Abbey
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Hi all-
I have an interesting delemma, and I'm trying to get a concensus on what is 'fair' and what is not, when hunting artifacts/points.
I have a hunting partner, and we go out every week in our kayaks to search out surface points. Problem is, well... let me give an example. God, it seems so silly, but here goes. We'll land. I'll go to the right, and she'll go to the left-- no 'rules', it's just the way we tend to hunt. At some point, the stretch of shore runs out. Say I find something- regardless of quality, so I go over to show her. I look down and find another point a foot or so ahead of where we stand. I pick it up. I consider it mine. BUT, I get accused of 'jumping ahead'- and 'not being fair' in my hunting 'techniques' (if you'd call that a 'technique...). This has happened several times. I've got to admit, it gets depressing- and tiring to hear that you're not being fair- and that you're SO unfair that it would be pointless to try to explain 'fair' to me.
I'm sorry, but in my humble opinion, when you're out on a hunt, all's fair. It's not like i've turned point-hunting into a contact sport- where I hip-check my 'opponant' into the briars and take off w/ the goods! The way I see it, you never know what's out there. You never know where they'll be- if they're out there at all that day. And it's not like a Sunday school Easter Egg hunt where all children must come out with SOMEthing. It's not like we establish our own 'zones' to search-- ahead of time. And, by the way, I have no problem w/ someone finding and claiming a point if they picked it up at the toe of my boot. I didn't see it first. End of story.
One problem, as I see it, is that she's highly competetive, cursing and muttering w/ every 'false' point. Me? I just enjoy being outside in nature. I enjoy-- I get JOY out of being there at all. She just seems to get more and more pissed off as time goes by- if she hasn't found anything. I'm happy if all I find is a bobber or a lure. (I like lures!). But this whole thing has given me a bitter taste in my mouth.
Has anyone had this sort of problem? How do 'organised' metal detecting hunts go? It seems to only apply to point-hunting and not dump digging/bottle hunting. So I thought maybe this should be here rather than the 'personal rants' page (but feel free to move it if you want
). So... any advice? I'd like to convince her, hopefully by majority rule, that I am not 'wrong' to pick up a point (or something) that is w/i a five foot radius of where we stand- (when we're in that close proximity, which isn't that often). Thoughts?? And thanks in advance. Maybe I AM wrong, in which case, I'm sure I'll hear about it! 
Abbey
I have an interesting delemma, and I'm trying to get a concensus on what is 'fair' and what is not, when hunting artifacts/points.
I have a hunting partner, and we go out every week in our kayaks to search out surface points. Problem is, well... let me give an example. God, it seems so silly, but here goes. We'll land. I'll go to the right, and she'll go to the left-- no 'rules', it's just the way we tend to hunt. At some point, the stretch of shore runs out. Say I find something- regardless of quality, so I go over to show her. I look down and find another point a foot or so ahead of where we stand. I pick it up. I consider it mine. BUT, I get accused of 'jumping ahead'- and 'not being fair' in my hunting 'techniques' (if you'd call that a 'technique...). This has happened several times. I've got to admit, it gets depressing- and tiring to hear that you're not being fair- and that you're SO unfair that it would be pointless to try to explain 'fair' to me.
I'm sorry, but in my humble opinion, when you're out on a hunt, all's fair. It's not like i've turned point-hunting into a contact sport- where I hip-check my 'opponant' into the briars and take off w/ the goods! The way I see it, you never know what's out there. You never know where they'll be- if they're out there at all that day. And it's not like a Sunday school Easter Egg hunt where all children must come out with SOMEthing. It's not like we establish our own 'zones' to search-- ahead of time. And, by the way, I have no problem w/ someone finding and claiming a point if they picked it up at the toe of my boot. I didn't see it first. End of story.
One problem, as I see it, is that she's highly competetive, cursing and muttering w/ every 'false' point. Me? I just enjoy being outside in nature. I enjoy-- I get JOY out of being there at all. She just seems to get more and more pissed off as time goes by- if she hasn't found anything. I'm happy if all I find is a bobber or a lure. (I like lures!). But this whole thing has given me a bitter taste in my mouth.
Has anyone had this sort of problem? How do 'organised' metal detecting hunts go? It seems to only apply to point-hunting and not dump digging/bottle hunting. So I thought maybe this should be here rather than the 'personal rants' page (but feel free to move it if you want
). So... any advice? I'd like to convince her, hopefully by majority rule, that I am not 'wrong' to pick up a point (or something) that is w/i a five foot radius of where we stand- (when we're in that close proximity, which isn't that often). Thoughts?? And thanks in advance. Maybe I AM wrong, in which case, I'm sure I'll hear about it! Abbey
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