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A good friend and neighbor recently asked me for help with a Bounty Hunter detector that he received from his parents when he was a teenager. His Dad did due diligence in helping him find those elusive hidden treasures but the machine just "crackled and popped" every time they used it. It took just a few minutes to discover that the pin connector wasn't fully seated and my friend was up and running. I took him to a local high school and he was elated just to find pull tabs and clad, the best Christmas present that he had ever received...worked.
He used it sporadically over summer and eventually like most of us, became dejected with the finds. He stopped by yesterday, quizzing me on discrimination settings, swing speed, pin pointing. We agreed to meet up at an old home site today, a property that his Dad owns. When I pulled into the driveway, I was very surprised to see he and his two daughters already giving it a go! Any of us that have detected with children know, this isn't the best scenario for helping an adult learn the hobby, or even the best conditions for hunting with your own kids (I have two boys).
Obviously, the daughters were just completely thrilled with anything that was found, even the grubs and worms. Being the good Dad, my friend rotated the detector between the three of them, taking turns to find and dig that "loud" signal. Around hour 2, I was able to work with him on the finer points of detecting, helping him get intimate with his machine. He was a great student! He knocked down many firsts today. His first "old" coin, his first wheatie, his first silver and he joined the 1800's club as well as the token and button club.
Together, we found an 1896 Indian Head, 1911 Barber and a 1953 wheatie. I didn't include images of the token/button as they needed something more than field cleaning to display properly.
After so many years participating in the hobby, today, my bucket list is finally complete, I wouldn't trade today for all of the things scrolling across the top.
He used it sporadically over summer and eventually like most of us, became dejected with the finds. He stopped by yesterday, quizzing me on discrimination settings, swing speed, pin pointing. We agreed to meet up at an old home site today, a property that his Dad owns. When I pulled into the driveway, I was very surprised to see he and his two daughters already giving it a go! Any of us that have detected with children know, this isn't the best scenario for helping an adult learn the hobby, or even the best conditions for hunting with your own kids (I have two boys).
Obviously, the daughters were just completely thrilled with anything that was found, even the grubs and worms. Being the good Dad, my friend rotated the detector between the three of them, taking turns to find and dig that "loud" signal. Around hour 2, I was able to work with him on the finer points of detecting, helping him get intimate with his machine. He was a great student! He knocked down many firsts today. His first "old" coin, his first wheatie, his first silver and he joined the 1800's club as well as the token and button club.
Together, we found an 1896 Indian Head, 1911 Barber and a 1953 wheatie. I didn't include images of the token/button as they needed something more than field cleaning to display properly.
After so many years participating in the hobby, today, my bucket list is finally complete, I wouldn't trade today for all of the things scrolling across the top.
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