Metal Detecting banned on Wisconsin DNR lands

[lostokie]

Sent a email to DNR and this was their reply,

Hi Allen,



Metal detecting on state-owned land is allowed only if looking for a specified lost item of one's own. If in the course of such a

search other items are also found, then the language at Wisconsin.gov - License - Type List

200210041322191371273 applies.



Rick





P Rick Faherty
Bureau of Parks and Recreation PR/6
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
101 South Webster Street
Madison, WI 53703
(() phone: (608) 266-0866
(() fax: (608) 267-7474
(+) e-mail: richard.faherty@wisconsin.gov
Website: dnr.wi.gov
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[Bumpstick]

Interesting development going on here.
Who is this Mark Dudzik and whom is his superior?
Cathy Stepp?

 

[bottolfsonr]

woo hoo...so Metal detecting has been banned on DNR land and any water way, Lakes, rivers creeks, streams. BUT, Wisconsin law says prospecting for gold allows pans, picks, shovels, sluice boxes and Metal Detectors....thus, if on DNR land metal detecting...carry a Pan with and say you were lookin for gold! loop hole found

http://wausauprospectors.com/images/Recreational Gold Panning In Wisconsin.pdf

 

[gerryk]

I thi k i understand this. Dnr land is any lake or strem correct? What about other places such as parks or waysides?

I am asking because we are going to do some detecting as a family when we are up in the north woods early this summer.
Thanks formthe help.

 

[bottolfsonr]

Pretty much dnr controls all water way and land. Parks forests, state and national. Just bring a pan with you and your good to go

 

[mattfink]

ok so Rick is right as of 11-11-10 as it says you can detect for metallic ore....if you find junk and coins are you going to leave them in the water? I know I wouldn't!

 

[Bum Luck]

Interesting development going on here.
Who is this Mark Dudzik and whom is his superior?
Cathy Stepp?

Yes. She's a decent person, and would probably answer your email.

 

[dustytrails123]

ok so Rick is right as of 11-11-10 as it says you can detect for metallic ore....if you find junk and coins are you going to leave them in the water? I know I wouldn't!

It also says you need a permit on any dnr or state land ....including panning ...so i think they just un looped your loop hole

 

[Bum Luck]

I thi k i understand this. Dnr land is any lake or strem correct? What about other places such as parks or waysides?

I am asking because we are going to do some detecting as a family when we are up in the north woods early this summer.
Thanks formthe help.

All state owned lands. Period.

 

[Tiredman]

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