I'm sure most of you folks have a 'Turtle Radar', all hunters do in some regard...You know when you are driving, you are on the lookout for anything in the road, specifically turtles, but it applies to other things in the road, like nails, or metal or anything else that might damage a tire, or be of some value, or deer jumping out atcha, or whatnot, ...So this past weekend, I'm running the beach route at pre-sun-up, and notice an object in the road ahead of me, flat and non-descript..it had been driven over multiple times and the zipper was broken, so I guess not all people have a Turtle radar..?.[attachment 297231 wallet14.jpg]
The Wife has contacted this person to inform them they do not have to worry, their stuff is safe, and please call back to let us know where to send their belongings? To the address on the license, or somewhere else?...No reply as of yet...
Anyway, later in the day I was at a spot, I looked waaaay down the beach and saw a blowout where the sand was peeled off right up to the dune grass...so I hike on down there and started hitting signals in sort of a mild cut at the base of that blowout, one wheat penny, another, some seriously deep and discolored clad, old scrap then BAM! A shiney 43 washington! I figure the silver got washed out of the dune, or it would have been sort of gray if it had spent anytime in the water...[attachment 297232 quarter.jpg]
I had to run the Pro on a hotter sens, nearly full on, as the cut had sort of filled in and I seemed to be able to only work a 4'wide stretch, in knee deep Lake Michigan water, and hear deeper pings, with no TID...got nickels, P's and more Q's...but only the one silver..deep targets too...like at least a foot down in the sand...I guess this sport has a great appeal on account it gets a guy out hunting...and every once in a while a fellow finds and saves a turtle!.[attachment 297233 may2turtle.jpg] who couldnt love a face like this?
Mud.
The Wife has contacted this person to inform them they do not have to worry, their stuff is safe, and please call back to let us know where to send their belongings? To the address on the license, or somewhere else?...No reply as of yet...
Anyway, later in the day I was at a spot, I looked waaaay down the beach and saw a blowout where the sand was peeled off right up to the dune grass...so I hike on down there and started hitting signals in sort of a mild cut at the base of that blowout, one wheat penny, another, some seriously deep and discolored clad, old scrap then BAM! A shiney 43 washington! I figure the silver got washed out of the dune, or it would have been sort of gray if it had spent anytime in the water...[attachment 297232 quarter.jpg]
I had to run the Pro on a hotter sens, nearly full on, as the cut had sort of filled in and I seemed to be able to only work a 4'wide stretch, in knee deep Lake Michigan water, and hear deeper pings, with no TID...got nickels, P's and more Q's...but only the one silver..deep targets too...like at least a foot down in the sand...I guess this sport has a great appeal on account it gets a guy out hunting...and every once in a while a fellow finds and saves a turtle!.[attachment 297233 may2turtle.jpg] who couldnt love a face like this?
Mud.
Good terrain observation paid off nicely with that silver quarter.
HH jim tn
I agree, Turtle Radar, never leave home without it!! Man, I love the patterns on those fellows. Some of the young ones around here have a smattering of orange mixed in with the yellow (or GOLD
), and it's really cool how they blend with the fallen leaves.
