Western, Ky. 2016

[WKYDIGGER]

Anybody around here in western Ky. detecting now? I may consider taking someone to a spot of mine that i have found stuff from the late 1700's to the mid 1800's. Enough property that i can't hunt it all and i've been hunting it for years. Hopkins and Caldwell county areas.

 

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[jc4life11@gmail.com]

I, from south central ky. Im kinda new to detecting but i would travel for a good find

 

[WKYDIGGER]

Where in south central Ky.?

 

[jc4life11@gmail.com]

Whitley city

 

[jc4life11@gmail.com]

About 25 miles from somerset

 

[WKYDIGGER]

That would be a long haul for you. About 4 hrs. one way i think. I couldn't promise what anybody would find.

 

[jc4life11@gmail.com]

Yeah, we have the old barthel coal mining camp along with mine 18 and blue heron down here. Also Lot of old railroad history. I dont know alot about MD but any pointers you could give me would be greatly appreciated

 

[WKYDIGGER]

I take it you are very new to the hobby. How old are you?

 

[WKYDIGGER]

i know there is guys down in your area that detect. You should see if you can hook up with some of them that's been at it a while to help you. Maybe there is a club down in that area. I've been fooling with these things for over 25 yrs.

 

[jc4life11@gmail.com]

Yeah, im 26 ive always wanted to get into it butbi really justvwent on my first hunt today at my old home place for about an hour. I gound 2 pennies from the 70s, a tire guage, water spicket nozzle, and some type of metal lid.

 

[WKYDIGGER]

Just keep at it, you never know what you will swing the coil over. Old homeplaces, old 1 room school houses, old fairgrounds, old ghost towns, just anywhere old is a good place to look. Don't know if there is any old civil war campsites down there but i'd be finding out.

 

[jc4life11@gmail.com]

Ive read that there was some in whitley county and in scott but ive not heard anything about here. I know a place where an old armored car wrecked in the 80's and no one hes detected on it

 

[jc4life11@gmail.com]

There is stories of a small vein of a gold mine and one of swifts silver mines. I do know alot of old folks who have hid money in the ground and stuff.and the question of where hopefully will be determined real soon.

 

[Clint in KY]

I am from the other side of the lake in Marshall County and my hunting buddies and I are always looking for somewhere to hunt where we won't get run off.

 

[jc4life11@gmail.com]

If you guys ever make it over my way holler at me.

 

[WKYDIGGER]

I am from the other side of the lake in Marshall County and my hunting buddies and I are always looking for somewhere to hunt where we won't get run off.

Exactly how many hunting buddies are you talking about? The other thing is the only time you could go is if you were with me. If i took you once and you tried to go back on your own, you would be run off by the landowner. I took 1 guy once and the next weekend i went back and this guy and 4 of his buddies were there hunting. Never called me and asked if they could or anything. So i ran them all off and told them to never come back. I don't mind to share a spot. Just don't try to take advantage of it. Holler at me sometime and we will see.

 

[Clint in KY]

I hunt with one (usually) and two others (occasionally). We understand permissions and we don't poach anyone's spots. Two of us have standing permission to hunt a private beach and have seen the same thing happen when some others stumbled upon it.

It will be spring before we get back into it as we are both older and don't go out much when the weather is like it is now.

 

[WKYDIGGER]

Well Clint i'm not very young either, i'm 58. I'm going back down there probably next weekend. I think it's supposed to be back up between 50 and 60 deg. then. Holler at me sometime.

 

[KyKatt]

I am in Central City, family in Hopkins Co.

 

[holyhunter]

Im looking for the Henderson area hunters, new to hobby, willing to travel a bit if anyone wants to hook up and find some old land let me know.