and a half before we arrived and already had a couple of silvers a 1912 Barber dime and a 1920 Merc and a few wheats for good measure! Things started out a little slower for me but before the day was over I had quite a few keepers to show for my effort. The first good find was a .925 silver ring with a stone in it . I don't know what kind of stone it is :dontknow:

Here's some video of the hunt....
Huntin' with FireFighter43 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzsKN2b_B9s#)

.925 ring fresh out of the ground.
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/IMG_0567.jpg

1943 Merc just dug.
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/IMG_0576.jpg

.925 stamp :happydance01: If you notice the ring is smashed just above the stamp. I wonder how that happened :confused: :dontknow:
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/IMG_0582.jpg

Nice ring. But I'm not sure of the type of stone. :dontknow: :confused:
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/IMG_0584.jpg

The goodies from my trip to Wisconsin.
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/IMG_0581.jpg

I'd like to say thanks to Jeff for the invite!! Thats very kind of you. I truly appreciate it! :yes: |:confused:)
Good times, good finds, and good people!!
Thanks for lookin' & HH everybody!! :grin:

[jkress]

SCORE!! :clapping:
I was looking forward to this video. :yes: Great hunt all around... big silver, Merc, Buff, V and a bunch of wheats. Not to mention a nice looking 925 ring. It doesn't get much better.
Fun video too. Especially the 'pre-dig' quarter. It was nice hearing the E-Trac sounds.
Congrats Tim and a big pat on the back to Jeff for extending the invite. :peace: Sharing a honey hole is a great gesture. thumbsup01

[angellionel]

Wonderful finds, and a fun hunt no doubt! The nickels are in nice shape too. :yes: Love the photos. thumbsup01

[Cheap Thrills]

You guys did great with your finds .That was real nice of Jeff to share his spot with you . The pictures and video were very nicely done showing the E-trac tone, the pinpointing and the dig . Seems like the pinpoint feature on the E-trac homes in a little better than the one on my SE . I stopped using my pinpoint feature on the SE because I couldn't do any better with it than when I was just X-ing my coil with the front of my coil ( probaby just me ) .Switching to the Sunray8 coil has also helped out in that department without a noticeable lack of depth and I also seem to get less falsing . I will continue use the Pro-coil on larger areas where I want more coverage though .Awesome hunt guys !! thumbsup01 thumbsup01 :clapping:

:groovy:,
Sheik

[zrickkid]

nice job digger!

[coinnut]

Nice hunt Timmy :yes: That looks like a Garnet on that ring from here :confused: Nice of you to get that invite :clapping: :clapping: Always nice to hunt somewhere you nornally wouldn't and do well too :beerbuddy: :beerbuddy: And one of these for Jeff too :beerbuddy:

[Ill Digger]

It doesn't get much better.
You got that right! I couldn't ask for anything more |:confused:)

... showing the E-trac tone, the pinpointing and the dig . Seems like the pinpoint feature on the E-trac homes in a little better...
Thanks Sheik!
If you noticed on the first couple of swings it was picking up a nearby pulltab, and as I inched the coil forward it locked onto the quarter. And as I was pinpointing on the back pull of my X the pinpoint never dropped off because it was jumping fromthe quarter to the pulltab with just a ever so slight change in volume. I believe that's why I dug the hole a little bit to far back and had to tunnel in for the coin.


Nice hunt Timmy :yes: That looks like a Garnet on that ring from here :confused: Nice of you to get that invite :clapping: :clapping: Always nice to hunt somewhere you nornally wouldn't and do well too :beerbuddy: :beerbuddy: And one of these for Jeff too :beerbuddy:
Thanks G!! I got the next round for Jeff here :beerbuddy: That was mighty kind of him!! |:confused:)
I didn't want to say it and I'm glad to hear it from you !! I was guessing a garnet too lol A few family members and friends were guessing amethyst. I was hoping you'd take a stab at it thumbsup01

I found a birth stone chart here. And I think you/me/us are right thumbsup01 lol
http://www.randdjewelers.com/images/birthstones.gif



Wonderful finds, and a fun hunt no doubt! The nickels are in nice shape too. :yes: Love the photos. thumbsup01


nice job digger!
Thanks guys!! :grin:

[v3ikid]

That was a great hunt. Great job on the video too. :clapping: