Where should I hunt in Knoxville TN

[dawgsfan]

Hello, I'm new to the metal detecting game and really struggling on where to detect at here in Knoxville. Ive been to a couple schools, parks etc but all I seem to find is trash. Ive had my best luck looking in my dads yard. Does anyone from this area have any suggestions on where I might wanna check out. I'm not asking for anyone's honey hole or anything just maybe some suggestions. Any info would be greatly appreciated.....Thanks Dawgsfan.

[Montauk3]

Read everything on this site.

Reread.

Repeat.

[Sandman]

Welcome to Tnet..

Besides reading every thing on this forum, Charles Garrett has a few books you need to read. http://www.treasurenet.com/westeast/ One called Successful Coin Hunting will give you lots of ideas on where to look. Are you a subscriber to any treasure magazines?

[limegoldconvertible68]

What kind of detector are you using? What is your idea of success and what types of detecting(relics, totlots, old silver, etc) are you planning on concentrating on?

[treasurehound]

I used to live in Knoxville before I moved to east TN but I still hunt there quite a bit. I would be more than happy to help you out. Please send me a PM and we can talk.

[dawgsfan]

I really appreciate the suggestions so far. I'm not currently subscribed to any magzines and I just got a whites coinmaster. I would like to hunt for old coins or anything cool. Civil War stuff would be awesome to but I'm not sure I have the equipment for all that lol. We've been digging about 10 times and all we seem to find is buried cans. Is the coinmaster even capable of finding good stuff? I know its a beginners model so I've been curious about that. A lot of its probably user error as well . Thanks again and if anyone from this area has any good ideas on where to go please . Dawgsfan

[Woodland Detectors]

I hunt in Knoxville all the time, and you nailed it by saying you find things in the yards. There was a strong CW presence in Knox, and some of my best finds have come from the yards that other guys seem to overlook. Knock on those doors, there is no telling what you'll find