Ive heard this off a seasoned md'er is there any truth in it

[strike it rich]

Hi after speaking to my pal he stated that he allways gives a search area a good soaking with water. Goes back the next day he reckons a better depth range is due to mositure is there any evidence to support this ? thanks

[teverly]

actually yes.The more moisture in the ground the better targets read.I believe it has to do with better conductivity of the metal when the ground is wet.
i dont know how much you would have to water to make it effective.

[DaChief]

He must have a good water truck. I don't know of anyone who takes their water with them to hunt large areas but after 18 years of hunting, I can say that finds are usually deeper on days after there have been some significant rains.

I am sure like was said above that it has to do with conductivity. Water = greater signal.

[rmptr]

I wouldn't think it would hurt... any more than the time and effort spent to do it.

At the least, it would be a tad different.

Try a spot in different seasons of the year.

Many different soil types...

Some may be compacted on the surface and looser further down, others may be the opposite.

I personally do not feel a dropped coin heads for china, in my location.

I also think the soil more or less churns itself.

R M P T R

[jonnyrebel00]

Yeah i have never gone out and dumped a ton of water on a site, but i will concur to the fact that moist soil does seem to enhance the depth.

[johnnycat]

Couple of years ago my brother and I revisited an old homesite about 2 days after a drenching rainstorm because it was close and we wouldn't have to drive on any muddy roads. I found two beautiful tokens about 5' from one another. They both gave out a signal like you wouldn't believe. About a month before that we had "scoured" that exact same area without a single hit!