The Wrong Trend

[DeepThought]

I've been doing this a whopping one year...and enjoyed every minute. But there is that nagging feeling..as if considered a second class citizen...when turned back from park staff for digging in a tot lot with a MD (...a tot lot, for gosh sakes...). And folks who turn down your request to check out that back field, etc. Disturbing...



Erie County considers restricting use of metal detectors - City & Region - The Buffalo News

 

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[Ima Swinger]

As much as I hate to say it, the more people that get into this hobby, the more of this you will see. A lot of people in my area have gotten into flying RC planes. There was so many people doing it that the school district has spent money on signs that say "No flying of remote controlled planes on school property".
Now if more people in my area get into detecting, how long will it take to start seeing "no metal detecting" signs?
Not long I'm sure. But I'll always find somewhere to hunt. )

 

[bzbadger]

Funny how a hobby like detecting or flying planes are getting the boot but yet they won't focus on real issues..crimes are up everywhere you look, no jobs, now the freedom to smoke pot in some states and growing...why are they focused on is who are just having harmless fun, so what if we kill a blade of grass heck their smoking grass elsewhere.

Get your facts first, then distort them as you please-Mark Twain

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Scolded/booted for digging in a tot-lot? For pete's sake , a tot lot is like a sandbox, isn't it? How could anyone gripe about that ? Oh well, I've gotten to where I do most all of my park hunting at night . So peaceful. So serene. And yeah, you gotta have a thick skin in this hobby .

 

[dirtscratcher]

Kicked out of a tot lot, were there kids playing or wanting to play?

 

[Nickleanddime]

Rc airplanes are actually very dangerous. The battery can explode and start fires. If someone crashes through a window then the damage can be extensive. Also with any hobby outside on public land you have to know when to go. If your doing it when school is in then it disturbs the kids and the administrators get mad and that's it no more, signs everywhere. I make sure I hit my spots after everyone leaves and the parks at dark and stay after till they close. You gotta pick your times to do things or get locked outta everywhere.

 

[Normsel]

Well the popularity of the hobby has exploded. It's kinda trendy right now and I would bet 50% of the guys doing it less than a year will be out of it next year. The sad part is so many newbies don't cover their tracks. Anytime i been questioned I always make sure I point out to anyone how well I cover my tracks so they know I am a responsible detectorist. I been doing it seriously for about 15 months but dabbled in it for about 8 years.

I have one park where i have dug more than 600 targets and was approached by a worker about metal detecting. He said it wasn't illegal but someone had been digging and leaving a mess. I explained to him how careful i was and showed him almost $6 in clad and asked if he could see where i had been and he said no. He told me as long as I continued doing the same thing he was ok with it. I told him i was worried the other person or persons would ruin it for me and he said don't worry we will catch them and when we do they will be banned. I said thanks. I told him i had hunted the park about 10 times and he said yes i know I have seen you here and that's why I approached you to see if you were they guy i been looking for. I told him along with filling my holes neatly and tamping them down I also remove a lot of trash. He said that's good because a few kids have had their feet cut on tabs and bottle caps. I said here let me show you how i dig. He said ok and in about 3' I ran across some trash and dug it then filled in the hole. He said i am fine with the way you do it. I like that park because it is a producer. They have carnivals there each year and after the carnival it's good for about $25 to $30 in clad plus junk rings.

 

[jeff of pa]

With all due respect to these people & Clubs,
Here is what will cause it to happen.





The uneducated will look at these & say WOW all these people Digging Holes

Then they will read this

Then there are some true legendary finds, like the retired electrician in England who discovered a gold cup in what was later declared an early Bronze Age funerary site.

& they will see "funerary site" and think Graves

and We need a Law

keep your visible Numbers down, & fingers Crossed.

I also noticed

The policy that Schinzel proposes is modeled after the one in Monmouth County, N.J., where he worked before coming here.

Seems this guy Schinzel is a bad apple, working his way up to
Law Maker

 

[bikermike]

You should have lived through the Bad Azz Biker sensation of the 90's. We all said the same thing. It is still all over the place. Thank you very much marketing. Just do your own thing and leave no trace.

Mike

 

[Frankn]

Rc airplanes are actually very dangerous. The battery can explode and start fires. If someone crashes through a window then the damage can be extensive. Also with any hobby outside on public land you have to know when to go. If your doing it when school is in then it disturbs the kids and the administrators get mad and that's it no more, signs everywhere. I make sure I hit my spots after everyone leaves and the parks at dark and stay after till they close. You gotta pick your times to do things or get locked outta everywhere.

I guess it depends on how you look at it. Most planes today are electric , so they are quiet and don't bother people. They are less dangerous than driving down the street. Hay and those cars catch fire too, probably more often. Yes it's good to pick the right time. I hit the beach after 6 when they leave for supper after releasing there loot, LOL. I hit the parks week days, it's less crowded, sometimes vacant. Frank...

 

[thrillathahunt]

Sounds like this guy Schinzel is a real weinerschnitzel.