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A Reality Check For A Typical Hunt With Metal Detectors......:pulltab:

John-Edmonton

John-Edmonton

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Just a reality pic of a typical hunt. Lots of junk which I (we) usually don't show because it's ugly. But, just because it doesn't always sound like a great target, doesn't always mean it's junk.

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Here are the "gooders" from today.......not necessarily a good target, but turned up as loot!

Those guys on TV digging nothing but rings and coins are just trying to pull the wool over your head :lol:. No detector is that good. ;)

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I usually never show my junk in my pictures either. I put it in my pouch junk pocket and toss it when I get home. Here is a picture I posted a while back of about 3 or 4 hunts worth. Since I bought my detector last May, I have found 4517 coins. I have found another 200 or so relics or jewelry pieces. I figure I have probably dug another 1000+ junk targets that have gone in the garbage. I've dug a lot of pop tops but every time one locks on, I hope beyond hope it might be a ring. An occasionally it is. If you are new, don't get discouraged. Junk is part of the game.
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When I bought the Ace 250. The DVD said nothing about sand box hunting. I found this very odd. I said to myself "I'll bet Charles has done his share of turn herding" maybe he has written a book on it. No. The Garrett website has no mention of the herding of turds. Oh yes I have dug many cat turds in the kids sand boxes. Yes, some were keepers. Some were not. I tried turning them into jewelry to sell on ebay. Do not try this folks because they will never hold together! I found out the hard way when I presented my wife with just the nicest bracelet from our best producer. Not good either. So with all that in mind I can now tell the difference between a turd and nickel. If I listen real close and turn my headphones up I can hear the soft whisper of a Meow.
 
have to agree with you there.when i first got started i saw the posts with all the great finds.i was coming up with a few coins and lots of trash. i really was getting kind of frustrated because i wasn't findind anything that great.but with time things are getting better.i chalked it up to a learning curve nowhere to go but up. lol the more i learn my machine the better my finds are getting time and patience
 
Lots of pulltabs means you were hoping to get a gold ring. Old bottle cap, you were digging the deepies. Iron.....you were a risk taker! :)
 
Many years ago they had a guy on the Johnny Carson show who made jewelry from Quail turds and had a thriving business.. Some of his stuff was pretty snazzy looking. Course Quail turds are more colorful than cat turds and not nearly as stinky. :rofl:

Bill
 
[quote John-Edmonton]Lots of pulltabs means you were hoping to get a gold ring. Old bottle cap, you were digging the deepies. Iron.....you were a risk taker! :)[/quote]I was taught to dig all "good" targets. I always think for the best until it comes out of the hole. Dig, dig, dig.
 
I am learning to dig everything and I keep everything except tabs. I learned the hard way after throwing away a couple of supposed junk items just to find out later they were valuable. For instance, what may appear to be a useless piece of copper, could be a Civil War cannon fuse.
 
Those soft sand "BALLS" used to be plenty :( at the kids playground. Fortunately, Edmonton passed a bylaw, treating cats as dogs, in that they must be leashed and cannot run around. Very few cat poop balls now show up in kids playground. They must also be licensed and carry a cat tag on their collar like dogs.

I was very concerned with my wife's second and third pregnancy, as there were so many cats running around and defecating in every one's yard. A common disease which can be caught from cats to humans is: "Toxoplasmosis"

Toxoplasmosis is caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a small single-celled protozoan. About forty percent of the people in the United States have been exposed to the disease at some point in their lives. The complete life cycle of toxoplasmosis occurs only in cats. These felines become infected by preying on infected birds and rodents. Most cats show no symptoms of disease. In these cats, the organism lives within the cells that line the small intestine. Cats are the only animals that shed this ineffective stage of this protozoan called an oocyst. Most exposures of humans to oocysts cause no overt disease. In a small percentage, however, the oocysts proliferates in many organs of the body causing fever, malaise, enlarged lymph nodes, headache, sore throat and muscle pain. In severe cases the central nervous system, eyes and liver become inflamed. Eating raw or poorly cooked meat of an infected animal is another way this disease is passed on to man. If a
woman becomes infected during the later two thirds of pregnancy toxoplasmosis may cause severe fetal abnormalities. This is why obstetricians suggest pregnant women not change cat litter boxes.
 
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