Isaac
05-11-2015, 02:33 PM
Went back to my Virgin site last weekend for a couple hours in the tall grass. Only got about 6 ticks and most were on my clothes anyway :happydance01::rofl:
Anyway the hunt was great! :yes:
First right off the bat I get a BEAUTIFUL 18th c. skeleton key (missing the circular top :girlcry:) and it's HUGE!!!! It came up in the coin range I thought I was digging a copper or something :lol:. I'm still waiting for a coin that dates this site. I KNOW THERE'S ONE OUT THERE!!! after that i worked a ton of areas I hit hard last time... ended up getting a few signals including a couple nice dropped minnie's that came up like cans. I dig every signal in this area (even though there's cans littered everywhere) because I noticed shallow stuff will come up LOUD. Ended up going to the front of where the house was. I hit the left side of the yard which was COMPLETELY TRASHED... I came prepared with the 5x8 Small DD Coil though and weeded through it. Ended up getting a LOT of deep signals that I missed! First I got 5 wheaties in one hole... how in the world did i miss that?!?!? Then I got the most beautiful dropped 3 ringer i've ever seen dug. This spot of the yard has sandier soil I guess. The grey patina (instead of white) was gorgeous. Looked like a non-dug example. :lol: After that i zip around a tree and get another bullet signal. It turned out to be a nice 1881 indian. Another date for the collection :grin: then I headed out back really far from the house and was STILL GETTING TARGETS. I got a neat buckle (an expert told me it COULD be confederate as he saw the exact same type in a reference book many years ago; I kinda doubt it but I hope he's right ;) )Ended up digging the BIGGEST FRAGMENT OF A BELL i've ever seen!!!! and then not a few steps later I get a 65 signal, lots of buttons and shotgun headstamps come up that way... I saw a piece of copper wire in the hole... this time it was a J-hook! My first j hook! I hunted for a few more minutes and had to leave (was getting a good signal in a new hot spot i found right when I had to leave :girlcry:) and i went to a new spot for an hour... i spot i've hunted before and it payed off!!! Only two targets that were right next to each other in thick shrubs... first I pulled out a nice dropped minnie and then not a foot away I get the same signal expecting another bullet... i pull out a TOMPION from the tip of an ENFIELD MUSKET!!! Wow!!! Then I took a break and left... can't wait to go back!!! :drool:
On Saturday I ended up scouting some sites in my neck of the woods. after about an hour of driving around... i finally got my first permission! a 1780 quaker style house! I literally hunted here for 10 minutes on Saturday... first signal I get is a solid high 80s... it was DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEp. Almost a foot down. I didn't even scratch it...:shocked02: an 1853 ENFIELD BUTT PLATE!!!!!!! (thanks Luke again for the help!!! Can't wait t see you Saturday!!!) another confederate gun piece... that's #4 rebel gun piece (lock plate, butt plate, purcussion cap, and tompion) in THREE WEEKS!!!!!!!!!!! Only 5 minutes later I got a V Nickel, crispy 1911. :) Can't wait to get back here.... anyway thanks for reading!
HH everyone!!!
This summer once school's out... i'm gonna be posting here a LOT MORE!!!
Anyway the hunt was great! :yes:
First right off the bat I get a BEAUTIFUL 18th c. skeleton key (missing the circular top :girlcry:) and it's HUGE!!!! It came up in the coin range I thought I was digging a copper or something :lol:. I'm still waiting for a coin that dates this site. I KNOW THERE'S ONE OUT THERE!!! after that i worked a ton of areas I hit hard last time... ended up getting a few signals including a couple nice dropped minnie's that came up like cans. I dig every signal in this area (even though there's cans littered everywhere) because I noticed shallow stuff will come up LOUD. Ended up going to the front of where the house was. I hit the left side of the yard which was COMPLETELY TRASHED... I came prepared with the 5x8 Small DD Coil though and weeded through it. Ended up getting a LOT of deep signals that I missed! First I got 5 wheaties in one hole... how in the world did i miss that?!?!? Then I got the most beautiful dropped 3 ringer i've ever seen dug. This spot of the yard has sandier soil I guess. The grey patina (instead of white) was gorgeous. Looked like a non-dug example. :lol: After that i zip around a tree and get another bullet signal. It turned out to be a nice 1881 indian. Another date for the collection :grin: then I headed out back really far from the house and was STILL GETTING TARGETS. I got a neat buckle (an expert told me it COULD be confederate as he saw the exact same type in a reference book many years ago; I kinda doubt it but I hope he's right ;) )Ended up digging the BIGGEST FRAGMENT OF A BELL i've ever seen!!!! and then not a few steps later I get a 65 signal, lots of buttons and shotgun headstamps come up that way... I saw a piece of copper wire in the hole... this time it was a J-hook! My first j hook! I hunted for a few more minutes and had to leave (was getting a good signal in a new hot spot i found right when I had to leave :girlcry:) and i went to a new spot for an hour... i spot i've hunted before and it payed off!!! Only two targets that were right next to each other in thick shrubs... first I pulled out a nice dropped minnie and then not a foot away I get the same signal expecting another bullet... i pull out a TOMPION from the tip of an ENFIELD MUSKET!!! Wow!!! Then I took a break and left... can't wait to go back!!! :drool:
On Saturday I ended up scouting some sites in my neck of the woods. after about an hour of driving around... i finally got my first permission! a 1780 quaker style house! I literally hunted here for 10 minutes on Saturday... first signal I get is a solid high 80s... it was DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEp. Almost a foot down. I didn't even scratch it...:shocked02: an 1853 ENFIELD BUTT PLATE!!!!!!! (thanks Luke again for the help!!! Can't wait t see you Saturday!!!) another confederate gun piece... that's #4 rebel gun piece (lock plate, butt plate, purcussion cap, and tompion) in THREE WEEKS!!!!!!!!!!! Only 5 minutes later I got a V Nickel, crispy 1911. :) Can't wait to get back here.... anyway thanks for reading!
HH everyone!!!
This summer once school's out... i'm gonna be posting here a LOT MORE!!!