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:veryangry:I was Doing Some Coin Hunting In A Sports Field This Weekend And Man Am I Ever Angry :nono:

I did the same thing. I was too scared to even waunder into a school yard or sports field with a metal detector. A fter many hours of practice, I finally got the courage to hut a sports field. I just can't fathum the thought of going out in a nicely manicured sports field with a shovel, dig holes and not even fill them in. That is just plain stupid!
 
I am still scared to go to a sports field and i dig excellent plugs. I guess i am kinda gun shy now from that last confrontation and being asked to leave. I took it very hard because i felt i was being punished even though i am a responsible detectorist.
 
A 3" holesaw on a small cordless drill makes an really nice precision plug. Cut the plug, pop it out and then probe around with slim screwdriver and a digger trowel. Sometimes I can walk away and the dig is not even noticeable .

Ray
 
even digging plugs in an area with nice grass is risky now. as far as people digging holes and not filling them in, a lot of them just don't think. a person can buy a cheap detector at dicks, grab a shovel but have no idea about safeguarding the hobby.
 
I agree......that is a problem. People at Wally Mart just have no idea what they are selling, how it works and consequences of digging holes. At least dealers have a knowledge base of metal detecting and can supply you with probes, electronic pinpointers, decent diggers.
 
I understand your anger, John, is fully justified.
It makes me very sad to see a sign which prohibits detection.
Ignorance and greed are two evils that can do much damage.
When I think of these idiots, I want to break my card Pacifist, brrrrrrr
In the middle of my country is banned, because detectorists unscrupulous, detect archaeological deposits that plunder, and the rest of the country eventually got this bad plublicidad give ourselves.
Moreover, there are more fools in the world than windows ...
best regards
Senda
 
When I got started using a metal detector in the late to mid 60's, my mentor told me to make sure that no one could tell I was there. He said some one would see the holes and think there might be something I left, or maybe he would come back later without permission.
 
So many valid points made in this thread. I decided when it first appeared to just sit back watch it develop. I have taken issue with people I find tearing up public sites with no clue of what they are doing or how it affects others. I have tried friendly persuasion and mentoring. Never hesitate to be proactive when you observe someone jus making a mess. I have demonstrated my retrieval techniques to gain permission to private and controlled property. At one time I had gained permission via the State Capitol police & legeslative management to hunt the CT state Capitol grounds. Awesome fun seeing I worked next to it an could just cruise onto the grass during my lunch time. The other thing is there are times no one should be digging in public areas, during times of dryness & drought. For private yards I had permission to hunt I often carried grass seed & water just in case. Targets under 4 inches, especially in moist ground can be retrieved without fully pulling the plug out. I cut 3 sides and just pry up enough to get my pinpointer in and use my fingers once the target is located. Ya just have to make a cut deeper than the grass roots and keep it intact as much as possible. I also prefer a fiberglass probe as a way to loosen small amounts of soil from the sides or the plug.
This thread makes wish the people doing the damage would be sent to detector hell. Sentenced to wander the beach without headphones, pounding surf, loose coil wire, dying batteries and no scoop. Maybe even stepping barefoot onto a jellyfish that washed up! Or was that was just the guy I ran into today :rofl:?
HH-Bruce
 
bumperjack said:
When I got started using a metal detector in the late to mid 60's, my mentor told me to make sure that no one could tell I was there. He said some one would see the holes and think there might be something I left, or maybe he would come back later without permission.
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^^this.

I don't understand why new detectorists don't have a clue;:rolleyes: if I knew NOTHING about it, I would STILL fill my holes/discard trash
 
I have a 1939 rental house that has been empty for the last 2 weeks so I tried several methods mentioned here and from videos I watched - cut 3 side hinge, cut 4 side plug no wider than my lesche, cut a 5x5 inch wide plug, cut them deep, cut them shallow and regardless of method I have dead grass patches. I tried replacing the plugs with different pressure. We got into the high 80s durin the day but I am on an abundant irrigation water system so I water almost non-stop and my grass is green, didn't matter. The only areas that look untouched are the shallow coins that I located with my pinpointer and popped with a screwdriver or cut a 3-4" slit and carefully pryed the grass apart and then located and popped the coin out.

Why did the slit work and not the hinge or plug method, could it be the type of grass, not sure what kind it is?

Have I left other areas the same way thinking I had left them as good or better than when I arrived; my goal regardless of what it is hiking, camping, metal detecting, etc.

I'm not sure the answer in this case is as simple as just technique but I may be wrong.

I'm on the forum to learn to keep our hobby alive.

I did find some wheats, a silver ring, some clad & the usual trash, but no silver.

HH
 
i'M AFRAID WITH THE SHOWS "DIGGERS" AND OTHERS, MANY PEOPLE WHO DON'T CARE WHAT THEY DO, WILL DIG EVERYWHERE, NOT RESPECTING THE PROPERTY, JUST EXPECTING TO GET RICH QUICK-THAT WILL RARELY WORK AS THEY EXPECTED-THEY DO THE DAMAGE, GET FRUSTRATED, AND RETIRE THEIR NEW DETECTOR IN THE CLOSET, AND THE RESPONIBLE DETECTORISTS PAY THE PRICE. HH-MARK
 
Thanks John, I have shared this with our FB group and I plan to pass it out at our next club meeting. We have been trying to hint to the locals in our group that the conditions here in Edmonton are too dry to be cutting plugs. Thanks for all you do for the hobby.
 
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