Night Hunting Question

[jasper12]

I 've read some post on here talking about MD at night,is there any advantage to doing this?It seems kind of hard to do,Do you hunt all night?"It's an interesting Idea" What do you tell the officer when He see's you're lights on in the school yard play ground at 2 am?...Anyone here ever MD at Night?

 

[GRAY GHOST]

hi jasper. i night hunt a lot in the summertime. since i have permission to be where i'm at, i don't worry about the cops showing up. what can they say? nothing. one thing's for sure...if you want to improve your pinpointing and recovery skills, go night hunting. it's a good idea to be familiar with the place your're hunting too. i think it's a lot of fun to night hunt. it does require more skills with your machine than daylight hunting, and will sharpen all of your skills.

it's generally much quieter at night, so that alone helps me to focus on the hunt. good luck, and hh,

 

[nugget]

Yes sure do, over 50% of my detecting is done in the night. The beaches are great because all the folks have gone home and you can grid the most prolific traffic areas without bothering anyone. My finds increased amazingly with the night hunts. I must admit the beaches at Surfers Paradise are reasonably well lit, although I do take a headlamp with me just in case. I carry a buffalo digging tool with extremely sharpened edges and heel spike for my protection, this is carried in a pick holder, I have attached the hook of an occy strap with cable ties to the pick holder, on which hangs my metal sand scoop. I usually do 12 to 14hr hunts with a few breaks for coffee etc. I would'nt recommend doing isolated beaches at night, alone especially. Also I'm very observant and never let anyone get behind me. I even do some night hunting on the gold-fields when I'm out there with the headlamp on. HH regards Nugget.

 

[jasper12]

Sounds like alot a fun .I believe I'll try it soon ,Appreciate the replies

 

[GoGoGopher]

I also do a lot of night hunting (Not lately though, as my fiancee's schedule and mine conflict at the moment due to her going to school and working)...This is the very least amount of equipment I would get:

1) LED headlamp...clip onto your hat brim, or have headband (About 10-20 bucks+batteries)
2) Knee Pads (I got a set of Huskies at Home Depot for 10 bucks)
3) Old Towel to wipe dew and mud off your coil and tools and hands
4) good digging tools (LESCHE, Gator, shovels, etc. can get expensive) Don't go cheap here, you will regret it when you've traveled out, only to dig your first hole and have your tool break on you
5) bug spray and flea and tick spray
6) pinpointing probe w/light (Harbor Freight sells one for $15.00)
7) Water or other fluids
Any written permission slips you might need
9) your Identification (helps if Johnny Law does come poking' around)
10) a can of pepper spray might be in order for some, just in case...
11) bag to carry all your equipment in (I suggest dark colors so it does not stand out in the dark)
12) All your witts about you (keep your guard high, but do not let fear interfere with a good hunt, as nugget said, keep strangers in front of you and off your six (backside))

Most of all, night hunting is great in Summer months, as it is often cooler, quieter, and sometimes even MORE relaxed


HH,

GoGoGopher

 

[jasper12]

Thanks GoGoGopher.Lot of good tips there