Hunting a grass over grown site

[nad]

I have a possible "interesting" site..that may be 50 by 350 feet,,Everything else covered by civilization.Checked it out, grass matted to about ten inches deep..Went to another site that had the same conditions, got the Vaquero out, and then the 1266, and did some grass pushing on all metal....Very pleased with both detectors getting down. Slow work...One quarter ,2 cents, two dimes, and several pieces of iron pipe sections...One of the dimes a dark silver 1954.Both detectors were hitting in the seven to nine inch range between air gap and soil....Am thinking the Spring should have that grass compacted if we get any snow..I'll need depth to hit what is in the ground..Even thinking about buying a gas powered weed whacker.I almost went out to another early site this past Spring....By the time I was able to, all grown over..That one is also on the list. Any advice on working very early overgrown now sites? By the way, am in luck, there are rest rooms in easy "hurry" distance..That is a major problem out of the way........Cordially Nad

 

[dahut]

Build yourself a Weed Masher.

Get one of those clear plastic sections you put under a roll around office chair. Drill a couple of holes on one side and fix a knotted rope handle in them for carrying.
To use it, just lay it down in the grass, step on it to "mash" down the grass or weeds and then detect right through it. When you get a signal, you can actually see where it is, since the plastic is transparent. Then lift it up to one side and retrieve your target. Finally, lay it back in that spot, flip it end over ahead of you and do the same as you progress. Repeat ad nauseum.

This plastic is exceptionally tough, not overly expensive and has the advantage, as mentioned, of being clear.

 

[tabdog]

n/t

 

[XT18000]

Might drill some small holes about every 4 to 6 inches in it and when you find a target; poke a marker stick / rod of some kind

to mark the target be for you pick up the mat. Would make finding it again and pin-pointing a whole lot essayer I would think.

 

[twalton]

And in your spare time you can make some crop circles!

 

[nad]

Having the ability to see through the cover is very important..Mid to late 80's I used to hunt in the Orlando area.Came up with the same idea.Threw a 1/4 piece of plywood down in the tall grass, Stomped on it a few times,,got no signals.Went to move it,and that damn rattlesnake that was pinned down and couldn't rattle, sure as heck did.. I figured his territory, he could keep the plywood...Another time in a fast moving stream, fanning the bottom for fossils, a cotton mouth tried to get up on my back out of the current Piggyback is one thing, having a snake on your shoulder quite another.....Met a few nice sized snakes out in the palmettos. BY the way, snake guards are nice to wear..To get the feel of a five foot rattler cracking you in the calf,put two finishing nails in a furring strip, and have your buddy pop you in the calf..Then, you can do it to him...I prefer crop circles........,cordially NAD

 

[dahut]

I was out chasing bunny tail once when young - my girlfriend was named Bunny.
The two of us were hiking in the Arizona boonies, looking for agates (and a nice place to "rest," as young people are want to do).

We were working up a dry creek wash one early morning and I stepped over a downed log ahead of Bunny. Lying in wait on the other side of the log, in a sunny little nook, was a large rattler. I surpised him so much, he didnt have time to rattle. WE sure had time to jump, though.
Something you shouldnt do in rattler country is go around an obstruction from the blind side.

In fact we were both so shook up by the episode, that it wasn't long until we had to lie down to "rest" on a large, secluded boulder.

 

[ToddB64]

If you use one of those plastic sections (made to protect the floor from desk chair rollers.), be sure to take along some gloves; those sharp little nubs on the underside of the section can be painful to bare hands !

Todd