Hunted out sites

[m bryan]

I'm about to say they dont exist. Theres a place I go often and find something everytime I go. Over same ground I've hunted many times. I know that there are different factors that come into play but I dont see how targets are missed over ground that you have hunted from all different directions.......I guess that makes the hobby more entertaining and keeps giving you places to go....

 

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[Tuberale]

I'm about to say they dont exist. Theres a place I go often and find something everytime I go. Over same ground I've hunted many times. I know that there are different factors that come into play but I dont see how targets are missed over ground that you have hunted from all different directions.......I guess that makes the hobby more entertaining and keeps giving you places to go....

For more detectors, there is a sweet spot in the form of a cone extending downward from the coil. At 4 inches for most modern detectors, you will be detecting 4 inches deep and 90% of most finds. But at 8 inches (about maximum for many detectors/coils) the sweet spot drops to only about 1 inch across the bottom of the cone. That means most of the area you *think* you are detecting is 90% not there at 8 inches deep.

It's just the nature of the beasties. That's why if you vary the direction of your search North-South first, and East-West next, maybe NW-SE third and NE-SW fourth, you will continue to find targets that you will be surprised you missed the first time.

Few, if any, detector users find everything there is to find at 8 inches deep. Realize why, accept it, and keep digging. And if you find an area that consistently produces silver or better coins, slow down and grid the area. Don't work a grid from only one direction.