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I got out for an unexpected hunt tonight after a long, long day at work. I was planning on hunting the private school I have permission for, but it was full of activity when I arrived so I moved on to an old favorite spot that I had hunting 51 different times before tonight. Somehow there is...

I got in some decent detecting over the long weekend, in spite of some mediocre weather and lousy conditions in places. I tried a few new spots but they were mostly busts, so the quest for new grounds will continue. I spent some time in the tot lots and had fun doing it. The one real keeper for...

Today was likely the nicest day weather wise so far this Spring, so I was more than pleased to be able to get out for a hunt after an especially long day at work. The spot I planned to hunt was full of baseball and lacrosse practice, and my alternate spot was packed too. So I headed a short way...

Here's a week of digs... I got out on a few week day evening hunts, but they were cut short by rain and an E-trac that just wouldn't work... falsing on every swing... 12-6, 11-5, over and over and over, in areas it always worked fine before. I'm blaming it on wet grass and/or impending...

Oh good, there's a storm cloud smiley >:\ I only had limited time Saturday morning, so I figured I'd hit some tot lots... I did alright, but it started raining while I was hunting. The last spot I hit gave up a nice .925 fine box chain with 3 charms stamped .925 so that was good. I arrived...

My father's find with the Sov! What do you think?

Can I get an Amen... lol I got out for a nice long hunt this evening, finally in some nice weather and without puddles and mud everywhere. I headed to what I guess would be my overall best spot. It's getting a bit hunted out, though I've thought that many times before only to keep digging up...

I had a bunch of family stuff going on this weekend, so there was not much time for detecting. My father was actually in town, and he brought with him my Sov GT which I had lent to him last summer. He has tinkered on his own with it but hasn't really gotten into the hobby. We made it out on...

I got out tonight for a weird hunt. I hit the private school I've been hunting lately. It's given up 18 wheats now and no silver yet. I was hoping to find some tonight, if only a Rosie, but no luck. It's still been raining dang near every day, so conditions were lousy. I'm getting pretty tired...

As the family was out of town I had all day Saturday for detecting. At the last minute I decided to take a chance and make a 120 mile drive to a park where I had hunted twice last summer. The second time was with Catskill Comics and I had good results, scoring a V nickel, a barber dime, a merc...

This lousy weather Spring is getting out of hand. We have had the most rain for the month of April for as long as they have kept records. Area sports are being canceled because all the fields are swampy or under water. Farmers can't plant because their fields are ponds. And I can't metal detect...

I had plans of hitting some old parks this morning, but heavy rain messed that up. The rains stopped after a while and I opted to hit a local tot lot, with mediocre results - 25 coins worth $2.31, some trinkets, and a small heart pendant stamped .925. After that I tried something new - in the...

This morning I headed out to one of my best spots (a school), hoping for some silver. It was very cold and the particular area at this spot that I had planned to hunt was mostly under water. It's not so much fun when the hole fills with water after you pull a plug. Still, I scratched around for...

I got out for a few hours tonight and hit a local, older school. I've never had great luck there but given the age and the size of the property I would suspect there's a few goodies there somewhere. The E-trac seemed to have a hard time but it leveled out after a while. I did alright, scoring 68...

Another beautiful Spring day in Upstate NY... temps in the low 30's and a nasty driving wet snow all day. >:\ The snow had let up by the time I got out of work though, and I'm so desperate to get my season going that I figured I'd hit some tot lots just hoping to get lucky. I hunted two and...

Mother Nature seems hell bent on restricting detecting for me this year. Saturday was on and off rain all day, with temps in the 40's and high wind. The winds only got worse on Sunday (gusts in the 50mph range) and even lower temps. I did hit a few tot lots on both days for a bit of clad. Today...

Got out again tonight and headed to the private school... with 9 wheats in two short hunts at this spot I was feeling confident that silver could be found during hunt number three. Even a silver Rosie would be great, anything to stave off the horrible complex you folks are giving me with your...

I posted the other day but somehow not in the topic folder I intended.... http://www.americandetectorist.com/forum/index.php?topic=5340.0 I don't suppose it matters too much, but it sure had me confused for a minute. Not sure if it's worth moving. Anyway, I got out last night for a little...

I sneaked out of work early on Friday and headed to a favorite spot of mine, hoping for a silver coin. I've hit this spot very hard over the past two summers, and finds are sparse now but I would guess there's still some silver coins to be had there somewhere. Conditions were poor, with soggy...

I got out tonight for my first real hunt of the year. It was only 33 degrees out and very, very windy but I just had to get some digging in. I headed to a new spot that I had received permission to hunt over the winter. I'm not expecting great things at this spot but I would hope a few goodies...