Warning to New Relic Hunters

[kmandiver]

This is an interesting thread. Yes some clubs have an inner core. The reason for it is that 20% or less do the research, drive the miles, and spend the time in the field to locate the good sites. Why should they give them away to the other 80% who show up at the meetings, never put their own chair away (much less someone Else's), run for office, or help the club out in any way. Excetra. Excetra. If you want to be part of the core, join a club and participate. Once others see that you are willing to be a club member (not a club visitor), you will be asked to join these "inner-core" activities. We have a great time with our participating club members. It is where I have found my favorite hunting partners.

 

[Shambler]

One reason was to share info and research and to join in on the club hunts.

I'm shocked that anyone would think the purpose of a detecting club is to share sites or accept dues to be taken somewhere. That's not what a club should do at all. Everyone knows it's a treasure hunting hobby and site's are sacred - OFTEN you have to work to find a place that produces. Folks may go out in two's and seek permission to hunt somewhere - occasionally threes - but never more - more is a recipe for a bunch of "no's". Why would a few guys that hunt together and join or form a club, suddenly take 25 members with them because they contributed to the snack fund???

Clubs are to share finds, talk detecting, laugh, poke fun at each other's misadventures, enjoy the camaraderie of other treasure hunters, etc., but not to open up hunting sites. Being jealous of a few friends working their butt off to get new grounds is silly. Dues are to cover snacks, find of the month prizes, keep a website running, etc. It's what you make out of it. I'm sure they had a charter that you could've acted within to bring about change. If not, you could've easily formed another REAL club.

This is an interesting thread. Yes some clubs have an inner core. The reason for it is that 20% or less do the research, drive the miles, and spend the time in the field to locate the good sites. Why should they give them away to the other 80% who show up at the meetings, never put their own chair away (much less someone Else's), run for office, or help the club out in any way. Excetra. Excetra. If you want to be part of the core, join a club and participate. Once others see that you are willing to be a club member (not a club visitor), you will be asked to join these "inner-core" activities. We have a great time with our participating club members. It is where I have found my favorite hunting partners.

Well said!!

 

[GunnarMN]

once i tried sharing my best spot and told the individual whear i had not gone over i wanted him to make a good find , I dont think he believed me and hunted wear i already hunted , so i huntedwhat was left and found some real goodies, hey life is short we need to share and do to others as we would like done to us cant bring any treasure whith us but owr deeds wheather good or bad

 

[coloradocav]

I know the feeling, I have become extremely secretive on my research and sites. Heck, I don't even trust myself !!!

 

[ronaldj2]

Also make sure you get permission to dig a property from the right person. One year my brother and I found a nice bottle dump, on private property, so we went to the house on the property knocked on the door. Well a good looking young woman in her 20's answered the door, we explained our intentions and she gave us permission and said it was her gramma's property and also her's. The very first thing we did was to pick up all the trash and broken glass, rusted metal, etc. We then brought the trash away from where we were going to dig and we buried it all in one big hole and neatly covered the hole. We raked the place with leaf rakes and man did it look nice. We then proceeded to dig for bottles and found some and really started to get into a good vein of nice bottles. It was getting late so we cleaned the area, packed up and left. The next time we returned we resumed to dig where we had left off and started finding more good bottles. We heard somebody walking up toward us, it was a woman (the mother of the 20 something girl). We explained to her that we had gotten permission and she acknowledged that she was aware. She then explained to us that her daughter was mistaken and that we were actually on her property. We then asked her if we could continue and she said "I'm sorry but you guys are going to have to leave". We expalined to her how the place looks better now than it did when we found it. Those words fell on deaf ears, we told her we would like15 minutes or so to fill in the hole and clean the place up, she agreed. Needless to say we left the place as if nobody had ever been there before. That was about 10-11 yrs ago, we are going to attempt to get permission once again, this time from the rightful owner. This is a case where we had permission, but not good enough. We even bent over backwards to make the place look good. I doubt that woman ever walked that part of her property before, so she probably couldn't appreciate the clean up.

 

[dippodigger]

excellent post which has helped me realize some things. thank you.

 

[ngrelic]

I am about to move to Southeast Ga. but I know a few folks here in NW Ga. that would be glad to hunt with you. ALL HONEST relic hunters that will treat you with respect. I don't get to hunt much these days myself but can hook you up with them.

 

[Canewrap]

I'd love to talk to a few guys that believe honor isn't dead and don't mind helping out a poor 'bama boy. My email is wlwalter 77 at hotmail dot com.

Sincerely,
Bill Walters

 

[H20Hawgs]

I am about to move to Southeast Ga. but I know a few folks here in NW Ga. that would be glad to hunt with you. ALL HONEST relic hunters that will treat you with respect. I don't get to hunt much these days myself but can hook you up with them.

That would be great! I won't disappoint them when it comes to honesty, research and expanding on their knowledge. I am obsessed with civil war relic hunting because if we do not find whats in the ground now "someone" it will not be there for anyone to find and enjoy. I routinely give family member kids drop bullets to get them interested in history. I was hands on and a little ADD I guess as a kid and have found that all kids want to have a part of history in their hands! It means more then anything they are told because it sparks their interest and imagination and that's what drives me to this day!

 

[H20Hawgs]

Bill sounds good! I am in Bama often with work. I sell Sound Barrier walls for highways, etc and one of my manufactures is in LA-" Lower Alabama"...ha
I keep my detector in my car!
Tim

 

[jhamlinjr]

Don't know how to send you a message H20Hawgs as this is my first post. You can shoot me an email at jhamlinjr@gmail.com

I'm in central Georgia in a place where troops were kinda funneled through. I'm a FF/Paramedic and morals are sound. No interest at all in profit.

Best,
Jamie

 

[H20Hawgs]

Don't know how to send you a message H20Hawgs as this is my first post. You can shoot me an email at jhamlinjr@gmail.com

I'm in central Georgia in a place where troops were kinda funneled through. I'm a FF/Paramedic and morals are sound. No interest at all in profit.

Best,
Jamie

Thank Jamie,
I will send you a reply. My e-mai is: nonoise@netzero.com
I will hit you up via e-mail tonight!
Tim