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Question for all posters on this forum....

One way to keep it "legal" would be to show pictures of the items that have been returned to their owners. That way you're still posting what you have found, but there is a happy ending for each one.
 
I agree with Gulf Hunter if people want to know what were doing let them go spend the money to buy a top of the line detector , and get their feet wet .Oh I almost forgot they will need
a good supply of bengay too!!!!!!!!!

H h

Surfside Hunter
 
Max ,
Do you have a hip mount for your excal , and if you do have you had any problems
with the cable messing up ?

H H

Surfside Hunter

:detecting:
 
A lot of you guys that have posted I have looked forward to in the past to see what finds you would discover next! It really makes my day because I am addicted to the hobby! Although I don't get to go as much as I would like...heck anybody who loves this hobby never gets to go as much as they would like...guys like Gravedigger probably wishes he had a time machine to stop everything on earth so he could hunt extra and then start the clock running again...I know I do.

I thought about all the finds you seasoned detectorists recover...but I look at it from my own position as fellow detectorist and know that you probably dug 10 times as much trash to get that "BLING"...or "NUT"....(MAN I LOVE THIS HOBBY SO MANY INSIDE LANGUAGES!) And oddly, I really appreciate when you guys post your pics showing alot of the "trash" that you recover with the treasure. It helps keep my feet solidly planted when I am out digging tab after tab, which incidentally I consider a good thing because a tab signature is overlapped with good rings. I tell myself that this is just a test for my detector...it could have been a ring and in case of an emergency you should tune into station.....:bouncy:

But as Bottomfeeder first posted...I thought about the same things. What happens if some "outsider" stumbles across "our"...(I feel like part of the family....I've at least put in some lame posts) forum and sees only the success and does not know of the trials and tribulations that we have endured? A great musical band, the Eagles once had a song and in it were the words "call some place paradise then kiss it goodbye"... I think it's how the lyrics went. But I think this question has been well covered in prior posts eluding to the selling of detectors on ebay. These "outsiders" trying to strike gold on the first swing of the machine and all they strike is reality and lose interest real quick. We all know we got into this hobby for the thrill of the possibility of a good find and the challenge of research and gaining experience...and enjoying it with friends all along the journey. We know this is not a "get rich scheme" and never looked at it that way. But I too was worried about how many "week end warriors" we could endure in this hobby before being crowded out. I don't think we have to worry about that...but we must keep our eye on the ball as far as legislation that could try to make us illegal incrementally in certain areas. This is where our generosity of returning traceable finds to their grieving owners is a big humanity plus to our existence.

And the other angle of some low life seeing our finds and trying to claim them...yeah it is an outside possibility...has it happened?...that is another fruitful topic of discussion to give us all info on how to handle these situations. But...they (low life) have the burden of proof...it may be wise to not give a whole lot of detail of location and dates..but again they have the burden of proof. Yeah their are a lot of Barney Fifes out there, I know because I am an 18 year police veteran. It frosts me when a public "official" tries to rail road an authority respecting citizen. Remember you have rights and you are an American. They can't search your home without a warrant or your consent. You don't have to tell them anything and just because you say no to their inquiries doesn't mean you are guilty of anything. "Yeah I found a ring but I "could" have brought it back out on the beach to show to low tide Tim and lost it" who knows!:sadwalk: Remember, their inquiries don't require your response.

It is great to be cordial to people you meet while hunting but be realistic to their questions. You dig a lot of trash, you are "metal detecting" not "treasure hunting" and I like " searching for metal" and make sure to show them plenty of :pulltab::pulltab:

God Bless America and damn the torpedoes! :usaflag::starwars:

 
I know this has been spoken of already but when I go to the beach I have a two pouch fanny pack the big one holds the trash and the little one holds the goodies.If someone wants to see my finds I open the big one and show them the trash and a few coins. Then I tell them I am having a good day. I actually seed my pouch before going out with a couple of old clad to show in case they catch me early.

Just an idea.
MrPirate
 
During the Summer months, and on those warmer days I enjoy going out to the water and hunt. I tell a lot of people that I am looking for Fishing related things, such a fishing hooks, and Lures.
I do find some nice things at times, But I have not posted them as of yet as I can not get my SD card into my computer yet... Someday in the near future I hope to post a few finds on here.
HH
 
We are all aware that someone is always watching what we do. Half the time it's a public employee who thinks that you leave big craters in the ground for everyone to fall into, or the person who thinks your a geek. The next thing you know they want to post the public property, or in the case of the town next me they now require permits to metal detect in this one park. Now I have to find out if its required in the who town. Like everything else if you are showing that you are making money a fee will soon follow.

I have multiple pouches like MrPirate, the big mesh pouch that all the trash goes into so it is very visible that I help clean up the environment and keep people with bare feet from needing a tetnis shot, a small mesh bag that holds a couple coins and the enclosed pouch with velcro that all the finds go into.

I have posted shots of my coins, some older siver dimes and such, but never anything of major value. I like seeing your guys stuff and must confess I chose the threads with photos first.

I really think the next thing to come down the road will be fees and permits to metal detect.

HH
 
Thanks Max,
Ihave a hip mount but it does'nt look like yours ?
Yours has a guard over the knobs it looks like .
Where did you get that from ?

H H

Surf side Hunter

:detecting:
 
I have also thought of this but as I usually have little to post, it does not matter much.

I agree that most people would never come to this forum and the ones that do have some knowledge of that we do.

I have seen several local news stations doing reports on people metal detecting on the beaches. So far, they have all been positive with stories of returned rings. In one of the reports, the hunter showed a class ring he found that he was not able to locate the owner. Well, because of the report, someone saw it and contacted the owner that lost it and the return of the ring was shown on TV. There were also stories of found rings, keys and such. And one showed the pile of junk collected by the hunter that was no longer there to cut feet.

I joined a club to learn about the hobby and after a few months, realized most were too closed lipped to share. So I quit the club, came to forums like this, have learned more about the sport in 6 months than I ever did in the club.

I, for one, would like to keep seeing the pictures and hearing about the finds. I get annoyed at times as I see some collecting so much loot and me trying so hard and coming up empty but then my wife reminds me why I am doing the sort. For the health benefits, for that sound in your ear, and for the joy even a penny in the scoop can bring after a hard dig.

Just my two cents.
 
When Bia and I visitied Va Beach to dig with our XLT, we saw many hunters swinging metal detectors. More than I've EVER seen! I watched them dig hole after hole from my beach front balcony. I felt as if some huge group, like a club, was out here looking for something special. I did a search on the internet and found a few forums mentioning digg'n. After I clicked a few sites I found a picture with a date on it and in the background was the hotel I stayed at! I immediately browsed the posts and saw what everyone was digg'n. Now, I made friends and bought an Excalibur. I did all of this because of the pictures I've seen. Bia and I also know that there are items you surfhunters find that you wont take a picture of. Thats understandable!

My point is the forum should be closed at all times. Meaning that registration requires an invite from a member and the posts should not be viewable unless your registered.

-Steve

Hi Max!

 
Since the post disappeared I guess I goofed! I didn't mean to upset anyone. Guess you are the only one that saw the humor. I was only trying to make my point on the subject with a little humor as others did with no humor. I sincerely apologise to any and all that may have been offended.
 
I don't think it offended anyone. Instead, the forum moderator, who acts on his/her own judgment, deleted it for their own reason(s). Maybe because it was off-topic. Who knows, whatever the case- I thought it was funny and I like your sense of humor. Keep it up!
 
I deleted the post by accident while working on the forum, and I couldn't remember who posted it until I received a email from, Sand Shagger (NMB), asking why.

Sand Shagger, I answered your email right away, asking you to re-post it. (Perhaps your spam catcher threw it out by mistake)

If you want too, just re-post it.


Mr. Bill
 
Went down to YYYY Beach this morning for a couple of hours at YYY tide. I started at the YYYY at YYYY Street, then headed YYYY. Ran into YYYY with his new YYYY detector. He had just started too. Headed YYYY from there. Hit the YYYY and the YYYY sand.

First photo is the YYYY ring with 3 YYYYs. It is YY-k and yYYY color. The YYYYs appear to be YYYY. Found it right in front of the YYYY Resort Hotel.

The second photo is a YYYY pendant marked with the # YYY. Not sure what the YYYY stone is. Any ideas? It was about YY inches down in the yyyy sand, up about YYYY from the YYYY.

The third photo is the entire "nut".

"Good Hunting!"


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