sparkydog
Jr. Member
- Sep 28, 2008
- 59
- 19
- Detector(s) used
- Whites: Surf, Eagle II SL, GMT.
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
I just returned from Va. where I had an interesting exchange with the head life guard on the beach at assateague seashore.
Having noted the sign which emphatically stated "No Metal Detectors", I asked if I could dowse with a couple of bent coathangers.
He didn't say yes and he didn't say no but he did go into his rationale about how "we turn things in to a lost and found and attempt to reunite them with their original owners". He further stated that on this beach " we don't operate on a finders keepers basis".
I was having a pleasant day and had no coathangers or rods with me so I smiled and politely said "oh, I see" and wished him a good day.
I walked away wondering several things: Has anyone else tried dowsing a federally controlled area that does not allow metal detecting? What was the response of rangers, etc.? I guess most areas could stop you from digging a target but what about on a beach where everyone digs in the sand? And finally, I wonder what happens to all of the unclaimed coins and items that the beach cleaning machines sift from the sand...do they really find there way into a "general fund" for operational costs or do some "persons in authority" just take them home??
Any thoughts on any of this?
Having noted the sign which emphatically stated "No Metal Detectors", I asked if I could dowse with a couple of bent coathangers.
He didn't say yes and he didn't say no but he did go into his rationale about how "we turn things in to a lost and found and attempt to reunite them with their original owners". He further stated that on this beach " we don't operate on a finders keepers basis".
I was having a pleasant day and had no coathangers or rods with me so I smiled and politely said "oh, I see" and wished him a good day.
I walked away wondering several things: Has anyone else tried dowsing a federally controlled area that does not allow metal detecting? What was the response of rangers, etc.? I guess most areas could stop you from digging a target but what about on a beach where everyone digs in the sand? And finally, I wonder what happens to all of the unclaimed coins and items that the beach cleaning machines sift from the sand...do they really find there way into a "general fund" for operational costs or do some "persons in authority" just take them home??
Any thoughts on any of this?
