Got out to the location of a long closed park.

[Merf]

Just a field now. Have hunted it many times with less capable machines. Went back for three hours today and found these.p

 

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[vpnavy]

Nice finds Merf. Thanks for sharing...

 

[smokeythecat]

You did well for a heavily hunted spot. I think I'm done with woods and fields. They will plant this week. One buddy made friends with a very large copperhead snake yesterday, and another came home with 33 ticks. No thanks.

 

[Merf]

You did well for a heavily hunted spot. I think I'm done with woods and fields. They will plant this week. One buddy made friends with a very large copperhead snake yesterday, and another came home with 33 ticks. No thanks.

That would’ve scary. No bad snakes here in northern illinois . so much rain that farmers can’t plant yet. Had a farmer friend that told me (if you plant in the mud the crops a dud). More rain here this week. A tough time to be a farmer.

 

[crashbandicoot]

Farmers here are in the same boat,pun intended! Snakes I can deal with,ticks no,no,a thousand times no!

 

[ArfieBoy]

Two great coins! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing.

 

[oldmxrat]

Very nice, congrats!

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

Just a field now. Have hunted it many times with less capable machines. Went back for three hours today and found these.p
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great saves and love that silver!! Barbers are so cool

 

[Lenrac2]

Nice finds! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[Digger RJ]

Just a field now. Have hunted it many times with less capable machines. Went back for three hours today and found these.p
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Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[ModernMiner]

Merf,
Long time no hear. I see you are still tearing up the fields and squeezing out your fortune.
I've been away for about 10 years now. Life got in the way.
It's good to see some of us old timers still on Tnet.
Congrats on the recoveries. L@@king good!
Be safe out there.
-MM- (Doug aka "Dug")

 

[Merf]

Merf,
Long time no hear. I see you are still tearing up the fields and squeezing out your fortune.
I've been away for about 10 years now. Life got in the way.
It's good to see some of us old timers still on Tnet.
Congrats on the recoveries. L@@king good!
Be safe out there.
-MM- (Doug aka "Dug")

Thanks, Good to hear from you Doug. I was away from the hobby for several years also. Had a total knee replacement, a cancer removed, and a couple of other modifications but at 77 am feeling pretty good these days. finds are not as plentiful as back then but still hooked on dirt fishing.

 

[ModernMiner]

Thanks, Good to hear from you Doug. I was away from the hobby for several years also. Had a total knee replacement, a cancer removed, and a couple of other modifications but at 77 am feeling pretty good these days. finds are not as plentiful as back then but still hooked on dirt fishing.

Glad to hear you are doing well Merf.
The new and improved Merf is still kicking butt out there.
My time away was because we moved to the NC mountains (less activity here) , a few other workshop hobbies covid, , and two new grandkids.
Looking forward to getting back into it.

 

[Merf]

Glad to hear you are doing well Merf.
The new and improved Merf is still kicking butt out there.
My time away was because we moved to the NC mountains (less activity here) , a few other workshop hobbies covid, , and two new grandkids.
Looking forward to getting back into it.

Looking forward to more great finds from you Doug. A perfect hobby for us old codgers.

 

[ModernMiner]

Looking forward to more great finds from you Doug. A perfect hobby for us old codgers.

Like an idiot, when we moved from Raleigh to the NC mountains I gave my whole book of property owner contacts to a guy I detected with sometimes. I thought I would never need it again and was just being a nice guy. I wish I had it back. He said he "lost it". Lesson learned I guess.
I am working on a great old spot back there again but won't hit it until the fall. I'm not into the snakes and ticks anymore like I was 10 years ago. One of my best spots back in the Raleigh area where I had detected for about 10 years is now leveled with new homes on it. They even took all of the trees out. Nothing but the slave cemetery left. It made me sick to see what happened to it. It was a beautiful historical property.

 

[JeffInMass]

Very nice finds- Congrats!