If someone knocked on YOUR door...?

[BuckleBoy]

I'd have to say yes, but honestly how many of us here that own property haven't hunted already? Or perhaps even purchased the property, at least in part, because of some prime hunting areas?

True enough, but for folks that own a good bit of land, I can tell you this--old sites are not that obvious unless you're really looking. Civil War camps would never be discovered in a pasture without research or blind luck, and even in a plowed field they'd be tough to find. House sites are more obvious because of the glass and stoneware, but the earliest of the early ones have less of that material scattered about.

About half of the property owners I get permission from never knew that there was a house site on their land.


-Buckles

You're absolutely right, but I should have made myself more clear. How many metal detectorists own land that they haven't hunted? I agree that most "normal" folk buy land to own, farm, resell, etc. and never think twice about buying a detector....until someone shows up at their front door with one.

You're right too, but I should have made myself more clear. We are good at finding sites, but to be honest we are not psychic. I've seen enough property owners oblivious to what signs are there (which we wouldn't be as detectorists), but I've also hunted many a house site or campsite where there were no visible signs above ground.

 

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[ClonedSIM]

I'd have to say yes, but honestly how many of us here that own property haven't hunted already? Or perhaps even purchased the property, at least in part, because of some prime hunting areas?

True enough, but for folks that own a good bit of land, I can tell you this--old sites are not that obvious unless you're really looking. Civil War camps would never be discovered in a pasture without research or blind luck, and even in a plowed field they'd be tough to find. House sites are more obvious because of the glass and stoneware, but the earliest of the early ones have less of that material scattered about.

About half of the property owners I get permission from never knew that there was a house site on their land.


-Buckles

You're absolutely right, but I should have made myself more clear. How many metal detectorists own land that they haven't hunted? I agree that most "normal" folk buy land to own, farm, resell, etc. and never think twice about buying a detector....until someone shows up at their front door with one.

You're right too, but I should have made myself more clear. We are good at finding sites, but to be honest we are not psychic. I've seen enough property owners oblivious to what signs are there (which we wouldn't be as detectorists), but I've also hunted many a house site or campsite where there were no visible signs above ground.

Also a good point. Well done, BB! Going back to the original topic, I'd have to say yes, and then ask if they minded my hunting with them. Might be a good opportunity to find a new hunting buddy!

 

[BuckleBoy]

I'd have to say yes, but honestly how many of us here that own property haven't hunted already? Or perhaps even purchased the property, at least in part, because of some prime hunting areas?

True enough, but for folks that own a good bit of land, I can tell you this--old sites are not that obvious unless you're really looking. Civil War camps would never be discovered in a pasture without research or blind luck, and even in a plowed field they'd be tough to find. House sites are more obvious because of the glass and stoneware, but the earliest of the early ones have less of that material scattered about.

About half of the property owners I get permission from never knew that there was a house site on their land.


-Buckles

You're absolutely right, but I should have made myself more clear. How many metal detectorists own land that they haven't hunted? I agree that most "normal" folk buy land to own, farm, resell, etc. and never think twice about buying a detector....until someone shows up at their front door with one.

You're right too, but I should have made myself more clear. We are good at finding sites, but to be honest we are not psychic. I've seen enough property owners oblivious to what signs are there (which we wouldn't be as detectorists), but I've also hunted many a house site or campsite where there were no visible signs above ground.

Also a good point. Well done, BB! Going back to the original topic, I'd have to say yes, and then ask if they minded my hunting with them. Might be a good opportunity to find a new hunting buddy!

Absolutely.

 

[Codes]

Tell 'em no and pound the site myself!

-Codes

 

[Woodland Detectors]

If you salesmen can get past my dog then have at it.

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[ivan salis]

many folks are mentally "asleep" to visual clues that we as detectorist would go --alarm , alarm interesting stuff to be found here .

folks everyday walk by signs of old homes and camp sites with out ever thinking of it a bit.

I voted yes hunt it with them --to ovesee that they refilled holes , respected the land and see what they found -- while hunting i would try to "milk" the how he found out info that i was unaware of out of em -- you are never to old to learn a new trick or two