TheSleeper
Hero Member
- Nov 25, 2006
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab SE/Excal
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I really do not want to get into another heated debate, so I will just add my two cents and you can take it or leave it.
I never ask the lower level employees for permission. The state parks that I have hunted I went straight to the park superintendent, presented my case including the benefits to him/her for allowing me to hunt the beach and water and awaited his/her reply: I have never been turned down.
The parks I hunt, I go straight to the head ranger, the ranger in-charge of all the parks(in my city all the parks are governed and watched by rangers), again I presented my case along with the benefits of me being allowed to hunt, stressing the small of disturbance I do to the soil.
I do not go to just any tom, dick or harry(No insult meant if these happen to be your name, just an example), I always go to the person in-charge present my case and await their decision.
This is where I see most people making their mistake, going up and just asking any person who happens to be working there. Most are only working for a salary or worse hourly, and do not know the rules, so ignore them, go to the person in-charge of where ever it is you wish to hunt and present your case. Make important facts known ie: beach and sandy areas explain how many hooks, sinkers with weights attached, sharp pieces of metal, you have removed from other sandy areas/beaches. How each piece is one less child or adult who could have been injured.
We, serve a very important job to the public, we clean up the areas they wish to go to for pleasure, we remove sharp objects which could cause harm to them or other people, all of this at no charge to the city, state or municipality. SO, always stress that you are performing a valued service for them, by making their park, beach, etc safer for those who go there to enjoy themselves.
Most people that are contacted for permissions, only think of one thing when asked: Ohh they want to dig my park, beach, etc up for coins, jewelry and treasures, they do not even associate how helpful we can be to make their areas safer.
I have even gone so far, as on one state park I was allowed upon on a trial basis, to return to the superintendent with a bag to show him (in this particular case) all the sharp, rusty, corroded objects I removed from his beach.
Hence it falls upon us to educate them.
I know some of you may not agree with this, I'm not telling you to do it, just explaining my way of doing it.
I never ask the lower level employees for permission. The state parks that I have hunted I went straight to the park superintendent, presented my case including the benefits to him/her for allowing me to hunt the beach and water and awaited his/her reply: I have never been turned down.
The parks I hunt, I go straight to the head ranger, the ranger in-charge of all the parks(in my city all the parks are governed and watched by rangers), again I presented my case along with the benefits of me being allowed to hunt, stressing the small of disturbance I do to the soil.
I do not go to just any tom, dick or harry(No insult meant if these happen to be your name, just an example), I always go to the person in-charge present my case and await their decision.
This is where I see most people making their mistake, going up and just asking any person who happens to be working there. Most are only working for a salary or worse hourly, and do not know the rules, so ignore them, go to the person in-charge of where ever it is you wish to hunt and present your case. Make important facts known ie: beach and sandy areas explain how many hooks, sinkers with weights attached, sharp pieces of metal, you have removed from other sandy areas/beaches. How each piece is one less child or adult who could have been injured.
We, serve a very important job to the public, we clean up the areas they wish to go to for pleasure, we remove sharp objects which could cause harm to them or other people, all of this at no charge to the city, state or municipality. SO, always stress that you are performing a valued service for them, by making their park, beach, etc safer for those who go there to enjoy themselves.
Most people that are contacted for permissions, only think of one thing when asked: Ohh they want to dig my park, beach, etc up for coins, jewelry and treasures, they do not even associate how helpful we can be to make their areas safer.
I have even gone so far, as on one state park I was allowed upon on a trial basis, to return to the superintendent with a bag to show him (in this particular case) all the sharp, rusty, corroded objects I removed from his beach.
Hence it falls upon us to educate them.
I know some of you may not agree with this, I'm not telling you to do it, just explaining my way of doing it.