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Last spring my wife lost her wedding band in a section of woods not far from home. We looked several times but never have been able to find the band. She got the idea to borrow a friends Pioneer 101 Bounty hunter, and we are going back this weekend to see if we can locate the band. It is white gold with diamonds, and the area is in an area where that is mainly pines. The ground is now covered with a thick layer of pine straw. We know within a 20 to 30 foot area where the band was lost. Can anyone give me some advice that may make this hunt more of a success. If this doesn't work I guess that we will have to give up on ever finding her wedding band. Thanks.
Since it is this small an area, you want the discrimination at MINIMUM, especially if the ring is thin, With gold, you go by beep-dig and pay no attention to any form of trying to ID it.
I would see if you have a local metal detecting club in your area and see if they can help you,I would set it to pickup pulltabs that's the range rings are in, the more people hunting the site the better chance and experience goes a long way hope you find it!HHH
It might also be helpful to find someone with a ring of similar size and thickness in white gold. Lay it flat on the ground and swing the detector over it to get a feel for how it responds. Then tip it up at an angle and swing the detector over it to see how, or if, the signal changes.
I agree with slingshot, dig all signals and consider using all-metal with no discrimination.....gold can be tricky. It can be alloyed with a variety of other metals and comes in different Karat values. Also, if the ring is lying close to a piece of junk metal or a coin or if it is tipped at an angle you could be fooled into passing it by.
Be patient and go slow....a two second sweep from side to side should be about right with that detector. Overlap your swings and keep the coil level and as close to the ground as possible. Since it is a small area you could try "gridding" the area or mark off a 10' x 10' sections and go over them thoroughly. The ring probably has not sunk into the ground very far, if at all, since you lost it only a few months ago.
Been detecting 35 years. Found over a hundred gold rings. Just to say I am an experienced gold ring ring hunter. From my experience most all white gold rings will read in the foil section of a metal detector.....Jack
