Retro hunt in the rain with my Ace 250

treasurefiend · Nov 4, 2011

Had a chance to get out and hunt but the only problem was it was raining (11/3/11) but the treasure hunting bug bit so out the door I went. I have been wanting to knock the dust off of my Ace 250 for sometime now since its been a few years since its seen any woods action and 20min into the hunt I found a merc. Was fun but man I forgot why I upgraded to a Minelab - the false targets were everywhere. LOL :tongue3:

Wandering thru the woods I also found a huge concrete foundation, have to go back and do a serious hunt to see what goodies its hiding!!! :icon_pirat:

Anybody have any idea what the FPD tag is from, I think maybe its an old tree tag but don't know how it would attach to the tree unless it had a strap or something but then the tag would sit sideways.

I also came across a geo-cache hidden in an old tree trunk so I signed it "found this while metal detecting"

tmanfromtexas · Nov 4, 2011

Congrats on the merc TF. I have the bug bad and am gonna hit a spot tomorrow. I drove by a school (1890s) that is still in operation and they have torn the dirt up to build a building. I cant wait to get over there in the AM. TMAN...

treasurefiend · Nov 4, 2011

Thanks bud, good luck on the hunt, hope its loaded with oldies!!! :icon_pirat:

johnnyblaze · Nov 8, 2011

Silver is always a good sight for the eyes :icon_thumleft:

Blaze

Zodiacdiverdave · Nov 8, 2011

Looks like you might have found an old lumber mill.
Nice finds by the way.
ZDD

mydejavooo · Nov 8, 2011

Really cool finds, and a great video to boot!! Hey, real quick: What tips can you offer to someone that has NEVER hunted the woods before? It looks fun, but I wouldn't even know where to look. :dontknow:

I know of an area that's relatively close to home...8 miles or so....but the problem I have is that the area is not nearly as old as yours.....well, I guess I can't say that. I live on the old Oregon Trail, so there IS history here, just not as old as the "back east" stuff. But I really want to explore the woods around here and see what I can find. Just looking for some tips on where to go, and what to keep an eye out for.

DeJa