woods hunting

[pannergonedetecting]

any tips for woods detecting? ive grown tired of the over hunted parks and tot lots... i found a pile of 19th century nails just inside a woodline near manitou springs.. theres bound to be more beyond.. any tips from the jeremiah johnsons of the group? (i already have the 1911 to watch my top knot)

 

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[Sandman]

Depending on the seasons, you need to dress properly. Watch for snakes and your already armed for bad guys, so have fun. Even though your in the woods pack out your trash and cover your holes.

 

[Swartzie]

Woods hunting is great! Especially this time of year when the ground starts to freeze. The ground in the woods freezes much later due to the leaf cover. Also, from my experience, stuff does not go that deep in the woods. One tool that I do bring with me in the woods is a folding pruning saw to cut small tree roots that get in the way.

-Swartzie

 

[kayden]

Beware of the tics!

 

[SeaninNH]

Beware of the tics!

I was just going to post this. I found 4 on me today while I was in the woods and I was only digging for a couple of hours. I stopped to do a quick tick check and found them on my legs. 3 on 1 leg and 1 on the other.

Make sure to check yourself every once in a while. Don't wait until your hunt is over. Check yourself over while you are in the woods. It only takes a minute and can save you a world of health problems.

 

[pannergonedetecting]

so what are yall finding in them woods?

 

[SeaninNH]

Goodies and treasures!

Most of us that hunt the woods usually hunt cellar holes.

So you can basically figure that you will find anything that someone would lose around their house back in the pre 1900s.

 

[Enki]

how do you spot a cellar hole?

 

[pannergonedetecting]

indeed... especially since the last homestead/cabin in this area was 1870s.. i know it was there im finding the nails but havnt spotted anything that could be a cellar hole..

 

[Swartzie]

indeed... especially since the last homestead/cabin in this area was 1870s.. i know it was there im finding the nails but havnt spotted anything that could be a cellar hole..

There may not be a hole. Around here (Ohio) I have seen holes lined with sandstone. The typical "cellar hole". In some cases there may just be a depression in the ground where the cellar was. In this case the sandstone has been removed and used elsewhere. The reason in the first place for having a cellar was to store your food and keep it from freezing in the winter and to keep it cool in the summer. So some homestead's may not have even had a cellar just because there may not have been a need for one.

-Swartzie

 

[gleaner1]

I love tectin the woods. The memories of the old days in the woods haunt me to this day. I shall return!

 

[mydejavooo]

So one question on the cellar holes......are you searching in an "all metal" mode? Seems like the most logical thing to do, since you are looking for anything and everything. Also, how much junk do you pull out of those holes compared to "valuable finds"? Seems like you could be pulling up a lot, and I mean a LOT of nails and rusted junk. And do you ever just go back over the area in a "coin mode" just to see if there is anything you are missing? Just curious about other people's detecting habits, and what has worked well for them. I'm "new", since it's been a good 12 years since I've detected, so I'm relearning. Thanks!

DeJa

 

[SeaninNH]

I usually discriminate iron... Watch this and you'll see why.



I'll hunt all metal if the site is not too trashy or how far from the hole I am.

Usually right around the hole you'll get the nails and trash. The further away you get the less trash you get.

It really depends on the site.

 

[Dwight S]

Around here, wear blaze orange and find some good chemicals for ticks.

 

[Swartzie]

So one question on the cellar holes......are you searching in an "all metal" mode? Seems like the most logical thing to do, since you are looking for anything and everything. Also, how much junk do you pull out of those holes compared to "valuable finds"? Seems like you could be pulling up a lot, and I mean a LOT of nails and rusted junk. And do you ever just go back over the area in a "coin mode" just to see if there is anything you are missing? Just curious about other people's detecting habits, and what has worked well for them. I'm "new", since it's been a good 12 years since I've detected, so I'm relearning. Thanks!

DeJa

If you hunt in all metal around a cellar hole you'll probably be doing a whole lot of digging in a very small area. I'll dig everything above iron. The only iron I will dig is the big stuff that overloads my disc. I'll dig it to get it out of the way. Also, I will dig iron if I have a good site that I have already "hunted out". I will start to get the iron out in hopes that it is masking some goodies underneath. But, in general around cellar holes I'll dig everything above iron. Some sites are productive and some really suck.

-Swartzie

 

[bigrush828]

Beware of the tics!

Forget the ticks! Beware of Deer hunters!

 

[gleaner1]

Beware of the tics!

Forget the ticks! Beware of Deer hunters!

Good point bigrush.

 

[gleaner1]

Beware of the tics!

Forget the ticks! Beware of Deer hunters!

Good point bigrush.

I remember a few years back in N.E. Ohio here they gave a class to deer hunters........... This is the truth........... To show the deer hunters how to tell a deer from a cow....The reason there were a lot of cows shot in deer season........ That shows you what kind of hunters we got in our woods................

A few weeks ago out west some bear hunters shot and killed a US marine who was out hiking in the mountains with his dad. (Wyoming I think but not sure). A couple weeks ago about twenty miles from me a party of deer hunters were out hunting and one of them decided to shoot at and kill his buddy (by accident). Now we (and the police) have to ask the shooter if he thought his buddy looked like his buddy or if his buddy looked like a deer. NYS is charging this fellow with manslaughter first degree. It's dangerous too in the spring with the turkey hunters, any flash of color could evoke a flash of shot right at your nether regions.

 

[mydejavooo]

Beware of the tics!

Forget the ticks! Beware of Deer hunters!

Good point bigrush.

I remember a few years back in N.E. Ohio here they gave a class to deer hunters........... This is the truth........... To show the deer hunters how to tell a deer from a cow....The reason there were a lot of cows shot in deer season........ That shows you what kind of hunters we got in our woods................

A few weeks ago out west some bear hunters shot and killed a US marine who was out hiking in the mountains with his dad. (Wyoming I think but not sure). A couple weeks ago about twenty miles from me a party of deer hunters were out hunting and one of them decided to shoot at and kill his buddy (by accident). Now we (and the police) have to ask the shooter if he thought his buddy looked like his buddy or if his buddy looked like a deer. NYS is charging this fellow with manslaughter first degree. It's dangerous too in the spring with the turkey hunters, any flash of color could evoke a flash of shot right at your nether regions.

That's terrible! I guess I wouldn't have thought of wearing orange while detecting out in the woods....but come to think of it (and now that you mention it Gleaner) I suppose a guy on his hands and knees digging in the dirt wearing earth tones, COULD be a recipe for disaster. Thanks for the brain jogger.

DeJa

 

[CachePete]

Let someone know you are going. Things that I take are my Cell Phone, MD, Digging tool, Pin Point, Trash Bag, (I bag everything, don't ever want to dig trash twice) Water, Clothes to wear; Hat, This time of year ORANGE to many hunters around here. Boots, layers of shirts, longsleeves, fishing vest, Gloves for digging (don't want to get posion Ivy roots on you)

Once in the woods try to think old school; like where would I sit down or walk, think what people were doing in the woods. Hunting, Traveling, Storing stuff, Hiding, depends on your woods. Know the area present and past any old buildings swimming hole or roads.

I check all rocks, look for big trees people lean and hunt from them, under every hunters treestand, look for depessions in the ground, Check around every huge stump it was once a huge tree. Piles of rocks and very distinct looking trees people used them as treasure markers.

That should get you started, Good Luck