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A friend and I went back to a farm house that we only hunted last year for about 2 hours. Today we hunted it for another 2 or 3 hours. The first good find was a 1924 Dog Tax !! I love finding the dog taxes!! The next find was the triangle thing with a E or a M or a 3 or a W or what ever on it...

We hooked up with the gang again Sunday morning for another group hunt near Mikes house. 7 of us this time. We hit a few different spots with little more than some clad to show so we decided to go back to the park were we hunted in the rain last weekend. We were able to pull another 6 silver...

I received a invite from Jeff, Fire Fighter 43, last week to come up to Wisconsin and hunt his new honey hole with him. The old picnic site :drool: So I took along my youngest boy, he's on spring break this week, and made the two hour drive up north. Jeff was there for about an hour and a half...

I got a chance to get out and hunt with a few forum members this week and was able to dig up a few goodies thumbsup01 Wednesday I got out with Marinedad, Mark, and a friend Ted. We went to a few spots Mark had picked out. My first good finds came from a late 1800's farm house. I was able to...

Mike 'Silverstar, Rob Tech125, Ted ,Earl and myself all met up Sunday at a town commons that Mike had picked out. Mike was the Silverstar for the day for sure!! :shocked04: But everyone found something even if it was just some wheaties. I was lucky enough to snag one Merc. A 1930s. 15 wheaties a...

Earl and I met up with Mike Silverstar and Rob Tech125 at the old school site Mike found. We got a light dusting of snow the night before but by the end of the day it was gone, it was a little muddy. We hunted for eight hours, had great time, and everyone found some silver in one form or...

Lately I've been seeing lots of outstanding jewelery being found! I know some come from tot lots and the wood chips. But the folks who are hunting and focusing on the playing fields, like football, soccer, and baseball . Where are the jewelery finds mainly coming from? The side lines , playing...

I meet up with Mark Marinedad, and from the FMDF forum, Mike Silverstar, Earl Sqrll29,and Rob Tech125 for hunt on Sunday. We spent 8 hours at the hunt site and we all had a blast! You know it's a good hunt when everybody involved walks away with at least one piece of silver!! Here's my days...

We took a trip this past weekend to visit family in central Illinois for the long weekend. I usually have plenty of time to kill while we're there so I usually bring the detector or two ;) along and find a place to hunt while I'm there. So Friday while on the way down we stopped in a little town...

The temperatures climbed into the 50's today and it's making the snow slowly recede :happydance01: I only had a bout 2 hours to hunt. So I went for it ! I found 14 cents in clad a little brass buckle, Matchbox car, and a cheep bracelet. After just digging the Matchbox car, in the same 3x3 area...

Well before the big thaw comes I figured I better have the E-Trac looked at. Shortly after buying my E-Trac (used) last year. I tryed turning the machine on one day....and nothing! :confused: So I keep pushing the power button and it finally came on. It would happen randomly through out the...

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Well I couldn't take it any more !! :twirlingeyes: So yesterday I got out while it warmed up to a warm feeling 32* lol I knew the ground was frozen solid so I picked a old farm house that's not lived in anymore. The owner pulled up and said We got a call someone was down here. So I figured I'd...

Well I couldn't stand it any more. I took the E-Trac out to a 1870's school site were I found a shield nickle late last year. The ground is frozen solid so I took along a long handled spade and went after it.... Thanks for lookin' & HH :grin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmg7gVbif-8#

I made a few videos this year. I was even able to get some of the goodies on full digs !! Here's a couple of those videos. Metal Detectin' with Ill Digger Another Old Farm Metal Detectin' with Ill Digger 3 Silver Spill 7-20-2010 If you want to see the others go to my You Tube page...

I see American Detectorist has an influx of new faces and names. I've picked up that there was a falling out on another forum? I was curious if anyone could fill us (or at least me.... because I'm nosie lol) in on the situation that brought so many members to the decision to jump ship. If it's...

I was doing a little research on a 1800's map :interesting: and found out there was once a one room school that sat were it's now just a farm field :shocked04:. After months of dreaming of the great finds just waiting and a cold winter coming real soon. I finally told myself I'm going, right...

I've hunted this place before and haven't found much more than a few wheaties. I seen this house on a old 1871 map I've got so the real oldies are stilll there. But I'm getting closer to them !! Metal Detectin' with Ill Digger Another Old Farm Thanks for lookin' & HH :grin:

Earlier this year I posted about a few houses in one neigborhood I hunted, with the help of a lady from that neighborhood. I have been giving that area a break, and desided the break was over. lol So I went to the ladies house and she came out. She said she had asked the neighbor on the other...

My buddy Earl & I went and checked out a old farm house today, that belongs to some of his family . I had a first for me....YES FINALLY!!! <: :happydance01: I also had a few other good finds. Earl didn't seem to do as well. But we plan on going back tomarrow, so hopefully he'll have better luck...