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Long hunt with the Yeti in 102 degree heat before the monsoon came:thumbup:

H

Hotcz70

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Cancelled my afternoon training appointments so I could get some hunt time in with niterider_58...better known as "the Yeti"...aka "the abomination of exploration".:)

Did something I haven't been able to do in MONTHS.....hunt all afternoon until dark...and wouldn't ya' know it for the first time in WEEKS and WEEKS...it POURED down rain to end the hunt early:clapping:

Yeti used his E-Trac...while I used my old, faithful, "outdated" tecnology, Explorer SE...and we both did well.

He found a sweet old silver ring (which Herky helped him dig).:bouncy:

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We both had to use dropcloths to pile all the dry dirt onto from the hole so we could properly refill after retrieving the targets.

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He also found some silver and wheaties to cap off a nice long hunt.

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I got a nice old injun' hiding next to iron for one of my keepers.

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Also picked up this silver dime mixed in with junk and straight on edge at only 6" deep an hour later.

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Later on I got a sweet old seated dime and the SE had no problem hearing it through the nulls of the iron in the hole with it. I LOVE my SE in the iron!

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Havent cleaned this off yet but think I can see 1857 as the date.

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Nice to hunt all day...but my shoulder is hurtin' now:blink:...and I'm sure will be wiped out tommorrow as well.

Sorry for the short post...but I'm tired. This cat can't take long hunts like I used to.:cool::smoke:

The Yeti was a little worse for the wear too...and was walking slonch-wise while holding his back:biggrin: by the time the rain came and ended our hunt.

Brought back some good memories though...the Yeti and I hunting and comparing signals:angel:... until the rain forced us to call it a day.

The heat wore my bestus buddy Hercules out too so he sprawled out in the center of the bed and had no intention of scooting over to his own side.:bouncy:..............and yes that IS a tie-dye cover we use.:cool: That's how we roll.:thumbup::biggrin:

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Tell niterider I said congrats ............ and same to you fine SIR !!
 
Ya both did great Bryce......nice keepers all the way around.:thumbup:
You would probably feel just like Herky if you had to wear a
fur coat year round! LOL :wiggle:
 
Nice hunt guys . Like the old saying goes " you've got to make hay while the sun shines " . That Seated Dime would have me howling like a madman for quite some time .:clapping::cheers:
 
What an awesome day and an awesome hunt the seated coins you found in all the iron and nails is truly unbelievable, glad I was there to witness it all and to learn all I can from you. And your so-called old technology SE Pro is as good as any new technology that I've seen in a while don't let anybody try to sell you short on that idea, your finding just as many coins as they are in heavy iron and trash and having fun doing it. And this guy who shows up once every six months and thanks he's Mr. Wizard I wouldn't worry too much about him I'm still trying to figure out if that's a metal detector in his hand or a magic wand either way I don't think he's mastered either one. :poke:
 
Great hunt Bryce - you prove that there's still alot of good stuff out there if you've got the patience to find it!
Bruce
 
I was just curious when you compared signals between tyhe E-trac and SE was there any targets one could hear the other could not? I know they are both great detectors and I have an E-trac myself,But was always curiuos about the SE as I never really used an Explorer much. Thanks.
 
Bryce...:thumbup: You've been LONG over due for a hunt report my friend. I crave them like my favorite show on TV I haven't seen in a while. More than that, I think. Like a good book that you just can't wait to get back to. Looks like your best friend (the dog of course) had a great time too. Happy to see you are still keeping'em out with you on hunts. I bet both of you will sleep good tonight. :biggrin:

Awesome job on pulling some silver out of iron, and glad to see you Niterider did good too, so thumbs up to both of ya...

Hey Niterider, on your point about "ancient technology"...You know, many cars these days have sensors to report the tire pressure on the dashboard. They'll put on a light if a tire is getting low. I don't know about you guys but I take pride in doing it "the hard way". I walk around my truck every other morning before getting in and just do a visual check on how the tires look pressure wise. There is a certain sense of "satisfaction" in doing that myself. Besides, that light might be able to tell me tire pressure, but something is lost in translation. It can't tell me how the tire looks, the tread wear, whether a screw is sticking out of the side of it, whether the tire looks cokked (I spelled that wrong to it wouldn't be blocked) out of alignment, and so on.

No, the truth is, the more we try to make our lives less of a "hassle" with technology, the more something is lost in translation when some sensor or gadget tells us not just what it feels we should hear or see, but just HOW it thinks we should hear or see it. In metal detecting, it all comes down to one thing...What are your ears telling you? Sure, we often look to the VDI to firm things up one way or another, by that's an afterthought. It's the thing you do when you just want a little further more input on what you think. But the more you put machine between man and the thing he's working on, the less man really gets to see the reality of the situation.

In other words, that "dog" (your machine) can hunt, but not just because it's got some good ability...It's how well you are "one" with that machine. Bryce, just like you know the little quirks of your dog, you know the little quirks of that machine. You know just what "spot to scratch" on that "dog's" ear to make it do the right thing. That's the point in a relationship between a man and his machine where no amount of technology can take the place of it. Somebody like you, who knows "just where to scratch" on the ear of that Explorer, will not miss anything that somebody else is going to find. Sure, somebody else might have the handy dandy tire pressure reading to take a little of the work out of it, but that leads to sloppiness IMO, not the trained ear of a true silver hunter. If you want to stay sharp you have to live on the "edge", or the "tip of the arrow".

As another analogy, there are soldiers who fly drones in combat from a nice office somewhere. They might be great at that, but do they know how to dig a fox hole? Are they down there in the dirt watching your back? What I mean is, have they "honed that killer instinct?" Which solder do you want watching your back and making it happen in the field of battle? I know which one I do, and it ain't the guy who is relying on his dash board to tell him what a "flat tire" means. :thumbup: He might be able to easier tell me the tire is flat, but does he know WHY it's flat? That's where the term "lost in translation" comes into play...

A dull sword is never as good as a sharp one. One sword might be "built better" in certain ways, but how sharp is the blade (meaning hunter)? You've got many more wars to fight my friend, because that sword of yours is always razor sharp. Yea, I know it's obvious, but I'll say it anyway...What I'm saying is that the more you have to use your wits to be on the target, the less you'll get lazy and let the target come to you. That "certain" percentage of what your machine brings to you and what you can bring to the machine is where the real rubber hits the road.

Ask yourself this...How many guys who drive Cadillacs do you know who can weave that beat nimbly down a winding road at high speeds? Now what about the guy driving a base model sports car? Which one are you putting your money on? One might make life easier in certain ways, and the other might be harder to learn, but in the end it's that "feel" of the road by the seat of your pants that makes all the difference...You can't let luxury do the work in that situation, and if you have let it do the work for you all this time, you won't even be able to keep it on the road when the turns get sharp...:smoke:

Since I've run out of analogies, or at least more beer to think up new ones, I guess I'll end this message...:biggrin:

Anxiously waiting your next field report or coil review Bryce...:beers:
 
Nice saves guys .. :cheers:

Hey Bryce are you still dabbling with manual sensitivity?
 
Sweet hunt Bryce........that "old" technology sure works well for you :thumbup: nice looking silver too :drool:

Hawkeye Jim.
 
Glad you were able to get out and have some fun with your pal, The Yeti. Congrats on the great finds!
 
There has been only one time in all our hunts that he flat out couldn't hear a signal that I did...and that was on a sterling silver ring from between 9" and 10" deep a couple of years ago.

Coil selection plays a role too.

He is absolutely in tune with his E-Trac...and I'm sure he will hit something sometime that my SE won't hear too:beers:
 
Great looking finds guys! Thanks for the story and the pictures Bryce! Way to brave the heat. This is definitley a year for records!

NebTrac
 
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