DIG EVERYTHING..

mlhudson · Apr 16, 2009

WELL IT'S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE I POSTED ANY PICS, BECAUSE I GOT A CRAPPY CAM. I'LL GIVE IT A TRY. I'VE
BEEN HUNTING SOME OLD HOME SITES AS OF LATELY. 3 SITES AJOIN ONE ANOTHER. I DID FIND SOME GOOD STUFF OUT OF ALL THE TRASH I DUG, MY GOD AT IRON I FOUND, SOME NOTEIBLE FINDS ARE A SMALL CHARM OF MERC. DIME. LONE RANGER TOKEN
FISHING LURES, OLD PLIES, POCKET KNIVE, 19 WHEAT BACKS ( EARLYIST WAS 1919- 1948), TWO BUFF. NICKLES( NO DATES)
A TON OF IRON (RELICS) /SCRAP( 31 POUNDS). A FEW OTHER CHOSE ITEMS I DONT HAVE NAMES FOR. BUT THERE IS ONE
I WILL TELL YA'LL IS THIS, THE MORE YOU DIG, THE MORE GOOD FINDS DO COME OUT OF THE DIRT. THANK YOU FOR LOOK'IN..

curbdiggercarl57 · Apr 17, 2009

twistidd said:
With all due respect, those pictures illustrate exactly why I DON'T dig everything...lol

Take care,

Joe

You so silly.

MD Dog · Apr 17, 2009

The only people who don't dig everything are beginners, amateurs(Not necessarily the same thing as a beginner) old folk, the handicapped, or just plain fools who know very little about their detectors or the sport. No MD has perfect target ID especially beyond six inches deep. Not to mention masking. But since they don't, I will and I'll keep finding the good stuff they leave behind which is most of it.

mlhudson · Apr 17, 2009

THANKS ALL.
I NEVER MINT TO OFFEND ANYONE BY THIS POST, BUT I'M GLAD I HAD RESPONSE ABOUT, SO THANK YOU ALL :thumbsup:

KEEPA DIGGIN

MLHUDSON

STH69 · Apr 17, 2009

Now that is dedication my friend and thanks for the litter control!! lol

au4me · Apr 17, 2009

I dig everything. I have fun.

twistidd · Apr 17, 2009

MD Dog said:
The only people who don't dig everything are beginners, amateurs(Not necessarily the same thing as a beginner) old folk, the handicapped, or just plain fools who know very little about their detectors or the sport. No MD has perfect target ID especially beyond six inches deep. Not to mention masking. But since they don't, I will and I'll keep finding the good stuff they leave behind which is most of it.

I'm not any one of those types of people you listed, and I don't dig everything.

Not all of us have the luxery of endless farm fields and old home sites at their disposal. Come over here and dig everything. It would take you five hours to dig every target in an area the size of two SUVs parked side by side. And the amazing part? I'm not kidding.

So for all that digging, you might have an old coin or two, but in the end, is it worth it??

Joe

Goes4ever · Apr 17, 2009

yes it is worth it to me, because like I said above many good targets DO NOT give good signals, I dig almost all signals, iffy signals etc........since doing so my good finds have increased greatly. It is sad to think of all the stuff I walked over dismissing it as junk............wish I could go back to all the old houses again now that I have more experience.

MD Dog · Apr 17, 2009

twistidd said:
MD Dog said:

The only people who don't dig everything are beginners, amateurs(Not necessarily the same thing as a beginner) old folk, the handicapped, or just plain fools who know very little about their detectors or the sport. No MD has perfect target ID especially beyond six inches deep. Not to mention masking. But since they don't, I will and I'll keep finding the good stuff they leave behind which is most of it.

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I'm not any one of those types of people you listed, and I don't dig everything.

Not all of us have the luxery of endless farm fields and old home sites at their disposal. Come over here and dig everything. It would take you five hours to dig every target in an area the size of two SUVs parked side by side. And the amazing part? I'm not kidding.

So for all that digging, you might have an old coin or two, but in the end, is it worth it??

Joe

If I had the time to spend in Chicago, I'd be more than happy to come and dig in your area and I'd spend the time to dig every target. If you don't then you most certainly are one of those whom I've mentioned in the above post. I've been doing this for a very long time and I've proven this same thing time and time again to people just like you. Believe it or not some of us have a very long track record of experience to fall back on and I am one of them. I dig every target for many reasons but the best reason beyond the obvious ones is that you'll never know for sure what each signal is until it's dug. I hear the same complaint from people just like you every time and everyone of you say the same thing. "I dare you to come dig every target in my area and you'll be there for ever" I may be there for ever but then did you think this sport is only for weekends ? :wink:

Try it for a change. Just mark off an area, even if it is a small area, and dig every signal in that area until you run out of time If you clean out every signal before you run out of time then make a bigger area next time. If you run out of time before you run out of signals then just return to the same area and start over next time. Yes you'll probably start out with allot of junk and trash. But eventually the junk and trash will subside and you'll start finding all the good targets that were being masked by all that junk and trash. BTW one of the best indicators of a really good spot is lots of junk and trash. It means it hasn't already been detected well. Give it a try and see what all us old timers know that you don't. :wink:

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mlhudson · Apr 17, 2009

MD DOG, YOU ARE SOOOO RIGHT IN THE WORDS YOU SAY, EVERY SINGNAL IS WORTH DIGGING, BECAUSE WE DON'T EXACTLY KNOW JUST WHAT IS UNDER THE GROUND. ALTHOUGHT THERE IS ALOT OF TRASH, BUT THEN THERE IS ALL THAT TREASURE- :thumbsup:

KEEPA DIGGIN- EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN :icon_sunny:

MLHUDSON

Goes4ever · Apr 17, 2009

I dug two indian pennies today in a field, NEITHER one was a coin signal, both had close iron near by and gave horrible signals, if I had ONLY dug good coin signals in that field, those two indians would have not come home with me today, when you dig it all, you get more goodies, simple fact.

Tnmountains · Apr 18, 2009

Argentium said:
mlhudson, The restraint you displayed in your reply is admirable , considering the emotion I let fly - and I must

admit your assesments were accurate as well. I am mostly not a relic hunter , I do not have access to lots of

Civil War battle sites ( Glorieta pass excepted) , I don't much like tot lots either- although with the gold finds

folks are making that could change . Thank you for taking the high road ! I did lose it - I'm sorry - Argentium.

I think that comes from a man with honor and was sincere. I respect a person when he admits he may have been wrong. I am just glad he did not see my sorry post a few weeks ago where I dug up nothing but broken pot belly stoves.
I did feel better when I came home and dug three more three ringers by my bird bath in the yard.
Great digs from Alabama and like everyone told me dig it all out and the treasures will be mixed in.
my sorry dig http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=232537.new;topicseen#new
Congratulations sir and am sure with your positive attitude you shall be successful in your ventures