armycopter
Tenderfoot
- Mar 25, 2014
- 9
- 3
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hi I have been lurking for a while now. My brother and I bought Garrett Sea Hunter Mark II's last month for use while we scuba dive here in the northeast. Since we are still a month or two from getting wet we are trying to learn how to use our machines since we are both brand new to metal detecting. There is a bit of learning curve to say the least.
My first try was on an old homestead across the street from my house. The land is for sale so I was able to track down the owner and ask for permission. They said yes and if I found a large pile of gold would I buy them a new truck! I thought that was funny. The house is long gone so its just a field and the remnants of a cellar hole. Unfortunately people dump stuff there like wood and rocks and other fill. My detector was going off every two feet. After digging up everything I and killing myself, I gave up. I might try the field at some point.
Today my daughter and I walked my property. I have about 3.5 acres of mostly wooded lot. There is a stream that runs through the side of my property so I tried to stay down near there. I found a lot of old barbed wire which surprised me because my lot is really really wooded. Then I found what looked like a cow or goat bell? That was really cool and my daughter was pretty excited (she's 12). I also found a giant square spike and some kind of clip. Maybe it held the barbed wire at one point. I found what looked like a line of barbed wire that ran from the main road all along the stream so I can only guess that a farmer used it to keep his animals in but with access to the water.
Its pretty cool finding historical stuff. Especially on your own property. I never would have guessed there were farm animals here.
Here is a pic of the stuff...
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My first try was on an old homestead across the street from my house. The land is for sale so I was able to track down the owner and ask for permission. They said yes and if I found a large pile of gold would I buy them a new truck! I thought that was funny. The house is long gone so its just a field and the remnants of a cellar hole. Unfortunately people dump stuff there like wood and rocks and other fill. My detector was going off every two feet. After digging up everything I and killing myself, I gave up. I might try the field at some point.
Today my daughter and I walked my property. I have about 3.5 acres of mostly wooded lot. There is a stream that runs through the side of my property so I tried to stay down near there. I found a lot of old barbed wire which surprised me because my lot is really really wooded. Then I found what looked like a cow or goat bell? That was really cool and my daughter was pretty excited (she's 12). I also found a giant square spike and some kind of clip. Maybe it held the barbed wire at one point. I found what looked like a line of barbed wire that ran from the main road all along the stream so I can only guess that a farmer used it to keep his animals in but with access to the water.
Its pretty cool finding historical stuff. Especially on your own property. I never would have guessed there were farm animals here.
Here is a pic of the stuff...
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