New member, old time hunter

[Richard Byrd Ray]

This is Richard Ray, long time field editor for Jess Publishing, designer of several metal detectors, Finder of many caches, organizer of expeditions, like to Cocos Island, Costa Rica and Mexico. Now in a wheelchair and find much time on the computer..

[Dimeman]

Welcome to the forum Richard !! :)

Hope you will be able to join in on the forum and meet some very nice folks on here.

Robbie ( Camp Logan postcard collector)

[Tony Two-Cent]

Hello, Richard!

It's good to have an old timer here. I'm sure you have lots of interesting stories and knowledge to share!

Welcome!

[Richard Byrd Ray]

Thanks Dime and Tony. I'll try to be an asset to this board, Yes I have a few tales to tell and lots of photos of artifacts and coins... IF I don't bore you to death...
Richard

[randy]

Welcome from Chester County, PA. This is one excellent MD forum. :smitten:

[MassDirtFisher]

Welcome to the forum, from the Pioneer Valley. Happy HUnting!!

[Dimeman]

Thanks Dime and Tony. I'll try to be an asset to this board, Yes I have a few tales to tell and lots of photos of artifacts and coins... IF I don't bore you to death...
Richard


You can't tell too much of your stories...........save most of that for your upcoming book......... thumbsup01 thumbsup01

I personally would like to hear about how you started up your detector company. 8)

[del]

hello and welcome to American Detectorist Richard , its great to see another longtime and very experienced treasure hunter here on the forum . i'm sorry to hear about the wheelchair ( i hope its only temporary ) , i'm looking toward to hearing about some of your adventures Richard . welcome again .

Dan

[Jeff (or)]

Richard,it's great to have you here! I always wanted to try one of your detectors, but never had the chance. Looking forward to your posts on your adventures. Jeff

[coinnut]

Welcome aboard Richard from western MA. A long time treasure hunter from the early 70's here too. :clapping: Glad you found us and hope you like it here. It is a good home to many of us :yes: Look forward to adding your experiences and knowledge to ours. thumbsup01

[pulltabsteve]

Welcome Richard Ray! Nice to have you here and look forward to seeing and hearing about some of those finds thumbsup01 :clapping:

[Richard Byrd Ray]

Thanks gang for the warm welcome. My new book is finished but I'm undecided whether to publish it on paper OR online.. My daughter is making me a website as a college project and should be ready this summer. As for this wheelchair, I'm afraid it will be here a long time, this stroke has taken it's toll. Thanks again.
Richard

[cnr_dogs]

Welcome to the forum Richard. Glad to have you <: hope you share some of your knowledge with us.

[aloldstuff]

Welcome, great to have an old timer with lots of stories. Can't wait. Speedy recovery to you.

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose.....welcome aboard me bouy. great crew here and I'm sure you will feel at home youz! <;)

[jkress]

Hi Richard, glad to have you here with us on American Detectorist. :clapping:
Sounds like you have lots of great stories to share. :->
I got into this hobby/addiction lol a few years ago and love to hear stories of the 'Golden Days'.
Even if a person was detecting in the 80's... lots of keepers. :drool:
Looking forward to your posts.

[Fire Fighter 43]

Welcome Richard!! I would love to see some pictures and hear the stories of your cache hunts. I would also like to hear the story of your detectors. I've been detecting since 1976 when my Grandma got me my first detector for my 13th birthday. A lot has change since then with equipment and having the Internet to help with questions, but the excitement and thrill or the hunt still feels the same today.

[Snickerdoodle]

Welcome Richard Ray, and its nice to have you here and look forward to seeing and hearing about some of those finds this is a great forum :yes:

[JTGOLD]

welcome to the forum.

[marinedad]

welcome richard.

[tanacat]

Welcome from Kentucky! Looking forward to hearing some stories. Sorry to hear about your stroke :-\ ...I think you'll like it here :yes:

[russellt]

welcome to the best darn md forum on the net

[Cheap Thrills]

Welcome aboard Richard I am looking forward to reading about your adventures .

[BrunswickMd]

Hi Richard - I'm glad to see you here on the forum. I've been doing this for a couple of months and enjoying it. Will keep an eye out for your posts - looking forward to sharing your experiences. :)

[Mudder]

Well, Richard as you can see by the few responses that you received, no one is bored to death. We all love the hunt, and if we can't hunt the second thing we love is to hear about someone else hunting. Thanks for joining and I'm sure that you will never bore us. Phil :teasing: