Whites Beach Hunter ID on Dry land

[banjonyc]

I recently started hunting on my local beach and am loving it. I am using the Whites Beach Hunter ID 300. I would like to do a little hunting in some local parks in nyc (I have the permit). I would rather not invest in another detector at this time. Have any of you used your beach detector on dry land with much success? The beach hunter has lights indicating iron, coins etc, so I would imagine it should be pretty effective.

Thoughts and experiences?

Thanks

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

A History of Mining on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska - Grab it through Amazon!

[hamiddetecting]

Welcome TNet.
Yes of course any beach where was in the world, much good target. There and here is the gold.
happy detecting

 

[SusanMN]

I have occasionally used my water machine - Tiger Shark - for land hunting and for the most it's fine. Two issues to mention. One is weight of your machine, if you've been using it out of the water then you may not have an issue with its weight. Second is pinpointing - most land machines have some kind of a pinpointing function that helps narrow the target area. In the sand or water pinpointing is less important than in a park where you want to make the smallest hole possible, so if you expect to do some digging you'll want to practice pinpointing and get a hand pinpointer like aPro pointer

 

[banjonyc]

I have occasionally used my water machine - Tiger Shark - for land hunting and for the most it's fine. Two issues to mention. One is weight of your machine, if you've been using it out of the water then you may not have an issue with its weight. Second is pinpointing - most land machines have some kind of a pinpointing function that helps narrow the target area. In the sand or water pinpointing is less important than in a park where you want to make the smallest hole possible, so if you expect to do some digging you'll want to practice pinpointing and get a hand pinpointer like aPro pointer

Thanks Susan. That is helpful. You are right about the weight of the machine. My arm does get tired using the heavy beach hunter. I'll try it for awhile and if I decide to go detecting on land often, I'll get another machine for that

 

[knarf44]

Take a close look at the tiger shark. It looks to be hip mountable, that should take care of any weight issues. I for one would also like to know how they perform on land.

I really like my older toltec II as it' also hip mountable but I would like the waterproofing offered on the Tiger shark as I quite often hunt in the rain and the gravely saltwater beaches in my neck of the woods.

 

[stevemc]

The Whites beach hunter is belt mountable. That would take some weight off, as would a straight shaft will help too. You get better leverage.