Where do we go from here, is boredom a problem

[49er12]

The old saying like most hobbies, boredom or where we going to go now, we went everywhere mostly. I no it gets us all, we all live in different parts of the country, dam dark early is so stupid soon it will be simply not possible really dumb how it gets dark 3 hours plus early we talked about it before. Look myself I’m not a couch potato,winter robs you of many months of life and so on. Where do you detect, parks, fields, rivers, dams, fields. Go in woods etc. are most of these you tubers far fetched or what, I mean, how in the he’ll a few find so much are these edited or what. I’m in Pennsylvania I no we are not going to find what other states do it’s obvious. Myself and friend have detected more this year, results have included barber and mercury dimes, v nickels, Buffalo, pennies of all sorts, large cents, and relics to. I no to some would say what are we complaining about, maybe we are spoiled, but folks my friend works his ass off studying maps, going over small details possibly missed prior. I’d be glad to offer my experience to others in someways not secret spots. Anyhow how’s this all topic or subject effect your detecting

 

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[Back-of-the-boat]

Maybe expand into the waterways around the older areas you have already been or add something else into your arsenal like trying out magnet fishing for relics from bridges and docks that have been around for years or find where bridges once were. The winter months are great for research.

 

[49er12]

Winter months allow us to do the river and lakes which get real shallow, present a different perspective you don’t see often, thanks

 

[RustyGold]

Winter is good for me as the crowds are gone (normally) and everything is wide open. The weather here is mostly mild so we have a longer hunting season. Good luck!

 

[ticndig]

winter is when I hunt the most , no biting bugs and the underbrush is down. shorter day light hours do not effect my metal detecting in a negative way at all .The only change is wearing an orange hat during deer season.
being retired and divorced, I do what I want when I want. This chapter in life is mine and I get to write it as I see fit. as far as hunting in the water in the winter ,I hope you have the proper gear or you'll freeze to death.

 

[Blak bart]

Looking forward to off shore breezes, nor'easters, and beach erosion. Ya the water may get down to a brutal 72-74 not the 80+degrees i love so much.....but tis the season for spanish treasure. Hope to get up to the treasure coast if the nor'easters happen. I'll pound the old ground and prospect for more spanish spots. When the weather cools there will be less time in the water and more time in the mangrove swamps searching for bottles. Right now we have a dengue fever outbreak so trying to stay clear of mosquito infested areas. Just a different approach and hunting grounds as winter sets in......a welcome relief from the hurricane season !!

 

[smokeythecat]

I will do most of my digging November to April. That's because I like cooler temps and a few of the woods places I go have venomous snakes and ground nests of yellow jackets, so the cooler season, when crops are gone from the fields, are the best for me.

 

[pa plateau hiker]

What always amuses me is when people complain about being bored after not being able to detect for only a week because of cold weather. I say, there are a ton of other hobbies out there you could be doing to keep yourself occupied. Winter goes too quick for me because I can't finish my other hobbies before spring comes. My detecting is from fall to spring. If the gound is frozen, I don't complain after a week because I can't get out.

 

[49er12]

Unfortunately the time works against us all, darkness unless you are fortunate enough to retire and be in good health to detect. I myself have ok health the other simply not going to happen my decision of jobs in my life didn’t work out, my fault. So when I say darkness 4 or 5 hours early robs me of my time detecting it does, good for all of you that rolled the dice and worked out for you, thanks and good luck, oh I detect everywhere except in the depths, I get rewarded it’s not easy reaching for more

 

[Trezurehunter]

I hunt during the Winter, unless the ground freezes hard. I stick to the woods where the leaf cover keeps the ground "softer".

 

[terrafirma]

I have bent the tips off of several shovels trying to dig through frozen ground.
Then , only yards away, out of the field and into the woods, the leaf cover/ insulation was completely thawed with easy digging..

 

[Flipperfla]

Can’t wait to get to the backcountry and inshore exploring, no skeeters and no-see-ums! Just around the corner. Have all sorts of trips planned I couldn’t do in the summer. My favorite time of year in Fl.

 

[ticndig]

I just came in the door from some detecting the woods, saw 2 snakes , one green snake and a big fat copperhead. yellow jackets were very active as well.

 

[smokeythecat]

That's why I'm inside today. I started to go to the beach but was too tired. Beach doesn't have yellow jacket nests.

 

[Noah_D]

I detect in the winter as that's when most of the fields are plowed but when I can't there's always more research to be done... my winter hunts do end up limiting out at only an hour or two though.

 

[SamAdams]

In NH winter shuts down alot of activity. 5 degree days are just too brutal no matter how you put it to go out, frozen dirt too is a complete pain. Fall is nice, but winter things do change

 

[EC.Mason]

This is getting to the time of year I enjoy detecting the cliffs here in Elliott County. No snakes, folliage gone; can see so much more. Alot of rock shelters and old swimming holes in this neck of the woods. Good time to hunt when water is down as well.

 

[SusanMN]

For another month or two, until the ground freezes, hunting is pretty good here on shorelines. With the leaves off the bushes and vegetation dead you can get to some spots that the summer hunters can’t get to. I also do playgrounds more in the fall because it seems there are fewer hunters out during that season and school playground are being refilled.

 

[49er12]

Point is weather affects millions, daylight is a major factor of a lockdown. If I could afford to move to a warmer climate I would being that said, I’m not a couch potato and watching fake and garbage reality tv, a waste of life, I’m not sure about u folks but life to short quality life to be watching stupid reality tv, explore, walk,

 

[smallfoot]

Winter??..interesting theory