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I just located an old riverboat docking area that met with a stagecoach trail. Seems that when trains came to the area, the whole town just disappeared. I have permission to hunt the river's edge, but in most places, there are no beach areas. Mostly straight drops of a few feet to the water. Any suggestions on how to approach this one?
Thanks in advance!
Darren
Do you know how deep the water is at the edge ?
If its not to deep waist to chest you might find more in the water.
You'll have to revert to a water machine.
I haven't been to the site yet, but that certainly sounds like a good reason for me to buy an AT-Pro! We are supposed to have heavy rain tomorrow, but I hope to get out there later in the week.
Rivers were often the main mode of transportation, so there was a lot of people movement, as well as fishing, hunting, recreation and so on. I love hunting river banks and the trails above the high water mark. I personally have found coins both new and old, tokens, musket balls, old bullets, rings, spoons, old fishing tackle, belt buckles. I am sure that there are many more, but these came to mind.
Most of those sites are very productive as in the early days riverboats were the main mode of travel, for hauling goods and freight, and people would gather by the hundreds on the banks to board the boats or exit the boats. Stage coaches and wagons would haul people in or pick them up. There would be no beaches as it wasn't a resort area. Items will be found in and out of the water.
Try searching next to rocky outcrops that are close to the river. I've found that these areas produce a high number of coins. I figure that people sit on top of the rocks to take in the view or rest and then jump down off the rocks, thus losing things out of their pockets. The area that I've searched many times is next to a ferry that has been in operation since the late 1700's and the rock formation is very close to where the ferry departs. A very good place to for people to gather while they waited for the ferry to return from the other side.
Darren If you don't mind my asking are you up north or down south?We don't(I HOPE) have any Gaters in Iowa so its just the ocasional snake to contend with for wild life.Also is it dark or black water?How much current is there?Be very carefull when you are upstrem of any snags or holes as the undertow can be deadly.If your going in the water try to find a friend to take with for safety.There is nothing out there that's worth you getting hurt or worse.Let us know what kind of goodies you find and pictures REALLY DO HELP with the SNOW. Grumpy
Grumpy, I'm down in south Georgia. (just north of the Florida line). The water is pretty dark, like tea. Normally the water is pretty slow moving, but depending on how much rain we get, it may pick up a bit over the next few days. If there is much current, I'll just put off searching the water until it goes back down. I figure anything that is there has been there for a long time, so another few days won't make any difference.
Yea, watch out for the snakes! Here in the m idwest we have water snakes, cotton mouth and rattlers, though
not that many depending on where your at. As for Gators, you can shoot the whole lot of them and no one would miss
them except maybe the tree huggers.
Katz
Depending on the bottom,rock or mud, you have a good chance finding bottles(mud) or coin and metal relic concentrations(cracks and potholes in rock bottom). The current moves coins and heavy relics same as it does gold nuggets in a river. You need SCUBA or HOOKA and an underwater detector for this,just another way to have fun!
I hope you have signed permission from the land owner. I think this is the best policy and taking someone with you like Grumpy suggests is a good idea. The buddy system is the safest system as long as you trust your buddy. Happy hunting and looking forward to any photos.
Yes, I do have signed permission. Around here, trespassing sometimes gets you shot! (good ole' south GA boys!) I do have to get more information on where his land starts and stops. I have decided to buy a small personal pontoon boat to float the river and detect. After going and scouting the area, I realize that in most places, the river is not more than 2 feet deep. I'll have to pay attention to property lines though, because it would be very easy to just float downstream and be on someone else's property without even knowing it.
