GREAT hunt today w/ MonkeyBoyJR FIRST US Civil War Plate of the Season!!

MonkeyBoy · Mar 30, 2010

Monkeyboy Jr and I decided get out and continue our searching of an ill fated push into town by some NY Troops. I have found the main camp and the actual site of the firefight and have spent many hours tracing the route in... and the egress the NY troops took when the lines broke. We started up the mountain along a ravine that has a fairly steady water source and didn't make it 40 feet or so before the first bullet was found. I called my boy over and we started hunted the area pretty hard.. the third signal was the US cartridge boxplate. :-) and we then dug another 25 or so bullets before dark fell. We were hoping for a button or two to prove it was the NY troops but given the fact I have followed them in,about a mile, and found the battlesite I am fairly certain this is the same group. This is close to the same area I dug the hole full ofburnsides last year, and since we recovered a few of them as well.. it fits esp with the geography of the area. I'll be back up there soon after work looking for that third SNY!! ;-)

Plate out of the ground

MonkeyBoy and I checking it out!!

MonkeyBoy Displaying it

Plate in the Ground

MB Jr digging a Burside

MB Jr Recovering Burnside

MonnkeyBoy Jr Total daily Digs

MonkeyBoys Total Daily Digs

Gotta say a day like this out with MB Jr is by far the best day of digging that exist!!! Beats the heck out of a 6 plate day by myself!!! ;-) It is past time he had his own D FX!!

Enjoy...

MonkeyBoy

Swingit · Mar 30, 2010

Re: GREAT hunttoday w/ MonkeyBoyJR FIRST US Civil War Plate of the Season!!

Awesome Hunt!! :headbang:

Sweet Buckle!!! :headbang:

HH!!

Mach1Pilot · Mar 30, 2010

My favorite hunts are not the ones that I find cool stuff (yes, I do like to find cool stuff!)... but the ones that I get to hunt with either my oldest son or both of my sons. I'll never forget his excitement at finding the lever from a Sharps carbine. :icon_thumright:

That ACE is a great starter machine, but give him a fighting chance to compete... get him an upgrade! :wink:

Oh, and that's a great bunch of finds! :icon_thumright:

MonkeyBoy · Mar 30, 2010

Mach 1 Pilot said:
My favorite hunts are not the ones that I find cool stuff (yes, I do like to find cool stuff!)... but the ones that I get to hunt with either my oldest son or both of my sons. I'll never forget his excitement at finding the lever from a Sharps carbine.

That ACE is a great starter machine, but give him a fighting chance to compete... get him an upgrade!

Oh, and that's a great bunch of finds!

Could not agree more!! and yes... he is over due for an upgrade besides my younger son wants to go too.. so I will cut down the 250 to fit him and MB Jr gets a DFX...

MB

BuckleBoy · Mar 30, 2010

I beat you by a week or so, on finding the first boxplate of 2010. :tongue3:

But yours is in far better shape than mine. Beautiful patina, and very little rim damage. Excellent job, and it's great that you're involving the next generation of detectorists in your work. Family is what it's all about.

Best Wishes to you, and a BIG Congratulations on such a nice plate.

Regards,

Buckles

Mr Tuff · Mar 30, 2010

nice plate!!

MR TUFF

vayank54 · Mar 30, 2010

The plate is a nice one. It's cool that your kids want to dig with you. Mine dug with me until they got to be teenagers.

KyFreeBird · Mar 31, 2010

Great buckle !!!!!!!!!!

mainer · Mar 31, 2010

Sure is a great plate! Congrats to you and JR. :thumbsup:

FortBedfordbob · Mar 31, 2010

Nicely Done ! Your teaching Jr. Right

MonkeyBoy · Mar 31, 2010

BuckleBoy said:
I beat you by a week or so, on finding the first boxplate of 2010. But yours is in far better shape than mine. Beautiful patina, and very little rim damage. Excellent job, and it's great that you're involving the next generation of detectorists in your work. Family is what it's all about.

Best Wishes to you, and a BIG Congratulations on such a nice plate.

Regards,

Buckles

Thanks Buckles!! It was a really late start up here!! &^**&^ Snow melted just about the time I had plans burning up almost every weekend!! Feels like I missed most of the season this year!! I had hit 6 or so good signals and called him over just about the time the plate came out!! Honestly, I wish he had dug it... keep his motivation high!!

HH,
MB Sr.

Deepdiger60 · Mar 31, 2010

Great dig,s :icon_thumleft:

a plate like that is on my wish list Keep digin Dd60

jgas · Mar 31, 2010

Nice plate....Smokey says "Only you can prevent forest fires." Haaaa......Great finds. :thumbsup:

jgas

MonkeyBoy · Mar 31, 2010

jgas said:
Nice plate....Smokey says "Only you can prevent forest fires." Haaaa......Great finds. jgas

Ha!! Yes... but a nice quick fire really makes it easier to hunt!!! ;-) JUST KIDDING!!!!!

MB Sr.

pitdiggers · Apr 1, 2010

I wish I would have been there to see that one come out of the ground. It is great to see jr hitting the relics. It is hard nowadays to find good spots that will keep a kids interest and spark that relic fever. You are on a roll!

kilmer · Apr 1, 2010

That is awesome. It has to be great to retrace those steps and imagine what was going on back then.
I liked your story and seeing your son out there with you is great. Thanks for posting. Hope you find the button.

HH, Don