Tremendous site if only lI could hunt it!

[Monty]

I've been digging shallow targets around the fringes of this area for the past couple of days. I Picked up a ton of clad but just haven't counted it. I talked to a man who was in his 90s a few years ago. He told me this use to be the town swimming hole when he was a kid back in the very early 1900s. His parents use to picnic and swim there so it is about the oldest spot in town I suppose. You can see how it is banked all around like a big pond or small lake would be. It is on the fringe of down town now but he told me how they use to walk through the woods to get to it and swim all day. He said the place was really crowded in the summer when school was out. It is now used for soccer and soft ball. Back in the 40's it was graded and backfilled and the water drained off so it could be made into an athletic field. As I pass over certain sections of it I am getting numerous hits shown as good targets, mostly in the silver range on the lcd of my GTI 2500. However, the hits are at nine" to a foot deep. The place is immacuately manicured and the ground is very hard from the drought we have been having. It is impossible to dig that deep with a handtool and using a shovel is out of the question. It drives me crazy every time I drive by it! Anyway, it's an interesting place with an interesting history, especially when related to a real old timer. Sorry no pics of the clad but I think most of you have seen some haven't you? Monty

 

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[ringding]

night vision goggles and a ninja suit.

 

[allen]

that bites big time. but keep hitting the shallow spots for the clad...

 

[mchamby]

Hi Monty glad to hear you are finding a mountain of clad, maybe you will get a couple of good rain storms and will be able to dig some of those targets before the summer is out. HH
Mchamby

 

[hollowpointred]

yup, i would wait for a lot of rain to soften that rock hard soil. i should be easy to dig in then. then i would bring a big cloth to put the dirt on and dig real neat plugs. ill bet theres some barbers hiding in that field!

 

[Antny]

Hmmmm very interesting Monty. How about you go in at night, wearing all black, with a few gallons of water & when you get a signal, you soak the area. You could punch small holes in the bottom of 1 gal. milk containers & just set them over your targets & leave for a while. When you return, the ground should be wet enough for you to dig. You can then use the night vision goggles that Ringding mentioned. You can case the place the day before for an escape route if you need one.
Good luck,
ant

 

[bk]

Monty,
Did someone say that you couldn't detect it?
Just because it's well taken care of doesn't mean you can't detect there.
I have been given permission to detect in private yards where the home owners have gardeners who take care of the lawn regularly. I have also been turned down in yards where, if it weren't for the weeds, there wouldn't be anything but dirt.
I doesn't hurt to ask. All they can do is say no.

 

[Proolio]

Go with BK's advice then if you can try one of these they make pretty clean plugs. I was kinda thinking of getting one myself.

http://www.jimmysierra.com/toolsZ.htm theres the link for it.

 

[MAINE HILLS HUNTER]

Go with BK's advice then if you can try one of these they make pretty clean plugs. I was kinda thinking of getting one myself.

http://www.jimmysierra.com/toolsZ.htm theres the link for it.

I do not own one of these but now that I know where to get one I will. I have seen them in use and they are sweet. Perfect plugs every time! They are amazing.

 

[mlw67]

Interesting spot, Monte!

You know, if they moved all the dirt around, not only may some of the good coins be down there really deep, but some of them may be up near the surface, too.

 

[goldencoin]

yay...that would drive me crazy too

HH
-GC

 

[Nana40]

Ditto Miss Mertle up there! Could be some shallow!

 

[Rusted_Iron]

when you get a signal, you soak the area. You could punch small holes in the bottom of 1 gal. milk containers & just set them over your targets & leave for a while.

That is a very good idea. I'm going to have to try that at the house site I'm hunting lately. The ground is very dry, so the grass tends to die easily if I'm not super careful.

 

[Burdie]

Hey Monty lets hijack a landscaping truck and city maintenance uniforms. We can soak the ground real good and strip 3 inches of grass off the top. Then we can put it back when were done. Never mind sounds like to much work. Good site and post though. Burdie

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice site, a little too nice, LOL! Maybe when you get some rain, get out there when the weather is still bad and there aren't so many people. HH, Mike

 

[Jerxs]

night vision goggles and a ninja suit.

Shit Head!

Sounds like a great place Mont., Like a few others suggested wait for a good rain!

I dug some holes the other day that look like crap and wont make the same mistake twice. Better off waitin!

The funny thing is that I was just evacuated from my place because of the threat of a flood two weeks ago, now the ground id so dry Im afraid to dig anything. Time to head into the woods

 

[HepCat]

Golf course maintenance people use a similar gadget to make the holes on putting greens,there's has a long T handle on it so you don't even have to bend over. 8)

 

[bergie]

Backhoe?

 

[Monty]

That golf course tool wouldn't make a dent in the drought hardened ground we have at present! We have had a little rain and perhaps the gound has softened a little? Problem is that we are so far behind in our yearly rainfall, a good 3 or 4 day soaking rain is needed. Only hot dry weather is forecast for the near future. But I will keep this site in mind and when things normalize some time in the future I'll have a go at it! All joking aside, it'd take a backhoe to dig this site now! Monty

 

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