pioneer cabin unsearched Help.

[cwe]

I have a friend that has a pioneer cabin with a old barn builded 1800
over it. I talked to him and asked if I could get his permission
to do some mding he said it okay.

Now...the barn is full of ground hogs ... I am going to wait until
it cools down ... but how do I get the ground hogs
out.

Any and all help on this and what to look for in this old barn and cabin
I have just been doing this for a couple of months..
Patti

 

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[dgaughan]

if it was me i would be detecting all around the building, if it has a dirt floor inside the barn as well. you should also look in the rafters if you can. people always would hide stuff up there. I would dig every signal you get because more often than not its going to be old. i hope this helps good luck and let us know how it goes

dylan

 

[ScubaFinder]

I'd say leave the groundhogs alone and wear some good gloves. And yeah, dig everything.

Post back and let us know what you find, might be some really good stuff there.

Jason

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Sounds like a great place to detect .....I wouldn't worry about the groundhogs...They aren't going to hurt you or anything like that. Was there also a cabin or house on the property that you can search around? Find the milk house or cooling room foundation and search that area good. From experience ,I will tell you that you are going to dig alot of iron. But dig it all. And don't forget that old bottles are worth something also. There are some neat items to be found in those old barns. Good Luck and don't forget to take pictures of the site.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Great site! Not sure about the ground hogs, I think if you just hit your shovel on the ground or stomp your foot once in awhile they won't come out, or you could send a few thousand watts of electric into the immediate area, LOL, just kidding. I would try to dig it all, if it's too trashy then go for the best signals. Try to figure out where the sun was most of the day, could have been a clothes line there. Around all larger trees. Was there a water well? That's another good place to try. A nearby stream? An outhouse, would not be to far from the house but far enough to avoid the smell, would be interesting to dig an outhouse hole. Probably was a trash dump around the place as well, another interesting place to dig and detect. HH and good luck, look forward to what you find, Mike

 

[tabfinder]

Do the entire property if you can.....and the few thousand watt thing would be a hoot!!

 

[Omaha Digger]

The standard PETA answer:
Fox pee = no groundhogs, mice, moles, deer, etc. You can get the stuff at any hunting store. There's also a power called shake away that smiulates the smell of fox urine...

My standard answer:
Use them to sight in my scope on the mini 14.

 

[Noodle]

If ground hogs are like other burrowing animals, they'll have an escape tunnel going away from you. They don't like to get trapped with no exit. There's a little city underground, trust me. Look at it this way. In some cases they may have already done the work for you! Check the holes already made.

 

[Kiros32]

Groundhogs won't bother you if you don't bother them. Be sure to search around any big trees that would have been around at the time, also any large rocks on the property that could possibly have been used as seats...things tend to fall out of pockets. Search along the fence or wall if one still exists. The bottle dump is most likely at the back of the property on a slope if there is one. Basically, if you time have, I would search the entire property. With a likely 100 years or so of actual residence, there is bound to be some interesting things in the ground. Good luck and keep us updated.

 

[cwe]

This friend bought the land and build a house..the barn and cabin were just there..I did not know about the cabin until sunday.

I did not even know how old ther barn was until sunday...then he told me the date and about the cabin. So the I guess the cabin was build
and then later on the barn..I will ask maybe there was another home
build and it is torn down...will look.

I will go in to the cabin first and then around the barn and outside grounds like you all suggested.



He will let me on anytime I told him when the weather got cooler
so if we have a cooler day now I will get over there.

I do not like snakes tho and thats what I want to watch out for
any thing else you want to suggest .

Thank you all and you all will be the first to read what I run into.

This man could care less about what is there...if it were me
I would be out there but thats me.

thanks
cwe(Patti)

 

[JerV3]

Try and dig as many signals as possible. Probably gonna be alot of iron around.

For the ground hogs bring a .22.

You'll have the place to your self.

HH Jer

 

[alwayslookin]

The Groundhogs won't bother you unless you harass them...they don't think much of people and tend to stay away. I don't think I would be sticking my hands in their burrough tho . I have hunted some old places like that (not that old tho) around central Indiana and the groundhogs watch and always know where you are. Kind of funny actually. Good luck and dig it all!! Don't take a gun. Take a Hawk

Dave

 

[gldhntr]

the only thing funner than detecting the site would be busting the groundhogs with my .280 ruger....after about 3 days soaking in salt water {changed daily} them ole hogs ain't half bad either, nice pink meat...........gldhntr

 

[Ole Mole]

The standard PETA answer:
Fox pee = no groundhogs, mice, moles, deer, etc. You can get the stuff at any hunting store. There's also a power called shake away that smiulates the smell of fox urine...

My standard answer:
Use them to sight in my scope on the mini 14.

Here is a problem with using fox pee where there are groundhogs. If there are no fox in the area as a predator, then the fox pee is not going to be of any help. Just speaking of past experience as a hunter.
As suggested by other's, I would check the areas of the groundhog holes as it would make good sense that if there was anything in the ground that it could have been displaced by the burrowing little critters.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting

 

[Burdie]

Be carefull climbing around in a barn. They can come crashing down. Use good comon sense when searching. Forget the groundhogs they will take care of staying out of your way. By the way if you have not had a safety course on guns stay away from them. Good luck in hunting there. Burdie

 

[Calico Jack]

Antoher option would be to bring a dog with you. He'll chase them away. I remember that my grandma's farm dogs always loved a good groundhog, and would frequently return their little corpses to the farmhouse as gifts.

 

[realmhunter]

Some farmers to this day use small firecrackers to scare but not hurt them. Any loud sudden bang should do the trick long enough for you to hunt. RH

 

[cwe]

Thanks for all the suggestions...I do own a gun and
am not afraid to use it...I can shoot a snake but not
any type of animal.

I will use the firecrackers if needed...just waiting for it
to cool off it has been 98 to 100 here and I just do not
want to be in a barn right now or outdoors in the heat...
since I do not have a time limit I know whatever there will
there. I just have a hard time waiting to dig!

Again thanks
Patti

 

[mxtswinger]

The worst a groundhog will do to you is pass on some lice or fleas. Assuming you dont stick your arm down the hole . Just ignore them. Good Huntin.