Finally got permission!!

[Zombi]

Finally, after a long time trying to track down the owner of this really old property, he gave me permission to hunt! Couldn't be more excited! It's a house here in central Ohio that was built in 1853, a huge old homestead that I'm pretty sure has never been hunted before. The property has been in the family for over 50 years and they've never had anyone detect on the land. The owner couldn't have been cooler either, since he was an Anthropology major in his younger years. His only requirement was to let him know if I find anything cool. I'll let everyone know how it goes! I'm going to hit it this weekend, and hopefully pull out some amazing silver and relics. Keep you posted!!

 

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[McClod]

Can't wait to see your finds! Good luck!!!

 

[CoilyGirl]

How exciting!!! Betcha there are some goodies there. Can't wait to see what you find.

 

[dirtlooter]

find something cool and make his day, he made yours, good luck

 

[BigWaveDave]

When I got lots to hunt, I make sure that my early targets are dug and recovered cleanly, so that in the days following, your permission wont back out due to sloppy plugs. Good luck, and IF it hasn't been hunted, take your time, dig every target. Good luck.

 

[bootybandit]

Good Luck! Can't wait to see the finds!

 

[Zombi]

Thanks everyone! Also, another development is I just got permission to search the remaining original property owned by the neighboring church. So, I've got about 8 acres now! Great stuff should be coming out of the ground soon. Thanks for the advice everyone! I'll be heading out soon, and I'll update with finds.

 

[cudamark]

Just have a firm understanding between you and the owner as to who gets to keep what. I'm not saying to shove a written contract under his nose, but, something verbal should suffice for now. After the first day, split up any finds according to your agreement. That way you'll know if he will live up to his end and can be trusted to continue the effort. You'd hate to spend a week of hard labor there only to find he wants to keep EVERYTHING. Offer to return anything he KNOWS he lost on the property in exchange for you keeping the rest. That will usually be enough to keep them happy. Many times I will just give them a common wheatie or two, or maybe a relic that has no value to me, just to sweeten the relationship.