Question

[Americus]

This afternoon I went to one of my favorite fields. I was pleased to discover that it had been harrowed for the second time and we had had rain Saturday. The field has two parts separated by a tree line. In other words you can't see from one part of the field to the other. I looked in one part of the field for a good while. While looking I saw a truck go down the road by the field slowly. Later I decided to go to the other part of the field. I walked back to the car and drove down. When I got there I could see the truck parked along the road and a person looking the field. I have never done this before, but I parked, got out, and walked toward him. He never looked at me but disappeared into the woods for a while. He finally came back out of the woods and I asked him if he had permission to look. He said no but he had looked the field for many years. He was from Upson County which is an hour and a half from the field. Since it is not my field I didn't feel that I had the authority to tell him to leave. What would you have done?

 

[Rockiologist]

I probably would have done the same as you. Depending on your relationship with the owner you could make them aware although sometimes if its not a realstrong relationship they might cut it off to all!

 

[joshuaream]

I probably would have done the same as you. Depending on your relationship with the owner you could make them aware although sometimes if its not a realstrong relationship they might cut it off to all!

I think you did about as much as you can do... To be honest when the guy made a break for the woods I would have left quickly, that would have spooked me.

 

[moundbuilder]

This afternoon I went to one of my favorite fields. I was pleased to discover that it had been harrowed for the second time and we had had rain Saturday. The field has two parts separated by a tree line. In other words you can't see from one part of the field to the other. I looked in one part of the field for a good while. While looking I saw a truck go down the road by the field slowly. Later I decided to go to the other part of the field. I walked back to the car and drove down. When I got there I could see the truck parked along the road and a person looking the field. I have never done this before, but I parked, got out, and walked toward him. He never looked at me but disappeared into the woods for a while. He finally came back out of the woods and I asked him if he had permission to look. He said no but he had looked the field for many years. He was from Upson County which is an hour and a half from the field. Since it is not my field I didn't feel that I had the authority to tell him to leave. What would you have done?

Laugh and tell the guy that you have sole permission and you walk the site every day and he'd be lucky to find a flake. I guarantee you'll never see him trespassing in that field again. He hid in the woods because he thought you were the landowner coming to boot him out.

 

[mad.co.walker]

This afternoon I went to one of my favorite fields. I was pleased to discover that it had been harrowed for the second time and we had had rain Saturday. The field has two parts separated by a tree line. In other words you can't see from one part of the field to the other. I looked in one part of the field for a good while. While looking I saw a truck go down the road by the field slowly. Later I decided to go to the other part of the field. I walked back to the car and drove down. When I got there I could see the truck parked along the road and a person looking the field. I have never done this before, but I parked, got out, and walked toward him. He never looked at me but disappeared into the woods for a while. He finally came back out of the woods and I asked him if he had permission to look. He said no but he had looked the field for many years. He was from Upson County which is an hour and a half from the field. Since it is not my field I didn't feel that I had the authority to tell him to leave. What would you have done?

THATS WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE ALSO !!!!!!!

Laugh and tell the guy that you have sole permission and you walk the site every day and he'd be lucky to find a flake. I guarantee you'll never see him trespassing in that field again. He hid in the woods because he thought you were the landowner coming to boot him out.

 

[1320]

I would have invited him to hunt beside me and talk to him about his finds. Of course, I'm new to the hobby and trying to learn as much as I can from whomever I can. I would have said to myself, "this can't be the only field he walks" and maybe, just maybe, if I make a friend, I will have a new place or two to hunt. He's walked this field for years so there's nothing I can do or say that will keep him from coming back when I'm not here. There's plenty of artifacts left to find, you can't get them all so, why not share? Don't be greedy, the artifacts belong to everyone....(This is still me talking to myself...LOL)

Of course, I respect how you handled it and if I were in his shoes, I think I would have appreciated your nonabrasive demeanor.

 

[Lone Star]

Dude, Man there's all kinds of things you could have done!
1. Pull out your side arm and tell him to get the hell of my land.
2. Follow him to the woods to retrieve the finds he set down when you saw him comming.
3. Say, "hell no, me neither", start laughing and offer him a shot of Whiskey.
4. Ask him if he's seen Elvis walk thru here, and that you've been following him for about 2 days now.
5. Tell him your lost and your looking for the Dairy Queen to meet your gay lover.
Out of all of those ,I think you did what most everyone else would do. You never know what friendships may ensue out of courtesy and consideration. Good job, I say. Lone Star