anyone Hunt the New Island off N.C. ?

[jeff of pa]

First I'm hearing about this... Interesting !
I know.. Probably old News for you people down there
my Nephew is in the OBX somewhere for the Holiday.
I'll have to ask him when he get home

 

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[djm of PA]

Nope didn't get that far south. Talked to a few detectorists in kill devil, no one finding anything special. Daughter and I found a bunch of coinage right where they held a lifeguard completion on Wednesday. Since moved up to corolla but haven't been out yet. Beaches are getting hammered each day after some heavy rains but the two guys I watched from our beachfront deck both went as far as I could see in either direction without ever scooping a target. Seems to be the norm here, everyone keeps their belongings in the houses so they lose little to nothing.

 

[jeff of pa]

Rain ? Haven't seen any up here which is a Surprise.
The ally way has some ruts & there was a puddle on my Kitchen floor the other day.
So I take it We got hammered but it must have been a Quickie.


Too hot to get out here though.
Perhaps on the 5th I'll finally get to LLewellyn.
Wasn't Mowed last week.

Stay safe ! Have Fun ! & Good Luck !

 

[DnD]

First I'm hearing about this... Interesting !
I know.. Probably old News for you people down there
my Nephew is in the OBX somewhere for the Holiday.
I'll have to ask him when he get home

I've read quite a few articles about this "developing island". IMO, anything "new" means the ocean is pushing sand up on the beach and creating the beach. If there were any targets, they'd be pushed under or buried far under the sand. Seemingly this would be a very hard area to find targets unless masses of people are flocking to the area to visit.

 

[jeff of pa]

I've read quite a few articles about this "developing island". IMO, anything "new" means the ocean is pushing sand up on the beach and creating the beach. If there were any targets, they'd be pushed under or buried far under the sand. Seemingly this would be a very hard area to find targets unless masses of people are flocking to the area to visit.

I was thinking the Possibility of Very old Beach underfoot.

 

[b3y0nd3r]

It all those ice caps melting!!!

 

[PAScott]

Nope didn't get that far south. Talked to a few detectorists in kill devil, no one finding anything special. Daughter and I found a bunch of coinage right where they held a lifeguard completion on Wednesday. Since moved up to corolla but haven't been out yet. Beaches are getting hammered each day after some heavy rains but the two guys I watched from our beachfront deck both went as far as I could see in either direction without ever scooping a target. Seems to be the norm here, everyone keeps their belongings in the houses so they lose little to nothing.

I just got back from Corolla Light for a week. Hunted the wet sand at low tide and the dry sand for for 3-4 hours every morning and a few evenings/afternoons. Only found about 5 dollars in clad. One junk kids ring and a junk charm (not trying to sound unappreciative by using the word junk).

I agree with you that people just don't take their stuff to the beach there. Also not nearly as many people in the water. This is second time there and neither really produced. Two years ago at least I found a tungsten wedding band and a few earrings.

Good luck everyone!

 

[ARC]

Actually I am not sure why this has taken anyone by surprise...

I say this because this is actually VERY common.

Islands form and disappear all the time.

And I mean like commonly... all the time... everywhere in the world.

 

[ARC]

First the sand accumulate into a "bar"... if it continues it enlarges over time... seeds and pods that also deposit eventually begin to take hold... and an island is born.

Some have existed before us... and will be there after us... some grow smaller over time... (most) and some are born... some are born over and over

Take Passage Key for example... In my youth was very large island... storms eventually eroded and washed it to nothing there at all...

Today... is back and growing again.

Took years... but now it returns from the sea.

 

[Golden oaks]

This is a baited question as it is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and I know for a fact that detecting in this area is strictly prohibited.

I would not advise the possibility of losing all of your equipment and paying a hefty fine for the chance...

 

[ARC]

This is a baited question as it is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and I know for a fact that detecting in this area is strictly prohibited.

I would not advise the possibility of losing all of your equipment and paying a hefty fine for the chance...

How lame can a state be...

That sucks.

 

[dsdigger]

Golden oaks is correct. Metal detecting is allowed from up toward the Virginia border down to the lower Nags Head beaches about the 16 to 21 mile post depending upon which map you look at. South of that is Wildlife refuge and National Park and no detecting all the way past Hatteras Including the island of Ocracoke and Portsmouth Island. It sucks as there is such as large stretch of untouched beach and the risk of getting caught is not worth it. Besides, with what I have heard the others here say and my last trip to Kill Devil Hills, not much but a bunch of clad and trash. Beach is not getting as much dropped on it there and they are pretty sanded in.

 

[ReidMan]

I will tell you how bad it is, I was at Organ Inlet a few years back fishing, a jeep next to me picked up a piece of drift wood stuck it in back of truck, when they left rangers stopped them at shack at end of road as we drove by we saw them handcuffed they had watched them pick it up and waited till they were going to leave National Seashore. Not sure what happened to them but it was kind of ridiculous.

 

[Carolina Tom]

This is a baited question as it is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and I know for a fact that detecting in this area is strictly prohibited.

I would not advise the possibility of losing all of your equipment and paying a hefty fine for the chance...

I was wondering if anyone would bring this up. They will confiscate your equipment!

 

[eathabs]

Actually it is NOT part of the National Seashore, yet.

So who owns that new island off North Carolina? It?s likely not who you think | Charlotte Observer

 

[jeff of pa]

Actually it is NOT part of the National Seashore, yet.

So who owns that new island off North Carolina? It?s likely not who you think | Charlotte Observer

Good Find !