Just Curious, Can people legally detect on BLM land?

[GoldieLocks]

I am sorry if this question has been answered before. I am not sure where/how to search for it.

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

Yes you can detect on BLM land as long as it is not part of any National parks.

 

[traveller777]

Read the laws on detecting there. Yes you can detect but you can not remove anything man made or worked that is over a certain age. I want to say 75 years but it may be 100 years. It has been a long time since I read the rules. Search their site and know the law so you do not get in trouble.

 

[dougachim]

blm is a giant bureaucracy, and as we all know bureaucracies only goal is a bigger budget.

 

[traveller777]

Can you Metal Detect on BLM Land and Stay Legal? - Metal Detecting Tips

Read how to stay legal Metal Detecting on BLM Land. This article summarizes where and how to use a metal detector on BLM Land.

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[dougachim]

blm is a giant bureaucracy, and as we all know bureaucracies only goal is a bigger budget

We all know the rules don't matter to the federal bureaucracies, they make them up as they go. $$$ cash and control the useful's and tacos is what they are all about.

 

[golddigger14s]

Maybe post this question in the NV state thread?

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

METAL DETECTING LAWS IN NEVADA​

A note about metal detecting in Nevada State Parks: While the State Park Service website (http://parks.nv.gov/about/frequently-asked-questions) offers the somewhat optimistic guideline: “Metal detecting is permitted in designated areas with the permission of the park supervisor,” it’s not as promising as it sounds. After contacting half a dozen state park offices, the majority of them do NOT allow metal detecting. Those that do are included in the list above.

• Metal detecting is not allowed in National Parks or National Monuments anywhere in the US.
• Metal detecting is allowed on most Nevada Bureau of Land Management as long as no cultural artifacts are removed. “Cultural materials on public lands may not be removed, damaged, disturbed, excavated or transferred without BLM permit. Cultural resources include prehistoric and historic artifacts and sites, broken objects and debris more than 100 years old that were used or produced by humans. Historic sites such as cabins, sawmills, graves, trail traces, mining areas, townsites, ranches and railroads are not open to collecting.” You can collect modern money but not coins over 100 years old. Check out the complete Nevada BLM guidelines for collecting on public lands (link: https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/documents/files/collecting_on_publiclands.pdf)
• Some Nevada State Parks DO allow metal detecting with permission of the park supervisor. Contact any park you’re interested in detecting at before going.
• Regulations for city and county parks and other public lands will vary from place to place, so be sure to check with the appropriate agency to determine if metal detecting is allowed.
• Metal detecting is permitted on private land with the property owner’s written permission.
• The pertinent info you need to know in National Forest Regulations is:
  1. The recreational use of metal detectors and the collection of rocks and mineral samples are allowed on the National Forests. Generally, most of the National Forests are open to recreational mineral and rock collecting, gold panning and prospecting using a metal detector.
  2. Metal detector use is allowed in developed campgrounds and picnic areas if they are not specifically closed to such activity.
  3. Archaeological remains on federal land, known or unknown, are protected under law. If you were to discover such remains, you should leave them undisturbed and report your find to the local Forest Service office.

Item number 3 is a standard regulation for metal detecting in any park, municipality or jurisdiction in the USA due to the Antiquities Act of 1906, the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the Archaeological Resources Preservation Act (ARPA). These national laws mean that you can’t remove any find you believe is 100 years old or more. These potential archaeological artifact should be reported to the State Archaeologist or the governing body of the park/land where you make the find.