Now I know what it feels like.....

[Gunny71]

.....When people don't cover thar cotton picking holes!
I wanted to swing the coil some at a local park, get there and see holes everywhere, dirt just kicked out into the grass and trash on top of the ground. I was so ticked off I said to heck with it all, went home and called it a day.
I hope I see this cat, I'd like to give him an attitude adjustment with the handle of my lesche!!!

 

[khpony]

I know what you mean. We went to a local beach about 3 weeks ago and someone had been there earlier with their sand scoop and left all kinds of big holes. I know it's a beach but those holes won't fill themselves and it just leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouth for us detectorists. I'd like to catch ths guy as well. But like a close friend of mine told me years ago cfs(can't fix stupid).

 

[Gunny71]

I know what you mean. We went to a local beach about 3 weeks ago and someone had been there earlier with their sand scoop and left all kinds of big holes. I know it's a beach but those holes won't fill themselves and it just leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouth for us detectorists. I'd like to catch ths guy as well. But like a close friend of mine told me years ago cfs(can't fix stupid).

My grandpa said the same thing, only he folowed with "but you can keep it at bay with a big stick"

 

[fortunehunter]

Gunny,I feel for you.There is an old couple in my area that hunt the same areas that I do.When I see them,I tell them that they need to refill their holes,but they just stare at me and will not respond.I would like to know what to say to them the next time I see them.Any suggestions tneters?

 

[breed12]

if you can take pictures or film them notfilling up there holes .i did this one time and they ask me what i was doing .i told them that i was going to show the police what they was doing and that they could get fined for leaving holes in the park the next time i saw them they were covering up there holes never did show the pictures to the police but kept the pictures in case they started doing it again

 

[Arizona Bob]

.....When people don't cover thar cotton picking holes! I wanted to swing the coil some at a local park, get there and see holes everywhere, dirt just kicked out into the grass and trash on top of the ground. I was so ticked off I said to heck with it all, went home and called it a day. I hope I see this cat, I'd like to give him an attitude adjustment with the handle of my lesche!!!

Gunny, don't the holes kinda help you? I mean, at least you know where NOT to swing your detector! Also you seem to have photographed some footprints. Since people tend to wear their treasure hunting shoes mostly for treasure hunting, you could easily recognize the culprit by their footprint. Finally, I'm sure you already dug and filled-in your fair share of holes for the Marines! Semper Fi, Semper Summatum!

 

[Lakemonster]

Oh man..that sucks.

I ran into a guy a few weeks ago detecting the same park I was and chatted with him briefly. He had been detecting for 5 years and was using a high end machine. He left after doing some cherry picking and I went over some of the area he was working.

Small but poorly filled holes..... and he left his trash finds on the top of the dirt pile. I was disappointed as he was a really nice guy otherwise. He was a visitor here.... I was hoping he would have a little more care for my city's oldest park.

I wish I could say I am a 100% clean digger.... some plugs dont cooperate, but I strive for perfection anyway.