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Do you dig alone?

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I was wondering what some of you think about taking another person with you to a really good location, that you have gotten permission for yourself to hunt. I know that sometimes it can lead to problems with those "friends" going back, taking somebody else. An old detecting buddy wants me to take him to a good spot, and I want to, but then again, I've gotten "burned" before. Don't know how to deal with this.
 
You'll be taking a chance unless you have someone who has proven their honesty to you. I have taken people and sometimes it is ok but sometimes it is not. Also you will find that most people will come and hunt with you but they will forget your name when thay find a good place to hunt, that is the biggest let down. There are good people who will not talk and who will include you in their hunts, but not many. Some people are so rabid that they will try to follow you if you seem to have a good site,
I know of two great sites here that are now off limits because one person took someone and before you knew what was happening there were 10 or more people on the site. On one of these sites a guy decided to take a dump in a lady's back yard and she happened to step outside while the fool had his pants around his ankles. She kicked everyone off. I was not in on that one but a good friend told me about it, he was really upset. So, be careful. If it were me I would hunt it by myself for a good while.

Be very careful.

Julien
 
Take him somewhere else for a bit and see how it goes. If you want to... and it sound's kinda like you do.

J
 
I had an old friend that got me interested in detecting and we respected each other and would only go to spots when we both could.....that is how it should be cause I did alot of research and would find places that were good and I told him not to tell anyone(his cousin) and visa versa.....cause the people doing the reaserch should get the rewards....but he died in a car accindent and now I am doing it alone....yes I would rather have a bud to go with but after experiencing a guy that had more time on his hands than me and hit the new places I showed him...Hard.....day in and day out....I felt like a dumb a## for doing so....let him know how you feel and take him to other spots first....hopefully you will gain trust in him and enjoy this hobby like I use to....there is nothing more fun than having a hunting buddy that you don't have to worry about....be cautious......hope all goes well....:cheers:
 
Thanks, Folks. I trust him, but found this place on my own, and I hate to say it, but if he finds a CS buckle, I'd have to kick myself. Yes, I must be a little "stingy". I did find a couple of good CS buttons there, and feel that there is a CS buckle on the site. I'd rather hunt it alone.........Guess I got to talking too much over a beer about this place.
 
Find that CS !!!

J
 
I hunt with my brother. Think REALLY HARD and know for sure your friend can be trusted. This has happened to me and I lost a really good spot after I pleaded and begged to my "friend" not to give up the location. I went back to this spot and discovered 11 of "HIS FRIENDS" there. His comment was OH WELL. Hope it all works out for you.
 
I dig alone and enjoy it. I have hunted with other people at "generic" spots, but never at one of my "found" spots.

I hate to say this but I prefer being alone. I work around people all day, and like the break from them, Beale.
 
Keep the honey holes private except when it's Fathers or Sons. Take others to places like they've taken you, but save the honey for yourself and for those who've shared some honey with you. Take it from me and many a lost "good spots" due to ignorance and a friendly gesture of kindness towards a "friend". Besides, anyone who's trustworthy enough to take to such a place would never ask to go because they truly understand and appreciate the rarity of such a find and would never dare expect someone to take'm there, and would certainly never disclose it's location to anyone else but would infact in all likely hood "clean the place out" himself. "BEWARE" When the gett'n is good the goods get gone! Friends or not. And you'll probably never be compensated with that "return the favor" hunt. KEEP IT QUIET UNTIL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO TALK ABOUT! And then take'm.
 
So true, I've been took in a couple of times.
 
I like these posts! I've learned that "friends" will put the knife in your back........Thanks for all of the opinions. I AIN'T TALKING.
 
[quote Beale]I dig alone and enjoy it. I have hunted with other people at "generic" spots, but never at one of my "found" spots.

I hate to say this but I prefer being alone. I work around people all day, and like the break from them, Beale.[/quote] Amen........I feel the same way.........Thanks
 
I agree with all the above. The other thing to keep in mind is the land owner. After a great deal of research, I located a civil war area on private property. I thought I would be the first to hunt it, but the owner broke the bad news to me that it had been heavily hunted since at least the 1960s, and probably nothing was left. He told me I could hunt anytime I wanted, but only me, and I had to let him know when I was there. He asked that I not tell anyone about the place because he didn't want a bunch of strangers showing up there. I have kept my promise over the years. Never found a lot there...a few bullets and one button, but I'm always welcome back because I didn't make him regret giving me permission. Opening that can of worms is an easy way to wear out your welcome. All you really need is for some idiot to take dump in the owner's back yard and then say, yep, so and so's cousin told me about this place, and now you're not even welcome back. Not worth it. Besides, I like sharing my finds after I find them, but the hunt is mine. It's not greed. I just like the alone time and besides, I did the research, I got the permission, why risk it. I can ask my buddy to help with the local high school sometime. Of course if you fall into an old well, you're screwed.
 
I sort of have to hunt alone, My partner died, and theres no one left to play with. At 78 I need someone to kick start me.And watch my back. Bob
 
Bob, that must really hurt to have lost a long time hunting buddy. I've hunted with others before, but never really had a friend that was into hunting that much. To have had a friend you could trust to not stick you in the back must have been special. As you can see from the above posts, alot of people don't end up with "friends" like that.
 
Sorry you lost your digging buddy, Bob. I have a friend that I can trust, who actually got me started digging back in '82. I am the one who took him to all the Civil War sites, as we started out with coins and beach hunting. For the past 8 years, he has lost interest, and his wife seems to influence him to stay home and obey her, when he's not working. It's a shame that he cannot go much, anymore. The others that I have taken over the years have ALWAYS cut my throat later. I have been digging so long alone now, that I've gotten used to it, and like it. It would, however, be nice to have one other "good" person to dig with sometimes.
 
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