AusTexDude
Sr. Member
- Aug 12, 2013
- 317
- 484
- Detector(s) used
- Garrett AT MAX
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Google Earth Pro is your friend.
For instance, where I live the water levels go up and down constantly due to drought conditions. Right now my part of the lake is completely dry. By next year it could be under 40 feet of water.
I use google earth historical data to find an average place where the water line "usually" is going all the way back to 1995. I marked the water lines going back 30 years and came up with an average water line. This area should be where the most people have lost things in the water.
I go to the park, I stand there for 10 mins trying to put myself in the shoes of a park goer, where they would want to sit, bar-b-q, and go into the water.
Right now I am detecting a spot that is normally under at least 15 feet of water near a boat launch. I have already found 11 rings in the area and dug well over 1,000 70s pull tabs.
Download Google Earth Pro and learn how to use it and historical data. I also fossil hunt and have found over 100 fossils in this area, one being part of a mosasaur jaw with a tooth.
I have combined metal detecting, fossil hunting, and rock hounding into one activity. YOU CAN SEE FOSSILS AND ROCKS A WHOLE LOT BETTER when you are down on your knees digging a target. After you dig a target, do a visual scan of the entire area around you before getting back on your feet. This is how I found about 90% of my fossils and rocks.
For instance, where I live the water levels go up and down constantly due to drought conditions. Right now my part of the lake is completely dry. By next year it could be under 40 feet of water.
I use google earth historical data to find an average place where the water line "usually" is going all the way back to 1995. I marked the water lines going back 30 years and came up with an average water line. This area should be where the most people have lost things in the water.
I go to the park, I stand there for 10 mins trying to put myself in the shoes of a park goer, where they would want to sit, bar-b-q, and go into the water.
Right now I am detecting a spot that is normally under at least 15 feet of water near a boat launch. I have already found 11 rings in the area and dug well over 1,000 70s pull tabs.
Download Google Earth Pro and learn how to use it and historical data. I also fossil hunt and have found over 100 fossils in this area, one being part of a mosasaur jaw with a tooth.
I have combined metal detecting, fossil hunting, and rock hounding into one activity. YOU CAN SEE FOSSILS AND ROCKS A WHOLE LOT BETTER when you are down on your knees digging a target. After you dig a target, do a visual scan of the entire area around you before getting back on your feet. This is how I found about 90% of my fossils and rocks.
