Spring time in Michigan

Squirrel322 · Apr 19, 2018

After being buried in snow and ice for the past week, it finally warmed up enough today get out again. I spent a few hours this afternoon sloshing around in the snow, slush, dirt and mud. I got pretty wet and muddy and somehow managed to end up with a mild sunburn on my face and neck :dontknow:

The slush also accumulated and stuck inside the voids of the coil making it pretty heavy which created a constant chore to dislodge it. I am not complaining, I got out today and was able to detect, so its all good :headbang:

My efforts were rewarded with three wheats, a 1953 Rosie and a silver shell.

thrifty76now · Apr 19, 2018

With conditions like that with snow clinging to your coil ,you did really well.

Peyton Manning · Apr 19, 2018

is that a pet squirrel?? I have heard they make good pets

Ogre1190 · Apr 19, 2018

Determination pays off. 🙌 Great job!

against the wind · Apr 19, 2018

Excellent results, especially under very challenging conditions.
Congratulations

pescadore · Apr 19, 2018

Really nice hunt despite the conditions. Congrats on your wheats and silvers.

washingtonian · Apr 20, 2018

More silver than I found today. Nice job!

SD51 · Apr 20, 2018

Congrats on the great finds and glad you were able to get out! Looks like we're going to skip Spring here in Michigan again!

Squirrel322 · Apr 20, 2018

jeff-gordon said:
is that a pet squirrel?? I have heard they make good pets

She was a friendly wild squirrel we knew for several years. She would take food from our hand, climb up on us and even wonder inside our house if we left our door open. She was very well fed and finally died at an unknown ripe old age for a squirrel.

That last photo is actually a different squirrel. It was an orphaned baby I found in my garden. I built it a box in a tree for it and fed it until it was old enough to fend for itself.