Rake it first?

[Iskuli]

Does anyone have any experience with whether or not, it is worth it to rake up an area that is littered with poptops and other junk? I have new area that looks very promising; however, it is trashy on steriods! It is taking way to long to pick up one at a time. On the other side of this lake beach area I have found several rings and silver. It is a bit of a trek off the beaten path, through the woods, and past grandma's house (shameless little red riding hood reference). Thoughts?

 

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[Digginman]

When hunting in the woods to find Civil War Relics, I'll rake leaves down to the bare ground. It removes sometimes 4-6 inches. Gives me more depth. I can't see where raking trash would hurt.

DM

 

[Dick from IA]

Raking sure makes sense to me; lots of the recent pulltabs and caps are often just barely under the soil so raking could help scratch out a few annoying tartgets.

Good suggestion, Iskuli!

DFIU (Dick from IA)

 

[jopher]

Give yourself the best advantage. Ive raked, mowed, weed wacked ,and moved deadfall and brush to increase my chances of scoring potential treasures....Joe

 

[Sandman]

Sometimes raking is necessary to get near the targets and it just has to be done, or give up the spot to try somewhere easy. Everyone else is doing the easy spots too. You know it's a good spot, "Juss git'er done."

 

[EDDE]

works under high school bleachers filled with foil balls and crap from hotdogs the round foils from water bottles ,etc

 

[Arakronn]

Might help when getting permission from some land owners, too. Say.....yards around old houses in the fall. "If you do give me permission to metal detect your yard, not only will I pick up the trash I find, but I'll rake your leaves for you, too."

 

[Iskuli]

Thanks everyone. I didn't realize it was a normal way of increasing finds.....I'll have to add a "rake" to my equipment list. I will let know if this particular spot pays off. BTW: I found two rings last night at a different spot. I will post pics tonight on "today's finds." One of the rings ACTUALLY fits me! And, its a GIRL ring...Yea!!! I have big hands for a woman (see Seinfeld "man hands" episode). Both are silver and the one I am wearing has a ginormous garnet...at least I think its a garnet....

 

[Sandman]

One thing you might not think of is to remove your own rings before going detecting or raking any leaves. Cold hands lose rings fast and many lost rings are in the trash bags with the leaves that were raked. I get a couple calls a year to check out for rings lost while raking.

HH,
Sandman

 

[Iskuli]

Excellent point!