Burnout

[mikeraydj]

When I started this hobby I had the luxury of being able to detect sometimes 4-6 hours a day. I found tons of clad at my local parks. I found 20 rings and other silver jewelry. Now I go back to those sites and the pickin' is not as easy. Targets are not as stable and I feel like I am starting all over again. My detector feels like it has turned on me and won't give me good info. I find myself getting tired easier, knees not working as well, and getting discouraged. I love this hobby, but I feel like I need to regroup. Has this happened to anyone else?

 

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[Mud Hut]

yup

 

[foilfinder]

That`s allot happening, Maybe high voltage power lines are to blame, did you try another location?

 

[Tnmountains]

Yes. It happens often to me. Just finding the time now days is hard. I have many new places to try have done the research it is just having the time to metal detect. I have learned to not worry about it and just go when I can. Hang in there!

 

[gsxraddict]

stay out of parks, get in people's front yards and your burnout will vanish in a cloud of smoke.

 

[kyleeskastles]

yup has happened to me too, think its just a part of being new to the hobby and being stuck to parks. I havent had any luck with private property owners and have been turned down very rudely in all but 1 place, which my luck be had was too overgrown to do anything lol. So now i just go a few times a week to the park and not for long. Im in the land of not sure what to do anymore. Best way to explain it is having a hobby you love doing, but cant do it because of things beyond your control. Really sucks. But i do got something to look forward to. We are moving to colorado in march, so i can supplement my metal detecting, to detecting old panning and gold rush sites while also panning for gold, or do a lil of both at different times here and there. Cant wait either, colorado land is alot more public in alot of areas now owned by the bureau of land management and they welcome the public

 

[myfantasia1]

The same here. But I still do parks, schools, and I love to find where the bums ( and we have tons) sleep.

 

[mikeraydj]

We don't have bums or homeless here. If someone ever matches that description they are given a one way bus ticket out of town. Problem solved.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Yep it happens, you just have to think out side the box and find a way around it. Everything is still out there we just have to change our perspective on it and how we go about it! Never give up!

 

[RustyGold]

Maybe research the history of the area you're hunting in to feel a better connection to it! Best of luck!

 

[RJ55]

through the years I've been aggravated with fewer finds than I thought were normal, even selling off my gear. After a while I would think why in the world did I do that? This time around I have a new spark in metal detecting, and I think it's got a lot to do with all the knowledge, and helpful hints I am getting through this forum. So thanks fellars!

 

[Rawhide]

Just renewed my permit to find several restrictions placed on the hobby. Just took the wind out of my sails. Most of the desert surrounding the town has been declared a National Monument. Now I live in the middle of a desert hundreds of miles from anything, and you cant even turn over a rock. Seems the fun police has been working overtime here. Time to sell out and find a better place to live. Right after november.

 

[Argentium]

Maybe research some smaller towns , off the beaten track a bit , and try hunting less obvious and heavily hunted locations .
The new locations will re invigorate your detecting .

 

[Frankn]

It's physiological. You found the easy fickins and it satisfied you. Now the satisfaction is not there as the easy fickins are gone. It happens to all of us. it's part of the learning curve of detecting. What you need is fresh territory or a move up from the parks. Hay, I have found more gold in old backyards than parks. And if you have the smarts take a crack at cache hunting. That can be very satisfying. Not just with the finds but with figuring out the riddles that have evolved as today's treasure stories. Start with simple ones like the old man who stached his savings and then died without telling where.

Just an Idea, Frank...-

 

[Doug H]

yup has happened to me too, think its just a part of being new to the hobby and being stuck to parks. I havent had any luck with private property owners and have been turned down very rudely in all but 1 place, which my luck be had was too overgrown to do anything lol. So now i just go a few times a week to the park and not for long. Im in the land of not sure what to do anymore. Best way to explain it is having a hobby you love doing, but cant do it because of things beyond your control. Really sucks. But i do got something to look forward to. We are moving to colorado in march, so i can supplement my metal detecting, to detecting old panning and gold rush sites while also panning for gold, or do a lil of both at different times here and there. Cant wait either, colorado land is alot more public in alot of areas now owned by the bureau of land management and they welcome the public

Yep this is me...just trying to find a place to go makes this hobby a pain. Love to do it but can't find places to go. Those of you that have places or permission from land owners consider yourselves fortunate cause the people I've talked with, you may as well be asking for their first born.

 

[dieselram94]

Patience, Patience, Patience! Lol! Just keep at it. The more people you meet the more places open up. I just gained permission to hunt three ancient historical homes, one old home, and an old power plant, casket factory and a couple old lumber mill sites on an old river bank...

 

[Doug H]

Patience, Patience, Patience! Lol! Just keep at it. The more people you meet the more places open up. I just gained permission to hunt three ancient historical homes, one old home, and an old power plant, casket factory and a couple old lumber mill sites on an old river bank...

I think its more like location, location, location diesel. Reading on here it seems like people get permissions in some places easier than others depending on locales. Virginia is not a metal detecting friendly state because of all the civil war history here and consequently every private individual here thinks they are frickin living on a historical monument or something.

 

[masterjedi]

No.....

 

[bigscoop]

In any pursuit burnout is always a risk. Take a break, do some research, or just get away from it all together for a while. I do this often. Burnout usually comes around when we start feeling like we have to go, or we need to go. Sometimes I just don't feel like I even want to go, and so I don't.

 

[Frankn]

Yep this is me...just trying to find a place to go makes this hobby a pain. Love to do it but can't find places to go. Those of you that have places or permission from land owners consider yourselves fortunate cause the people I've talked with, you may as well be asking for their first born.

It's just that you haven't learned the secret of getting permission yet!
You don't just go up ,knock, and ask permission! You go up knock and sell yourself!
Here are your two sale points, GREED & ABILITY!
He doesn't want to be bothered untill you show him that it just mite be profitable for him, GREED!
He has to believe you know how to locate valuable items without destroying his yard, ABILITY!
NOW HERE'S THE EASIEST WAY TO SELL YOURSELF!
It was once said, "A picture is worth 1000 words."
Here's my picture---- Frank...-

Hay, that $3K ruby ring I found there really helps. Have people asking me to look at their yard!