Run out by locals!

[old digger]

Maybe if you had another or even several people out with you detecting, then you may not be so readily harassed. By being by yourself, you make yourself an easier target for harassment. Or just take some other adults with you.

 

[torreya]

Night mission.

I'm about to get all ninja up in here!

 

[gleaner1]

Join me torreya, come to the dark side........

 

[torreya]

Join me torreya, come to the dark side........
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Lmao! Great stuff! Nothing can compare with the power of The Force!

 

[Number9]

Just smile and detect away... IF you know for sure you have the right to be there. If police show up, tell them you got the OK from the city, county, etc.

Now I'm not going to tell you what I would have done!

 

[MetalDetectorDude]

Tell her to get lost or go call the police! Either way, I'd put the headphones back on and turn it up a notch not to hear her mouth and continue on my way. When the police come she will look like an idiot.

I can't stand hags like that. I live next to Detroit and see hags like her watch drug deals go down in parks and say nothing but get a detector out and they start asking "are you allowed to do that?!?". I tell to call the city and find out. It's not my job to educate them on the laws.

 

[augoldminer]

I have been told number of times that i could not metal detect areas. I detect for gold nuggets

A couple times on forest service land and one time i noted that the people had Sierra Club sticker on there truck. i just kept metal detecting.

another time it was on a mining claim i was leasing.

The only time the cops were called, the person that called them told the cops i was looking for Indian arrow heads. with a metal detector right.

There are people that don't like people with metal detectors and will tell you anything to drive you off. many are environmentalist types that hate other having fun or don't like people finding stuff on public land.
These same people will take anything they find with out any thought about it.

 

[sponge]

arm yer balls I mean cannons Arrrrrrrr

 

[Ronzie]

Go back on Halloween and detect in a devil costume. Maybe she's one of those crazy church ladies.

 

[TheRingFinder]

 

[dholland02]

I prolly would have snapped on someone like that.

 

[team sidewinder]

The old bag has nothing better to do than look out her window and see what she can complain about. I would just keep detecting till somebody with more authority than her told me to stop.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

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Wow, a lot more added on this during the night. The OP has added that he was told there was no laws that prohibited this, and just not to hurt the grass. So that's not really "permission" per se, but rather, he checked to see if there were any prohibitions. Which there wasn't. And mind you, that doesn't really even take needing to talk to a live person to ask "can I?" either. A person could accomplish the same thing by looking up city and muni codes for himself. But SUFFICE IT TO SAY, he got the green light from the police in that town.

So for who therefore say that he should just "keep on going" and "ignore her" or "wait for cops to show up" or tell her where to sh*ve it, etc... I think this too (while seemingly defensible) is dangerous to his "green light". Let me explain: There has been NO SHORTAGE of people posting stories similar to this, who got challenged in-the-field. You know the drill: a cop or a gardener or a miss-lookie-lou who thinks you're about to make a mess or bother earthworms. So the md'r gleefully whips out their permission, or cites their authority (lack of prohibitions, etc...). As if to think that such a status affords them a carte-blanche to just waltz wherever and whenever they want. While that may be technically true (that no prohibitions exist, or that they have written or oral permission), it is STILL not advisable to keep on in-lieu of a griper. Here's why: In many such situations, guess what happens? The cop, or gardener, or lookie-lou gets on their cell phone, calls down to city hall (to whomever you allege to have spoken to), and says something like : "But he's tearing the place up !". Of course that's not true, but .... guess what happens to your "permission" ? It gets promptly revoked

Thus, no, it's not always a good idea to think that simple lack of specific rule saying "no metal detectors" or simple verbal permission or say-so that there's nothing addressing detectors, therefore means that you can just waltz over beach blankets in the middle of busy-lunch-time traffic.

Thus, you have to use a little frickin discretion. If there are no "rules", or you "have permission", BEST TO KEEP IT THAT WAY by being as little-visible as possible. Why swat hornet's nests guys? Kind of like nose-picking: not necessarily illegal, but for pete's sake, we ALL use a little discretion in our timing, so as not to offend folks, right? So same for detecting in manicured turf: Pick low traffic times. Not high noon when the gardeners are working that particular park (EVEN THOUGH IT'S "OK" or "legal"). Not high noon when miss lookie lou is out front watering her flowers.

It's gotten to where I do most of my turf hunting at dusk, or early early Sat or holiday AM's, etc... So peaceful. So serene. Now for beaches, relicky sites, etc.... cow pastures or fallow fields type sites? Not the same connotations, so wouldn't apply.

 

[torreya]

Wow, a lot more added on this during the night. The OP has added that he was told there was no laws that prohibited this, and just not to hurt the grass. So that's not really "permission" per se, but rather, he checked to see if there were any prohibitions. Which there wasn't. And mind you, that doesn't really even take needing to talk to a live person to ask "can I?" either. A person could accomplish the same thing by looking up city and muni codes for himself. But SUFFICE IT TO SAY, he got the green light from the police in that town.

So for who therefore say that he should just "keep on going" and "ignore her" or "wait for cops to show up" or tell her where to sh*ve it, etc... I think this too (while seemingly defensible) is dangerous to his "green light". Let me explain: There has been NO SHORTAGE of people posting stories similar to this, who got challenged in-the-field. You know the drill: a cop or a gardener or a miss-lookie-lou who thinks you're about to make a mess or bother earthworms. So the md'r gleefully whips out their permission, or cites their authority (lack of prohibitions, etc...). As if to think that such a status affords them a carte-blanche to just waltz wherever and whenever they want. While that may be technically true (that no prohibitions exist, or that they have written or oral permission), it is STILL not advisable to keep on in-lieu of a griper. Here's why: In many such situations, guess what happens? The cop, or gardener, or lookie-lou gets on their cell phone, calls down to city hall (to whomever you allege to have spoken to), and says something like : "But he's tearing the place up !". Of course that's not true, but .... guess what happens to your "permission" ? It gets promptly revoked

Thus, no, it's not always a good idea to think that simple lack of specific rule saying "no metal detectors" or simple verbal permission or say-so that there's nothing addressing detectors, therefore means that you can just waltz over beach blankets in the middle of busy-lunch-time traffic.

Thus, you have to use a little frickin discretion. If there are no "rules", or you "have permission", BEST TO KEEP IT THAT WAY by being as little-visible as possible. Why swat hornet's nests guys? Kind of like nose-picking: not necessarily illegal, but for pete's sake, we ALL use a little discretion in our timing, so as not to offend folks, right? So same for detecting in manicured turf: Pick low traffic times. Not high noon when the gardeners are working that particular park (EVEN THOUGH IT'S "OK" or "legal"). Not high noon when miss lookie lou is out front watering her flowers.

It's gotten to where I do most of my turf hunting at dusk, or early early Sat or holiday AM's, etc... So peaceful. So serene. Now for beaches, relicky sites, etc.... cow pastures or fallow fields type sites? Not the same connotations, so wouldn't apply.

I like your take on this

 

[Tom_in_CA]

thanx torreya. I don't know why it's not painfully obvious. I guess some people liken it to "sneaking around", which seems "odd" if there's no specific rules, or you "have permission". Ok, fine then: If you want to call it "sneaking around", fine then: I "sneak around". Who cares? I mean, really, why do we think we're going to get red-carpets rolled out for us? There's a point at which we have to realize this carries connotations. Not everyone is going to "love you and your chosen hobby". So what? Avoid them, go at low traffic times. Presto, problem solved.

 

[thrillathahunt]

Well put Tom. It has gotten to the point where I no longer detect "well manicured turf". Even the very slightest trace of digging on it can draw scorn and ire from some folks. There are a lot of anal people out there, especially in "high rent" districts. And, when push comes to shove....guess who will win?

 

[Rusted_Iron]

Tom in CA does make a good point: if it's public property, some Mrs. Lookylou type can always make enough noise to get restrictions. On private property where you have specific permission to metal detect, then it's a whole nother ballgame. But, I will add this... if you slink away when you're not doing anything wrong, it does add fuel to the fire of such people. They feel somehow empowered to do it more, even though their real motivations are petty resentment that you might be finding stuff (or that you're one of "those people" in their upscale neighborhood). If you can pick times to detect when these types are not skulking around looking to have you knock the chip off their shoulder, then so much the better.

I will respectfully disagree with this part: "So the md'r gleefully whips out their permission, or cites their authority (lack of prohibitions, etc...). As if to think that such a status affords them a carte-blanche to just waltz wherever and whenever they want."

I think I know what Tom is trying to say, but: If you have permission to be somewhere and do an activity, then you have permission to be there and do that activity. It kind of goes without saying that if you called to ask, then you're probably not going to make a mess of the place, because they'll know who to collar when it's all over.

At the end of the day, you just sort of have to handle each case based on the particular circumstances. If that lady really rattled you, and you think she's an aggressive loon, then yeah, probably stay away. But on the other hand, it sounds like she's trying to assert ownership of public land that's not hers, which happens all the time.

 

[TheRingFinder]

Go back on Halloween and detect in a devil costume. Maybe she's one of those crazy church ladies.

That's strange, usually the nice church ladies give me permission, and the crazy non-church ladies give me hell...............

 

[thrillathahunt]

That's strange, usually the nice church ladies give me permission, and the crazy non-church ladies give me hell...............

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[luvsdux]

Rather than spend much time arguing, I'd grab my cell and dial 911 and report that I am being harassed.
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