"how many days of the year can you hunt"

[tinpan]

"how many days of the year can you hunt"

Hi all, i,m curous just to get an idea how many days of the year you hunt and i,m not saying as it mit be deemed i,m rubbing salt into a wound.Just the US is a large place and some have better weather than others.Please tell

tinpan

 

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[DFX-SE Gregg]

Re: "how many days of the year can you hunt"

Tinpan, I am planning to hunt 3 days a week, average 50 coins a day, which is 150 coins a week minimum. Then that works out to 600 coins a month (x)times 9 months ====5400 COINS THIS YEAR. That means 9 months with a goal of 5400 coins, A total of 12 days a month x(times) 9 months === 108 days and I am in Illinois. Got my 12 trips in January over 600 coins, 0 trips in February, so 10 months to go should easily knock off my goals.

 

[tinpan]

Re: "how many days of the year can you hunt"

5600 coins a year Wow, i have been mding since 1980 and my average is about 200 year.I only hunt history and care little for modern coins

tinpan

 

[lionhrt9]

Re: "how many days of the year can you hunt"

NW Indiana here. We are lucky to get 9mos a year. I personnally have this wall that just prevents me on getting out more often. I have tried to knock that wall down or at least put a door into this wall but it just keeps holding me back from getting out ALOT more. One of these days I will get around this wall, one day. I am typically a weekend warrior and occational afternoon hitter.

Wall = work.

 

[Stacylee926]

Re: "how many days of the year can you hunt"

SE Virginia here - Hampton Roads/VA Beach.
Fortunately we get mild winters here and I have been out every weekend (except for rainy ones). Even when we had a spell of 20's, that ground did not really freeze.

I mainly hunt on the weekends, but sometimes I get out for an hour after work during the week- like last night!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Re: "how many days of the year can you hunt"

I am in Northern Wisconsin for now. We got a heavy snowstorm on Oct 11th ,melted and then rained but by November the ground was pretty well frozen...still tried to hunt a couple of times but that was useless...We got about 8 inches of blizzard again last night..,,,and expect more... The ground usually starts softening about april...but I still use a pick and chisel till well into May....Thats why from Thaw to freeze I am digging every possible moment that I can ....I carry the detector with me everywhere and will dig for five minutes at a stop light if I see a good spot ...I just need to dig...hahaha

 

[DFX-SE Gregg]

Re: "how many days of the year can you hunt"

Tinpan, I have so many local parks it is unbelievable! I have 10 parks just on my 8 mile ride home from work each morning that do not require me to go more than a few blocks out of my way! I work midnights, which allows me to be detecting by 830 am anytime I want On my off days even earlier. I have a park a half block from my house with tons of activity, so even when I don't feel like going out, it is right there. < So I go out anyways! Sure it is almost all clad i am hunting but do get the occasional piece of gold or silver. I also have Lake Michigan within 8 miles of my home, honestly I will never run out of spots. I will never find general Lee's belt buckle here, but the parks (have researched 54 just in area alone) and with the beach I have no reason not to find even more.

 

[emesis]

Re: "how many days of the year can you hunt"

In Connecticut, maybe 200 a year. You have over 30 poisonous snakes, we have 2. You have many poisonous spiders, we have 2. So I guess it's a trade off.

PFP

 

[tinpan]

Re: "how many days of the year can you hunt"

I am in Northern Wisconsin for now. We got a heavy snowstorm on Oct 11th ,melted and then rained but by November the ground was pretty well frozen...still tried to hunt a couple of times but that was useless...We got about 8 inches of blizzard again last night..,,,and expect more... The ground usually starts softening about april...but I still use a pick and chisel till well into May....Thats why from Thaw to freeze I am digging every possible moment that I can ....I carry the detector with me everywhere and will dig for five minutes at a stop light if I see a good spot ...I just need to dig...hahaha

hahahahah I said the United States not the North Pole

tinpan

 

[EDDE]

Re: "how many days of the year can you hunt"

this year was a stand out
as i was able to get out till the 2nd week on jan. then the freeze came.
thats when the water in the ground reachs 32 or lower
so ill say of 365 days ,200 sounds about right give or take 10-20 or so
depending on commitments this in northern illinois
im about 70 mile from the border of "the cheddar curtain"
aka wisconsin aka G's - TOWN
side note also just as close to chicago also

 

[gregl01]

Re: "how many days of the year can you hunt"

Here in the "snow belt" of Western NY I'd guess that hunting is limited to about 9 mos of the year. This year I was able to get out through the first week of January until we got buried. Many folks are lucky and can hunt year round but I don't really like this time of year. Spring is coming sooner than later though!!!!!
HH (if you can)
Greg