Trooper Bri
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Took a ride with my friend Nate and his missus to metal detect what you guys identified as a barn hole this morning. Another nice Saturday to be in the woods. I'm getting spoiled. My buddy Ron was along too, swinging his unused Bounty Hunter that got me interested in detecting.
Hiked down a skinny dirt road that divides 2 wooded properties. After a bit we came to the start of a rock wall that eventually intersects another wall that runs off into the woods. Next to that you can see the old road to the site. Follow that a bit and we got to the barn. Hoping this was virgin ground, but appears to be a bust. Found evidence (including dug iron items) left behind. A couple obviously tossed in the woods as I happened on some on the surface in my travels. Rotten buggers. So much for private property.
Found what appears to be the house site, a square of stones. Down a gentle slope from the barn foundation opening, then into what must have been a flat yard area curved around the rise the barn is built into, and finally the square of stones a bit further where the hill starts sloping off more. Maybe a few hundred feet away total.
Place was picked out pretty well. I wandered through the fields with nothing to show but old shotgun shells and some modern casings. My only find was an old spoon between the house site and barn. Ron had fun finding ancient beer cans from hunters and a ton of crunk around the barn. Told him to swing in the old road as we headed out, and he dug his first 2 oxen shoes, and a really old pocket knife.
Other issue besides being detected already, was the mineralization in some areas. My 350 would simply dummy up, or blurt out random stuff. Pinpointing with it is a bust too. Tried working the house site, but the detector never made a peep once I get within maybe 40 feet of it walking from the barn. Ron's was mostly quiet too in those areas, but seemed speak up for hot rocks where mine wont. Down the hill from the house was a bust too.
The detector did it last week at the place Dan took us, but I thought it was because my batteries dumped 1/2 way. Nope, it's just the detector not liking those grounds.
Oh well. 2 1/2 hours with friends in the woods was fun. Hole hunt #3 complete! Also took a woods selfie to update my avatar. We may wind up back at the place to explore, it's a large property. Thanks for reading, and on with the pics!
Here's the back wall of the barn. Over 5ft still. That's Ron in the pic for reference. The wall below where I'm standing and across from me are falling in.
Some of the springs Ron dug up in the barn (maybe 6 or so?). Off a buggy maybe?
What looks like the house site. I added lines to the pic as it's hard to see the stones. It's not exact, the foundation is bigger. Ron's actually walking in the direction towards the barn.
And behind me from the above pic, a bit down the hill, is this pile of stones. No idea what it is, and is in the "detector doesn't work" zone.
My only keeper of the day. No idea how old. Has some identity it it, guess I gotta find a spoon site. The mark to the far left looks like a club (like on a playing card). If it's silver plated, I suppose I got my first silver finally! :lol:
Hiked down a skinny dirt road that divides 2 wooded properties. After a bit we came to the start of a rock wall that eventually intersects another wall that runs off into the woods. Next to that you can see the old road to the site. Follow that a bit and we got to the barn. Hoping this was virgin ground, but appears to be a bust. Found evidence (including dug iron items) left behind. A couple obviously tossed in the woods as I happened on some on the surface in my travels. Rotten buggers. So much for private property.
Found what appears to be the house site, a square of stones. Down a gentle slope from the barn foundation opening, then into what must have been a flat yard area curved around the rise the barn is built into, and finally the square of stones a bit further where the hill starts sloping off more. Maybe a few hundred feet away total.
Place was picked out pretty well. I wandered through the fields with nothing to show but old shotgun shells and some modern casings. My only find was an old spoon between the house site and barn. Ron had fun finding ancient beer cans from hunters and a ton of crunk around the barn. Told him to swing in the old road as we headed out, and he dug his first 2 oxen shoes, and a really old pocket knife.
Other issue besides being detected already, was the mineralization in some areas. My 350 would simply dummy up, or blurt out random stuff. Pinpointing with it is a bust too. Tried working the house site, but the detector never made a peep once I get within maybe 40 feet of it walking from the barn. Ron's was mostly quiet too in those areas, but seemed speak up for hot rocks where mine wont. Down the hill from the house was a bust too.
The detector did it last week at the place Dan took us, but I thought it was because my batteries dumped 1/2 way. Nope, it's just the detector not liking those grounds.
Oh well. 2 1/2 hours with friends in the woods was fun. Hole hunt #3 complete! Also took a woods selfie to update my avatar. We may wind up back at the place to explore, it's a large property. Thanks for reading, and on with the pics!
Here's the back wall of the barn. Over 5ft still. That's Ron in the pic for reference. The wall below where I'm standing and across from me are falling in.
Some of the springs Ron dug up in the barn (maybe 6 or so?). Off a buggy maybe?
What looks like the house site. I added lines to the pic as it's hard to see the stones. It's not exact, the foundation is bigger. Ron's actually walking in the direction towards the barn.
And behind me from the above pic, a bit down the hill, is this pile of stones. No idea what it is, and is in the "detector doesn't work" zone.
My only keeper of the day. No idea how old. Has some identity it it, guess I gotta find a spoon site. The mark to the far left looks like a club (like on a playing card). If it's silver plated, I suppose I got my first silver finally! :lol:
