yard vs field advice

[mical66]

i asked this question before but it was in some one else post and i did not get a reply, so i will add a little more to the question this time,,lol

i am still kind of new to this so no name calling or bashing ..lol
my son and i have mainly been begging people to search their yards and have found mainly clad but 1 really sweet CW Infantry Cuff button that cannonballguy Ided for me

so here is a little history of my area , there was only 2 CW skirmishs that i know of here , 1 was battle of blue springs and the 2nd was actually in the city when union soldiers took the town and killed General Morgan.
i am assuming these places have been hit hard.

question is am i missing out on doing fields ? how would i pick which ones to MD ?
i know research is a key but it gets overwhelming some times looking at all the farm land and thinking to my self " would that be a good place ? "
so if i had a idea of how to approach it , it may be easier to do for me .

any advice would eb great ,, thanks

 

[foiler]

Your putting the cart before the horse. When your talking about 'research' looking at fields or land in general is at the end of your search not the beginning. You need to find out about the history of your location and its involvement with the CW if that is where your MDing interest lie. Historic digitilized maps of your area may be available on line. You should know that. There are links on this site under that catagory to start you off. You need to check with the local historical society, library and college or university that may have historical records. There are web sites that document CW battles and skirmishes. Before you start looking at fields to hunt you need to find out the who, what when and most importantly 'where' so that your time in the field with your detector will hold promise. On average I spend 10 hours or so on research for every hour with a metal detector.

 

[Terry Soloman]

In my opinion, you are WAY overthinking this. Yes, by all means hit any farm field the owner will let you detect. Forget about research for the time being and just get out there and start swinging. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. This IS NOT rocket science. Keep it fun, and get to finding yourself some booty. Now go get some!!!!

 

[2screwed]

I would suggest when looking at farmland to hunt that you choose areas close to creeks, streams and rivers. Water has always been a necessity
here are a few links to get you started:
Greene County, Tennessee History | Greene County
Battle Summary: Bull's Gap, TN
Battle Summary: Blue Springs, TN

Here is a list of revolutionary war pensioners for Greene county. If you do a little digging you might be able to find out where their homes/farms were located:

Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War, Greene County

This might be useful to you but since I don't live in Tn. I can't log in to see what information is available:

Tennessee Electronic Library

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Look for broken pottery...and an iron patch...if you find them...you have found activity...remember the family farm was the factory of yesterday...the family sometimes very large 10 or more sometimes... worked every day in those fields,ate their lunch,played in those fields...some fields will be better than others...more stuff is closer to the house....cabin sites have no cellar hole and could sit in any field.
Gary

 

[bigfoot1]

two ways to look at it.high percentage area(maybe hit hard)just an area(prolly not hit hard).I'm out west so cw finds are not my mission.I am into square footage...the more the merrier.I'm ok with the'"fluke"find and have done really well hunting places most would just drive on by.If I believe I'm the first(and nearly always am)I get pumped up and get after it.

Two days ago I got a nice little 14k band...IN A TURNOUT on the highway.Just hit the dirt berm and started hitting clad....then a 56 rosie...then the ring.
Guarantee being the only one interested has paid off for me...over and over...hit those fields...all you can get permission for...over and over...go for it.

 

[foiler]

Mica, you can see here by the responses posted that there is a lot of knowledge to be gained with research. Remember these 2 things. If you want to find new locations to hunt then your going to have to invest some time in researching. The other is, if you have access GO hunt. Have fun - its a hobby.