I hope this guy does not hunt in public parks or schools.....;o)

**lms7652** · Sep 14, 2008, 08:30 AM

**Tin Nugget** · Sep 14, 2008, 08:49 AM

A good advertisement for purchasing an electronic pinpointer. Of course starting out with a crater doesn't help!

**Michigan Badger** · Sep 14, 2008, 09:41 AM

A good number of people dig like this right here in the U.S.

A couple years ago I posted a picture here of such a site. There where about 50 8-12 inch round dead spots visible in the photo.

I've seen people do this much damage with a small hand trowel.

**pennyfarmer** · Sep 14, 2008, 09:50 AM

This guy is spending way too much time trying to recover a target. Not only is he destroying the sod and making a bad image for the rest of us, but he is wasting is own time.

**Coin Digger** · Sep 14, 2008, 12:29 PM

I saw those kind of holes right here in my local park one year and I about had a heart attack. I went and put up my detector and searched the park filling in the holes.
Never did find the person doing it.

**Sandman** · Sep 14, 2008, 02:41 PM

This makes me sick....I once showed a hunter how to improve his recovery techniques and got cussed at. So I saw to it that he got a ticket for destroying park grounds. In court he got stuck with court costs, had to pay to reseed the area as he had over 20 holes, some he didn't even replace the clods.

Sorta makes you wish there was a bounty on these dudes.

**twistidd** · Sep 14, 2008, 03:13 PM

I already added my 2 cents to this video posting on YouTube.
Joe

**TerryC** · Sep 14, 2008, 08:10 PM

I hunted a VFW post with a fellow ONCE. When he used a big bowie knife to cut a clod about 9 inches across and smack the sod against his thigh until the coin dropped out .... after most of the dirt.... I told him NO MORE! TTC

**utah hunter** · Sep 14, 2008, 09:19 PM

That guy should be digging swimming pools, not coins. We buried my Grandpa in a smaller grave than that crater he dug...

**dougadam** · Sep 17, 2008, 09:08 AM

People like that make us all look bad.

**treasureace14** · Sep 17, 2008, 09:17 AM

i meaan my holes are messy.but i mean that feild must have looked like a meteor shower hit!
i try my best with holes and fill them in (even the ones that look like crap)
but seriously?this guy just used a relic hunting shovel for a target no more than 4 inches down!
but guys we really should yell at people about this stuff.because not everyone understands that thats wrong.we should help people like that right?

**guest** · Oct 01, 2008, 04:46 PM

...all right...I'll refill my holes.

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=gQYfsg...eature=related

Happy Hunting

**Calworks** · Oct 01, 2008, 05:28 PM

A Curiosity Question? Why do some pics appear as an X and others do not?

**walker2** · Oct 22, 2008, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by lms7652

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnJr0XVT2mw

WOW!!!!!! BRAIN DEAD AND DANGEROUS WITH A DETECTOR OR I SHOULD SAY A SHOVEL.

**sniffer** · Oct 23, 2008, 01:53 PM

I think he should have been smacked in the head with his shovel.
all it takes is for one a$$hole like him, to give MD'ers a bad reputation that will take forever to change

**mastereagle22** · Oct 23, 2008, 02:07 PM

What can I say that hasn't already been posted. The person needs some serious education.

**jb7487** · Apr 17, 2009, 11:08 AM

Ok... so I'm a complete newbie to this hobby and I want to learn what not to do. His technique doesn't look too much different from what I've seen other "professionals" do on YouTube. From what I can see the biggest issue that people have is with the size of the initial hole. I agree that it was way too big and he could have gotten by with something around 5" instead of 12".

Other than that are there other things you can specifically point out that aren't professional besides the following?

1) Hole was too big.
2) Didn't use a cloth to keep extra dirt off of the grass.
3) I'm assuming that he filled in his hole when he was done.
4) He cut the sod into halves and then fourths because he didn't have a pinpointer. But I've seen "experts" say that this is the way to do it if you don't have a pinpointer.
5) Others?

**Libralabsoldier** · Apr 17, 2009, 11:15 AM

Yeah, I am a noob too, but that is just ridiculous. Part of the reason why I have yet to venture out into the grass is my pinpointing technique is not good enough yet. I do not want to destroy sod and leave ugly craters.

But honestly, you have to teach someone, not just expect them to know. Teach and train, and this problem will solve itself.

**Ronzie** · Jun 18, 2009, 07:34 PM

I should get my 6 year old to show him how to do it.

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