A little snow hunting - 1st outing for the year

BomberJohn · Jan 4, 2009

Well, I just had to get out detecting today even though the ground is frozen and there is a few inches of snow. I found a lost necklace ad on Craigs list. The owner knew where it was lost so I figured it had to be a surface (jus under the snow anyway) target. After contacting the owner for some specifics, I planned to head out this morning. I combed the field (see the picture of my grid work) where the necklace was lost using my 12" coil, so I could cover more ground.
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I didn't find the necklace. Suspect someone picked it up and pocketed it. So, I moved over to the tot lot. Had more luck there and the wood chips were frozen, but easier to dig through. After that, the toes were frozen and it was time to get my Dunkin Donuts coffee.
I ended my short hunt day with $1.65 in clad and a pitted 1951 wheat penny. But it was great just to get out there again.
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On the ride home through the back roads, I saw signs of the ice storm from 3-4 weeks ago. The tops of trees are just GONE. Gonna be tough getting into the woods come Spring.
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HH
BomberJohn

goldencoin · Jan 4, 2009

You may want to go over the area again with a smaller coil...those thin ones will not show up under too big a coil

HH
-GC

tymcmurray · Jan 4, 2009

Snow hunting......that's cool! LOL

BomberJohn · Jan 4, 2009

goldencoin said:
You may want to go over the area again with a smaller coil...those thin ones will not show up under too big a coil

HH
-GC

Possibly! I will check it again once the snow is gone (April?). But it's a rope chain with an "Italian horn" on it. So, I felt I wouldn't have a problem because it is pretty beefy.