pulltabfelix
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- Location
- North Atlanta
- Detector(s) used
- Currently have XP Deus 2
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
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Do you think US detectorists would contribute to a free web site that listed local areas to metal detect?
I am thinking this might be a good resource for people on vacation and those who travel often and like to metal detect in their down time.
I know we are all kind of secretive with our good sites.
But I have easily a couple of dozen sites that I have hunted but no longer interested in due to a change of interests. For instance, in metro Atlanta I know where there are two old gold mines on county park properties that few people know about. Nice tailings pile at one site the other is a nice creek about 10 feet from the mine entrance.
Also know more than a few productive parks, and areas that you still can hunt for civil war relics. Plus numerous old buildings that are just rotting away owned by the city or county.
Each hunt site entry would include the name (if available) of the property, lat/long position, description of site and what has been found. Nearest town and zip code.
Membership would be free and members encouraged to post some local hunt sites data. Would not include sites that required permissions for private property. No would we allow listing of parks of any kind where metal detecting is prohibited.
Ok, I seriously want to hear your comments on this idea. If you think it won’t work, then tell me. If you think it is a good resource and just might work, then tell me why.
Don’t want to waste my time on a project that no one is interested in or would not have good contributors. My background is developing web sites, so I can do this in a very short period of time.
I am thinking this might be a good resource for people on vacation and those who travel often and like to metal detect in their down time.
I know we are all kind of secretive with our good sites.
But I have easily a couple of dozen sites that I have hunted but no longer interested in due to a change of interests. For instance, in metro Atlanta I know where there are two old gold mines on county park properties that few people know about. Nice tailings pile at one site the other is a nice creek about 10 feet from the mine entrance.
Also know more than a few productive parks, and areas that you still can hunt for civil war relics. Plus numerous old buildings that are just rotting away owned by the city or county.
Each hunt site entry would include the name (if available) of the property, lat/long position, description of site and what has been found. Nearest town and zip code.
Membership would be free and members encouraged to post some local hunt sites data. Would not include sites that required permissions for private property. No would we allow listing of parks of any kind where metal detecting is prohibited.
Ok, I seriously want to hear your comments on this idea. If you think it won’t work, then tell me. If you think it is a good resource and just might work, then tell me why.
Don’t want to waste my time on a project that no one is interested in or would not have good contributors. My background is developing web sites, so I can do this in a very short period of time.
