Southern Indiana Treasure Fest 2011 - My First Day - 17 Silvers!

KYshooter

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Well, I’ve never done any “competition” fast hunting before. This was a first for me. I’m quite accustomed to taking 3 or 4 hours to work a good sized yard. So it blows my mind to see a 2 or 3 acre field cleared out in 15 minutes. But that’s pretty much how things went today.

I must admit that I did pretty well … a lot better than I expected. In three hunts, totaling about one hour total, I managed to pull 17 silver dimes and 10 Indian Head pennies. Here are my total finds:
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I also dug four prize tokens, which earned me an 1834 Large Cent (pictured above), a Beach Scoop (retail $12.95), two White’s Electronic hats, two water bottles, and other little White’s trinkets. (White’s was the sponsor today …) Here are those prizes:
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Like I said, this IS my first experience at a paid group hunt. There were way too many people in the field to suit me. And way too many "pros" that seem to do this all the time ... hitting hunts all over the eastern U.S. I'm not sure if I'll do it again. I just like hunting my old, historic sites too much. :icon_thumright:

I’ll be back at it tomorrow. It’s Garrett day. Hopefully, I’ll have lots more pictures then, too!
 

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TommNJ

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Nice haul KYshooter on the competition hunt! :icon_thumright: !

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If you dont mind me asking, how much did it cost?
 

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KYshooter

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lookindown said:
If you dont mind me asking, how much did it cost?

It's $50 a day for however many days you want to hunt, paid in advance. I chose to come up here for 4 days, so I'm out $200 plus another $100 for hotel (splitting with a buddy) and food. Not too bad. It's lots of fun. But really INTENSE. :BangHead:
 

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