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Between the torrential rains and the constant attacks from the LARGEST
mosquito population on record, hunting ANYWHERE near or in a forested
area has been a "hunt at your own risk" situation.
Last weekend, I went out to the old scout camp (between storms) to at least get an
hour or two of hunting in. After I got there, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the
maintainence crew had just finished cutting 9" of grass around the main field
area so they were in perfect detecting condition. . . even some of the brush
around a few of the larger trees had been cut
Even though this camp
had been hunted before during the past 20 years, every so often a few goodies
will surface.
Before it started to rain. . . AGAIN, luck must have been on my side because I
was able to find a 1906 V-Nickel near the swings plus, 4 Wheats near the base
of an old tree where they had JUST trimmed the brush away
Fast Forward to 6-29-08
Sunday Morning: I met Mike over at the Forest Preserve around 8:30AM. We decided
that we would TRY "the woods"
after drenching ourselves in "Deep Woods Off".
Since the woods were still too wet from the rain the night before, we hunted the grassy
field areas until the trees had a chance to dry out. The fields produced basically nothing
except for a few clads and tons of pull tabs. . . and after digging these for two hours, the
mosquito-infested forest sounded better and better. (Mike in the woods below)
Mike's first decent hit in the woods produced a 1904 Indian penny which I countered
with a stupid Lead Cow and then a few minutes later, the head from an old spoon :P
After swinging at mosquitos for the next 20-minutes, we decided to call it. While hiking
the deer trails out of the woods, (and detecting also) I dug two more signals. . .
the first was part of a full-length Winchester #10 brass shotgun shell, and my last was
a 1905 V-Nickel. After that, I was ready to head home.
Thanks for looking!
watercolor
mosquito population on record, hunting ANYWHERE near or in a forested
area has been a "hunt at your own risk" situation.
Last weekend, I went out to the old scout camp (between storms) to at least get an
hour or two of hunting in. After I got there, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the
maintainence crew had just finished cutting 9" of grass around the main field
area so they were in perfect detecting condition. . . even some of the brush
around a few of the larger trees had been cut
Even though this camp had been hunted before during the past 20 years, every so often a few goodies
will surface.
Before it started to rain. . . AGAIN, luck must have been on my side because I
was able to find a 1906 V-Nickel near the swings plus, 4 Wheats near the base
of an old tree where they had JUST trimmed the brush away
Fast Forward to 6-29-08
Sunday Morning: I met Mike over at the Forest Preserve around 8:30AM. We decided
that we would TRY "the woods"
after drenching ourselves in "Deep Woods Off". Since the woods were still too wet from the rain the night before, we hunted the grassy
field areas until the trees had a chance to dry out. The fields produced basically nothing
except for a few clads and tons of pull tabs. . . and after digging these for two hours, the
mosquito-infested forest sounded better and better. (Mike in the woods below)
Mike's first decent hit in the woods produced a 1904 Indian penny which I countered
with a stupid Lead Cow and then a few minutes later, the head from an old spoon :P
After swinging at mosquitos for the next 20-minutes, we decided to call it. While hiking
the deer trails out of the woods, (and detecting also
) I dug two more signals. . . the first was part of a full-length Winchester #10 brass shotgun shell, and my last was
a 1905 V-Nickel. After that, I was ready to head home.
Thanks for looking!
watercolor
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HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A BLACK FLY OR A SKEETER SLAM ON THE BRAKES IN MID AIR? The stuff works as I have watched mosquito's start their landing pattern on my arm, then all of a sudden turn around and go see my friend. 
, then when yer done , we'll discuss what ya found! 
