New to detecting

[Niteowl]

My youngest kept asking for a detector. So I finally got 3 of them. One for me and one for each of my sons. My youngest wanted to go to the beach and use them. We go and get a warning from a federal officer about it because I didn't know it was part of the federal game reserve. Lesson Learned.
My question is. Can anyone tell me if u can hunt beaches on Galveston Tx. If u can which would be good to take an 8 and 10 yr old to. Any info on this would be a big help. Thanks in advance.

 

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[vpnavy]

1st - Welcome Aboard! Take a look at Sub-Forums: Texas for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to your state.

2nd - Now, while you are waiting for member replies - I searched

and found many hits - here are but a few...

Any MDing Regulations on Galveston TX beaches? (Jun 07, 2014, 11:09 AM)​

Detecting the beach at Galveston State park (Aug 05, 2014, 08:21 PM)

Is detecting allowed in Galveston Texas?? OLD school TR detector good on sand? (Jul 06, 2011, 12:24 PM)​

 

[RustyGold]

Welcome to the forum Niteowl. Best of luck detecting with your sons.

 

[digging440yrs]

Welcome aboard

 

[Roundness]

Welcome from Middle, TN

 

[BLK HOLE]

Welcome from Northern Virginia

 

[Rookster]

Welcome from Mississippi.

 

[against the wind]

Welcome to the forum from Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Hello and Welcome to the forum from Massachusetts!

 

[can_slaw]

Welcome from Wisconsin! Good on you for getting the kids involved.

 

[Phishfindr]

Welcome aboard from CT!

 

[Possum]

Hello and welcome from Southeast Louisiana... "D"

 

[Roaddog1975]

Niteowl,

Hope you have found your answers by now but just in case. I moved to Galveston recently but have been around it a long time. You can see people detecting the beaches all the time , day and night. Steer clear of county and state park areas and you will be fine.

 

[Texas Jay]

Welcome from Brownwood in central Texas!
~Texas Jay

Central Texas Treasure Club

 

[Javadroid]

Federal land is a definite no, but public beach areas are fine to detect in. You've found a great place for information and fellow treasure hunters -- welcome to our community!

 

[dsdigger]

Welcome to the forum! Sounds like you got responses. Yes, Federal and State Parks are generally a no go. Public beaches unless otherwise posted are fair game. Check the places where people set down items to look for keys or make sure they have everything, that is where sometimes other things tend to get lost. Near entrances to the beach and stairs, up above the high tide mark etc. Good Luck!

 

[River Rat]

 

[bootybandit]

Welcome to TNET!

 

[Roaddog]

One other note on the Galveston beaches. As you get away from the water you get into small dunes, grass and other vegetation. That is were the rattlesnakes like to go so stay away from those areas.

 

[A2coins]

welcome to you both