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Hey Ray,,just curious..

J

Jim C (Mich)

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..is the detecting that much different in bama than Wis.? I mean ground conditions and target depth, stuff like that. Thanks, Jim
 
the dirt conditions and the lack of deep targets and I'm not talking about the once in awhile coin that I use to find at 8 to 11 inches in Wisconsin, those targets are just not here in Alabama or I should say at least not in the very few spots I have hunted, one park, one house, (the one I am renting) and the fort the guys hunt at. I have yet to find a target pass 6 to 8 inches, these targets were everywhere in Wisconson.

The dirt here in Alabama is a hard red dirt and this may very well be why, targets just don't sink like they did in Wisconsin, I hunted the fort with James, Craig and buddy in the woods and found a quarter from the 30's laying on top of the ground with only leaves covering it, that quarter was laying there for 40 to 60 years, it had to be because nobody but world war 2 soldiers were their, it was in a area where many fox holes were.

It has really thrown me for a loop, I must retrain myself and my hunting stlye, I long to get my coil over that deep faint repeatble target, you know the one I'm talking about Jim, where it is soft and low because it is deep. Another thing I don't understand is old old coins here in Alabama seem to be few and far inbetween, I know they are here because buddy found a two center a few years ago and a seated quarter behind his house years ago and Craig and James have found a few barbers and a few ih's but nothing like you or I would run across in the north, this really has me shaking my head Jim, where are the old coins, Alabama has been around as long as Wisconsin, it's really got me baffled.

Most of the summer here in Alabama is hot and pretty dry, to hot to detect plus the ground if it is in the sun is like cement, if your in the woods it isn't as bad but even then it's just hot!

I was thinking about trying some field hunting, my thinking here is those fields get plowed and maybe if I can get permission to hunt one I might find a civil war relic. Next week Craig is giving us 5 days off for the holiday, ( paid I might add :thumbup: ) I'm gonna head out early in the morning and hit a few parks and see whats out there then in the afternoon drive around and see whats out there in the way of homes.

Their are some great old finds here in Alabama Jim, I just gotta figure out where they are and use the right hunting stlye to find them, I learn how to hunt fields with Brian in Upstate NY so I'm thinking I have to lean to that stlye of hunting.

Hey Jim, not sure you saw this but the oldest coin I ever found in Wisconson was one of my last hunts, found a really cool civil war token but couldn't believe my eyes when I dug this baby outa the ground at around 8 to 9 inches, it was my wish coin for years and I couldn't believe it when I saw that eagle.

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What a thrill Jim to flip it over and see that lady sitting down :clap:

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I'll keep ya posted Jim as I test the waters here in the south, I may
have to head for the ghetto parks but I have that itch again for some
old coins or even a old token :thumbup:

Ray
 
off, 5 days hitting parks early then house hunting, I plan to put some miles on the cheve and get to know Alabama alittle better. I want to look for a home in the country so my main goal while Bubba has the yard shut down is to really get out and see Alabama. We'll hunt soon James, I just need to check out the area and see whats out there, I got your number James, if anything changes I will give you a call bud, I just need to see whats out their in the way of homes and Bubba has given me a chance to do that :thumbup:

General Ray
 
Ray,your right about Alabama being different.I have a park here in Anniston that I've been hunting for close to 30 years and all the time I kept saying that with the new detectors,I'll be able to get those deep coins.Wrong! I keep finding coins there,but they are just the ones I've missed before.Hardly ever do I find a coin 6 inches deep,they are mostly 3-4 inches.It's just the nature of the soil.I don't think Southerns had a lot of money to lose anyway.
 
I found detecting to be the same here in Missouri....
Damn ground is nothing but clay and rocks. haven't found a thing deeper than 6" in the last year, but old habits are hard to break and I keep detecting like those 10" targets exist....
...I don't think they do in this state anyway.

I still hope you find a good site down there and we can get a bunch of us down for a hunt.... maybe early spring ... pre-tick season.
Take care General,
mike
 
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