Tips/Advice on Hunting previous hunted battlefield

[Canewrap]

Looks like I will have a shot at hunting a little known (but previously hunted) section of a battlefield in TN, in December (after the Deer Season is over). Anybody have any suggestions on on tricks that have helped find stuff that might have been overlooked?

 

[d-2]

I have found lots of stuff that was dropped or thrown down as soldiers were trying to escape the battle field. Look in the obvious places then look around the edges of the battle field. I have a bayonet and a bunch of coins that were thrown down or lost during the battle not counting gobs of bullets. Wish I could go with ya'...d2

 

[jbow]

F75 in all metal, or Tejon

Don't use a slow detector, cover some ground and dig.

I agree with D-2. Skip the obvious part. Is there a stream nearby? I think anywhere between the battlefield and the water supply would be a good hunt. Also, know where the trenchlines were and remember that a lot of shot and shell were fired high. I was reading about the battle of New Hope in GA last week and one soldier had written in his diary that it was more dangerous in the rear than it was on the front because of all the over shooting. His statement was that the bullets coming near you were 1000 to 1 in the rear over the front.

Most people head for the trenchline to hunt.

J

 

[Canewrap]

Wish I could invite ya, but it was tough enough making the contacts necessary to get this opportunity. I really appreciate the advice and I promise to report back with pictures (assuming it works out). I'm finding out that to hunt the promising places, here in the South, it takes the kind of networking you would normally use to get a job.

 

[d-2]

It sure does. Cant wait to see the pictures...d2

 

[tabdog]

n/t

 

[GRAY GHOST]

hey canewrap go to the center of the battlefield and work your way out toward the edges. a lot of the ol boys i know and hunt with start at the edges of a battlefield and work their way to the center usually starting where you park the truck... by the time we get to center of battlefield, everyone is a little tired and starts missing targets. that way you can start fresh in the center of the action. remember that no man finds everything, and it will probably pay you well to check difficult to get to places on the field such as steep banks, overgrown areas, and inside creek beds. ive noticed a lot of guys avoid those areas like the plague - not me. there will also be campsites nearby. i hope it helps,and good luck