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[mikhen]

I recently sent a very polite letter asking for permission to metal detect on a long abandoned far. The land is owned by The Diocese of Allentown. I have seen many people deer hunting on the land. I got a response today stating that for liability and insurance reasons, they cannot give me permission to metal detect. Guess they figure a bunch of people walking around with rifles is safer than 1 guy with a coil. So much for being nice. I really need to find some places to go. At least I got a reply. Usually I don't get a response at all.

[nsdq]

i know a place you can go has been there since about 1786 let me know

[mark v]

I love to deer hunt as much as I love to detect. It has always amazed me how I regularly get permission to deer hunt on private properties but regularly get turned down to metal detect. It's as if there's some great danger in searching for coins for a few hours with a detector.

[Twisted One]

Is a waiver a possibility in a situation like this? If you offered to sign a waiver waving the owners usual legal obligations for accidents, and such? I don't know how through it would need to be, or if it would even stand up in a court if you did decide to sue, but something I was already curious about.

[Glenns5900]

They are probably afraid of the liability and probability of you being SHOT by one of the deer hunters.

[genweld]

A weaiver is probably what you need. I have about 20 virgin property sites set up for the spring. 5 owners brought up the liability issue, so I pulled out the weaiver form and that broke the ice. 2 even said the would take me to other areas on there property they think would be good.

[diggummup]

Good luck, your gonna need it now that you've opened a can of worms. Do you know if these deer hunters asked for permission?

[deepskyal]

Landowners are not responsible for the liability of people they give permission to be on the property. Try sending a copy of this to the owners .

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.p...c,97299.0.html

Al

[Marchas45]

They are probably afraid of the liability and probability of you being SHOT by one of the deer hunters.

[Twisted One]

Landowners are not responsible for the liability of people they give permission to be on the property. Try sending a copy of this to the owners .

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.p...c,97299.0.html

Al

That's nice! Here is California the cable guy falls off his broken ladder onto your driveway while disconnecting your cable, he will sue you. I guess we are supposed to pad our concrete, or maybe be there to catch them? I don't know.

[mr-dig-it]

Ya know Deepskyal, I tried telling a landowner that recently. I didn't want to hunt or metal detect on his property, only to go hiking. He insisted his lawyer said that's not true, that he could still be sued. I gave up.

[huricanesrul]

maybe they expect you to buy him a new ladder!! like the lady who slips on a soda spill in a dept store , brakes a bone and sues for $100,000 and wins..even though its here 7 year old out of control kid who spilled it !!!