Newbie Searching For Places To Hunt

[Kdot#23]

Good afternoon everyone,

I am new to metal detecting and am struggling to find places to go. I have reached out to churches with no response. Any suggestions?

Any information would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you,

Kd23

 

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[Terry Soloman]

Welcome from White Plains, New York! If you are looking in local playgrounds or parks, you are looking in the same place as everybody else since 1980. You need to start trying to research places people gathered in the PAST (1870 - 1950). You need to start thinking outside the box, and be prepared to do a little work with your head, not just your machine. Good Luck!

A Few Sites to Get You Started:

1) Old Schools
2) City/Town Parks
3) Circus/Fair Sites
4) Old Churches
5) Old Homestead Sites
6) Swimming Holes and Areas
7) Picnic Groves
8) Athletic Fields
9) Scout Camps
10) Rodeo Arenas
11) Campgrounds
12) Ghost Towns
13) Beaches
14) Old Taverns
15) Roadside Rest Stops
16) Sidewalk Grassy Strips
17) Amusement Parks
18) Rural Mailboxes
19) Reunion Areas
20) Revival sites
21) Fort Sites
22) Winter Sledding Areas
23) Lookout/Overlook Sites
24) Church Supper Groves
25) Fishing Spots
26) Fishing Camps
27) Resorts
28) Old Barns and Outbuildings
29) Battle Sites
30) Band Shells
31) Racetracks
32) Rural Boundary Walls
33) Roadside Fruit and Vegetable Stands
34) Under Seaside Boardwalks
35) Flea Market Areas
36) Ski Slopes
37) Drive Ins
38) Canal Paths
39) Vacant Lots
40) Motels
41) College Campuses
42) Farmer Market Areas
43) Town Squares
44) Urban Yards and Backyards
45) Disaster Sites
46) Areas Around Skating Ponds
47) Hunting Lodges and Camps
48) Mining Camps
49) Railroad Grades, Stations and Junctions
50) Hiking Trails
51) Waterfalls
52) Rural Dance Sites
53) Lover's Lanes
54) Areas Adjacent to Historical Markers
55) Old Gas Stations and General Stores
56) Fence Posts
57) Chicken Houses
58) Bridges and Fords
59) Flower Beds
60) Playgrounds
61) Old Garbage Dumps
62) Cloth Lines
63) Military Camp and Cantonment Sites
64) Wells and Outhouses
65) Abandoned Houses and Structures
66) Areas where Old Trails Cross County or State Boundaries
67) Piles of Scraped Soil at Construction Sites
68) Old Stone Quarries
69) Areas Around Old Abandoned Cemeteries in the Forest
70) Junctions of Abandoned Roads (crossroads)

 

[Kdot#23]

Terry,

Thank you for your response. I guess my question is, how do I know if I need permission? How do I go about getting permission? I have researched areas around here, there is an old house I specifically really want to search around. I have the owners names but no way to contact then unless I go knocking. I guess what is the best way to ask?

 

[vpone]

Terry,

Thank you for your response. I guess my question is, how do I know if I need permission? How do I go about getting permission? I have researched areas around here, there is an old house I specifically really want to search around. I have the owners names but no way to contact then unless I go knocking. I guess what is the best way to ask?

we hunt farm fields, I always wait until they start plowing the fields (spring) or cutting the fields (fall) and catch them on the tractors
introduce yourself
show them the types of things you are looking for
ask them if they know the history of their land
and then ask if you can detect it

most farmers don't ming you digging int heir fields usually

hope this helps!

vp

 

[Cuda74]

There's nothing wrong with knocking. Sometimes its the only way. As with everything, just be respectful, tell them what you're wanting to do, most people won't have a problem unless they've already promised a site to someone. I usually tell people that I'll let them see what I find. So far I haven't needed to leave anything behind.
If you have a site that you want to check on, go to the local courthouse and ask the clerk for the owners information for that plot, they'll usually help you out. They may not have a phone number but they'll have the current owners address and you can write to them for permission.
That is a great list Terry put out, covers just about everything.
Good luck.

 

[Rmeav8r]

Terry, thanks for a great list! Too many new (and old) detectorist get discouraged by the trashy picked over parks and schools. My best finds we’re on torn out sidewalks that haven’t seen the light of day since the 1940’s. My 1918 Walking Liberty Half Dollar came from a sidewalk tear out. Get out there and hunt!

 

[Topo Loco]

I just started using an app on my phone called "ON X hunt" it list the property owner and their tax address