I'm Taking A Week Off From Detecting

[tabman]

It's not that I'm not finding anything, but I'm having to work way too hard to recover targets in all this heat. The clay ground is turning into concrete due to the like of rain. Detecting is suppose to be fun, not hard work.

Anyhow I got a early start this morning and went back to the last site that I detected to see if I missed anything. No silver but I did find a couple of nickels and a few clad coins.

After leaving that site I headed out to a early fifties sports field to see I could find a gold ring. I didn't find anything worth while. That site has been pounded to death by me and others, so I headed off to find some curb strips to detect.

As I was detecting some curb strips a man backs up in the yard next door, gets out and starts up a conversation with me. Come to find out, we lived in the same neighbor hood when we were kids, but we went to different schools. Heck he even lives near where I live now. He was at a late forties house that his two daughters own to do some repair work because they were getting ready to sell it and buy another home.

Next thing you know I asked him if it would be alright for me to detect his daughters' yard. He said sure have at it. Thankfully, most of the yard was shaded. His truck was backed up in the yard at the most likely place for there to be silver coins, but I didn't have the heart to ask him to move his trunk out in the hot sun, since he was working out of the back of it to do repairs to the house.

I was wearing down fast, but I did manage to find a 1945 Mercury dime, a 1946 Rosie dime, 5 wheat pennies and a few clad coins. I sure can't wait until Fall gets here with some cooler temperatures.

tabman

 

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[trapperart]

Congrats on another good hunt

 

[WHADIFIND]

Yep, in all the decades I've been at this, one thing I've learned to do is, when it starts to feel like "just going to work". It's time to stop. Time to wait until that ole familiar feeling returns, and it will! Then, go out and enjoy the "walk" but, a lil smarter. Stay cool, hydrated and then look for shadier places. Also places that tend to hold water better. Usually spotted by deeper, thicker grass or maybe at the bottom of run off places.

As far as this hunt goes, you did just fine in my book!

 

[ecmjamsit]

I'd hit it again!

 

[Kurios1]

I hear ya'. I've been sitting here on T-net wondering should I go back to the riverfront and swing today? Ain't moved yet. My neighbor just mowed so I'll go out and do the same shortly. This chasing metal thing is my therapy so when it gets to be like "work" or the temps and conditions aren't right I just have to back off. No fun digging into concrete and killing the sod while doing so. Bugs in the woods and poison Ivy ain't worth it. Night hunting is my get away from the heat. Still need moisture in the soil though. Nice silver you got from your new permission. Chill out and call it a good day.

 

[MrBlueSkyNM]

Nice haul! It will be good to take a break and hit it good after some rain, if you're lucky enough to get any.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the nice coin shooting!

 

[AlienLifeForm]

Still a good hunt, but I am definitely taking a break as well. Chiggers tore me a new a-hole yesterday, im going to wait until I stop itching like mad and those damned things start to die off some.

 

[tabman]

Congrats on another good hunt

Thanks! I lucked up on these two silver coins.

Yep, in all the decades I've been at this, one thing I've learned to do is, when it starts to feel like "just going to work". It's time to stop. Time to wait until that ole familiar feeling returns, and it will! Then, go out and enjoy the "walk" but, a lil smarter. Stay cool, hydrated and then look for shadier places. Also places that tend to hold water better. Usually spotted by deeper, thicker grass or maybe at the bottom of run off places.

As far as this hunt goes, you did just fine in my book!

Thanks! That's some really good advice.

I'd hit it again!

I just might do that!

I hear ya'. I've been sitting here on T-net wondering should I go back to the riverfront and swing today? Ain't moved yet. My neighbor just mowed so I'll go out and do the same shortly. This chasing metal thing is my therapy so when it gets to be like "work" or the temps and conditions aren't right I just have to back off. No fun digging into concrete and killing the sod while doing so. Bugs in the woods and poison Ivy ain't worth it. Night hunting is my get away from the heat. Still need moisture in the soil though. Nice silver you got from your new permission. Chill out and call it a good day.

Thanks! High humidity, extreme heat and hard ground aren't a good mix.

Nice haul! It will be good to take a break and hit it good after some rain, if you're lucky enough to get any.

Thanks! Good advice. It looks like we have a bunch of rain in the forecast.

Congratualtions on the nice coin shooting!

Thanks! It's about time for another a half dollar.

Still a good hunt, but I am definitely taking a break as well. Chiggers tore me a new a-hole yesterday, im going to wait until I stop itching like mad and those damned things start to die off some.

Thanks! Damn those chiggers!

tabman

 

[dsdigger]

Nice finds and way to go on getting permission for the hunt. It turned out to be a good one! Hopefully the east will get some good rain and the temps will go back to what they are supposed to be and hold the 90s and up for another month or so. Good Luck, stay cool!

 

[P.ALLEN]

Get out there and walk the creek, never know what you will find.