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

 

[nw1886]

Hey jbow, The only time I've seen wet, wet ground messed with a detector was in a spot that was where grounds keepers loaded fertilizers in their spreader. (Things would go nuts until adjusted out.) Other than the mucky digging, things have always been normal otherwise.

 

[ramases]

I know detectors are supposed to work better when the ground is wet, but I found more in the dry last year ..........................

 

[Aurium]

I'm one of those guys that likes it a nice and moist. Makes it easier to dig, and I think the conductivity of the ground is a little better so the Electromagnetic fields penetrate a little more effectively. I also like a nice cool day, that's a little rainy and nasty so I can go about my business without anybody wondering what I'm up to.

I've always had my best times in the fall when it's real cool, and a little misty, or even a few snow showers before the ground gets frozen. Or vice versa in the spring.
My absolute worst times are mid summer, high humidity, and bugs by the buzzzillions.

 

[BHNugget]

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

Sounds like heaven to me

 

[Larry (IL)]

I have to agree, sounds like perfect ground conditions to me too.

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

Sometimes it becomes too muddy to get near the spots where the good finds are. Another factor is when the ground is so saturated that the hole keeps filling with water.

 

[Aurium]

On the topic of wet do river bottoms count as wet? I have found my most virgin ground on river banks that are exposed when the river drops. Folks just like tossing things in water, and in the area I hunt it has lots of islands, and riverbank parks.. so there's lots of stuff on the bottom. (silver coins are pretty common even) Of course you have to sort a few lead sinkers too, but I look at that as environmental cleanup.

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

I have found my most virgin ground on river banks that are exposed when the river drops. Folks just like tossing things in water, and in the area I hunt it has lots of islands, and riverbank parks.. .

More likely things that fall out of pockets during a swim...

 

[jbow]

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