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I have been granted permission to hunt an area adjacent to a former Fort. Original Fort is under a cemetary now. The area that I will be detecting is as close as 500 yards to the former Fort up to as far away as a half mile. Land is gently rolling hills (fields) with a few small tree lines (small trees). Obviously this is a big area to hunt, where should I start?? What was Fort life like? I know very little about the Fort...it was built close to the end of the War and had at least one gun/cannon capable of hurling 4 pounders. Any advice on what to look for, where to look and what I can expect to find? Did soldiers spend most of their time inside the Fort? The Fort was built very close to the downtown area of a small city...approximately 1.5 miles from main street. In terms of direction, it is oriented on the southeast side of town which I find odd as most of the threat to the city would have been from the North and West sides.....would they risk shooting over the city to defend it? I am early into my research on this city and it is possible that there was clear and present danger potential from the south and east.
Current land owner says it's never been detected but he also didn't know anything about the Fort either! Previously hunted or not, it has to be a good site to try. Research has turned up very little about this place probably because it didn't see any action. Any advice out there?
Current land owner says it's never been detected but he also didn't know anything about the Fort either! Previously hunted or not, it has to be a good site to try. Research has turned up very little about this place probably because it didn't see any action. Any advice out there?
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