Forest or Fields?

[MrMikeJackie]

Heading upstate Wednesday night for opening day turkey hunting on Thursday. As hunting ends at midday I planned on detecting all afternoon. Research tells me the area was settled in the late 1700's and there is plenty of state land in my area. One area even has a little abandoned cemetery with grave stones dated late 1700's through 1800's. My dad tells me of many old cellar holes and stone foundations throughout the forest but can't pinpoint them exactly. The fields have all been worked for as long as the old timers can remember. In fact the family that is in the little cemetery actually worked this one particular field.
My question is should I spend time hiking the forest looking for these old foundations or just stick to the fields that are obviously there. Where would I have more success? If looking for the old foundations, are there any signs I should be looking for? Flat spots, flowers, near creeks, etc? I've never done this type of detecting and any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Mike

 

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[Tnmountains]

Right now our birds are coming down and hooking up with hens and they are in the fields at noon bugging and strutting.Wear a splash of orange and I would look for the cellar holes and foundations. Our fields are getting tall in grass. I have been hunting the woods in the poison ivy. Sounds like you have a great place to learn some sites to hunt! I have never finished a good site in just one day. Some I hunt for years.
Good luck getting a bird! They are gobbling like crazy here.

 

[Joe hunter]

I love foundations I'm going. To one today I'll post my finds oh yea when I don't use my head phones my detector seems to make a great turkey call

 

[Tnmountains]

I set the alarm off on my truck and then turn it off and hear the birds gobble on the roost. Better than an owl hoot or crow call.

 

[MrMikeJackie]

Yes, that has happened when I locked the truck and it chirped.

 

[Joe hunter]

coins are1893 v nickel 1912 Canadian large cent 1919 wheat

 

[Joe hunter]

These are some of the finds from the foundation I recently got permission on

 

[Joe hunter]

Here's pics of the cellar hole

 

[Joe hunter]

I thought that small compact was gonna be an awesome coin anyway that's why I choose foundations I use a xp deus but I see you use a ctx 30/30 so trash shouldn't be an issue

 

[MrMikeJackie]

Awesome man! Tell me about those coins. I'm in Delaware county, about 30 miles from Oneonta.

 

[Joe hunter]

I Edited post with coins

 

[Joe hunter]

I'm north of utica but I've worked at the college in oneonta

 

[coinman123]

95% of the finds on my signature were found in forests. I prefer woods hunting to any other kind of hunting. Cellar holes are not necessary to find stuff, I know of no good cellar holes in my area so the places I hunt don't have any. It takes careful research to find a good site, look at old maps, town history and town records. Those can be found on Archive.org or at your local library or historical society. Hunting in the woods can be hard due to plants, bugs, and other things. Stones wall are a good sign but do not mean you will necessarily find stuff, a lot of times they are just borders for where farm fields and livestock would be, they are still a very good sign though. Anyways, Good luck and have fun!

 

[Joe hunter]

I agree most of my hunting is the surrounding area I found the foundation wich does have a barn foundation on a 1912 map so it should keep me busy for a long long time