GA1dad
07-07-2015, 09:09 PM
Right up the road is an old historic home. The home was once part of a 180 acre farm, which back then also included the lot my house sits on. It is currently owned by the local drywall guy. He also dabbles in detecting and swings an old Bounty Hunter, but is just now getting to understand the machine. I've hired him to do some work a few years back, and we are on good terms. I've tried and tried to get permission to detect the home site, and he keeps saying "one day". Well the phone rang today and he wanted me to come up about 7 pm and see what I could find. He showed me all the farm iron he's dug up,, axe heads, hoes, tractor parts and such. Since I only had an hour, I tried to cover as much ground as I could.
If you look in the old family picture, just above the carriage, there is an old mulberry tree in the back yard. I found my first reins guide under that tree. Woo Hoo!! Another detectorist milestone achieved.
More importantly, he got the chance to play with some new toys ( pinpointer, MXT ) and I think I was able to pass on some of the stuff I had learned. I am confident we will be digging together real soon.
If you look in the old family picture, just above the carriage, there is an old mulberry tree in the back yard. I found my first reins guide under that tree. Woo Hoo!! Another detectorist milestone achieved.
More importantly, he got the chance to play with some new toys ( pinpointer, MXT ) and I think I was able to pass on some of the stuff I had learned. I am confident we will be digging together real soon.