How much more do you notice now

[strike it rich]

Since starting to metal detect I find I'am becoming much more aware of my surroundings noticing small details that I haden't even thought about before.

The way the sand and sea and wind act as a single entity to shape the landscape and also where things might end up.

Trying to form a mental picture of days gone by is becoming easier and almost second nature. I judge my increasing perfomance by the fact that more often than not my hunchs are starting to pay off.

Once I started by grabbing my detecting rushing out and expecting to find things just by sweeping now I make educated guess's to where to sweep

just a thought S.I.R

 

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[Sandman]

Yeah, I notice my knees hurting with each step. When I get a beep, I wonder if it is worth kneeling down to retrieve it knowing I'd have to crawl to a picnic table to get up again. I notice that now when I see a penney on the pavement that if I can't see the back to see if it is a Wheatie, it stays there.

It's not really this bad, but some day..........

 

[DDEXPII]

well on that happy note welcome to the net. I look for old dates on homes with the oldest being a 1717

HH DDEII

 

[Pepper2004]

I've noticed I'm more in tune with nature. Since I hunt alone I now pack a gun as well as a knife in my pocket apron. A bird can move, or a leaf, and I notice it right away. Use to I would not have noticed. It is not fear, it is awareness.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

When you hunt whitetail deer it pays to be observant and hunt the natural "funnels" where they are likely to concentrate. The same can be said for coin drops. Think: "Where would someone be reaching in their pockets?"

People sit on low stone walls. People throw jackets over rail fences near vollyball, tennis, basketball etc. courts (Boy, has that revelation paid for itself for me). People sit under trees. People might have sat under really big trees back when silver was in circulation. When your town park has a fair or carnival make a note of where the ticket and concession stands are parked.

And hunt everywhere anyhow. Coins and jewelry are lost accidently, which means there are no rules.

As far as being observant to dangers: I hunt with Rattler one-earpiece headphone almost all the time anymore. When I'm in the woods I often have a .45acp in addition to my Lesche and rock hammer.

 

[sniffer]

notice of surroundings = research = educated guess of where good finds could be = cha ching ching, lots of bling bling

 

[Noodle]

Sandman, I'm with you, as will these Whippersnappers before they know it. I noticed this year deer hunting that I could count the leaves falling. Raccons go UP the tree in the morning and DOWN the tree in the evening. If I was lucky, I could catch both performances! Lots of life and love in those woods! -Noodle

 

[strike it rich]

Yeah, I notice my knees hurting with each step. When I get a beep, I wonder if it is worth kneeling down to retrieve it knowing I'd have to crawl to a picnic table to get up again. I notice that now when I see a penney on the pavement that if I can't see the back to see if it is a Wheatie, it stays there.

It's not really this bad, but some day..........

poor Sandman seriously though out of all the terrains I've detected thus far I got to say the beach was the most challeging in terms of finding the hotspots.