where to start

[Eagleone1025]

Good Day Everyone.
I am new to prospecting and metal detecting. I would like to know if there are any good places to do both in New York? I am a bit taken back by the lack of information about these topics in my state. any help and guidance would be appreciated.

 

[Loco-Digger]

Welcome to Tnet from Ohio.

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Where in N.Y. ?
Gold in New York State. Panning and Prospecting for Placer Gold

 

[Inspector]

Welcome from upstate NY

 

[Okdirtfisher64]

Welcome from Oklahoma down t-town way I believe your going to find the research as fun as the dig!!!!

 

[RustyGold]

Welcome to TreasureNet E1 from Southern California.

 

[against the wind]

Welcome to the forum from Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Welcome from your eastern neighbor. If you like to relic hunter, upstate New York is full of old homesites I’m sure

 

[Tpmetal]

Welcome from your eastern neighbor. If you like to relic hunter, upstate New York is full of old homesites I’m sure

its absolutely literally littered with them. Most towns by me used to have 3 times the current populations in the 1800's.

 

[HighVDI]

Welcome! I would get on historical aerials and try to find some old ground.

 

[Eagleone1025]

Putnam County

 

[Eagleone1025]

Don't know how to do that.

 

[HighVDI]

Don't know how to do that.

Google Historic aerials.

 

[Eagleone1025]

Looking into to permits for prospecting' should have answers by weeks end.

Never heard of this guy. Nice guitar riff.

 

[Eagleone1025]

Thank You

 

[Eagleone1025]

Thank you.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Looking into to permits for prospecting' ....

Uhhh.... A few questions. When you say "prospecting", are you referring to nuggets ? Eg.: Gold in its natural form ? Or do you mean "prospecting" in the sense of just normal metal detecting ? (coins, relics, etc...) .

And where & how are you "looking into permits" ? Ie.: reading up on the potential existence of such thing(s) on your own ? Or inquiring of desk-jockeys, hither and yonder, as to whether or not they have "permits" for your chosen activity ? Or .... ?

 

[Eagleone1025]

I am talking about panning for gold and searching for gem stones as well. I also look for fossils. I only just started three years ago and I am still quite the beginner.
I have been in touch with NY Land mining permits and they were pretty helpful. It proves that no matter how honest and straight forward one can be, this state just sees oddities and a will to "not conform" with their ideal society. Enough of politics, I just want to explore and discover.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

I am talking about panning for gold and searching for gem stones as well. I also look for fossils.....

Re.: "panning" (nuggets, etc..) and "gem-stones". Can't help ya there. I'm strictly a coins-relics md'r Perhaps the prospecting forum section of T'net. And there's a "fossils" section of T'net too.

Personally, I can't imagine why anyone would care, if someone else "looked for gemstones or fossils", etc... Ie.: since when does that need a "permit" ? I have looked down, and picked up pretty stones, arrowheads, seashells, etc.., and never thought it needed a "permit". But .... that's just me.