Who Did This? Can You Guess?

Carolina Tom · Jul 11, 2016

While at a local spot that I, and several other TNetters hunt... I couldn't help but notice that someone had dug little shallow plugs all over the nice green grass... and that they had left a bunch of yellow spots.

If any of you TNetters can guess who did this, I will give you a shiny silver quarter!

If you want to admit, that it was YOU, I will still give you the quarter!

This is funny, because we won't get booted for doing this, but it is an opportunity to learn something also.

Thanks for looking, and good luck on your hunts!

Loco-Digger · Jul 12, 2016

I admit, it was Patch. I mean Smittyman.... no it was Patch, oh heck, who knows :dontknow:

foiler · Jul 12, 2016

crop circle interrupted.

Deft Tones · Jul 12, 2016

Did they take the trash at least, or leave anything behind other than round brown plugs?

geffy · Jul 12, 2016

I'm with dog others on pet stains. Dog pee! or skunks?

Carolina Tom · Jul 13, 2016

Loco-Digger said:
I admit, it was Patch. I mean Smittyman.... no it was Patch, oh heck, who knows

We have a winner... quarter is in the mail. Congrats!

digger460 · Jul 13, 2016

Could be my GF. She hates weeds!

Doodle Bug · Jul 13, 2016

Carolina Tom said:
We have a winner... quarter is in the mail. Congrats!

I retract my admittance of guilt.

Normsel · Jul 21, 2016

Update on digging plugs and flaps. I was detecting a sporting field near near me and I always keep off the playing area because many coaches etc get upset so I only detect perimeters where the spectators may walk to the stands etc. I was out in the afternoon the day after I had mentioned plugs and flaps and how many times they will brown up even if the guy tried to do a good job.

I had probably dug 25 - 30 flaps that afternoon and did it like I always do make my cut under the roots of the grass. Well I was busy the next day but went back 2 days later and to my horror every flap I had dug was brown.. I thought darn it I was just bragging about if you do it right they most often end up ok. I went back a cpl days later after a rain and everything was still brown so I thought I had better stay away for awhile.

I went back again after another hard rain and I was relieved to see everything had greened up again except one flap and it too was turning green. I looked around and couldn't tell where the other flaps were and was pleased I couldn't see any trace of me. So I started to detect where I left off and that field has yielded over $30 in clad so far plus a really nice ring

BladeRunner2019 · Jul 21, 2016

Tom, how do you know who did it? Was it a "local" or somebody visiting?

Thanks.

mrwilburino · Jul 21, 2016

I've stopped digging plugs in park turf during during summer months. Just too dry. Even large, well-cut plugs are no guarantee that the grass won't die or go into shock. I'll either hunt other places, or just pop shallow targets with a screwdriver.