Im new to MD and ive only hunted a couple of fields. I've done everything Im supposed to do but all I find are cans and junk. Can someone help me with some pointers and maybe some words of encouragement. Can anyone tell me where I can go to legally hunt in the state of Kentucky .....
What kind of "fields" did you metal detect? 'Cuz you just don't go out and randomly hunt any "fields", lest .... yes ...... you'll just get random can slaw or whatever. There needs to have been something that went on in that "field", for it to be a good place to hunt. Like a camping spot, or an old park or fair grounds. Or a saloon or stage stop site, etc..... Ie.: any place where people and travellers came and went from, and/or money exchanged hands, and/or people recreated at.
House sites are a possibility (for if they used to be in a "field"), but will a distant second, for coin-to-junk ratio, than the other type examples I give. Because naturally where persons lived, is going to be riddled with their homesite and work junk, house debri from fallen houses, etc.... Nor did they necessarily recreate (as in a park, home, campsite, etc...), nor was $ exchanging hands (since it was a singular family concern), etc... However, if the home-site is old enough, and abandoned early enough on (before the age of electricity and autos), then individual homes sites can be good to hunt.
As far as where to hunt "legally", do you mean as in private property (ie,: field owners)? If so, then I suppose you can just ask the owner, eh? But if you meant govt. land of various levels/entities (city, county, state, federal, etc...), the only ones to avoid are going to be historically themed protected monument type places. For the run-of-the-mill county and city beaches, parks, school yards, etc... there is rarely ever any verbage prohibiting detectors. If you have any doubts, look it up for yourself (rather than thinking you need to go "ask" at city and county halls, etc...). Rules, codes, laws, charters, etc... for each city and county are usually always available on the city's website. If there's nothing there that specifically says "no metal detecting", then PRESTO, it's not dis-allowed now, is it
