I've been waiting for months for a field to be cut, they finally cut it this past week!! It is adjacent to a large camp we hunted years ago.. with a couple of nice high spots that have picket post written all over them! I spent about 7 hours between two trips out hunting it yesterday. I picked up lots of random dropped bullets and some misc brass but the EMI was KILLING my V3i. I tried the tricks I have read, and seem to be doing better in single freq. I walked a ridgeline and picking up a few drops and then everything just disappeared!! Dead air for a long time! I circle the hilltop thinking it would be a waste... dug one lone flat button.. and then bam.. got a heck of a signal.. and dug the Eagle Plate!! I had picked up 20 some bullets, a few buttons and the plate at this point.. I was taking a friend out who just started digging... helping him get use to my DFX.. so we called it a day at that point. ZSo.. i went home.. cleaned up my relics and myself.. got something to eat.. but that field just kept calling me!!! Soo.. I loaded my jeep back up and head back out.. went a different direction this time.. and bullets were popping out just like the old days!! I dug another 30 or so in about a hour.. two saber tips and a few other odds and ends.. finally had to give up when the sun set. For a little while it was like the "Good old days" had to go empty my pouch I had some many bullets!!!
Heading back out today!!! ;-)
HH everyone!!!
Part 2: Well, a lesson in humility!! I took the Pitdiggers with me back to this spot.. had EMI issues the second I turned on my V3i. I walked over and checked.. the 6 wire electric fence was HOT! They did ok, a nice assortment of relics coming out of the ground... I, on the other hand... could not find so much as a bullet to save my life!! I spent more time switching coils, trying the freq offset, salt compensation etc... I dug a melted piece of lead, some iron, shotgun shells and a big pouch full of humble!! NOT to sound like I am complaining!! I dug more then my fair share the day before... but man.. you would expect a couple of bullets!!! ;-) Goes to show... no matter how many years you have been a it... no matter what machine... if the coil does not pass over a relic just the right way... you are not digging squat!!! ;-) I was glad to get them out, I have not had a spot to take them in quite some time. so that was cool... ;-)
MB
Heading back out today!!! ;-)
HH everyone!!!
Part 2: Well, a lesson in humility!! I took the Pitdiggers with me back to this spot.. had EMI issues the second I turned on my V3i. I walked over and checked.. the 6 wire electric fence was HOT! They did ok, a nice assortment of relics coming out of the ground... I, on the other hand... could not find so much as a bullet to save my life!! I spent more time switching coils, trying the freq offset, salt compensation etc... I dug a melted piece of lead, some iron, shotgun shells and a big pouch full of humble!! NOT to sound like I am complaining!! I dug more then my fair share the day before... but man.. you would expect a couple of bullets!!! ;-) Goes to show... no matter how many years you have been a it... no matter what machine... if the coil does not pass over a relic just the right way... you are not digging squat!!! ;-) I was glad to get them out, I have not had a spot to take them in quite some time. so that was cool... ;-)
MB
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Nice haul! No such hunting grounds around here but I love to read about success stories like yours.
