Tips For Finding New Spots???

[GotSilver?]

Hello everybody - being new to this hobby I'm trying to learn as much as I can. What better place to do that but from all of you! Right? Right. Ok, so now that you agree..ha ha...maybe you all can give me some tips on strategies to find new prime spots to hunt. I've been digging the usual parks schools etc. any tips would be appreciated. Thank you!

 

[jquist]

Use the internet and your local historical societies and libraries to find, muster fields, cellar holes, old settlements, fairgrounds, swimming holes, etc.

 

[nge]

Don't forget your local nursing homes. Talk to people in their 90's, they love to have someone to talk to. Old aerial photo's of where you want to hunt. I have old aerials of my area, courtesy of local electric company when they were scouting out the area for where to place new powerlines back in 1949! In one of our county parks here, the aerials show where the old ball diamonds are, well they are all in the overgrown woods now, I have hunted these places in the early spring and late fall with great success.........NGE

 

[gitterdug]

n/t

 

[etracjoe]

Depending on the type of hunting you do also depends on spots your looking for. Best place for me to find colonial is old maps from the early 1800's that show where a cellar hole is today. And let me tell you that they are spot on because I have actually overlaid them on the computer in google earth courtesy of LabradorBob and you will be surprised to see how accurate these maps are!! Also look for old swimming holes, picknick areas, fair grounds etc. People did not sit around the house on the computer back in the day.....most of their time was spent in the outdoors. Any old farm field is a good spot to hunt especially if it is still being worked. Just think of the things you would have done and where if you had no running water, tv, computer, ac, etc. Just recently I was working along the NYS thruway and saw a pine tree in the woods that looked out of place. After a little investigating there I found an old cellar hole!! Keep your eyes peeled!! Another really good tip is to talk to others about your hobby. My coworkers are always coming up with something for me. Now if I only had the time to get there Good luck and HH, Joe.

 

[LabradorBob]

Where are you from Gotsilver?
You can PM Me if ya want.

LabradorBob