Is Colorado a good place to hunt? Old coins??

[Warshrike]

Hello all. Just moved to Colorado from indiana and was wondering how the hunting is here. I have not had a chance to go out because of the snow but am very anxious to get back at it! I would assume that this should be a decent place given all the history. Any ideas?

 

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[Tom_in_CA]

You don't say what city you live in, but I presume no part of colorado is not within "driving distance" of something old, eh? (depending on your definition of "old" )

A buddy of mine moved to Ft. Collins years ago, and has found old coins in that part of the state. Oldtown bldg. demos, curb-strips, old fort sites, etc... He's also made the drive sometimes to the Denver club meetings, and seen the guys there bringing in oldies/keepers. You might want to check out that sizable club there in Denver.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

ANY where is a good place to detect.

Seriously.
I lived in the Colorado Rocky's for years and always had decent luck.
I have BETTER luck here but, you have 1800's activity all through those mountains.
Plehbah finds a lot of garbage in downtown Denver. Personally, I wouldn't detect there but, that's just me. I was in Denver from Estes park twice a week having to deal with the city idiots for a few hours a day kept me way clear of that mess. I hunted the trail heads and parks. If you are real lucky you might be able to get permission to detect the Haunted Stanley Hotel in Estes Park like I had the opportunity to.

 

[Warshrike]

I live in Greeley which is not to far from Ft Collins. So they do not let you hunt in Estes park?

 

[2bits]

Start doing your research on locations, then always seek permission, Coloradans can be tempermental about their private property. Then use good ethics in your hunting.
HH Doc

 

[rjw4law]

Find out the schedule when Denver does their repaving of streets. They usually remove all the old concrete, asphalt etc then come back and pave.....1800s stuff down there. When ever they dug up the side walks or streets, we used to get a lot. (need to stake it out and wait for the workers to go home for the day, then it is fair game)

 

[Tom_in_CA]

rjw4law, you say to watch for when there is "repaving of streets". I think you meant strictly re-doing of sidewalks. Because when they grind out streets (ie.: pavement verses sidewalks), it's rarely ever any good. Only sidewalk demos are good, not street demo's. The reason is, that the asphalt is usually only ground out (to make depth/space for the new incoming asphalt) down to a depth of 3 to 5". They do not grind out down to the terra-firma level (with few exceptions). They re-pave on the existing base-rock DG compacted level only.

As opposed to sidewalks, which as you allude to, are typically laid right on top of the yester-year dirt or wooden sidewalk level, with no fill-layer involved (or very minimal fill, at best). This is because sidewalks only need be engineered to carry pedestrian weight/traffic, while streets carry car/truck heavy weight/traffic.

 

[old_goldchaser]

Also, alot of old homesteads. You have to leave the cities. And just go for drives. Get off the paved roads and hit the dirt roads away from towns. There are lots of abandoned homesteads. Especially in the eastern part of the state. The plains saw alot of homesteaders. Areas saw waves of homesteaders taking over the same properties because previous owners left, were killed by indians or others..or just gave up and moved on. Then more homesteaders moved onto the properties.

Same with later abandonments. Small farming gradually became a losing proposition. The result.

Alot of places like in the two photos below. Places near my home here in Colorado.