At what point do you stop digging?

[bbcamay]

I have been going at this hole for 20 minutes and it's bringing up $.10-$.25 but I still got nothing!!

 

[Peyton Manning]

hmmm, will a new comment get this atop the forum list? Want to see how many more will want to check out bb's pic

 

[Peyton Manning]

well, excuuuuuse me. that didn't work. what makes an older topic move back on top?

 

[Peyton Manning]

bingo!

 

[Twinkletoes]

Yes, it did work! It's back at the top! So...stop digging when the head of your shovel wears out and the handle is so short the you are scraping your knuckles.

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[Peyton Manning]

sound advice indeed...

 

[Peyton Manning]

sheesh, i wanted to see this jump in views. wondering where bill and bb are? Supper maybe?

 

[HutSiteDigger]

This may be alittle off from the topic, but the deepest I have dug a hut site out was 8 feet, got to 6 feet and found a pile of stuff so went down 2 more feet. IT was so deep I had to bring a ladder.

 

[Peyton Manning]

This may be alittle off from the topic, but the deepest I have dug a hut site out was 8 feet, got to 6 feet and found a pile of stuff so went down 2 more feet. IT was so deep I had to bring a ladder.

cool, what kind of stuff?

 

[bbcamay]

I am here just chuckling at all of the randomness that has popped up in this thread.

 

[bill from lachine]

jeff,

Just finished supper.....lol......been digging for about 20 years now.....I kept hitting an old school yard sports field again and again.....and there were a few overload signals at different locations at this site that I kept passing over figuring it was deep junk......

Well one day my curiosity got the better of me and decided to dig and find out what the mystery target was......got down 12/15" range and came across the rim of an old rusted manhole cover....mystery solved.....lol.

And see I was even serious and didn't mention anything about the foxy lady who started this thread....lol.

Regards + HH

Bill

sheesh, i wanted to see this jump in views. wondering where bill and bb are? Supper maybe?

 

[bill from lachine]

bbcamay,

If you haven't figured it out yet.....the metal detecting crowd are a special breed.....a bit different, semi crazy, off the wall.....take your pick.....but never boring....lol...

Regards + HH

Bill

I am here just chuckling at all of the randomness that has popped up in this thread.

 

[scrapdoggie]

I am fairly new but have gotten pretty good at just the basics. I was using an ACE 250 in an open field with no junk distractions. I got a faint hit, so I knew it would be deep. When I pinpointed it with the detector it said it would be 4-6 inches down. I went well below it and around it but got nothing. Finally I had to quit because the sun went down and I couldn't see a thing. I am bummed. It's been a sucky couple of days of hunting for me. Yesterday I hunted for a solid 8 hours and came up with 3 pennies and mounds of crap. I love reading everyone's posts and it sounds like you all do very well. At this point I would just be grateful for a wheatie!

BBcamay, I use the same detector, sometimes you need to move on and just dig solid hits until your rewarded with that Wheatie ! find the easy targets before you go for the deep dark mystery prize... you learn a lot from the machine digging shallows first. Happy hunting ..

 

[HutSiteDigger]

It was a civil war trash pit in Stafford,Virginia by the rail road tracks down by Stoneman Switch, one of the biggest trash pits i've dug/seen.. Wagon parts too railroad ties too huge iron bans, Lot of broken and full bottles and broken/full buttons/breastplates and countless 3 ringers. I woulda had to have a bulldozer too fill the hole in so I filled it back in to about 5 feet then dumped a-whole bunch of firewood/wood in the pit and put a yellow caution tape around the pit which is still there..

 

[302guy]

Yes, it did work! It's back at the top! So...stop digging when the head of your shovel wears out and the handle is so short the you are scraping your knuckles.

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Us knuckle draggers take offense to those kind of statements sir.

 

[Peyton Manning]

I am here just chuckling at all of the randomness that has popped up in this thread.

random is what I do best ( well that and go fast)

 

[Peyton Manning]

jeff,

Just finished supper.....lol......been digging for about 20 years now.....I kept hitting an old school yard sports field again and again.....and there were a few overload signals at different locations at this site that I kept passing over figuring it was deep junk......

Well one day my curiosity got the better of me and decided to dig and find out what the mystery target was......got down 12/15" range and came across the rim of an old rusted manhole cover....mystery solved.....lol.

And see I was even serious and didn't mention anything about the foxy lady who started this thread....lol.

Regards + HH

Bill

Bill,
May I give you a couple quotes?
" well, there you go again"
" you assume too much"
I'm guessing being a foreigner you won't know those

 

[Peyton Manning]

ok, now lets get this thread to 2000!!!!!!

 

[bbcamay]

2000 is for chumps

 

[bill from lachine]

bbcamy,

Glad to see I've got another off the wall ally...here's a song for you to cheer you up.....if this doesn't make you laugh nothing will.....lol.

Regards + HH

Bill

2000 is for chumps

 

[Tony in Virginia]

As you get more experienced you will just know. I do agree that a pinpointer will help immeasurably. And sometimes ,if you walk away and detect somewhere else for awhile you will be suprised at what you find when you come back. The main thing to do with one of those signals is to sweep your detector along the outer top edge of the hole , because a tin can or large rusty farm implement will mess with your head.Good luck hunting