New permission turned out to be a dud

[Nathan W]

Had an exciting permission. It was a horse farm multi generational. 65 acres. A rock wall in the woods and wagon roads nearby. Turns out the place was real quiet in the ground. Didn't find much and threw away just about everything. I might have part of a round buckle idk yet. Found modern clad and lot of junk iron. I had high hopes but it didn't pan out. I'm sure it's happen to you guys before. I think it was my worst hunt ever for the 8-9 hours I was swinging .

 

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[pepperj]

Had an exciting permission. It was a horse farm multi generational. 65 acres. A rock wall in the woods and wagon roads nearby. Turns out the place was real quiet in the ground. Didn't find much and threw away just about everything. I might have part of a round buckle idk yet. Found modern clad and lot of junk iron. I had high hopes but it didn't pan out. I'm sure it's happen to you guys before. I think it was my worst hunt ever for the 8-9 hours I was swinging .

Been there done that many times.
Yet sometimes it takes a few times to uncover the treasures that lurk in the ground.

Example a button a buckle, return hunt lead, bits of brass.
3rd time same site Button, bell, Gold coin.

Granted this will never be repeated, but recovering better items sometimes does happen,

Also the original homesite could be on those 65 acres, that's a big chunk of dirt to cover in 8hrs.

 

[Nathan W]

Been there done that many times.
Yet sometimes it takes a few times to uncover the treasures that lurk in the ground.

Example a button a buckle, return hunt lead, bits of brass.
3rd time same site Button, bell, Gold coin.

Granted this will never be repeated, but recovering better items sometimes does happen,

Also the original homesite could be on those 65 acres, that's a big chunk of dirt to cover in 8hrs.

Yeah I tried to hit what I thought were hotspots

 

[Nathan W]

Been there done that many times.
Yet sometimes it takes a few times to uncover the treasures that lurk in the ground.

Example a button a buckle, return hunt lead, bits of brass.
3rd time same site Button, bell, Gold coin.

Granted this will never be repeated, but recovering better items sometimes does happen,

Also the original homesite could be on those 65 acres, that's a big chunk of dirt to cover in 8hrs.

I did have two other guys with me and they were all over it

 

[pepperj]

I did have two other guys with me and they were all over it

Meaning, they were digging targets?

 

[pepperj]

Meaning, they were digging targets?

The shovel man-that's when the swinging starts if they were digging the keepers.

 

[invent4hir]

Nathan W, pepperj makes excellent points. Given that the site is that large and is multi-generational, imo it would be worth going over several times. In case you haven't, I'd look at any old maps/aerials of the property to see if there are any promising areas you overlooked. Even if you re-try and still disappointed with the finds, just think of the exercise you got. Good luck!

 

[Nathan W]

Meaning, they were digging targets?

No just the property , they didn't find much either

 

[Nathan W]

Nathan W, pepperj makes excellent points. Given that the site is that large and is multi-generational, imo it would be worth going over several times. In case you haven't, I'd look at any old maps/aerials of the property to see if there are any promising areas you overlooked. Even if you re-try and still disappointed with the finds, just think of the exercise you got. Good luck!

I will go back and hit places I didn't the first time

 

[pepperj]

No just the property , they didn't find much either

Ok, now I understand that.
I was going to suggest maybe checking the machine.

Quaker sites were void of coinage, but had buttons and buckles though.

 

[pepperj]

Nathan W, pepperj makes excellent points. Given that the site is that large and is multi-generational, imo it would be worth going over several times. In case you haven't, I'd look at any old maps/aerials of the property to see if there are any promising areas you overlooked. Even if you re-try and still disappointed with the finds, just think of the exercise you got. Good luck!

I usually look a field over then hit every high point in the field. Some real nice surprises have been discovered with this method. Folks settled on high points for drainage, and not to get flooded back in the day.

 

[Gare]

You can't hit a home run every time

 

[RobNC]

Been in that situation before. It looked so promising yet turned out to be total blah. I'm surprised you didn't find loads of iron. Iron sucks but it is also a sign at least of activity in an area. Especially off in the woods somewhere. But the bigger the land parcel the more places to look. You also have to think about how much that land may have been disturbed over the years. Tractors and dirt moving/leveling could also displace or totally remove anything of value.
Ran into that before on multiple places. Reach down, grab another gear and move on to the next spot. Your luck will change for the better.