Seawulff
Greenie
- Mar 29, 2012
- 16
- 20
- Detector(s) used
- E-Trac, Garrett ACE 250, Fisher CZ-21
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Had a good 4th of July weekend. Was able to get out and do some hunting in NW Illinois.
Day 1:
First I took my E-trac out to my folks farm for the first time. I hit it pretty hard going over many of the spots I had hit previously with my Ace, but it seems the Ace picked up most of the finds. I was able to find some modern clad and a tootsie toy though. Bugs were nasty!
Day 2:
Took the CZ-21 out to a nearby lake in the morning and did some beach hunting (no scuba). Ended up with a few bucks clad and that was all.
Day 3:
Went to a neighboring town driving around trying to find places to detect. Finally got the balls to knock on a door. The homeowners were more than happy to let me detect their yard, they even recommended that I detect a property her brother just bought. I headed up there after only finding clad. Only keeper at her brother's old house was a '44 Merc. I was hoping for more old finds because the house was said to be an older home, but I'll take that any day over a skunk.
Day 4:
Hit up a park that I've never really had the desire to ever hunt before. Just wasn't having much luck and the bugs were driving me crazy. I ended up going to a spot that usually provides me something. Today would be no different. Hit a Wheatie about 9" down after about 10 minutes. So I continued on and got a mixed 12-47/12-40 reading. Scanned the hole a few different directions and decided I better dig. Popped the plug, started clearing out lose dirt in the hole, and about 4-5" down all of a sudden I saw a big round white/silver coin popping out. I knew right away what I had, . Finally hit Mr. Washington! Big smile on my face the rest of the morning after that! Played around a little more thinking I'd find more silver real easy. That was not the case, LOL. Found another wheatie, and then finally the bugs drove me out. I've still got plenty of ground to cover out there and will keep going back there thru the years. Dom this is the same place you, me, and my Dad went to a few years back.
The other Merc ('39) was a park find from last week.
HH all!
-Seawulff
Day 1:
First I took my E-trac out to my folks farm for the first time. I hit it pretty hard going over many of the spots I had hit previously with my Ace, but it seems the Ace picked up most of the finds. I was able to find some modern clad and a tootsie toy though. Bugs were nasty!
Day 2:
Took the CZ-21 out to a nearby lake in the morning and did some beach hunting (no scuba). Ended up with a few bucks clad and that was all.
Day 3:
Went to a neighboring town driving around trying to find places to detect. Finally got the balls to knock on a door. The homeowners were more than happy to let me detect their yard, they even recommended that I detect a property her brother just bought. I headed up there after only finding clad. Only keeper at her brother's old house was a '44 Merc. I was hoping for more old finds because the house was said to be an older home, but I'll take that any day over a skunk.
Day 4:
Hit up a park that I've never really had the desire to ever hunt before. Just wasn't having much luck and the bugs were driving me crazy. I ended up going to a spot that usually provides me something. Today would be no different. Hit a Wheatie about 9" down after about 10 minutes. So I continued on and got a mixed 12-47/12-40 reading. Scanned the hole a few different directions and decided I better dig. Popped the plug, started clearing out lose dirt in the hole, and about 4-5" down all of a sudden I saw a big round white/silver coin popping out. I knew right away what I had, . Finally hit Mr. Washington! Big smile on my face the rest of the morning after that! Played around a little more thinking I'd find more silver real easy. That was not the case, LOL. Found another wheatie, and then finally the bugs drove me out. I've still got plenty of ground to cover out there and will keep going back there thru the years. Dom this is the same place you, me, and my Dad went to a few years back.
The other Merc ('39) was a park find from last week.
HH all!
-Seawulff
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