john sullivan
New member
many of the messages refer to hunting woods and fields. coins are where people were. my house is surronded by fields and woods, hasn't been any traffic in the woods or field in 50 years. why would there be any coins there.
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woods_fields
- Thread starter john sullivan
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[size=large]any number of ways. all a matter of luck. soldiers marching through. someone hunting. farmer plowing pulling a hanky out of his pocket. ya need to know if any other uses around that area from way way back when. your logic follows. if not really used then can't expect to find much.
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sgoss66
Well-known member
I understand what you are asking John; I was actually surprised as well to hear some folks saying how they "love hunting in the woods," as there are "always finds to be made there."
I can't imagine just taking off into the woods and hunting; it would seem that you'd need to have reason to think the "woods" were previously, at one time in history, a more "heavy-traffic" area, in order to have any confidence that you'd find anything.
I have done some hunting on my own property which -- prior to us building -- was nothing but pasture land for as far back as the history goes, no permanent structures, no reason for any more than a passing hunter, Indian, or rancher in the past. And, I have found just about what you'd expect...a little rusty iron, some shotgun shell brass, and a buckle from a bridle. About what you'd expect...I guess maybe it's different in other, older, more heavily populated states...
Steve
I can't imagine just taking off into the woods and hunting; it would seem that you'd need to have reason to think the "woods" were previously, at one time in history, a more "heavy-traffic" area, in order to have any confidence that you'd find anything.
I have done some hunting on my own property which -- prior to us building -- was nothing but pasture land for as far back as the history goes, no permanent structures, no reason for any more than a passing hunter, Indian, or rancher in the past. And, I have found just about what you'd expect...a little rusty iron, some shotgun shell brass, and a buckle from a bridle. About what you'd expect...I guess maybe it's different in other, older, more heavily populated states...
Steve
LFarthing42
New member
Depending on the area it can be productive. Cellar holes are always a good sign from what I can tell but I am not a woods hunter.
Mike Moutray - St.Louis MO
Member
The woods here at St. Louis' Forest Park has had people trampling through them for 130+ years. I also like hunting woods because many times old coins are buried pretty shallow, so you dont necessarily have to dig deep for oldies. HH, Mike.
dewcon4414
Well-known member
Field hunting isnt just picking a field and spending a day if done correctly. Get yourself an early Atlas of your county.... many times they have all the old buildings with a lot of history included. You will find there were buildings dead in the middle of some of the fields. Those are more productive than say a home still standing thats been there 100 years to me. You dont deal with nearly as much modern trash or fill dirt. Older homes still standing have more trash and often were built onto. When they moved the dirt for basements or footers all that dirt went on the yard. Woods hunting ..... those old maps show the old roads that have been changed.... along those roads were small homes long gone in the woods. You have it all old wells, cloth lines, back yard trees, barns, chicken coups, ect. Also like Mike said many of the old parks have been allowed to grow up more than you think. People got out a lot more working their farms, riding horses, traping, hunting, fishing, mushroom hunting...... you just never know. But it still helps to get the info you need unless you enjoy walking in the woods.
Dew
Dew
I love forest sites. They're shady and cooler in the summer. My favorite forest site last year is an overgrown spot in a local park. The area has been a park since the 1870's and at one time had many buildings. Dance pavilions, bath houses by the beach, etc. The earliest dated coin I found in the area was an 1887 Liberty Nickel down about 13 inches with two heavily corrodes Indian Cents. The latest is a 1926 wheatie. I've found the remains of some of the buildings that used to stand in that area but there's not much left, just a few boards half buried in the dirt and lots of metal window frames 4-12 inches deep. It isn't the easiest site to hunt because the forest and ground cover are pretty thick in spots. At least the area rarely dries out, even when the open, grassy areas of the park are brown and cracked. Through research I found out that the buildings pictured were in the area I was hunting until at least 1906, when the large building at the rear burnt down. I don't have a picture of what the area looks like now, but if you look at it from the road you can't tell that the land had ever been cleared.
Good luck this year!
Mark
Good luck this year!
Mark
Critterhunter
New member
I hunt the woods a lot and some of my best coins have come from the middle of no where. My 1855 seated quarter, an 1858 silver 3 cent piece, and a 1891 seated dime have come from just random locations in the woods. What I like to do is visualize where the people would have traveled. They often used the tops of ridges as highways to ride their horses on and such. I also look for bottlenecks...places where there was only one way up and over a ridge or to cross a river.
The targets are often few and far between in the woods but the quality of the coins tends to be much better in my experience. It's a great way to hunt on a hot day because you are in the shade under the forest. I try to hit areas with older bigger trees because that means less ground cover. The places with ground cover I hit in the winter when it's died down. Another nice thing about hunting the woods is not having to deal with people watching/bothering you.
The targets are often few and far between in the woods but the quality of the coins tends to be much better in my experience. It's a great way to hunt on a hot day because you are in the shade under the forest. I try to hit areas with older bigger trees because that means less ground cover. The places with ground cover I hit in the winter when it's died down. Another nice thing about hunting the woods is not having to deal with people watching/bothering you.
Just remember this the woodlot next to the park may have been a busy area of the park 100 years ago......Always remember my best day ever...my buddy went into the woods to relieve himself and stumbled upon a silver dime...Well two hours later had 8 silvers in my pouch including a nice walking half and a mint 1913 Barber quarter that must have been dropped new....
Orlensin-FL
New member
Nice post mate. Good info in the responses.
dewcon4414
Well-known member
I did most of my woods hunting in the late fall and winter and field hunted before and after the crops were planted. MOST farmers rarely have a problem giving permission for hunting a field as long as you dont drive in them. They even have info about building they took down or what was there. Youd be amazed how much history the farmer has of his property..... because many have owned it for generations. They know more about the county than most historians. They also are great names to drop when asking others in the area for permission.
Dew
Dew