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Hey everyone,

I'm wanting to know YOUR opinions and knowledge on researching new sites to hunt. Please take a couple of minutes to look over the questions and reply in this thread you answers.

Thanks!

1. Do you use Google Earth, Microsoft Live Earth, TerraServer, or some other mapping program?

2. Do you know what the county register of deeds can do for you when researching?

3. Have you ever sent out letter-head letters to landowners asking for permission to hunt?

4. Do you carry the metal detecting Code of Ethics with you when you go hunting?

5. Would you be interested in a book if it showcased step-by-step how to find great spots for metal detecting?
 

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DD- I'm admittedly as "rookie" as a rookie can be, so I can only offer my opinion based on that, lol so take it for what it's worth.

1- I've looked at them, but without much experience I can't honestly say I find it helpful. An actual visual survey would better suite me, but could see where it might definately help a more seasoned TH'er.

2- No

3- Again, no due to little time in the field. Never have even considering it, I could see where it could be a cost-effective method.

4- I think that would be a good idea & a positive way to show a landowner you follow an ethical set of rules.

5- Possibly......or could be considered for "Field Tester" position ;D

Seriously, I wish I could have offered more insight, but again, being new to the sport, I basically have none, and can only offer answers on my thoughts as a "newbie".

Smitty
 

Smitty,

Thank you for taking to the time to answer! I'm looking for everyone's views whether it be rookie or expert.

Ian
 

Thanks WarsawDaddy!

Didn't know about the Flash Earth. It seems to be the best I have seen as far as general aerial imagery.

Thanks!

Ian
 

Deed records, along with plat maps, can help you find places you are interested in, giving you a visual and an explanation of the property.
Who owned what. And where.
 

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Letters Yes, Letter-head letters No
4. No
5. Yes
 

DigitalDiggerSC said:
1. Do you use Google Earth, Microsoft Live Earth, TerraServer, or some other mapping program?
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Once in awhile, but don't find it too helpfull


DigitalDiggerSC said:
2. Do you know what the county register of deeds can do for you when researching?
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YES, But use their on line service

DigitalDiggerSC said:
3. Have you ever sent out letter-head letters to landowners asking for permission to hunt?
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Yes but they don't work as well as a face to face.

99% no responce on Letters, 90% posative results on Face to face.

DigitalDiggerSC said:
4. Do you carry the metal detecting Code of Ethics with you when you go hunting?
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No I already know it, & don't see the advantage
of Showing it off. If someone wants to say no they will

DigitalDiggerSC said:
5. Would you be interested in a book if it showcased step-by-step how to find great spots for metal detecting?
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No. they come out for free from the Detector manufacturers every so many years, and I don't think anything new can be added.

These responses in no way mean everyone thinks the same.
 

I went to the libarary and got copies of the counties around me from around the 1900's this will show you where old churches and schools where. then I do the reseach to see who owns the land now and alot of time it is farm land and after they get their crops of I get permission to go on and see what I can find. I have not had anyone tell me no yet.
 

1. Google Maps and Terraserver.
2. No. I have never used the county recorder of deeds for research.
3. Yes. I have only sent out 1 letter and have never heard any reply.
4. No. I have honestly never thought of carrying it.
5. Yes, I think a book like that would be great.


Good luck with your research. Let us know how it turns out.
 

Are you currently using your research here to write a book that showcases step-by-step how to find great spots for metal detecting for those who answered "yes" to the question about whether or not they'd be interested in buying a book that showcases step-by-step how to find great spots for metal detecting?

If so...then I won't share any of my secrets here... ;)


-Buckleboy
 

#1 ---yes when looking along shorelines in shallow water great for spotting wreck sites / also spotting odd land and terrian items -- things that may have been old fence lines or buildings not always easily noticible from "ground" level due to plant growth.

#2 great for pin pointing sites on dry land more closely and finding out who owned what piece of land ,when and where it was exactly -- (because hey taxes gotta be paid on land) and they have to keep track of the old land titles to know who the lawful owner / who owes taxes on it is --- by the way thats why you pay for a "title search" when you buy land to make sure the folks your buying it from do indeed "own" the land and that it has passed cleanly from hand to hand in the past up till then ---- (is the title "clear"? ).

#3 I talk to folks face to face -- nothing like the "like the personal" touch in my view.

#4 yes its a good idea -- put the on the "back" of a bussiness card even --with card stock and a computer print your on "bussiness" card --name and info on the front --the ethics on the back -- hand them one one when you "chat" to land owners -- some will say yes -- some no -- some however will keep a bussiness card and may have a change of heart -- the card makes you seem well more "professional"

#5 -- no --- most of my hunting is local area stuff and I don't travel too much -- I know my local area very well
 

Ok let's see what kinda answers I can give ya:

1. I use Live Search Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Maptech, and Garmin MapSource Roads & Recreation for my mapping resources.

2. I use the Registrar of Deeds to check current landowners against the ones listed in my plat books in case ownership has changed since the plat book was published.

3. I generally don't send out letters to ask permission. I arrange face-to-face meetings with landowners. I feel it means more that you take the time to speak with them. I have asked for and gotten permission by telephone with landowners who reside out-of-state.....but face-to-face is my standard rule.

4. The Metal Detecting Code of Ethics is both on the back of my business cards and also on my permission forms that I use.

5. A step-by-step book like that would be great. I recommend that it concentrate on research techniques, obtaining permission, responsible recovery techniques, and adherence to the Code of Ethics.

Hope I was of help,

HH,
-SgtSki
 

DigitalDiggerSC said:
Hey everyone,

I'm wanting to know YOUR opinions and knowledge on researching new sites to hunt. Please take a couple of minutes to look over the questions and reply in this thread you answers.

Thanks!

1. Do you use Google Earth, Microsoft Live Earth, TerraServer, or some other mapping program?

2. Do you know what the county register of deeds can do for you when researching?

3. Have you ever sent out letter-head letters to landowners asking for permission to hunt?

4. Do you carry the metal detecting Code of Ethics with you when you go hunting?

5. Would you be interested in a book if it showcased step-by-step how to find great spots for metal detecting?
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1. Hubby and I do look at Google Earth and a few other mapping sites to look at possible locations to hunt.
2. Then we use that info to take to the courthouse to find old maps (even our library has old maps)
3. No letters, I too, prefer a face-to-face meeting.
4. No, but I follow those rules! However, I do carry my permit on me at all times, if one is required!
5. Not sure...as all my research I do, I don't really do for metal detecting, my mind set is on genealogy and metal detecting helps me locate the history of the people I am researching and hopefully find artifacts that possibly belonged to those particular landowners. Metal Detecting at the beach is recreational and I like finding lots of clad to put in my clad jar....the boys use that to buy Christmas Presents! It gives me a chance to just relax, the boys can play in the water and we are all happy!....but the dry land...well....that is where I like to go and search for the people and their belongings :)

HH,
Annmarie
 

I read a book about MD'ing, and i thought it was too focused in that area of the country. If you do make a book, you have to have a more general view of detecting. Civil War relics might be at six inches in the south, but in michigan, all i get are wheats. I believe it can work out very well if you aim it for the entire spectrum of hunters, and don't forget, to get pics of finds ;)

HH
-GC
 

1. Do you use Google Earth, Microsoft Live Earth, TerraServer, or some other mapping program?
yes, extensively. i use live.com a bit as they seem to be the most up to date for major cities (i live in miami).

2. Do you know what the county register of deeds can do for you when researching?
we have this online and i use it.

3. Have you ever sent out letter-head letters to landowners asking for permission to hunt?
nope. i dont see it as a promising venture in lawsuit happy miami.

4. Do you carry the metal detecting Code of Ethics with you when you go hunting?
nope. i dont think most folks would care to even here about it.

5. Would you be interested in a book if it showcased step-by-step how to find great spots for metal detecting?
not really. plenty to learn here on the forums. i've found most metal detecting books to have little information in them thats not already available for free on the web.
 

1. Do you use Google Earth, Microsoft Live Earth, TerraServer, or some other mapping program?
Yes, Google Earth.

2. Do you know what the county register of deeds can do for you when researching?
No

3. Have you ever sent out letter-head letters to landowners asking for permission to hunt?
No

4. Do you carry the metal detecting Code of Ethics with you when you go hunting?
No

5. Would you be interested in a book if it showcased step-by-step how to find great spots for metal detecting?
Sure
 

1) No but have local aerials which are as good.

2) No

3) No

4) No

5) No, don't need it. :D
 

1. Do you use Google Earth, Microsoft Live Earth, TerraServer, or some other mapping program?
Yes--all the time. Now, if I could find a mapping program with better detail for rural areas, that'd be HOT. :o ;)

2. Do you know what the county register of deeds can do for you when researching?
I have been to the courthouses in three neighboring counties, plus the county I live in--to look for deeds.

3. Have you ever sent out letter-head letters to landowners asking for permission to hunt?
Nope. I also don't have forms for landowners to sign...all of this stuff usually looks too "legal" to them. I have found that the more casual I can be in asking permission, the more frequently I get a "YES."

4. Do you carry the metal detecting Code of Ethics with you when you go hunting?
Nope. If I present myself as a responsible, polite, respectful person when talking with the property owners, and give them the impression that I will extend that same consideration to their property--and then I always make sure that I do.

5. Would you be interested in a book if it showcased step-by-step how to find great spots for metal detecting?
No--for several reasons... First of all, I am quite adept at finding places to hunt, and I will never in my lifetime be able to get around to hunting all the sites I have--so for me, such a book is not necessary. Second, books that LIST a variety of research approaches are good--but books that list a "step-by-step" approach I have some problems with--the main problem being that research is SELDOM that cut and dried. In any type of research (detecting included), there are always interesting paths, approaches, and new ideas (or sites :o ) that crop up in the process of looking for something else... there are also many obstacles and dead ends too. I seriously doubt that a book could give examples of every type of dead end and give tips for overcoming it--and I doubt that such a book could explain the many different approaches that good research must utilize. (In other words, it's easy to give pointers and tips--but working out specific problems or giving a step-by-step "showcase" is, I think, beyond the capabilities of a metal detecting research guide--unless it were a multi-volume set of books!) A case-study-style format MIGHT be of use, but I think that most readers would want to solve their own specific research problems for sites local to them, rather than reading about someone else's research on sites located in another area...

Just my thoughts on the subject,

Buckleboy
 

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