DannyB.
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- Jan 20, 2015
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Tesoro Compadre
Tesoro Silver UMax
Fisher 1265x
Fisher F75 SE LTD
Bounty Hunter LRP
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Went out last Saturday and Sunday to a state park in in Washington state, on Saturday I tried to buy a annual park pass and the machine was acting crazy and transaction failed. Went again in Sunday and it worked. I found out on Monday it charged me both days, so called the park; no problem. Come in and we will refund you. So, I decided to go this morning and get my money and a hunt.
All was good until the park ranger came up to me on his mower while I was digging a plug and asked if I needed help? No, I don't need help I said. He asked why I was digging on his lawn; and asked if I knew about the park detecting areas; I said yes, do you? He gave me a strange look.. I told him I was in the detecting area. He said something about " you can detect here; you just can't dig..? I said that's like going hunting with no ammo.. again, strange look. He said you can only dig at the beach area! Which was removed from detecting ares this month; he didn't know.. I told him to go and check his map and let me know what he finds; I'll change location if necessary. So he left.. came back 30 min later and said you are right.. we had a good conversation and he even told me the places they had filled and the places that haven't been touched.. anyways that's the short of our conversation.
After that I decided to go back to the truck and get some water.. after a short break I started on a new spot next to some picnic tables. First target was a pulltab.. next target was a bouncy high tone; in the pulltab range but it would hit in the penny range a little.. so, dug it.. BAM! My first gold ring at about 4-5 inches.
I was pretty stoked; it was in the bottom of the plug when I flipped it over.. just rolled off; looking shiny.
If the park ranger had not come along; I probably would have never hit that spot...
I don't have a gold test kit.. it doesn't say gold on it.. but, it looks like gold to me. It's little. Hey, it's a start!
All was good until the park ranger came up to me on his mower while I was digging a plug and asked if I needed help? No, I don't need help I said. He asked why I was digging on his lawn; and asked if I knew about the park detecting areas; I said yes, do you? He gave me a strange look.. I told him I was in the detecting area. He said something about " you can detect here; you just can't dig..? I said that's like going hunting with no ammo.. again, strange look. He said you can only dig at the beach area! Which was removed from detecting ares this month; he didn't know.. I told him to go and check his map and let me know what he finds; I'll change location if necessary. So he left.. came back 30 min later and said you are right.. we had a good conversation and he even told me the places they had filled and the places that haven't been touched.. anyways that's the short of our conversation.
After that I decided to go back to the truck and get some water.. after a short break I started on a new spot next to some picnic tables. First target was a pulltab.. next target was a bouncy high tone; in the pulltab range but it would hit in the penny range a little.. so, dug it.. BAM! My first gold ring at about 4-5 inches.
I was pretty stoked; it was in the bottom of the plug when I flipped it over.. just rolled off; looking shiny.
If the park ranger had not come along; I probably would have never hit that spot...
I don't have a gold test kit.. it doesn't say gold on it.. but, it looks like gold to me. It's little. Hey, it's a start!
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