When it's real dry do you guys hunt???

[WV62]

I guess we are getting into a real dry season here in my area of WV. I did a couple of short hunts this past week at a local park and on my second visit I noticed some dead spots in the grass from the first visit. I was leaving a hinge on the plugs (I call that a commode lid cut) but it looks like that doesn't aways work.

So what do you guys do??

I am thinking I will de-tune the detectors and hold the coil about 3" off the ground and just surface hunt until we get some good rain.

Ron in dry WV

 

[Hank68]

I usually lake hunt when it's to hot to land hunt, it's a lot cooler!

 

[bob.oz]

Most parks and rec centers are using reclaimed water here in my area of Fla.They water just about every morning or the grass burns and drys up ,the reclaimed water is like liquid fertilizer..nothing dies.....even so when i do hunt soccer fields i do it before a good rain,which can happen alot in the "sunshine state".HH bob.oz

 

[h2oyo]

In Arizona its dry a lot. They do water the parks like you said just about everyday during the summer. Everything is nice and green. In the winter they don't water or I never seen it. The ground gets dry and the grass dries up. The ground gets pretty darn hard, but it doesn't stop me. Heck it was 107 here today and I was out till almost noon. The back of my neck isn't happy but I will be back out there tomorrow this time I wont forget the sunblock.
JJ

 

[WV62]

Lakes would be good but all that are in range are in state parks and it is illegal to hunt there. I could hunt rivers but with the wash out I never heard of anybody doing any good on rivers.

I guess I must live between wet and real dry areas, but they do not water our parks, it is all up to mother nature.

Ron in WV

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[matthias]

I wont hunt when its extremely dry because my plugs never quite make it back to life. Many of the 'flaps' get sucked up into the lawnmower leaving bare ground. Good luck and HH. Matt

 

[John 'n' W.Va]

I have some great places to hunt now, but with the weather so dry I won't touch them. One place the care taker of an old mansion wants me to MD it. I said no way. Too dry. The historical soc. has another place for me, but they will have to wait. Keep your standards high. People respect that.

Swimming holes are good with low water. There are always tot lots. In the city, I'm always looking for a demo-ed site. I still go into the woods and MD old sites. A plus, the soil is loose. With the heat today I may head into woods and MD a cw battle field.

 

[matthias]

I agree with John. There are almost always options; you just need to get creative sometimes. HH. Matt

 

[wasp]

When it is extremely dry it is a good time to go "cherry picking" around sports fields and fair grounds. Seems there's always people gathering for games and festivals.

If they're gonna drop coins and jewelry why wait for them to sink into the ground....why not pick'em up while still clean and shiny.

 

[Fabio]

Frozen ground slows me in the winter, tall grass in the summer. But, right after the cutters are finished in the fields, I'm out there scraping the ground for deeper signals. We do not have "grass parks" over here... They just cut the tall dried up grass and weeds twice a year and roll it up in bails and take it away to local stables.

 

[Bum Luck]

I won't cut plugs, so I tend to stay away from parks and lawns. The ground is too hard anyway. When it's wet, it's easier to dig.

I hunt woods and fields and - water; it's a lot cooler. and easier.

 

[DirtAngler]

Since you're considering cherry picking surface targets, when it's dry out, it's a good time to hunt gravel parking lots. I would advise having a coil cover for this type of hunting.

 

[matthias]

DirtAngler has a great idea. Ive been detecting a huge gravel type parking lot for the past three weeks. Finds are typically shallow but the digging can be difficult at times. No nice grass- no problems. This pic shows about half the lot. HH. Matt

 

[Ed in SoDak]

All rocks and hard-scrabble in pine forest here, all you can is level it and cover with whatever laid around on top. Woodchip playgrounds can be hunted anytime thay're not frozen.

I read about a guy who watered or fertilized or seeded his plugs. Later on those plugs stood out because they were lusher and greener, which was more noticeable than a small dry spot.

-Ed

 

[Droberts01]

We have a lot of housing development going on around here in southern Ontario, Canada with lots of old abandoned farm houses from the 1800's being torn down and built over so I am hitting the grounds around these houses be for they are gone as they are just gonna plow over the grounds any how, have made some nice finds. We have a website for old abandoned houses here I use as my list for never be for hunted grounds. http://www.ontarioabandonedplaces.com/

 

[Dirtdigger33]

When It is to dry to hunt and there is the worry about killing the grass. I take a detector with a small coil out and use a screwdriver to dig shallower targets. Most of the time a screwdriver is all I use to dig with anyway at parks and schools. Never had a problem with shoving the plug back in when digging with a screwdriver, even in dry weather. HH.

 

[WIHawker]

Lakes would be good but all that are in range are in state parks and it is illegal to hunt there. I could hunt rivers but with the wash out I never heard of anybody doing any good on rivers.

I guess I must live between wet and real dry areas, but they do not water our parks, it is all up to mother nature.

Ron in WV

As long as your coil stays wet. I don't think they have a say. How would they? They dont own the bottom of the lake do they?

 

[BarberBill]

I either stick with well-watered parks or tot lots when very dry. When it's really dry and hot, I grab my Tesoro Tiger Shark and head for the river or lake.
BB

 

[richbat]

Here's a question for you.When detecting in dry soil does it have any affect on the depth you get from your machine?And with it being so hot here lately does it affect the machine itself?