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Went out for a relic hunt in the woods today. The temperature got above zero, the sun was shining and thoughts of Christmas seemed so far away. As usual, I took two machines, one for general detecting and the other for getting into those tight places where only a sniper coil can go.
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My first good target was a stray musket ball at about 4 inches in the dirt. Another good keeper to add to my collection.
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Also got an old bicycle licence plate from 1953, nearly completely rusted out. Several feet away I found an old bottle opener, the kind that get permanently fixed to walls. How this one landed in the middle of nowhere is beyond me........
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My most interesting find was this old trap, long forgotten by some unknown trapper. It is the first one that I have ever dug that is completely intact. It too was buried some 4-5 inches in the ground.
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Here are all my tiny targets that I dug up. The PETERS TARGET shotgun shells were common in the years - 1887 to 1934. The Dominion Shells were common 1911-1955. I dug up a variety lot of 22 shells and some other ??? types.
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Well, sun sets early, especially today being December 21, the shortest day of the year. At about 4:30 in the afternoon, its dark. What you are looking at is a Pic of the North Saskatchewan River completely frozen!
Another great day in the fresh air!
Went out for a relic hunt in the woods today. The temperature got above zero, the sun was shining and thoughts of Christmas seemed so far away. As usual, I took two machines, one for general detecting and the other for getting into those tight places where only a sniper coil can go.
<center><img src="http://members.shaw.ca/john_edmonton/green%20musket%20ball.jpg ">
My first good target was a stray musket ball at about 4 inches in the dirt. Another good keeper to add to my collection.
<center><img src="http://members.shaw.ca/john_edmonton/green%20bottle%20opener.jpg">
Also got an old bicycle licence plate from 1953, nearly completely rusted out. Several feet away I found an old bottle opener, the kind that get permanently fixed to walls. How this one landed in the middle of nowhere is beyond me........
<center><img src="http://members.shaw.ca/john_edmonton/green%20trap.jpg">
My most interesting find was this old trap, long forgotten by some unknown trapper. It is the first one that I have ever dug that is completely intact. It too was buried some 4-5 inches in the ground.
<center><img src="http://members.shaw.ca/john_edmonton/green%20bullets.jpg">
Here are all my tiny targets that I dug up. The PETERS TARGET shotgun shells were common in the years - 1887 to 1934. The Dominion Shells were common 1911-1955. I dug up a variety lot of 22 shells and some other ??? types.
<center><img src="http://members.shaw.ca/john_edmonton/GREEN%20SUNSET.jpg">
Well, sun sets early, especially today being December 21, the shortest day of the year. At about 4:30 in the afternoon, its dark. What you are looking at is a Pic of the North Saskatchewan River completely frozen!
Another great day in the fresh air!