TIPS or SUGGESTIONS on hunting tis place.

[Tencents]

I have permission to hunt this place, house built in 1850's. The problem is it's had about a foot of fill dirt added to the front yard as you can see by the foundation. Behind the house is a summer kitchen and rock house slave quarters. It's been done before is there a suggestion as how to get what the others have missed where the fill dirt is?

 

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[Tahts-a-dats-ago]

That is a beautiful old home.

I would hunt it time and time again; starting all over again (from a different angle) once I had covered each section of the yard. I would try to figure out where they ate, played, and rested (outside) when it was too hot to be indoors. I'd look for possible indentations in the ground - suggesting a large tree once stood there - and I'd hit the surrounding area very methodically. I would also target the afternoon-shaded side(s) of the house/buildings, with the assumption that people would gravitate to those areas when it was hot. I would hunt the front yard, but I'd pay far more attention to the back because that is the more likely area to see a lot of traffic. I'd search for old photographs in an effort to see if there were fruit orchards nearby - as the trees would provide shade and a snack, so it would be reasonable to expect that area would have been frequented quite a lot. Even photos from the 1950's could provide clues as they could show evidence of trees/etc.. that are no longer there today but were there in the late 1800's.

It wouldn't bother me one bit that it has been hunted previously. Nobody gets it all.

Good luck and have fun.

 

[SlateBeltDigger]

Set your sensitivity as high as you can stand it without driving yourself nuts, and what he /\ said up there...with the high sensitivity and a slow pace I'd dig most deep repeating signals regardless of the VDI. Fill dirt may or may not have inherent trash scattered throughout, so listen to the tones and you'll still find some stuff! Of course, this is just my take on this but don't let the fill stop you.

Sometimes you can even pull cool stuff out that came along with the fill loads!

Best of luck and let us know-

 

[Tencents]

Thanks for the suggestions especially the orchard and the shade tips as she did say there was an orchard east of the house. Just waiting now for her to tell me she just mowed the grass she said she'd let me know when she did.

 

[Tencents]

Never thought about the fill dirt having goodies in it. The owner showed me a carved 69 caliber bullet that she found in her garden that was an elephant done extremely well.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Like they say, Low and Slow ! That will help you pick up the deeper signals.

 

[Tencents]

Thanks

 

[Rmeav8r]

I frequently hunt areas that have had fill dirt. I’d start out near the building were less fill was added and work outwards. Another good clue when your digging is the change in soil. I hunt an area that is a turn of the century park and it’s been filled and landscaped many times...when ever I get a good target that takes me down into the oyster shell packed ground I get excited. The area is near the seafood industry and very close to the Gulf of Mexico, discarded oyster shells were used for everything from roads to walking paths through the park. Stick with it...patience and persistence pays off!