Hitting the overgrown and muddy fields.

ANTIQUARIAN · Apr 8, 2019

I got out for my first hunt since the ground froze solid in January, it’s been a long cold snowy winter here in the north! My first field, next to an old fruit orchard was pretty much still frozen to due the thick ground cover. The orchard was pretty much frozen as well, I’ll head back here again in the next week or so. :thumbsup:

The next site I headed to was a very muddy and wet farm field where the archeologists had been digging last summer. This site is scheduled to be developed into residential house later this year. The surface/eyeball finds were plentiful after the had snow melted, but I did manage to make a couple of interesting finds, but no real keepers. I’ll head back here as soon as the ground firms up a bit… it felt like my rubber boots had five pounds of mud stuck to them!

Word of advice, don’t leave your expensive prescription eye-glasses on the Tonneau Cover of your pick up truck, as you might drive away forgetting they’re still there. :BangHead:

I drove for over a mile before I realized this was the case yesterday morning on my way to detect. I decided to head back and walk the route I drove three hours earlier, thankfully I found them on the side of the road in a ditch. When I got home our dog Lilly said, “Dad how could you be so silly... do you have a treat for me”?

Thanks very much for looking!
Dave

RVRoamer76 · Apr 8, 2019

Lucky finding those glasses. Your persistence paid off walking the route. Nice variety of finds. Congrats!
Btw...cool dog.

Hawks88 · Apr 8, 2019

Nice finds Dave. Glad you found your expensive prescription glasses. Looks like a large area to hunt for one guy. Let me know if you need some help. Lol. Congrats on the finds.

Professor of Engineering · Apr 8, 2019

Nice finds, congrats! Looks like a great place to hunt with a machine and eyes! :icon_thumleft:

smokeythecat · Apr 8, 2019

Your dog looks quite displeased.

Johncoho · Apr 8, 2019

Nice location, Dave.

Digger RJ · Apr 8, 2019

Nice!!! Congrats!!! Bet there’s Silver there!!

ANTIQUARIAN · Apr 9, 2019

RVRoamer66 said:
Lucky finding those glasses. Your persistence paid off walking the route. Nice variety of finds. Congrats!
Btw...cool dog.

Thanks Patriot, I still can't believe I found them! :laughing7:

Our dog is a Havanese, sweetest dog we've ever had.
Dave

Hawks88 said:
Nice finds Dave. Glad you found your expensive prescription glasses. Looks like a large area to hunt for one guy. Let me know if you need some help. Lol. Congrats on the finds.

Thanks buddy, I've pretty much covered the hay field, I'm just waiting for the farmer to cut the grass in the fruit orchard. :thumbsup:

Best of luck to you in the Niagara Region this year,
Dave

Professor of Engineering said:
Nice finds, congrats! Looks like a great place to hunt with a machine and eyes!

Thank you Professor.
We have heavy rain in the forecast this week, so next weekends hunt should be interesting as well.
Dave

smokeythecat said:
Your dog looks quite displeased.

No she just woke up, so she looks grumpy.... my wife has the exact same look all day long. :laughing7:

Dave

Johncoho said:
Nice location, Dave.

Thanks John, I think the muddy field has the potential for more interesting finds when the ground firms up. :thumbsup:

Best of luck to you,
Dave

Digger RJ said:
Nice!!! Congrats!!! Bet there’s Silver there!!

Thanks for your post Randy, I sure hope so. :icon_scratch:

The muddy farm field is one of the older sites in this area, probably c1830 - 40, so who knows.
Dave

Flowinghair · Apr 9, 2019

Nice find and beautiful spot there.

ANTIQUARIAN · Apr 9, 2019

Flowinghair said:
Nice find and beautiful spot there.

Thank you Sir! :hello:

Relicific · Apr 9, 2019

And good luck to you in 2019.
Nice start

ANTIQUARIAN · Apr 10, 2019

Relicific said:
And good luck to you in 2019.
Nice start

Thank you for your post my friend, best of luck to you as well! :thumbsup:

Dave

A2coins · Apr 10, 2019

Pretty cool hunting spot Your best find were your glasses I got contacts about a year ago freakin disaster trying to get em in then thinking I got em out and diddnt then wondering if they were inside out wow what a headache lol

Trezurehunter · Apr 10, 2019

Nice variety of finds. I like that Bell. Glad your glasses are still in one piece.

Mvgirl · Apr 11, 2019

Hi! Do you mind me asking where you find your old maps? I don't do fields... parks and schools mostly. I am still waiting for the ground to thaw (I live in MB.), can't cut nice plugs with it half frozen. If you do old spots that no one goes to it wouldn't matter but I like to stay in the city.

ANTIQUARIAN · Apr 11, 2019

Trezurehunter said:
Nice variety of finds. I like that Bell. Glad your glasses are still in one piece.

Thanks for your post my friend, hope you're getting out these days. :thumbsup:

Dave

Mvgirl said:
Hi! Do you mind me asking where you find your old maps? I don't do fields... parks and schools mostly. I am still waiting for the ground to thaw (I live in MB.), can't cut nice plugs with it half frozen. If you do old spots that no one goes to it wouldn't matter but I like to stay in the city.

Hello Mvgirl! :hello:

My wife was born in Winnipeg... I like to tell her, that I don't hold that against her. :laughing7:

Just kidding of course, I've been to 'The Peg' a number of times on business.

From 1865 to 1875 a series of nine atlases were produced by The Government at the time to educate the public in Ontario on where schools, cemeteries, churches, houses, farms etc were located.
I purchased online the atlas for Ontario County, now the Durham Region here in Ontario six years ago.

Research is the key to making good finds, after you receive permission from the land owner of course. :icon_thumright:

Best of luck to you in MB,
Dave

RustyGold · Apr 11, 2019

Looks like an awesome place to hunt. Excellent photos and finds.

Mvgirl · Apr 11, 2019

Ok thanks! Hardly any canadian detectorists on Tnet so when I find someone that may have some good hunting suggestions I always ask. Ive only detected 3 months (stupid winnipeg winters take up most of the year&#55357;&#56834

, and I'm up grading and getting the bounty hunter land ranger pro.

Inspector · Apr 11, 2019

Glad you were able to find your glasses, based on your finds it looks like you will have some great hunting, hope you can get the goods before the ground development begins. GL & HH

ANTIQUARIAN · Apr 12, 2019

RustyGold said:
Looks like an awesome place to hunt. Excellent photos and finds.

Thank you for your post Rusty. :thumbsup:

Best of luck to you,
Dave

Mvgirl said:
Ok thanks! Hardly any canadian detectorists on Tnet so when I find someone that may have some good hunting suggestions I always ask. Ive only detected 3 months (stupid winnipeg winters take up most of the year��), and I'm up grading and getting the bounty hunter land ranger pro.

I was a Moderator on the Canadian Metal Detecting website for almost 5 years and we had a lot of members from Manitoba.
You might want to consider checking them out if you're looking for a detecting partner... Canadian Metal Detecting | Informational Forum & Gallery

Good luck to you with your new Bounty Hunter,
Dave

Inspector said:
Glad you were able to find your glasses, based on your finds it looks like you will have some great hunting, hope you can get the goods before the ground development begins. GL & HH

So was I believe me! :laughing7:

The muddy field definitely needs my immediate attention, site services (sewer & water) are scheduled to start May 1.

Best of luck to you Upstate,
Dave