Fewer Finds Due to COVID-19

[claypile]

I was wondering if most have been affected by the pandemic. I assume not since we're not hunting by crowds. How was your hunt? Did you get fewer finds?

What were the struggles you had to deal with during these past few months? There are several people I know who felt depressed and all. Do you know people who experienced the same thing?

 

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[relicmeister]

Schmovid hasn’t affected my life very much in terms of work or daily routines. Nor has my detecting been affected as I’m primarily a woods hunter although I’ve been wanting to go to other places where I might find jewelry, and that isn’t a problem either.

 

[fistfulladirt]

I’m not afraid of Covid as much as the over reach of a certain entity in our daily lives.
I don’t listen to radio or watch MSM, constantly bombarding me with Covid messages.
My life is much less stressful, and metal detecting lowers it even more.

 

[RTR]

Should be MORE finds, due to all the time off

 

[RTR]

More time equals more gold & more ammo

 

[3Jacks]

There's certainly less clad/jewelry at the tot lots. Most of the other places I hunt I'm looking for things that were lost long before Covid so no dip in the number of pull tabs & can slaw

 

[smokeythecat]

I've done pretty well this fall season, but mostly I go by myself, and when I go with someone else, we stay about 10' apart.

 

[pepperj]

The only thing that has really changed is the getting permissions-or interacting with the permissions that I have already.
I like to touch base regarding crops-if the field has changed-or if they acquired more land.
So in the meantime I scale back on getting any new land permissions as I respect the feelings of some that don't want to have interchange with others.
So rambling around the 7500-8000 acres won't effect how I go out, just getting the time to hunt is the issue.
The lack of anybody wanting to work has effected my work load.
In the news this morning it says 9.5 million have applied for CERB-wow!

We've been told that only 4 people are allowed to meet for Christmas Day, but 10 people are allowed to gather for a funeral.

Therefore, we will be holding a funeral for our pet Turkey named "Butterball," who will pass away on December 24, 2020.
Refreshments provided.
In lieu of flowers, please bring a side dish...

 

[NJearthman]

I Thrive on social distancing. I’ve been practicing it for over 60 years.

 

[SeabeeRon]

We've been told that only 4 people are allowed to meet for Christmas Day, but 10 people are allowed to gather for a funeral.

Therefore, we will be holding a funeral for our pet Turkey named "Butterball," who will pass away on December 24, 2020.
Refreshments provided.

In lieu of flowers, please bring a side dish...

 

[claypile]

Hi all. Thank you for all your responses.

Glad to hear everyone's doing great! I highly doubt we'd be affected by the pandemic. Just stay away from new and social media! They seem to manipulate us into believing what they want us to believe.

The only thing that has really changed is the getting permissions-or interacting with the permissions that I have already.
I like to touch base regarding crops-if the field has changed-or if they acquired more land.
So in the meantime I scale back on getting any new land permissions as I respect the feelings of some that don't want to have interchange with others.
So rambling around the 7500-8000 acres won't effect how I go out, just getting the time to hunt is the issue.
The lack of anybody wanting to work has effected my work load.
In the news this morning it says 9.5 million have applied for CERB-wow!

We've been told that only 4 people are allowed to meet for Christmas Day, but 10 people are allowed to gather for a funeral.

Therefore, we will be holding a funeral for our pet Turkey named "Butterball," who will pass away on December 24, 2020.
Refreshments provided.
In lieu of flowers, please bring a side dish...

Brilliant!

 

[claypile]

Hey there! Just dropped by to share this article I read. It's from Prevention, tackling the similarities of anxiety symptoms and Coronavirus. https://www.prevention.com/health/a34574251/anxiety-vs-covid-19-symptoms/ Check it out when you get the chance.\

Keep safe everyone!

 

[fevercyrus]

Thanks for sharing. Though I'm sure cough is not a symptom of anxiety.

 

[claypile]

Actually, it can be for some people. Doctors call this psychogenic or somatic cough.

 

[Jon Stewart]

The same thing every year affects my detecting, 3 months of snow. I hardly if ever detect with anyone except when I am out west but I didn't go this winter.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

I hunt alone on over 95% of the time so COVID didn't effect me at all.
Heck, last Winter was so mild I actually went on twice as many hunts last year, as in the three previous years
The way things are these days, I think anyone is lucky to have an outdoor - solo hobby like metal detecting, fishing, hiking, riding four wheeler's, etc.

 

[fevercyrus]

Actually, it can be for some people. Doctors call this psychogenic or somatic cough.

Oh, ok. That, I didn't know. Anyhow, happy new year to all! Hopefully next year, we'll all have great finds!

 

[claypile]

Apparently, there's a new variant of the virus, but I think it has the same symptoms. How are you guys? How was new year?

 

[Digessf]

Yep, and new sets of lockdowns too. New year was great! I have a lot of hope for this year, and I hope that everything works out for everyone. I'm still rooting for humanity.

 

[ColonelDan]

Certainly COVID has impacted the number of depositors on our Florida beaches and correspondingly, finds have gone down. But that was just one factor in this past year that negatively impacted our normal level of good finds.

* COVID
* Beach Restoration...by mega tons of sand brought from inland sources
* recent temperatures in the 40-60s have discouraged people from swarming to our beaches.

Hopefully, 2021 will be a mite better.