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Rules and regulations
- Thread starter 798hand
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Larry (IL)
Well-known member
I haven't checked, but it seems that FMDAC.org has the State Park reg's.
Yes, as Larry says, there is an alphabetic list on the FMDAC site. I don't have the link, but you can find it by clicking around on their site.
Keep in mind:
1) This would only be for state level land, and have no bearing on city, county, federal, private, etc... land.
2) The way the list like that was developed, years ago when someone put it together, was innocent enough: They asked! Ie.: send a form letter out to all 50 states park's dept. headquarters asking something like "what, if any, rules are there regarding metal detectors on state land in your state?".
Sounds reasonable enough, but this is where it gets funky: Some of the states who may have responded with "no" or dire sounding restrictions, were places where ...... prior to this ....... people detected state parks all the time, with no problem. Ie.: it never even occured to people you needed to ask, or that anything was wrong, to begin with! So I guess when you ask a bureaucrat, in a stuffy office somewhere, you can get a "no", simply because they morph something else (cultural heritage stuff, don't disturb the vegetation, etc...) and simply give the easy answer? (when in fact, no one really cared or gave it thought before).
I know this is true for CA state parks, for example. There are some you can detect openly, (yes, even right in front of rangers) and no one cares. Yet if you read that FMDAC link on CA, you might think you were severely restricted or whatever. State beaches for example, are routinely detected here (FMDAC link not withstanding), and no one's ever cared. Yet I have no doubt that if you asked enough questions, high enough up the chain of command, you'd probably find someone to tell you/me "no".
For this reason, I take that FMDAC link with a grain of salt.
Keep in mind:
1) This would only be for state level land, and have no bearing on city, county, federal, private, etc... land.
2) The way the list like that was developed, years ago when someone put it together, was innocent enough: They asked! Ie.: send a form letter out to all 50 states park's dept. headquarters asking something like "what, if any, rules are there regarding metal detectors on state land in your state?".
Sounds reasonable enough, but this is where it gets funky: Some of the states who may have responded with "no" or dire sounding restrictions, were places where ...... prior to this ....... people detected state parks all the time, with no problem. Ie.: it never even occured to people you needed to ask, or that anything was wrong, to begin with! So I guess when you ask a bureaucrat, in a stuffy office somewhere, you can get a "no", simply because they morph something else (cultural heritage stuff, don't disturb the vegetation, etc...) and simply give the easy answer? (when in fact, no one really cared or gave it thought before).
I know this is true for CA state parks, for example. There are some you can detect openly, (yes, even right in front of rangers) and no one cares. Yet if you read that FMDAC link on CA, you might think you were severely restricted or whatever. State beaches for example, are routinely detected here (FMDAC link not withstanding), and no one's ever cared. Yet I have no doubt that if you asked enough questions, high enough up the chain of command, you'd probably find someone to tell you/me "no".
For this reason, I take that FMDAC link with a grain of salt.
woodwizard
New member
have found that its easier to go to local police station and ask about local laws.get officers name in case ya need to refer back to him.every little town or county is different.as a rule stay off state/fed property.
Similiar parks and the like all differ with rules set by the powers to be of that park etc. Almost have to ask individually and would recommend do it in person...Have had better luck with grounds keepers than administration and if stopped get the name of the individual groundskeeper..
I have never had anyone say anything to me. Of course I stay away from the National Battlefield parks...
In GA we are required by law to have written permission on our person if we are on private property, no one I know bothers with it. If I have verbal permission I hunt. In parks and other public property I just hunt if there are no rules against it. I always act as if I am supposed to be there. An air of confidence goes a long way.
J
In GA we are required by law to have written permission on our person if we are on private property, no one I know bothers with it. If I have verbal permission I hunt. In parks and other public property I just hunt if there are no rules against it. I always act as if I am supposed to be there. An air of confidence goes a long way.
J
shawnrmartin
New member
From the Texas Dept of Parks and Wildlife web page:
(i) Metal detector. It is an offense for any person to operate or use a metal detector, except as authorized by permit.
Indicates that under SOME circumstances it is permissible. (I just haven't found those circumstances yet).
(i) Metal detector. It is an offense for any person to operate or use a metal detector, except as authorized by permit.
Indicates that under SOME circumstances it is permissible. (I just haven't found those circumstances yet).
In addition to what's already mentioned in replies, our local detecting club post any applicable rules/regs for the area.
One city I hunt I have to have a permit for the parks. It's only 3 bucks for a year, but must me stamped, signed, and the original on file at the parks department. The one who it was issued carried a copy with their stamp etc.
One city I hunt I have to have a permit for the parks. It's only 3 bucks for a year, but must me stamped, signed, and the original on file at the parks department. The one who it was issued carried a copy with their stamp etc.
old katz, the problem with "calling ahead" (as you suggest to do), is that a person can get a "no", where no such rule really exists. You know, some desk-bound clerk's image is geeks with shovels, so they just say "no, simply because I said so". Better to look up the rules for one's self. (usually available on the wooden sign at the park entrance, or on the city's park's dept. website. If it is silent on the issue, then so be it.