Following the grader at my favourite haunt pays off.

Dan(NM)

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My original plan was to go into my favorite hunting spot with two different machines to do some testing between the two. That plan quickly changed when I pulled up and saw a grader getting ready to peel some dirt off an an area soon to be a parking lot. I was there earlier that week and noticed the grade stakes we're down about 5 to 6" in one particular area. The good part was today was the day they were going to move some dirt, the bad thing was it was only about 12 to 15 ft wide and about 80 feet long. This was the only high spot in the soon-to-be parking lot, the rest is going to be filled in with fill material. They stopped for a few minutes for lunch, so I got out and ran the coil while I could. First two targets in the first pass were wheats 6 to 7 in deep. On my next pass coming back I hit an nice repeatable but faint high tone. Just passed the 7-inch mark, out pops a Rosie, 1st silver the day. The way my last few hunts have gone, this would have made my day, but there was more to follow. I had to stand on the sidelines for about an hour until they called it a day, then it started to get a little bit more exciting. Within the next two hours, I pulled out 6 more wheats, a green crusty disc that rang like an Indian and two mercs. I hunted for about another hour and a half, covered the spot three to four times going back and forth and criss-crossing but that was it today.. The operator told me that tomorrow they're bringing in the rest of the fill dirt, so that spot will be dead after that. One of my better hunts in a last few outings.
 

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Well done thats a true treasure hunter. Even with fill dirt doesnt mean you cant find more goodies Ive found some cool stuff in parks where they brought in fill dirt. Great post.
 

Well done thats a true treasure hunter. Even with fill dirt doesnt mean you cant find more goodies Ive found some cool stuff in parks where they brought in fill dirt. Great post.

Unfortunalely, the fill dirt is not native fill, it's a crush or fine rock, very little dirt in it. They use it to compact under the new asphalt. It's as dead a door knob :)
 

That’s the way to kick it Dan-O! The “opportunivore” strikes again! That’s a tight window,and if you hadn’t been on it,well...who knows? I’d still check it like Tommy said,the fill dirt had to come from somewhere! “WHERE?” is the question that can only be answered by hunting IT as well...and of course it goes without saying,but I’ll say it...if it’s there,THAT machine will find it...:notworthy:
 

Well,the question has been answered already it seems...:laughing7:
 

Nice pickings Dan, Congrats... "D"
 

Congrats on the finds.
 

Way to jump on that situation Dan. It's all about timing sometimes, and you were there at the right time. Nice finds.
 

Great timing Dan, bet you didn't mind a bit waiting for that hour, great you could make the saves before they became lost forever. Congratulations on the saves.
 

You got what you could in the time you had! Nice silver finds! Congrats! :icon_thumleft:
 

Congrats on the nice finds! :occasion14:
 

Follow the leader paid off, congrats on ur silver finds. Guess what I saw another street tearout so come down and join me
 

Terrible what your finds have become......keep the powder dry.
 

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