Can anyone give me a good argument for hunting dense wooded areas. I need to venture off into new territories and have yet to hunt forests and woods. These areas date back to the 19th Cent. but not sure how much people used them. I often see YouTubes of MD'ers hunting forests and woods with impressive finds. Would love to hear from those of you who hunt these areas and info. on your finds.
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Hunting Dense Wooded Areas
- Thread starter chuckciao
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This is where the research part of the hobby comes in. Those people you see in the videos aren't randomly picking a woods to hunt. They've done the research to know that there was activity there, whether it be an old homestead, or an old main trail crossing, or an area that troops were known to have camped in.
There are numberous sources available free online that can help you with gathering the needed info. Three that I would recommend are Google Earth, Historic Mapworks, and Historical Aerials. Sanborn Maps can also provide useful history on town properties.
Check out the Civil War forum and the Maps and Mapping forum on this site. I'm sure that you will get more ideas on places and ways to look there.
There are numberous sources available free online that can help you with gathering the needed info. Three that I would recommend are Google Earth, Historic Mapworks, and Historical Aerials. Sanborn Maps can also provide useful history on town properties.
Check out the Civil War forum and the Maps and Mapping forum on this site. I'm sure that you will get more ideas on places and ways to look there.
My brother and I hit a jackpot when we by chance stopped at the county clerk's office and asked about old maps of the upper end of the county,(where we live). They had maps from the 1910's that were slated for the dump as they had been scanned and entered into their computer system. Those maps proved to be invaluable over the years. Lots of local guys have tried to buy those from us but, no way. By the way we got them for free!! A perfect example of what Old Longhair says about guys detecting in the middle of nowhere. They know something stood there years ago.
judy gold digger
New member
I hunt woods where hunting is permitted in the winter. you will be amazed what you can find in the summer months when it's safe. pocket knives, live ammo (be careful) all kinds of coins. my best find was a 30-30 leaning against a tree for years it looked like. it was all rusted.
michaelosully
New member
In summer, I often hunt the Spruce and Aspen forests in the Rockies just below timberline...8,000 feet to maybe 11,000 feet and have found things like splitting wedges, chainsaw files, logging chains, broken pocket knives, and other items left or lost by logging crews and miners in the early 1900's.
In the forest the finds are few but I dig every target. Along the game trails in the timber, I have found shell casings, lead bullets, and even a few coins. I have learned that more finds turn up around remote camp sites (look for the rock fire rings) in the woods or near steams where hunters, miners, fishermen, and campers would have set up their tents. I'm sure when I find these sites that they have never been MD'ed.
I enjoy the deep forest and as I become a more 'experienced' MD'er, I find I don't want too many targets. This way I can say I dig every target when in the woods! Hmm...may take off this afternoon for another game trail I've never been on.
In the forest the finds are few but I dig every target. Along the game trails in the timber, I have found shell casings, lead bullets, and even a few coins. I have learned that more finds turn up around remote camp sites (look for the rock fire rings) in the woods or near steams where hunters, miners, fishermen, and campers would have set up their tents. I'm sure when I find these sites that they have never been MD'ed.
I enjoy the deep forest and as I become a more 'experienced' MD'er, I find I don't want too many targets. This way I can say I dig every target when in the woods! Hmm...may take off this afternoon for another game trail I've never been on.