Jeremy S
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- Feb 27, 2012
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- Detector(s) used
- Garret Ace 250, AT Pro, Garret Pro Pointer
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Had one of those disappointing days of detecting 
So my friend got off work a few hours before me and decided to scout some homes to hunt later. We chose an older part of town on the outskirts of the city. Lots of old homes and plantations that date to the 1800s. We usually have pretty good luck gaining permission to hunt old properties, but as we would find out not in this part of town! Before I got off work he called me to say 8 home owners had told him no, several being very rude about it. So we met up and drove around to find some more places.
He found a sweet looking property that dated from the late 1700s. The homeowner, an older man, was pretty strange acting. He told us some other guys had spent 4 days in a row hunting his property and didn't find a single thing but we could give it a try. The ground was absolutely loaded with trash targets but the guy stood over my should the entire 30 minutes we were there. We decided the heck with that place and moved on. Found another real old home down the street with yet another strange old man. He gave us permission to hunt so things were looking better.
Not long into the hunt I notice him casually walking by our cars, then I notice he is taking photographs of our license plates with a cell phone. My friend noticed this too. Next thing you know he is standing behind me watching over my shoulder. At that point I was ready to say screw it and call it a night. My ONLY find in that yard was a old GM car key, probably from the 60s or 70s. Since the guy was standing there I showed him the key, which he promptly grabbed and walked away with. I have no problem giving finds to a homeowner if they ask, but not saying a word and just snatching something kind of hits a nerve with me. I've never had that happen before because I can usually sense the type of people who would do that and I just don't hunt their properties.
Out of frustration I did swing the coil in my own yard for a few minutes when I got home and found a 1941 nickel. Can't always hunt them all and find the good stuff
So my friend got off work a few hours before me and decided to scout some homes to hunt later. We chose an older part of town on the outskirts of the city. Lots of old homes and plantations that date to the 1800s. We usually have pretty good luck gaining permission to hunt old properties, but as we would find out not in this part of town! Before I got off work he called me to say 8 home owners had told him no, several being very rude about it. So we met up and drove around to find some more places.He found a sweet looking property that dated from the late 1700s. The homeowner, an older man, was pretty strange acting. He told us some other guys had spent 4 days in a row hunting his property and didn't find a single thing but we could give it a try. The ground was absolutely loaded with trash targets but the guy stood over my should the entire 30 minutes we were there. We decided the heck with that place and moved on. Found another real old home down the street with yet another strange old man. He gave us permission to hunt so things were looking better.
Not long into the hunt I notice him casually walking by our cars, then I notice he is taking photographs of our license plates with a cell phone. My friend noticed this too. Next thing you know he is standing behind me watching over my shoulder. At that point I was ready to say screw it and call it a night. My ONLY find in that yard was a old GM car key, probably from the 60s or 70s. Since the guy was standing there I showed him the key, which he promptly grabbed and walked away with. I have no problem giving finds to a homeowner if they ask, but not saying a word and just snatching something kind of hits a nerve with me. I've never had that happen before because I can usually sense the type of people who would do that and I just don't hunt their properties.
Out of frustration I did swing the coil in my own yard for a few minutes when I got home and found a 1941 nickel. Can't always hunt them all and find the good stuff
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