Do you ever hunt in tall grass?

[creskol]

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[fyrffytr1]

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[devldog]

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[BillA]

the cartoon was fun, but the OP's question is unanswered: how to deal with tall grass
as an idle engineer I have forever wanted to combine a PI detector with a weedeater,
many obvious problems

went on a (always ill advised) treasure hunt which evolved into a grueling 10 hour hike up a flowing river over 1' broken rocks, get to the spot which has 2' grass and I explained that it had to be cut
the 5 guys were going to leave until I coerced them to use their machetes, nothing there of course
cutting grass with a machete is a pain in the back

fire is nice with dry grass, but hardly discreet

 

[Trezurehunter]

I hunt in tall grass all the time. The deer and pheasants love to hide in there ! But no, not with a detector.

 

[ticndig]

I hunt tall grass , poison ivy and the briar patch too , when the easy stuff is gone you gotta dive in. I've dug some nice relics in those less than nice environments

 

[Gare]

If i know the area is tall grass i some times take a bladed weed wacker. With it i can clear a nice size area in no time

 

[Megalodon]

If i know the area is tall grass i some times take a bladed weed wacker. With it i can clear a nice size area in no time

I did that once - about 30 years ago, and I will never do it again. Eyes blinded with sweat swinging that tool through the tall grass, I hit a box turtle and cut it in half. I was sick with guilt and could not enjoy the hunt. Never again.

 

[BillA]

I did that once - about 30 years ago, and I will never do it again. Eyes blinded with sweat swinging that tool through the tall grass, I hit a box turtle and cut it in half. I was sick with guilt and could not enjoy the hunt. Never again.

whack a nice rock and fracture the blade, your foot is at risk

 

[watercolor]

I did that once at a permission house that was scheduled for demo. The grass hadn't been cut for over a year and it was impossible to swing the coil. I was about ready to leave then saw a 3' x 4' sheet of plywood leaning against the porch so I ended up using that to flatten 3'x4' sections of grass and then swing the coil over the plywood. It worked great and I ended up finding a couple of Merc's.

 

[Gare]

I have been trimming under my horse fences for 40 years, Clearing horse trails all over Ohio and Michigan and Pa I have never hit a turtle nor busted a blade on a rock . I guess i am just not that UNLUCKY !!!