Still hittin' those exposed lakebeds---Part deux!!

[BigCatDaddy]

I headed back over to the same swim beach I hunted last weekend. I decided to take one of my Excals as well as my At Pro's just to see how they stacked up against each other. I hunted 2 hrs. with each and after it was all said and done, I'd have to say it was a draw. Both found me some loot and a little bling. It was a great day, started off right around freezing, but with plenty of sun, it warmed quickly and it wasn't long before I shed the coat.
Here's the total take!!
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And of course, the trash!!
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And here's the little bit of bling cleaned up a bit. One silver worry(spinner) ring, one silver bracelet and a ring of unknown metal stamped "H-N-L 1" whatever that menas

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I took a little time before I started hunting to try and get a few wildlife shots with my Nikon D40x coupled with the Sigma 50-500mm lens. I should have tripod mounted that heavy lens, but I thought I could get a few decent shots going handheld. Wrong!! Here's a couple of a Great Blue Heron, not great, but OK.

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It was a great day and glad I'm still able to get around and enjoy them on occasion.

And I've also put in a link for a sad little video----gotta work on those.

Back to the exposed lake bed, Part Deux

 

[hotrodzincoln]

Maybe the H-N-L 1 is a jeweler's maker's mark? The ring doesn't look corroded like maybe it is precious metal? The Texas lakes sound like great places to hunt.

 

[William-NM]

Good huntin', BCD! The silver cleaned up really nice!

 

[INCH]

Nice to C U making some videos of your hunts. If u Have another drought this year in your area , thats gonna expose alot more lake bottom. I guess less people (depositers) come when it gets to bad, but it works out both ways for the detectorist.Nice finds

 

[metalhead]

Nice hunt! Cool vid! Congrats on the silver! Glad to see you hittin' the lake while the water level is low. I hope you stay out of the water. That stuff can get nasty when at low level. Thanks for sharing! Happy Hunting!

 

[BigCatDaddy]

There's so much surface area to hunt, no need to get in the water. I agree, the water can get pretty nasty when it gets low, all the crud can get rather concentrated.

 

[BigCatDaddy]

I've been workin' the exposed lakebeds for going on two years now. Scooped some pretty nice bling and hardly even got wet!!

 

[BigCatDaddy]

It's been fun, no doubt. Give Tigger a pet and a treat for me!!

 

[BigCatDaddy]

Can't find anthing about it, maybe someone on here will know what it means.

 

[TerraDigger]

Cool rings.......and the wildlife pictures are awesome.

 

[togamac]

Great finds BigCat! If you're anywhere mear Lake Medina, give it a go. I lost my high school ring there in 1960 while water skiing!

 

[John-Edmonton]

Good that you also showed the junk. It kinda makes you look more like a human AT User. Keep the good finds coing. Us northeners need all the good entertainment we can get at this time of year. It's a cold -40c with the wind in Edmonton this morning.

 

[BigCatDaddy]

I did the math and got the answer -40

 

[John-Edmonton]

n/t