New to Hunting in Ohio

[Chillinewbie]

Hey, I am new to the hobby and just kind of blindly going out and hunting....so far alittle disappointed...just a few pennies and a nickle and a dime....I am looking for what I am doing wrong? What am I missing ??? should I use head phones or not ? Is there a better place to hunt than a city park ? I am also new to the area where I am hunting...I am in the chillicothe Ohio area and I would like to hunt the old camp sherman, but there is a prison on the site....also they had an old range, may check that out but not really sure if that has been "pounded hard" I also live in the oldest house on the block, which was an old school house, my detector really sings in the backyard but not sure if it is the electrical wires or what ???? Can someone help ?

 

[sg1221]

I would suggest staying in your own yard for a while. Set up a grid with wooden pegs and string. About a 10
foot square. Set your detector to (coins) mode with discrimination high and sensitivity low and carefully scan
and dig every target. Then turn up sensitivity and lower discrimination a bit and go back over it again. Dig everything
This should help your to learn your detector and you may be surprised at what you find. Keep this up until you can
hunt that same grid in All metal mode with low discrimination and dig everything. By this time you will begin to learn
what your metal detector is telling you. It can be a bit overwhelming at first but believe me it will get easier as you
gain experience. Just remember to watch that Sensitivity and NOT set it too high.
Hope this helps.

Steve

 

[Uncle Willy]

How long have you been detecting? Have you learned your machine? What did you expect when you started this hobby? Detecting isn't as easy as it sounds and requires lots of practice and understanding your machine and how it works. Use headphones as it cuts down on distractions and saves a ton on batteries.

Find some bark chip playgrounds and practice detecting there until you understand what your detector is doing, why, and what it is telling you. Run it in coins mode with sensitivity set at four bars and no more. This isn't a hobby where you can pop the new detector out of the box, run out and wave it over the ground, and have treasures jump into your pouch. It requires time, patience, perseverance, lots of practice, and knowledge of your detector. It requires a minimum of 100 hours to become familiar with your detector and how and why it works. Good luck.

Bill

 

[Chillinewbie]

well, I been learning for about a year or about 40 hours...I guess that sounded like whining, but I guess I have have found about thirty cents. my wife seems to find more than I have and she uses it less than I do...kinda frustrating...but isnt that life ? I will take any bits of knowledge and see what I can learn on. I didnt expect to just have treasures just jump into my pouch. Thanks for the tips.

 

[khouse]

Hey if you found a nickel your doing a lot of things right! No kidding! What detector do you have?

 

[GaryL]

[quote Chillinewbie]Hey, I am new to the hobby and just kind of blindly going out and hunting....so far alittle disappointed...just a few pennies and a nickle and a dime....I am looking for what I am doing wrong? What am I missing ??? should I use head phones or not ? Is there a better place to hunt than a city park ? I am also new to the area where I am hunting...I am in the chillicothe Ohio area and I would like to hunt the old camp sherman, but there is a prison on the site....also they had an old range, may check that out but not really sure if that has been "pounded hard" I also live in the oldest house on the block, which was an old school house, my detector really sings in the backyard but not sure if it is the electrical wires or what ???? Can someone help ?[/quote]

Reading your post after this one ya not be NEW eh!!
Any hows IF you are serious read, then read and then read your manual on your machine. If you don't have one go to the manuf. site and down load one for your machine. As has been stated the more you use it the better things should get.

If it has pre-set programs stay with the coins only for awhile, then change them around some, if need be dig it all for awhile to see How your targets sound, soon you may beable to tell the diff between a coin and junk.

The area you live in has some super spots to hunt and is full of history, get permission before hunting unknown spots that may be off limits..stick to parks, school grounds and such for awhile. As you stated your house was once a OLD SCHOOL .... best training spot you could have. GOOD LUCK

 

[Uncle Willy]

You need to spend some more time at it and follow what I told you and soon you'll be finding goodies and your interest will take a big jump to the positive. If your home was an old school there should be a few goodies there but not as much as one would think. Back in the old days kids didn't have any money to lose. But I would hit some bark chip playgrounds where there is usually a fair amount of coins and it's easy digging and a good place to practice your skills and pinpointing. Good luck.

Bill

 

[John-Edmonton]

You would really benefit from reading a book on metal detecting. Most dealers carry a good assortment of books. My suggestion is "THE NEW SUCCESSFUL COIN HUNTING" by Charles Garrett. Here is a link to all the books available at Garrett metal Detecting.

http://www.garrett.com/hobby/products/rambooks.htm

In the mean time, practice at playgrounds in the sand or bark chips, where you can learn how your detector works without digging big holes in grass, which is a no no.

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[Chillinewbie]

Are there any clubs in my area ? Which is chillicothe, Ohio ?? I have seen that there is a club up by pickerington, just thought I would ask...or is there something in the "rule" book that I dont have....I guess it is kinda like fishing huh? not always going to get it every time and lots of patience huh ?