Howdy from way down upon the Suwannee River

[DR]

Hi all,
I love this site.
Great people and great info.
I got into MDing just last December to kill time between hunting and fishing trips and to show how much I'm hooked this is me hitting a place called Jacks Sand bar in the middle of the Suwannee River during a morning turkey hunt. I was drifting along listening for gobbles and couldn't resist hopping on the bar and swinging away with my Excal.
Mding rocks!

 

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[CarolinaDigs]

Oh My that MD looks serious !! Great picture !

 

[Cynangyl]

Yep! You are definitely hooked! Welcome to Mugs!!

 

[larrybass]

Welcome to the Forum DR! Sure looks like you got bit by the Treasure bug there! The background right behind you, looks just like the spot, where my heart is yearning ever...

Good luck with your new KOOL hobby, DR. Looking forward to seeing more of your posts in here.

HH

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[River Rat]

Howdy DR,

Welcome aboard to the wonderful world of detecting. Very nice pic of you and you do look like a serious hunter. Did you find anything on the sandbar? Looking forward to pics/posts of your finds. Good Luck & Happy Hunting!

RR

 

[Kentucky Kache]

Welcome.

 

[wesfrye53]

I agree with CD; that's a mean looking machine! Welcome

 

[DR]

I found some clad that morning and lots of trash.
The bar is usually under 2 ft of water but because of stiff winds out of the northeast combined with negative low tide at the mouth of the river the water dropped exposing the bar for a short time.
It is a major party spot for boaters during warmer months and the sand is soft and the current is pretty swift. I imagine stuff sinks in rather quick there. I plan to wade it this Summer maybe after fourth of July weekend. should be some goodies to be found then.

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Welcome aboard! Did you get a turkey that day? You are definately hooked, should have had the gun in the other hand . Nice photo!

 

[DR]

Thanks for the welcome Country Girl.
Nope, I didn't get one that day.
I got sidetracked by my excal, but I did get one.
A big ol Suwannee River swamp bird.
20lb with a 10" beard and 1-1/4" spurs.

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Wow thats a couple big turkeys . Seriously that's a big bird! We actually saw one in a field above the house, had his tail feathers all spread out, it was so big we thought it was small bear and ran home to get the binoculars. Nice photo thanks for sharing!