Wet ground/dry ground... too wet/too dry ???

[jbow]

I know that you lose depth when the ground is dry as last years bird nest... and I know that it is better after a rain BUT... does detecting suffer in any way if the ground is too wet. It has really rained a LOT around here lately but next week looks sunny and between 50 and 60 for a high each day at least through Thursday.

(I also know, considering the competence of todays weather forecasters, it could rain all week and be 40 degrees. Have you noticed since they started using computer models to forecast... they seem to have lost the art?)

So, is there such a thing as too wet. I'm not talking about mud... I mean the ground looks fine but when you dig it's moist down 6 or 10 inches.

Thanks,

Julien

 

[BarberBill]

I don't think "too wet" is a problem as far as the detecting goes. Consider the fact that nearly all machines can be used in the water to good effect as long as the electronics are kept dry. Of course too wet can be a real messy pain for the detectorist when retrieving targets. I've pushed the season here after a long, snowy winter and quickly got tired of playing in the gooey mud.
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BB

 

[JOHNMARKHAM]

the mud would be the problem..if your not at the beach...
good luck
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john

 

[jhettel]

I noticed you have a Tejon in your arsenal of detectors.

I have noticed that when relic hunting my Tejon really goes deep in really wet soil. When I say wet I mean sopping wet. I mostly relic hunt and one of my spots is at the bottom of a hill and the water drains down underground. Under these conditions I have dug minnie balls at twelve inches and also found a half dime this past Friday in this very spot. I have detected this area well over 100 times and it is about the size of an average sized basement. It is where I cross over the fence so I am usually headed for the 33 acres where I have permission, but I always detect over this area. My half dime rang out like a champ and I thought it was a deep minnie. Digging holes in this area when the ground is saturated always means water is seeping into the hole, but that is when it is best. If you have a Tejon try it in saturated soil, it is really deep.