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  1. Digger_O'Dell

    New video

    Hi all, I just posted a new video testing out my new Soloshot3 video camera, experimenting with 4K video. The camera tracks my movement by way of a "tag" that I wear using GPS positioning. I dont have audio for it yet, but I should be getting my new Sennheiser wireless audio set in the next...
  2. Digger_O'Dell

    Zoo day 2 and new video out

    Hi all, Got out again this morning for about 2 hours after work. Didnt find a whole lot of keepers as they are becoming few and far between, and usually only amongst the worst trash or iron. But I did manage to find 2 early wheats and an 1891 Indian. I also got another video out tonight...
  3. Digger_O'Dell

    Couple hour hunt

    Greetings citizens! ;) I got out a couple hours after work this morning to the old zoo site. Nothing spectacular, but I did manage 3 wheats and a sterling pendant with lots of clad dug at crazy depths. I also ran across a very angry seeming snapping turtle who apparently didnt want company...
  4. Digger_O'Dell

    Silver!

    Hi everyone! Got out this morning detecting Lake Michigan for maybe 2 hours. I didnt expect much this time of year since few people are swimming yet in the low 40s temp water. But I had hoped to maybe find some items that got washed out of the beach during the winter storms. Well, my hunch...
  5. Digger_O'Dell

    Museum orientation completed!

    Hi all, Just an update: I made it in today for my orientation and presentation training as a volunteer at the Milwaukee Public Museum! I have to complete 80 hours of volunteer work as a prerequisite to becoming a docent. Don't know what area(s) I'll be working or specializing in for those...
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    Florida mystery item revealed video!

    I didnt want to show video of this rusty blob I found until out if it was something worthwhile or just junk. I stopped at the McLarty museum to get their opinion. Due to the condition and location of the find they confirmed it was almost certainly from the 1715 wreck of the Santo Cristo de San...
  7. Digger_O'Dell

    Tough hunt, but scored some nice ones!

    I was able to get out Monday after work for about 6 hours to a site that Jeff (ff43) has worked for a long time and cleaned out quite well. I have found a few items here in the past, but finds are few and far between. About all that's left are hidden in the heaviest of trash and iron. So that's...
  8. Digger_O'Dell

    Back in Wisconsin. Short hunt, cool finds!

    Hi all! Got back home yesterday and did a little catching up on the yardwork. Grass as high as the hood of the lawn tractor! Anyway, decided that I only had one more day off for the foreseeable future, I decided to get in one more hunt for a few hours. The area I went had been pounded for...
  9. Digger_O'Dell

    Large relic find update: it is 1715!

    Hey all, Stopped at the McLarty museum this morning and spoke to the ranger (curator) about the find. Great news, he's certain it's from the 1715 wreck and thinks it may be a cluster of bar shot. His thought is that there could also be coins or other smaller items encased in the mass, and...
  10. Digger_O'Dell

    Huge old piece found

    Hi all, I went out to one of the beaches known to have given up a lot of finds in the past. Not too much to speak of other than a lot of old pull tabs until I ran across a huge encrusted iron piece. The area is quite eroded, so likely exposed it recently. Stopped at the local museum and they...
  11. Digger_O'Dell

    May 9th hunt video+ museum visit

    Hi all, Got another video out including a slide show of Mel Fischer's museum. Seemed to be half museum and half shrine, but still a lit of fun! Even did the "gold bar lift"! The last photo is a quote that I think are the most true words said about us treasure seekers. Sent from my SM-N950U...
  12. Digger_O'Dell

    New video posted

    Hi all, Finally got a video posted. It's not much, but it's tough to get video while fighting the surf to get a hole dug and the waves keep refilling the hole faster than I can dig. But got out the GPX 4800 just above the surf line, and had me digging halfway to china. Good to know if its...
  13. Digger_O'Dell

    Trx pinpointer waterproof? Not really.

    Here's the most popular pinpointers out there: Whites TRX It's known to be "chatty", but very sensitive and has a lot of range. Drawback I just discovered is it really doesn't like being submerged in salt water. Probably sees the water as a target. Garrett pro pointer (Orange is waterproof...
  14. Digger_O'Dell

    Monday hunt- its tough out there!

    Hi all, Well, I had hopes for a new location today that is the location of a couple wrecks including one of the 1715 fleet. These beaches are stepped so have the lower level near the surf line, and then a steep bank up towards the back dune line. There's apparently been some big wave action...
  15. Digger_O'Dell

    Florida day 1 hunt and museum

    Hi all, Well, it's certainly tougher than I even thought to find anything. Talking with the ranger at the museum, I was giving some pointers where to hunt. Still nothing real good, but I am obviously getting to the deepest layer of the beach since I'm hitting the fishing weights. First pic is...
  16. Digger_O'Dell

    Arrived in Florida!

    Hi all, Just got to the condo about 3 hours ago. Got unloaded mostly, then hit the beach to give the GPX 4800 a test run. All I can say is WOW! No matter 2 inches or 2 feet, it hits hard and solid. I did go after some iffy but repeatable targets to see what they were and each turned out to be...
  17. Digger_O'Dell

    Florida hunt, Treasure Coast

    Just wondering if there's anyone here that may want to get together and do hunts while I'm visiting Florida. I'll be staying in Melbourne Beach from the 5th to 23rd. Also, would love to try some CW hunting on the way home if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks!
  18. Digger_O'Dell

    New machine arrived!

    Hi all, Well, it finally arrived, and I'm the happy New owner of Minelab GPX 4800! Got a great deal on it used but we'll cared for. Plus, it came with 3 extra coils including a little Sadie, box protector, padded arm cuff, and an extra battery. Just so happens I just received a pro swing 45...
  19. Digger_O'Dell

    found this today at a colonial site. Can anyone tell me about it ?

    Hopkins & Allen Forehand D.A..32 Revolver. From a brief search they were made between 1901 and 1908

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