hunting rivers/creeks

[Rgut3]

I was wondering what to expect hunting arounds rivers and creeks. there is a river that runs through my city and reading the history of the city, I have learned that back in the late 1800's the area I am thinkin about hunting was settled by early pioneers that eventually founded this city I live in....any thoughts or tips on this type of hunt...I dont plan on hunting in the water, but the wooded areas around the river....there has never been any kind of construction at this particular site..

 

[bootyhoundpa]

if the landscape along the river has not changed or been filled since early times you stand a chance of finding early stuff....remember,back before the auto the main form of transport were horses....if you can find a field or wooded area with gentle banks at rivers edge you just might stumble upon an old watering hole.....horses and humans for that matter need water daily....good luck... expect acertain amount of aluminum trash as most river seem to be lined with it from past floods......

 

[jabbo]

There is a pre-revolutionary war town near me. This town is 700 feet from a river. The problem is, the river floods 4 feet over the banks at least once every year. Old coins are too deep to detect. I dug about 12 aluminum soda cans near the river, all were 6" deep. I did detect an 1800's pocket spill that had 4 coins. They were in the flood area, but not close to the river where the silt is heaviest. Does the river near you flood over the banks every year? If it does, the coins may be too deep from silt build-up.

 

[Rgut3]

I've lived here in Grand Prairie Texas since 1981 and I can recall the river flooding twice...

 

[oldcoon]

I was wondering what to expect hunting arounds rivers and creeks. there is a river that runs through my city and reading the history of the city, I have learned that back in the late 1800's the area I am thinkin about hunting was settled by early pioneers that eventually founded this city I live in....any thoughts or tips on this type of hunt...I dont plan on hunting in the water, but the wooded areas around the river....there has never been any kind of construction at this particular site..

I live in such a town, the oldest town in the county. I have not done that well in the woods/field areas. My best finds seem to come from the settled areas where people now live and work, and it is safe to say they did back when too. Sites are recycleable.

 

[fowlercharles]

Hi Rgut3, sounds to me like you may have a potentially choice site maybe taking form.. Concentrate on your history research and see if you can find where the first ferry crossing was, if there was one.Likely so and probably near where the bridge crossing is,if there is one.Most old river towns would have had a ferry crossing near by.The flodding would have been a regular occurance and travelers would have camped on high ground(both sides) while waiting for the water to recede. Sometimes waiting for days or even weeks before they could cross.Topos many times show "cuts" in contour lines giving hints to where the ferry roads may have exited the high ground heading down toward the ferry. Need I say more, so go fer it! Of course winer hunting is best, when the snakes and ticks are not so active ! HH, Charlie

 

[fowlercharles]

I forgot to mention that the folks owning and tending the ferry would have lived close by and would likely had an active farmstead going on too so there is that potential also tohelp you locate the ferry site..Go to a Topo and use the Land descriptions to locate land owners.Good luck! Charlie

 

[salmonriverhotrock]

Here on the Salmon River and Little Salmon River of Idaho, the Salmon River has many sandy beach areas and various unimproved camp areas. It will flood and change at least the beaches every year and other years will go higher into these camps. The problem I have found is so many people put aluminum cans and foil in the fire pits and the very tiny or even large melted aluminum washes out of these fire pits and spreads all over the place and into the river bottom making Gold detecting very frustrating. Then you have the other metal trash that is buried or on the surface where people park or camp.

The camp areas along the Little Salmon River are mostly high and dry but get hit once in a while and again, the fire pits are full of aluminum and like any other place, lots of other metallic trash gets dropped including lead for rigging up your rod for steelhead and salmon. The other thing is, these fire pits are not permanent but are where ever some one decides to put one. Now and then you will dig up an old one. I know a guy who dug up a whole trash bag full of aluminum cans at one popular beach. Be ready to find anything.

Out of all the metallic and Hot Rock challenges here , I still find coins and amazingly after others have detected these same areas. I attribute much of my finds to others using too much Discrimination or Notching or they have an unwillingness to dig more or all targets.

 

[mickfin]

Rgut3 You sey you have Deep coins, Sounds Like you should Look 4R a PI unit, I have a Garrett Infinium,
I went through all the PI s and the Finny is the only one that can tell Lo and Hi conductivity a Hi / Lo tone 4R Lo
And a Lo / Hi tone 4R Hi Con, And it gos Deep, Mickfin, Good Luck,

 

[Grubber]

Around close to the river can be very difficult,due to trash that gets deposited close to the bank.Try backing away until you start to find a clear area and start searching.All river,creeks,are good to search.Good luck.Grubber