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New metal detecting permit

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steelheadfever

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This morning I went to a town near mine to metal detect the parks, but first I had to stop off at the parks and recreation office to pick up a new metal detecting permit. Previously it was illegal to metal detect in the parks. We have been working on getting the city council and mayor to sign off on it and finally they did. It took nearly a year to get it done but they finally did it. OH HAPPY DAYS !!!!!!! HH Dennis in Idaho
 
That's the way to do things the right way Dennis. :thumbup: :usaflag: Patients and perseverance pays off. Literally! That's cool that they gave you a card. State Parks around here only write your name down. Looks like you've got a new playground. Congratulations and don't forget to call home once in a while. HH to all, Nancy
 
you gotta be f*****' kidding me!

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j.t.
 
what do you dig with,,.. your hands?....no knife,or trowel?.....better start learning how to probe 6 or 8 inches down on a coin!

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j.t.
 
ditto!..(w.t.f!)

#9..detect backyard!

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j.t.
 
Were soon going to have to get a permit to buy milk, bread and gas { that form of government is called totalitarian } GPAA , I SUPPORT LAND RIGHTS - GOD BLESS AMERICA. Our fore fathers would be ashamed of the freedoms we have lost, that they died for,:cry: Vietnam Vet ::usmc:::usaflag::
 
silly outrageous directive!.the political process fails again!.what's next?..big brother telling us we need a permit to s*** in a public toilet?

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j.t.
 
Good luck Dennis I know you will make some great finds. I found one of my nicest rings in a state park. Rob
 
Come on guys, the Parks and Recreation departments did not just wake up one morning and say hey lets make it illegal to metal detect in our parks. There were reasons and those reasons were that some guys with a metal detectors were digging holes and leaving them uncovered, leaving dug trash, cutting plugs and killing the grass, ruining sprinkler heads, well the list goes on. We worked hard to convince Parks and Recreation, Councilmen, Mayors etc. that there are responsible detectorists who would not damage their well groomed lawns at their parks. They finally decided to change the city ordnance that outlawed metal detecting and changed it so we could metal detect and the only thing we had to do was to get a no cost, no test, non expiring permit with their guidelines, which is better than another near by city that requires, a pinpointing test, digging test and having to pay for the permit. Now its up to us to make sure the parks lawns are not damaged, and if we fail then we will loose our privilege to metal detect. We are not the only city in these United States of America that have laws regarding metal detecting and as long as there are irresponsible metal detectorists out there city's will continue to have laws to protect their parks. So you see its up to us to see that we educated each and every detectorist to the proper ways to dig targets. Having to get a metal detecting permit is alot better than not being able to metal detect at all. JMHO HH Dennis in Idaho
 
I agree with you Dennis. I had a 1800's park in town I hunted for about 4 years. I had no trouble and got along great with the staff. All it took was one guy with the attitude that all public land was fair game for detecting and he could do what he wanted.. He opened his mouth and now there is an ordinance against hunting in the park. The same thing with courthouse lawns and the grass sidewalk strips. Right now there is no ordinance against hunting them. But if you are hunting a strip and the home owner wants you the leave, then leave. Legally it is not his land but he has to maintain it. I don't need any more complains to the town fathers encouraging them to ban these areas too.

If I could get a permit for my park I would and I wouldn't complain about needing one. HH Rob
 
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It's a miracle that the city lets anyone detect permit or not. Some people just don't get it; metal detecting is not a right, it's a privilege. Treat the city and county lands as you would your own and this hobby won't have restrictions on where we can hunt. JMHO.
JW
 
The permit says do not cut plugs or remove grass, HOW DO YOU RETRIEVE TARGETS???? DO NOT USE KNIFE OR TROWELS. What do you use and how do you restive targets? I guess you can use a shovel it doesn't say you cant, but to me that would make a bigger mess.:shrug: Or do you just go through the park detecting and say, well there's a target down there I wander what it is!!:rofl:
 
I take it you have not used a probe to retrieve a target. Its kinda hard to explain, but I will try. Its kinda hard at first but once you get used to it its pretty easy. You first have to pinpoint the target. then using a probe, screwdriver, coinpopper push the probe down into the dirt and locate the target, then using the probe work the coin to the surface. Its kinda hard to explain but if you know someone who uses this method it would be easier for you to learn from them. I prefer the coin popper the one in the top of the photo, while my wife prefers the one in the middle. Using this method does not damage the turf and when you are done you can't even see where you dug the coin. Coins that are deep say 8" can be removed using the probe. The only drawback to the probe is that you can scratch a coin so you have to be careful. Now are you confused? You just have to try it. Maybe someone else can explain it better than me. HH Dennis in Idaho
 
You explained it great, and no I have never used a probe in that way but I do like learning new tricks. I do have tools like the ones you show in your picture, I've used them crevicing for gold. I'm going to try it the next trip out. But what about non coin targets like rings and relics are they received the same way?
 
Yup, same way. Just don't get frustrated ok. HH Dennis in Idaho
 
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