Marking spots in winter for summer digging

[motodude]

Hi Everyone,

Our ground here is frozen solid with a few inches of snow and there is no digging this time of year. However, it made it possible for me to get to a location that would be much more difficult to reach in the summer. I got some solid hits. One VDI on my MXT Pro was 89. Had another at 78.

I want to mark all of these spots now so that I can go back and check them in the summer. I found one spot that just gave me a whisper and no VDI so it could be hard to relocate later. Right now I have an X marked in the snow.

I know flagging tape will work near a tree. I'm looking for suggestions on what to use in open spots. No way can I get a flag in the ground. So I'm thinking flagging tape on the nearest tree and than drop something larger and metal right on the spot I want to detect. Any ideas?

 

[choppadude]

A good sized washer with a roofing nail driven through it into the ground. You shouldn't have a hard time finding that. Also pace off the distance from a landmark to get you close when you come back.

 

[cooper1841]

Handheld GPS

 

[aarthrj3811]

I use a 20D nail with surveyor tape on it..If they bend when you pound then in find a bigger nail...Art

 

[Wyomingmedic]

Yup, big nail and some reflective hunters tape. Make is shine like fire when you hit it with a flashlight.

WM

 

[Twinkletoes]

GPS is wonderfully accurate these days. I have an app on my phone that lets me mark good hunting sites, parking locations, treasure finds, all within 10-15 feet the exact place I want to mark. I also have scanned areas when the ground was frozen. I have located good sites, while eliminating others. Time well spent when you can't actually dig. HD