Ramapirate
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- Jul 5, 2006
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- Detector(s) used
- Primary detector is a Garrett AT Pro
Also have a Garrett Ace 250
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I was up near Mt.Airy, N.C. over the weekend at some friends on the Dan River, just hanging out, watching movies. There were a lot of old farms and houses around but I figured it'd be too complicated to get permission on the spot, so I didn't mention it. Along about 1pm, one of the people we were visiting asked if I brought a metal detector with me. I said "two, actually" The wife of the friend informed me that they were related to all the farm people and they didn't mind if we detected some of the old homes and barns, etc. A lot of these are Civil War era houses. So we started walking and about a quarter of a mile into the walk we came up on an old tobacco barn. I gave one of the guys my Bounty Hunter and I kept the Ace 250. Stuff was beeping all over the place. I dug some, found some harness pieces and a couple of wheat pennies in just a few minutes. I thought I'd hit paydirt! Then the dude's wife, and the actual "family" of the farmers say's "I'm cold!" I said okay let's run on over to one of the old houses in the hollow, maybe the wind won't be so bad." We went to the house and I started getting a lot of penny, nickel and dime beeps all over the place, it was like shooting fish in a barrel. About the time I was kneeling down to dig my first target, the friend's wife spoke up again, "I'm cold, and I'm ready to go NOW!" Thus endeth what could have been a really wonderful afternoon of md'ing. I just didn't think it could get TOO COLD to metal detect.
I hope to get back up there next spring, it seems like it could be a dream spot. It has never been hunted at all, period. It's all that family that owns it, and they don't "take " to strangers. I hope they keep it that way, at least until after I get my chance at it.
HH,
Ramapirate
I hope to get back up there next spring, it seems like it could be a dream spot. It has never been hunted at all, period. It's all that family that owns it, and they don't "take " to strangers. I hope they keep it that way, at least until after I get my chance at it.
HH,
Ramapirate
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