LuisTH
Full Member
- May 9, 2007
- 214
- 2
- Detector(s) used
- Whites DFX series with 9" coil and 18" coil.
Hello everyone, I am a new member so I was thinking of talking a bit about how I became interested in THing, and then ask some questions.
I live in the Casper area in Wyoming, i was trying to find some hobby that I would enjoy doing, and as I was researching found out about THing with MD. I have heard about it before but didn't give it a second thought since i had other hobbies that took most of my time.
I started a coin collection in Spain when I was about 8 years old, and found a lot of great coins from all over the world in the strangest of places. Back then I didn't have any metal detectors, but i liked to explore parks and old sites in Spain and the adventure was very exciting to me even at that age. But when I turned older I became interested in other hobbies and slowly but surely stopped hunting for coins.
Anyways, to make a long story short. I have lived in the States for 17 years now, and the last 2 years I have been living in Wyoming.
I decided to do some research into THing, and found a local THing pro, who told me a lot of THing stories. He showed me the different modern equipment that can be used for all sorts of THing, even though he did not give me much advice on the laws in this area and where I should or shouldn't go THing. Anyways, he showed me his personal collection, and I was hooked once again with the hobby.
After much research into the different MD, I bought a Whites DFX, and even bought an Excelerator EQ2 Pro 18" coil as a back up since the DFX comes only with a 9" coil, I might even buy a smaller coil, maybe a 4" in the near future if I can find some place where I can actually do some legal THing. But I am starting to think that I should have done a lot more research into the laws concerning THing, before buying the detector.
The detector came with books and I was able to find a bit more about THing, but there are so many laws that instead of helping, they confused me even more, that i don't even know if it is possible to do it around here legally.
It can't be done in state parks or public lands, and any historical sites are off limits, all in all I started to lose excitement on THing, but I am not ready to give up yet.
Does anyone know where in the state of Wyoming is it legal to actually do some THing, digging around and keeping relics and coins found with a metal detector?
I know that if I find a grassy area where there is some potential relic or coin, that I should dig it out making a horseshoe plug. At least i learnt a thing or two in my research.
The local THing pro that i met usually goes to California, or some other State for THing, so there isn't much he can tell me about the laws of the State of Wyoming.
Any information that anyone can give me, or if anyone can point me to the right place where I can find any information of where is it legal to do some THing in Wyoming, would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I live in the Casper area in Wyoming, i was trying to find some hobby that I would enjoy doing, and as I was researching found out about THing with MD. I have heard about it before but didn't give it a second thought since i had other hobbies that took most of my time.
I started a coin collection in Spain when I was about 8 years old, and found a lot of great coins from all over the world in the strangest of places. Back then I didn't have any metal detectors, but i liked to explore parks and old sites in Spain and the adventure was very exciting to me even at that age. But when I turned older I became interested in other hobbies and slowly but surely stopped hunting for coins.
Anyways, to make a long story short. I have lived in the States for 17 years now, and the last 2 years I have been living in Wyoming.
I decided to do some research into THing, and found a local THing pro, who told me a lot of THing stories. He showed me the different modern equipment that can be used for all sorts of THing, even though he did not give me much advice on the laws in this area and where I should or shouldn't go THing. Anyways, he showed me his personal collection, and I was hooked once again with the hobby.
After much research into the different MD, I bought a Whites DFX, and even bought an Excelerator EQ2 Pro 18" coil as a back up since the DFX comes only with a 9" coil, I might even buy a smaller coil, maybe a 4" in the near future if I can find some place where I can actually do some legal THing. But I am starting to think that I should have done a lot more research into the laws concerning THing, before buying the detector.
The detector came with books and I was able to find a bit more about THing, but there are so many laws that instead of helping, they confused me even more, that i don't even know if it is possible to do it around here legally.
It can't be done in state parks or public lands, and any historical sites are off limits, all in all I started to lose excitement on THing, but I am not ready to give up yet.
Does anyone know where in the state of Wyoming is it legal to actually do some THing, digging around and keeping relics and coins found with a metal detector?
I know that if I find a grassy area where there is some potential relic or coin, that I should dig it out making a horseshoe plug. At least i learnt a thing or two in my research.
The local THing pro that i met usually goes to California, or some other State for THing, so there isn't much he can tell me about the laws of the State of Wyoming.
Any information that anyone can give me, or if anyone can point me to the right place where I can find any information of where is it legal to do some THing in Wyoming, would be appreciated.
Thanks.