VOL1266-X
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- Location
- Northern Middle Tennessee
- Detector(s) used
- Fisher 1266-X, F75 X 2
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
Relic Hound Plays Hooky From School To Hunt with the Tenn. Trio & Dixiedigger
Dixiedigger and his young nephew Relic Hound from Southern Tennessee invited Dman and me to relic hunt with them during the Summer of 2010. We all dug relics and became fast friends. Dixiedigger has been very busy with his EMT training during the Winter and had precious time to hunt at all. I called him last weekend and invited him to go hunting with Josh and me today. Even though Dman could not hunt right now due to his shoulder, I promised we would detour to his store for a visit. Dixiedigger (Andy) asked if he could bring the Relic Hound (Ryan) IF his parents would agree and his teachers would let him miss a day. His Dad said that he would learn more from us than he would in school today anyway-LOL. I did type out a two page history of the large CW camp where we have been digging relics over the past 4 or 5 trips. The last 3 trips have yielded one eagle button per trip and we knew the Hound had only dug one eagle previously.
The rain was beginning to taper off so we decided to visit Dman's store before our hunt. The Hound and Dman had a great visit. Dman presented him with some bottles that he had dug while detecting and a roll of wheat pennies for the Hound's collection. He even went to the bank and got the C.S.A. buckle that he found last Fall from his lock box so the guys could see it. Andy and Ryan really enjoyed seeing the relics and coins that Dman has recovered as shown in the first two pics. Dman was dying to go hunting with us but his shoulder still hurts a lot.
The rain stopped and we headed to the large U.S. camp to meet Josh. Our finds from our 4 hour hunt are shown in the 3rd pic. The Hound found that coat size eagle button with a little help from Josh. I helped him locate a few bullets but he did well on his own. Andy dug several bullets including a nice dropped .31 cal. pointed pistol bullet. I think that's the first from that site. Josh hit a honey hole and dug two eagle buttons, the square lead piece, and the triangle hook for a knapsack. After Ryan found the eagle button, I made him talk to Dman on my cell. Dman told him that he had to buy lunch since he dug that eagle button but Ryan insisted that Josh dug it-LOL. Dman told him to just buy him a Porterhouse steak with baked potato and bring it by his store on the way back-LOL.
Andy, Ryan, and Josh posed for a picture together as we left. We cleaned Ryan's relics at my home and displayed them in the box with the blue felt background. Andy and Ryan are shown at my home before they left for the 2 hour drive back in the last pic.
I know the Hound learned a lot about Tennessee CW history today and hopefully has memories of hunting with his Uncle and visiting the Tenn. Trio that will last a lifetime. Right before they left, I told Ryan "A bad day detecting is better than a good day at school-LOL". HH from Ryan, Andy Dman, & Josh, Quindy.
Dixiedigger and his young nephew Relic Hound from Southern Tennessee invited Dman and me to relic hunt with them during the Summer of 2010. We all dug relics and became fast friends. Dixiedigger has been very busy with his EMT training during the Winter and had precious time to hunt at all. I called him last weekend and invited him to go hunting with Josh and me today. Even though Dman could not hunt right now due to his shoulder, I promised we would detour to his store for a visit. Dixiedigger (Andy) asked if he could bring the Relic Hound (Ryan) IF his parents would agree and his teachers would let him miss a day. His Dad said that he would learn more from us than he would in school today anyway-LOL. I did type out a two page history of the large CW camp where we have been digging relics over the past 4 or 5 trips. The last 3 trips have yielded one eagle button per trip and we knew the Hound had only dug one eagle previously.
The rain was beginning to taper off so we decided to visit Dman's store before our hunt. The Hound and Dman had a great visit. Dman presented him with some bottles that he had dug while detecting and a roll of wheat pennies for the Hound's collection. He even went to the bank and got the C.S.A. buckle that he found last Fall from his lock box so the guys could see it. Andy and Ryan really enjoyed seeing the relics and coins that Dman has recovered as shown in the first two pics. Dman was dying to go hunting with us but his shoulder still hurts a lot.
The rain stopped and we headed to the large U.S. camp to meet Josh. Our finds from our 4 hour hunt are shown in the 3rd pic. The Hound found that coat size eagle button with a little help from Josh. I helped him locate a few bullets but he did well on his own. Andy dug several bullets including a nice dropped .31 cal. pointed pistol bullet. I think that's the first from that site. Josh hit a honey hole and dug two eagle buttons, the square lead piece, and the triangle hook for a knapsack. After Ryan found the eagle button, I made him talk to Dman on my cell. Dman told him that he had to buy lunch since he dug that eagle button but Ryan insisted that Josh dug it-LOL. Dman told him to just buy him a Porterhouse steak with baked potato and bring it by his store on the way back-LOL.
Andy, Ryan, and Josh posed for a picture together as we left. We cleaned Ryan's relics at my home and displayed them in the box with the blue felt background. Andy and Ryan are shown at my home before they left for the 2 hour drive back in the last pic.
I know the Hound learned a lot about Tennessee CW history today and hopefully has memories of hunting with his Uncle and visiting the Tenn. Trio that will last a lifetime. Right before they left, I told Ryan "A bad day detecting is better than a good day at school-LOL". HH from Ryan, Andy Dman, & Josh, Quindy.
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love to see the kids out there diggin! Nice finds and pics
