Today's finds from the cornfield

[Mark in S.E. IA]

Today I went back to the field that I checked out at the end of yesterday and I had another good day there. Since it's a cornfield it was slow going today. All I did today was the end rows and it took me all day to do them.

Randy, a lil fellow up on your tips that you gave me for working the farm fields. I have been running in AM about 50% of the time. When I get in those areas that is loaded with iron, I go back to pattern 1. I just don't care for all that noise, lol. I have been checking my GB a lot more now and I think that has helped me the most at getting more depth. The field that I was in today, the GB #'s are anywhere from 28 to 42. I have been real surprised at how much the ground changes in the farm fields.

 

[Digger]

Did you run your sensitivity at max for the elevation changes in those corn rows? HH Randy

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

Did you run your sensitivity at max for the elevation changes in those corn rows? HH Randy

Oh yeah, I was running it at max as much as I could. Their was a few times that I had to lower it a number or two, but when ever I could it was Maxed out. give me more power Scotty, LOL

 

[wayne_etc]

Speaking of GB...do you ever run tracking or do you always manually GB?

(Great finds BTW!)


w

 

[TURNMASTER]

You two make me look like a rookie. Oh wait, I am a rookie.

Nice Hunt
Jeff

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

Speaking of GB...do you ever run tracking or do you always manually GB?

(Great finds BTW!)


w

I have the X-505 and it doesn't have auto tracking, so I have to manually GB it. Their are times when I wish I had auto tracking.

 

[Goes4ever]

that is why in the other post I could not understand why Randy said he does not use tracking in a field?

Mark was this a homesite or a one room school site? You did pretty darn good!

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

that is why in the other post I could not understand why Randy said he does not use tracking in a field?

Mark was this a homesite or a one room school site? You did pretty darn good!

The field that I was in yesterday use to have a 1 room school house in it. In the past 2 weeks I have gotten permission to hunt 6 fields that had a school house in it at one time and 1 field that use to had a church in it.

 

[Digger]

I'll use tracking in a combined bean field because the bean stubble is left short and it is easy to navigate the coil across the ground. But I don't typically use tracking in a picked corn field. For those not familiar with hunting a corn field that has been picked (opposed to chopped), the stalks remain in the fields, still attached to the roots. If it is picked "on the ear", the stalks are stripped of the ears of corn and the stalks are knocked over at just about every angle you can imagine. If the corn is combined (picked and shelled in the field), the cobs are left laying on the ground between the rows of downed stalks. Either way, it makes for some rough hunting. Although the stalks are generally "aligned" with the direction that the corn picker or combine was traveling, there is a large percentage that are perpendicular to, or randomly angled over the space between the rows. Having to walk between those 30-inch wide rows can be challenging enough. But walking between them while properly navigating the coil over, under and in between those downed (6-7 feet long) stalks is a whole different story.
It might be just in my head, but I'm convinced with tracking on, the detector falses more when it bounces off the remaining vegetation. Particularly when the coil "lifts" between the roots. I could lower the Sensitivity and reduce some of that noise. But doing so would also reduce the depth of detection and the sensitivity to small targets. (half dimes and silver 3-cent pieces) Since I'm not able to maintain a consistent height above the ground (due to the downed stalks), the GB would be updating constantly and would likely never be perfect at any one time. Therefore, I chose to run my sensitivity at max and set the GB manually. It keeps my detector more stable, reduces most of the falsing tones, allowing me to sweep more quickly (and stop to confirm less often) as I travel down the field. But as with so many other "style preferences", each of us need to try the different approaches and do what works best for us. JMHO HH Randy

 

[Beale]

Congrats on your great finds! Sweet silver, and IH'S!! I also like the "Health Crussader" pin? It is very cool, Beale.