detecting fairgrounds

[dbowling]

for you guys who have detected fairgrounds a lot what are the best areas to hit in general.. I was thinking around grandstands and concession areas.

 

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[fistfulladirt]

I’ve hunted a very old fairgrounds a dozen times, the most numerous silver finds were in the grassy area, middle of the horse track, a fairly large area where vehicles used to park. It’s all concrete around the grandstand area, so no luck here. I did talk to a hunter that said over time he had made many great old finds in the dirt track itself.

 

[SlateBeltDigger]

I always do well near the entrance/exits, and walking lanes. And also the path to and from any parking areas and the parking areas themselves. You never know...

 

[xr7ator]

Don't forget any pathways to the bathrooms.

 

[dbowling]

1st time out with minelab 800

hunted 1st time serious with ml800 today and here is what i found in 1hr 45 minutes.Only hunted a area about 25 yds by 15 yds.
From R-L 10 Dimes, 4 Quarters,11 Pennies and tab/tinfoil.Found 3 of the dimes bout 8 inches deep and 1st dig was a coin dump.

 

[golddigger14s]

Around the coin toss booth area. There was a temporary traveling fair I would take the kids to and I would pace off the location of the coin toss booth so that when they left town I would hit it.

 

[ScoTTT2]

remember that fairgrounds are always changing .. what was there last year might be in a totally different location this year .. so unless you are strictly clad shooting .. check out as many old maps and photos as you can.. when I was in my teens I would pick up a job of raking the carnival grounds in town every year .. money could be found anywhere on the grounds, but a vast majority of it was at the beer tent.