Indian Head's TID #'s?

[Idaho PRB]

Where do your Indian Heads typically hit on the E-Trac? Since they show quite a bit lower than a lot of desirable targets and the fact that there are two different kinds, I'm afraid I may pass some over if I'm not careful. I just got my E-Trac in November and, as such, haven't had much time in the field to get a feel for Indians. Do you have any tips or regularitys that you have noticed when digging them? I am sure that depth and soil condition can make a difference as with any target but if you were hunting with me and we were in an area that might hold some IH's, what would you say to me before the hunt to help me be successful in finding some? Thanks for your help.

 

[EZrider]

Soon as i keyed into 12-34 12-35 and deep "not shallow screw caps" i found my first one. I know there are normal ones and fat ones. Each kind give a different reading.

 

[EZrider]

http://www.findmall.com/read.php?63,820520

From the stickys on top

 

[NebTrac]

Mine usually came in at 12-34 real regularly. I have dug them up from 34-38 conductivity. Possibly even 40 or 41. I've also seen the Fe. at an 01 before on IH's in Conductive sounds. For the most part I love the sound of an IH at 5 or 6 inches coming in at 12-34. There's a "bell" type ring to it in my headphones. Great sound, just as addicting as silver in my opinion.

NebTrac

 

[Cladiator (OR)]

My experience matches what NebTrac and EZrider have noted. In my soil, a fair amount (probably half of the 10 I've found) came in at 01-34/35.

 

[Goes4ever]

here is a little from an article I wrote for Ohio Metal Detecting Magazine about indians:

Last year with my Minelab X-70 I found 57 IHC, and I knew with the etrac I got this spring it would be even better. A lot of IHC give bouncy iffy signals, and the etrac is amazing at finding deep coins, coins that beside or even underneath iron. I don't think I would have even come close to meeting this goal without my etrac. It is by far the best detector I have used. (102 found in 2010)

For those of you that use etracs and may have not dug an IHC yet, you may be curious just where they register on the etrac. Majority of the ones I found, I'd say 85% hit around 8 to 12 on the FE side and 32 to 36 on the CO side, so whenever I got a deep 08-36 I almost KNEW it was an IHC before I even dug it. BUT don't always count on an IHC to come in perfectly at the numbers I mentioned. I know of at least 4 I found this season that came in at a very low 01-31, a few were 04 to 06-30. I pretty much stick to a rule, when hunting an old farm or field. And that is IF time allows I dig almost everything repeatable above iron that is 5 inches or deeper. This method has produced a lot of good finds and of course I dig a fair amount of junk, BUT no hunter can say he digs all good targets w/o digging junk, it is just part of the game.

 

[Idaho PRB]

Thanks a lot everyone.

 

[1goldsniper]

35-39 here in Montana

 

[DAN03USMC]

I have similar results that G4E mentionioned. As a rule 8-13/ 30- 35 not to say that they wouldn't come up differently. It varys from site to site and iron contamination. almost always, if the cond # goes to 36/37 I get into zincolns. they early fattys and flying eagles will be on the lower end 28/34 And like G4E said depth can be an indicator. usually the tone is there, and I dig based on that more-so than what the #'s are telling me.