dirtlooter
Gold Member
- Jun 5, 2014
- 8,889
- 13,497
- 🏆 Honorable Mentions:
- 3
- Detector(s) used
- XP Deus with 9"LF and 9" HF Coils and 600 Equinox with stock and 6" coils
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
I know that a lot of you want to find more and or better quality finds but haven't crossed the line to actually getting a permission. Permissions are the bread and butter for a lot of detectorist, getting a permission is like being handed a lotto ticket for free. You may not win anything but then again, you might win and win big. The biggest reason most people don't knock and ask is from fear of rejection. But I say, who cares if someone says no?
Who cares if 9 out of 10 people say no if that one yes means finding something awesome? Most of my best finds have come from somebodies yard or an even bigger permission. My current permission is a quite large one that will keep me busy for quite a while. Getting permission involved me going up to a group of men outside of an establishment and simply asking. I had gone by this place numerous times but chickened out until I was tired of not finding anything old and really nice. So, I saw the men and decided to bite the bullet and go for it. I was pointed in the direction to whom would have the say so and so I walked over and politely asked again. The man smiled and said sure, no problem but then asked if I could help them in something with my detector which I did happily. I was actually relieved that it had been so easy (this time). I was in decent clothing and looked respectable plus I was as polite as I could be. I assured him that I would not leave any holes or bad messes and even gave him my phone number. This one permission has given me several first finds as well as a lot of others. 
Big silvers, mercs, rosies, barber, lots of wheaties, several IH, several buffs, rings including another class ring, several tokens, WWII military dog tags (returned), more silver military, relics, two different kinds of collar disks from WWII and other things that I have forgotten about. And I found even more today and haven't gotten to 10 to 12 acres of it yet. As others have said, sometimes the owner will say that it has already been detected before and cleaned out. Oh well, may I still try it? Not everybody is an expert plus what kind of machine were they using etc? I have gone over an area at a school yard that I had hammered hard the year before and was surprised at what I still found. Most guys will tell you that they get rejected a lot but then someone opens the door and says yes. Sometimes giving the permission granter a little something nice that you have found opens the door to other areas or places. The way I see it (through my feeble eyes) you ain't got nuthin to lose and possibly a lot to gain. So quit driving by those places and watch for opportunities to ask! You could be the one posting the awesome silver or gold finds, maybe relics or civ finds. One of my friends, in his forties, was talking to an old school mate when he finally admitted that he had had a crush on her when he was a senior but was afraid to ask. She smiled and told him, You should have asked! As we walked away, he turned and told me, I was an idiot! You don't stop and ask, someone else eventually will. So, take a chance and see what happens, the worst thing that is going to happen is for them to say no and you already can't right now! Every time I see something really good in the plug or hole, I smile and say to myself, Sure glad I finally bit the bullet and asked. 
Who cares if 9 out of 10 people say no if that one yes means finding something awesome? Most of my best finds have come from somebodies yard or an even bigger permission. My current permission is a quite large one that will keep me busy for quite a while. Getting permission involved me going up to a group of men outside of an establishment and simply asking. I had gone by this place numerous times but chickened out until I was tired of not finding anything old and really nice. So, I saw the men and decided to bite the bullet and go for it. I was pointed in the direction to whom would have the say so and so I walked over and politely asked again. The man smiled and said sure, no problem but then asked if I could help them in something with my detector which I did happily. I was actually relieved that it had been so easy (this time). I was in decent clothing and looked respectable plus I was as polite as I could be. I assured him that I would not leave any holes or bad messes and even gave him my phone number. This one permission has given me several first finds as well as a lot of others. Big silvers, mercs, rosies, barber, lots of wheaties, several IH, several buffs, rings including another class ring, several tokens, WWII military dog tags (returned), more silver military, relics, two different kinds of collar disks from WWII and other things that I have forgotten about. And I found even more today and haven't gotten to 10 to 12 acres of it yet. As others have said, sometimes the owner will say that it has already been detected before and cleaned out. Oh well, may I still try it? Not everybody is an expert plus what kind of machine were they using etc? I have gone over an area at a school yard that I had hammered hard the year before and was surprised at what I still found. Most guys will tell you that they get rejected a lot but then someone opens the door and says yes. Sometimes giving the permission granter a little something nice that you have found opens the door to other areas or places. The way I see it (through my feeble eyes) you ain't got nuthin to lose and possibly a lot to gain. So quit driving by those places and watch for opportunities to ask! You could be the one posting the awesome silver or gold finds, maybe relics or civ finds. One of my friends, in his forties, was talking to an old school mate when he finally admitted that he had had a crush on her when he was a senior but was afraid to ask. She smiled and told him, You should have asked! As we walked away, he turned and told me, I was an idiot! You don't stop and ask, someone else eventually will. So, take a chance and see what happens, the worst thing that is going to happen is for them to say no and you already can't right now! Every time I see something really good in the plug or hole, I smile and say to myself, Sure glad I finally bit the bullet and asked. 
And all those places I've gotten turned down at, I go back every year and try again. I've finally gotten permission out of about half of them! Persistence can be a Good virtue for Us also. Happy Hunting!!
