Burdie
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- Nov 13, 2005
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Burdie & additional stories of the JD hunt
I am still on a high from that hunt.
Monty wanted the story on the halter. Well here it is.
I picked up a good signal. When checking for size I discover it is 2 feet long. OH brother! I have a great civil war find. So I stomped on my shovel and it went a mighty two inches into the ground. I wiggled the shovel to try getting deeper. That is when I noticed an inch of rope sticking out of the ground. Well I tried to pull on it and heard this horse wine. Ok maybe the rope just gave a little. So I dug more of the rope up. I then realize what it is and I also noticed it is getting deeper in the ground. My first thought was there better not be a dead horse at the other end of this halter!! I then gave a mighty pull and it came loose. When I entered camp I got some very strange looks. I told everyone I just couldn’t drag the horse in and that it was still out there some where. I would go back out there later to find it. I go back later and find parts of horse shoes but no horse.
The owner said it was fairly old and was lost before he had moved there. He didn’t say how long that was.
The horse halter:
The coin story.
After hearing about the coins, needles to say it was on my mind. Then about an hour after I went back out to hunt I get this coin signal. I said no way!! Then I realize it is a coin. So my heart starts pounding as I dig a big plug. I did not want to scratch this beautiful coin. In one of the dirt clods I see a greenish colored coin sticking out. An Indian head it just has to be!!! My hands were shaking so much I thought I was going to drop the coin. I gently pull the coin from the dirt clod still can't quite make it out. Ever so gently I rub my thumb across the surface. WHAT! A damn 1976 Rosie!! I looked up into the heavens and caught my self saying out loud. That’s not funny!!!!
I looked around hoping no one heard me.
Burdie
I am still on a high from that hunt.
Monty wanted the story on the halter. Well here it is.I picked up a good signal. When checking for size I discover it is 2 feet long. OH brother! I have a great civil war find. So I stomped on my shovel and it went a mighty two inches into the ground. I wiggled the shovel to try getting deeper. That is when I noticed an inch of rope sticking out of the ground. Well I tried to pull on it and heard this horse wine. Ok maybe the rope just gave a little. So I dug more of the rope up. I then realize what it is and I also noticed it is getting deeper in the ground. My first thought was there better not be a dead horse at the other end of this halter!! I then gave a mighty pull and it came loose. When I entered camp I got some very strange looks. I told everyone I just couldn’t drag the horse in and that it was still out there some where. I would go back out there later to find it. I go back later and find parts of horse shoes but no horse.
The owner said it was fairly old and was lost before he had moved there. He didn’t say how long that was.
The horse halter:
The coin story.
After hearing about the coins, needles to say it was on my mind. Then about an hour after I went back out to hunt I get this coin signal. I said no way!! Then I realize it is a coin. So my heart starts pounding as I dig a big plug. I did not want to scratch this beautiful coin. In one of the dirt clods I see a greenish colored coin sticking out. An Indian head it just has to be!!! My hands were shaking so much I thought I was going to drop the coin. I gently pull the coin from the dirt clod still can't quite make it out. Ever so gently I rub my thumb across the surface. WHAT! A damn 1976 Rosie!! I looked up into the heavens and caught my self saying out loud. That’s not funny!!!!
I looked around hoping no one heard me.
Burdie
Just kiddin Rog! 
