Sooper Dave
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I went out looking to get permission on a big yard that is around some Civil War action. The little lady that owns the place was pretty upset that she has caught guys sneaking on and digging and she just wasn't going to allow anyone to hunt it. It's pretty sad that this goes on and hurts the guys that do the right thing. She is a very sweet lady and took my name and number so maybe she will give me a chance. I spent a lot of my time talking to her and didn't have much time left to detect. I rode over to a spot that I've hunted before but the main areas are developed over so I just work the edges in hopes of some original ground. I worked my way down a grown over fence line and was only getting trash and clad. I was almost to the back corner when I got a nice signal with some good depth. I dug my plug and scooped out some of the loose soil when I saw what I thought was a J hook, as I pulled it up I quickly saw that it was a snake buckle! I set it back down and just stared in disbelief. I know that these buckle were worn by guys on both sides but it seems the Rebels had them more and this area is directly on the Confederate lines. I took a bunch of pics of it there in the dirt and continued to half way hunt some more but all I could think of was that buckle and hoping to find the other side somewhere around close. I found a nice dropped Enfield but not much more along that spot. I moved down some and found a couple of Williams cleaners and Minies along with some fired lead. Needless to say I drove home with a big smile on my face and it hasn't gone away since. Even though I was bummed out about not getting on one property it lined up for me to make one awesome find to add to the collection. HH-David
