For Newbies, Undecideds and Machine Change Lookers Eyes Only :ninja:

[John-Edmonton]

Not for experienced hunter to see Turn around and go back!


Here is a typical metal detecting hunt coin shooting. We all dig plenty of trash, but we just don't post it because it's ugly. As a result, the perception given is that the experienced hunters only dig good targets, because they are so good. The truth is, the more targets you dig, the more keepers you get. Discrimination on any given target can change due to a lot of external environmental factors which I wont get into. That is a discussion all by itself for another time. So......get out there and dig more targets. Take a screwdriver along to find the shallow targets then pop them out as quick as you can. Do dig pulltabs. That's where a lot of gold rings show up. And remember, metal detecting is a hobby, and hobbies are meant to be enjoyed. And yes....sometimes we get skunked. Most of the hunters keep their mouths shut on those hunts.

 

[megatorque]

I have a gigantic bucket that I empty for pouch in at the end of each hunt .I was hoping to fill it up then post the picture . If I have learned anything in my first two months of the hobbie , there is the good , bad and ugly . But that ugly is actually a beautiful thing , even if it is trash .

 

[mudpuppy]

Great shot! Trash tells a lot about a place..tells a lot about everything...like how hard and when the last time this place was hunted?...heavy trash is good...thats a pretty dang good haul there on the coinage John!
Mud.

 

[upnorth]

A lot of truth here. This is also why I don't post up much, as I usually just dig harmonica reeds, pennies and various junk. Every once in a while I pop a silver or two, then wait until there are more, so that it is worth my time to post. Right now I am sitting on a 42 and 63 silver quarters and a 50's silver dime, with some 40's/50's pennies. I will let my little stash grow as I have my occasional good digs, primarily ordinary digs, and sometimes really sucky digs. But the hobby gives me enough surprises to keep it all quite interesting for me. I rarely find gold and I am notorious for discriminating out and cherry picking finds. Well, that depends on the site of course. I can have a pleasant two hours with my ATP notched out up to 80 and swing for an occasional silver quarter and one/two dollar coins. It depends on my mood, the site, and my lower back, lol.