Hunted one park, got kicked out of another...(added some good news)

[The Beep Goes On]

Hunted a small park this AM and found the small silver turqoise ring, a metal ring that looks like it was gold-plated at one time and a silver/diamond finger bracelet (it's metal, although I'm pretty sure it's junk). Then I went to another park that is in the county to the south of us. I was hunting along in the playgrounds and swingsets and a park employee pulls up in a golf cart utility vehicle and says "Sir, I regret to inform you that there is no metal detecting in county parks". I told him I had read all the park rules and there was nothing said about detecting. He said they passed a law last summer...blah, blah, blah. He was nice, and so was I...at least now I know.

HH!
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[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Re: Hunted one park, got kicked out of another...

Beep,

nice finds.

At least the person was nice about asking you to leave.

Seems you still had a good day.

Noticed the baseball.
Did you know that a baseball has 216 red stitches
Thats a real fact.

have a good un...........

 

[hollowpointred]

Re: Hunted one park, got kicked out of another...

yeah the parks can be wierd. in my county some county parks are ok and some are not. you have to call or write to get permission,and when you do they put all kinds of restrictions on you, like dont detect untill after 10am or no holes more than 2" wide. whats more, you have to call to set up an "appointment" every time you want to go! other people can use the park whenever they want. why do i need to make an appointment? the guy in charge has a real crappy attitude. city parks are off limits all together. i dont know why detectorists are percieved as lowlifes or criminals, but we are not treated with the same level of respect that other hobbyists are.at least around here.

 

[northeast hunter]

Re: Hunted one park, got kicked out of another...

Nice haul beep.go back on a sunday i bet he will be at home

H$H

 

[dave-enc]

Re: Hunted one park, got kicked out of another...

Beep nice finds, sorry to hear about county parks, we have rules in some of the cities here really strange, like you can detect in some city parks but not in others, good luck in next park
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[civilman1]

Re: Hunted one park, got kicked out of another...

Hey beep,It's the same crap pretty much where ever you go it seem's.No one want's you to bring a lick of history out of the ground,even if it's some modern day penny.Can't understand the logic...let it rot right!!Glad you made it through the first one and HH!!

 

[Smartin]

Re: Hunted one park, got kicked out of another...

Beep,
Sorry to here about the ejection. Some interesting finds though.

I have a couple parks and one historic park to detect. The City Council rules the grounds where these are located. I plan on going to the top to get permission to detect. I know many of the council members. The historic park was a Fort established around 1790, and was decomissioned around 1830-1840.I'll agree to give any relavent artifacts to the museum, the rest will be mine.I have a "Dectectorist Agreement" policy I initiated for folks that need some reassurance that I won't damage anything and I'll leave it the way I found, no large holes, re-fill any holes, dispose of any trash,liability disclaimer, etc. Sometimes a piece of paper works, sometimes it don't. Permission is easier than forgiveness.So far I havn't needed the "agreement",it's either yes or no.

Smartin

 

[Nana40]

Re: Hunted one park, got kicked out of another...

i dont know why detectorists are percieved as lowlifes or criminals, but we are not treated with the same level of respect that other hobbyists are.at least around here.

Dang...they think I'm a criminal?

That might explain some of those looks I get!

Nice finds today Beep!

 

[Southcacalaky]

Re: Hunted one park, got kicked out of another...

Congrats on your finds, HH Art...

 

[Charlene]

Re: Hunted one park, got kicked out of another...

Park attendants, do you think they give lessons in saying no to detectorist? Grrrr.

 

[jgpreston]

Re: Hunted one park, got kicked out of another...

Hope you have a lot of other places you can go and detect. It can be a hassle sometimes just to enjoy ones' self. Sure looks like you had a productive day otherwise. Good luck on the next outting and Happy Hunting!

 

[Monty]

Re: Hunted one park, got kicked out of another...

If I lived in an area that forbade mding in parks I would go to my councilperson or whoever and find out what the problem is. Then I would start a campaign to change the law. Many people who are not familiar with mding invision some guy with a shovel digging up the turf and leaving holes in the ground. Unfortunatelly there are a few slobs that do just that! I'm just not one to let it go that easy I guess. Monty

 

[The Beep Goes On]

Re: Hunted one park, got kicked out of another...

I do have some good news. The community I live in is privately owned, not a municipality or anything like that. It also has 95 parks. I saw a ranger at one of the parks on Saturday and asked him about detecting. He said he could see no reason why I shouldn't be able to detect. He was very nice...we talked for half an hour and I think he made a decision right then to get into the hobby. I gave him some web addresses and some advice. I got his name in case I have to use it at some point. It was quite refreshing.

HH!
TBGO

 

[jgpreston]

WTG Beep

 

[Leon]

Great finds, WTG!!!
Cool deal, about the parks, and maybe a new hunting partner.
Good luck, & Happy Hunting~

 

[stoney56]

Nice finds Beep. Although I was wondering if you have had a chance to look up that county law to make sure. BTW, nice going on the private park-add one more to the growing population-you might even give him a short demo and let him get his hands dirty as well.

 

[treasures4me2find]

Congrats on your finds Beep. Too bad about the other park. Still looks like you a few other parks you can check out. Good luck.

Ken

 

[Sandman]

Nice finds Beep. Most park personel are concerned about damage to the park like some of our treasure hunting slobs make of the grass, so they just say NO detecting to anyone. It's always a good idea to give them a bag of trash you've picked up while detecting too. An I mean paper trash on the grass or be seen picking up around trash barrels.

Sandman

 

[Michigan Badger]

This is mainly why I moved on to hunt farm lands and wooded areas. Most of the old parks were hunted very hard back in the 70's to late 80's so most of the old stuff is gone anyway. About all that's left today in most very old parks are trash, seated and bust coins, and a few gold pieces Did I mention the massive gold rings?

I think you're in California, right? So, don't sweat it. Start researching those Spanish trail locations. Do a quick research on the Spanish concentration areas and look for those farm lands way back off the beaten path. Some of these once had trading posts on them. I have a friend who has dug hundreds of Spanish coins (some gold) right from one of these fields. It's so remote they have to use a 4-wheeler to reach it.

HH

 

[The Beep Goes On]

I'm from Houston, actually. Your comment made me look at my profile...it used to say my location under my avatar, now it's not an option to display it...hmmmm.

The local parks are not old, but do give up a surprising amount of gold (and lots of clad). So, gold and jewelry is really all I expect (if that)...I would be shocked to find any silver coins. I used to go to the beach a lot, and sometimes still do, but it's so nice to only have to drive 5 minutes instead of an hour and a half. I would like to do some relic hunting, but I need to do more research and footwork first.

Those Spanish fields do sound wonderful, though!

HH!
TBGO