godisnum1
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- Saint Petersburg, FL
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- Nokta Legend Pro Pack, Nokta Legend WHP w/ LG24 coil, Nokta Pulse Dive Pinpointer, White's IDX Pro (x2), Vibraprobe 570
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Bran's "Bachelor Hunt" ;-)
Hey ya'll... I know I haven't been around in a very long time, but I've been busy working full time and going to school full time (again) I finally finished the semester a week or so ago with three A's and one B, so it was a really great way to end the school year.
I've been way too busy (and unmotivated) to do any detecting for quite some time. But I figured I'd get on here and tell about the little "bachelor hunt" that I'm having this coming Thursday & Friday before my wedding on Saturday the 21st
It's a closed-hunt for some of my T-Net family & friends who are coming from different parts of the country to be at our wedding. The location is and will continue to be a secret after the hunt & wedding are over at the request of the property owner. Let's just say that she's a really great friend...
Hopefully we'll have some really awesome finds and great fellowship with each other while we're there!! And I hope everyone has pictures to post up once it's over as well. Here's a little history of the property we'll be hunting which I posted up on our Facebook event page... (edited for privacy)
Bran <><
Hey ya'll... I know I haven't been around in a very long time, but I've been busy working full time and going to school full time (again) I finally finished the semester a week or so ago with three A's and one B, so it was a really great way to end the school year.

I've been way too busy (and unmotivated) to do any detecting for quite some time. But I figured I'd get on here and tell about the little "bachelor hunt" that I'm having this coming Thursday & Friday before my wedding on Saturday the 21st


Bran <><
History of the Land:
So here’s a little background on the area that we would be able to hunt… the property is a total of 750 acres. Yes, likely too much land for all of us to hunt in a few days. But hey, if we keep things nice and be respectful like, there may be a next time. ;-)
There is an OLD wire road running directly through the property and the property owner’s house was the original stage coach stop for the [ edited ].
Over 12,000 troops marched through there and both Federal and Confederate troops camped on the land. The [ edited ] camped on the property as well, prior to the Wilson Creek Battle in Springfield. That’s is the same battle which Frank James – Jesse James’ older brother – William Clarke Quantrill, and Cole Younger fought in as members of the Missouri State Guard!
The property also served as a huge camp ground for the Trail of Tears movement, along with thousands of travelers over all those years since.
The original owner of the homestead was shot by Bloody Bill Anderson and his gang, right in front of the owner’s wife and children. They also say that Jesse James and William Quantrill also used the property as a camp during their travels to Springfield.