Hunting lake beaches in the frozen weather

[Kas]

Got a question for anyone who may have hunted beaches in the cold weather areas of the World.

Is the sand softer to dig than the frozen ground. Seems to me I remember it being even harder than dirt.


HH
Ken

 

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[anteater]

Hi Ken, since sand drains very well it has very little moisture to freeze unless it is near the shoreline. So, the further up the beach you go the softer the sand should be. That's why I can hunt sandy playgound areas in St. Louis in the winter. Keep siftin'! Anteater

 

[Kas]

Thanks Ant. I'll give it a go.

 

[silverswede]

Had a thought about lake beaches in winter. Having been raised on a farm by quite a large northern lake each spring when the ice went out it would pile up in hugh sheets far up on the shoreline. Could this possibly scour the sand and coins from the beach and shallow water and deposit them some distance from the summer waterline? Maybe worth a look.

 

[potsy]

Few weeks ago i went to a local freshwater beach, sand anywhere, was frozen solid, but hey give it a try. The great salt lake wasn't frozen though,