Somewhat wet and rather chilly around this part of west Tennessee, of late, so had pretty much left the camera behind and hunts were a little shorter. Non the less, I've still been out there swinging most days.
House thermometer was showing 8 degrees when I left this morning and the cars reflected 10 degrees when I hit the woods site. Had on good cold weather gear and hand warmer pac's in my gloves and hikers. With the rain we've had the layer of leaves on top of the ground were frozen, but a little kicking moved them easy enough and the ground underneath was perfect for digging. And, the woods just always seems to be a little warmer then out in the wide open spaces.
Anyway, not a ton of targets for the three hours I put in, but did recover a 43d Merc., a toasted V nickel that I might see a 2 in the date area and (what are the odds) 2 1920 wheat cents for the best of the coins. The keys and UNLV key fob were all in a tight 5-6" area. The little heart gave me a slight shot of warmth when I located it with the pin pointer as I got the whiff of a silver look in the dirt. Wasn't silver, however, and was a little scratchy sounding.
The last shot is all the older coins, less 14 wheat cents, I've recovered on my last few hunts. 2 Mercury dimes, 27d and 42, a 54d Rosie, a 42 Washington and a 1903 I H cent make up the lot.
Everybody stay warm. HH jim tn
House thermometer was showing 8 degrees when I left this morning and the cars reflected 10 degrees when I hit the woods site. Had on good cold weather gear and hand warmer pac's in my gloves and hikers. With the rain we've had the layer of leaves on top of the ground were frozen, but a little kicking moved them easy enough and the ground underneath was perfect for digging. And, the woods just always seems to be a little warmer then out in the wide open spaces.
Anyway, not a ton of targets for the three hours I put in, but did recover a 43d Merc., a toasted V nickel that I might see a 2 in the date area and (what are the odds) 2 1920 wheat cents for the best of the coins. The keys and UNLV key fob were all in a tight 5-6" area. The little heart gave me a slight shot of warmth when I located it with the pin pointer as I got the whiff of a silver look in the dirt. Wasn't silver, however, and was a little scratchy sounding.
The last shot is all the older coins, less 14 wheat cents, I've recovered on my last few hunts. 2 Mercury dimes, 27d and 42, a 54d Rosie, a 42 Washington and a 1903 I H cent make up the lot.
Everybody stay warm. HH jim tn