sjvalleyhunter
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- May 5, 2014
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- Minelab E-Trac and Whites MXT
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I had a little bit of time to kill so I decided to take a quick trip to a nearby sports field. I've never hunted it but it's always busy when I drive by so I figured it may produce a ring or two. Well as I pulled into the park, I took a double take at the sign that's posted at the entrance.
Ok, no golfing, I can understand that. They don't want divots or small hard balls flying around. I get that.
No digging. Sure, most cities have muni codes prohibiting digging in parks, but this is the first time I've actually seen a sign posted.
But no probing?!? I can only assume this sign is a direct result of some metal detectorist who got someone at city hall mad, but I don't see what could have occurred for them to prohibit probing.
Frankly I'm not one who typically uses a probe and I'd rather cut a small plug to get to my target, but it's frustrating to see cities getting more and more restrictive on all detectorists due to one or two bad apples. I suppose with the increasing number of people enjoying this hobby we will just have to expect it.
Ok, no golfing, I can understand that. They don't want divots or small hard balls flying around. I get that.
No digging. Sure, most cities have muni codes prohibiting digging in parks, but this is the first time I've actually seen a sign posted.
But no probing?!? I can only assume this sign is a direct result of some metal detectorist who got someone at city hall mad, but I don't see what could have occurred for them to prohibit probing.
Frankly I'm not one who typically uses a probe and I'd rather cut a small plug to get to my target, but it's frustrating to see cities getting more and more restrictive on all detectorists due to one or two bad apples. I suppose with the increasing number of people enjoying this hobby we will just have to expect it.
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