Hi jayq,
I been MDing bout 5yrs now give or take, I live in Wash., Warren County. I commute thru Budd Lake everyday and will stop occasionally and detect where I can. If you would like to meet sometime in the late afternoon after the ground conditions and weather improve just email me and we'll line something up. Also you can email when you get a chance and I will share my experiences I got from your area. I would say welcome to TNET but I'm a newbie on here too, so welcome to the great hobby of Metal Detecting. ps: you will learn a lot from the members on this website !
Tom