Latest Metal Detecting Adventure

Latest Metal Detecting Adventure

The last time i went out to do some metal detecting I was stopped in my tracks, first by my usual site being under lock and key, then secondly, the other site I have had my eye on was too hard and steep to get to, it was also very bushy and thorny that i didn't want to put my dog through torture of it all just for me.

So yesterday i went back on my own. My curiousity got the better of me. I just had to see what was down down there. So after walking about 2 miles on foot i got to this site, climbed down the steep, uneven, thorny hill sides to be met with some seriously uneven ground, with deep pot holes here and there, which were much harder to spot because of the snow. Yes, it's been snowing here.

Looking at this site from the roadside I could not see how many moats were actually stopping me from getting to certain parts of the site. The moats are all joined together, but come to an end on the outskirts of the site, shaped like the letter "T", but not straight.

Anyway, once i got past all these obstacles there was some decent ground to do some metal detecting on. But while i was setting up my metal detector it became clear from looking around that this site was very trashy. Crisp packets, old bottles, FOIL! There was loads everywhere, but i hadn't come this far for nothing.

Well, actually i had in a way! I found nothing but rubbish! Moslty foil. I did get some good signals that all turned out to be junk of some sort. One signal i dug for about 10 minutes, which was pretty deep, and blocked by thick tree roots, ended up being an old rusted shandy can.

Most of the signals were foil, but it was still nice to get out there and do some metal detecting. And at least my curiousity about this site has been seen to. I really thought that this site could hold some treasure, but it wasn't to be. Don't get me wrong, there could be something good there, I didn't search it all, that's impossible in one day, but from all the junk i found, and how hard this place is to get to, i don't think i'll be going back there in a hurry.

The Garrett Ace 250 was the thing that impressed me most. It can pick up the smallest bit of foil, so small that it took me 5 minutes to find it!

Here are some photos of the metal detecting site. And an old can of shandy.

Until the next time..

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Worst Day Metal Detecting

Worst Day Metal Detecting

I have had the worst day i have ever had metal detecting. I wanted to go and hunt two sites, one that ive never been to before and one where i have found a few coins in the past. Both turned into a disaster. The first site, the one ive never hunted before was just too hard to get to. Stinging nettles and big thorn bushes where all over the place, blocking every possible way of getting in there. And to top it all off the whole place was protected by a moat! I had my dog with me and didn't want him to get thorns in his paws. This place was seriously thorny.

So after this i thought i would go to my usual site, the one where ive found a few coins amoungst other things. Bad news, It's been blocked off by the guy who owns the surrounding fields! The gate that i have to go through so i can cross the field to get to this wooded area has been locked, so now i can't even go there.

Basically the metal detector didn't even get taken out of the bag! I'm really going to have to find some new sites. I cannot beleive that, i wouldn't of minded if i hadn't found anything but got the chance to actually do some digging..But to not even get one go of the detector, now that's the worst day ever.


I'm going to think of some new places.

Going Metal Detecting Soon

Since the new year i have been wanting to go metal detecting, but many things have stopped me from going. The weather has had it's moments, and this has been one of the reasons. My dog has also had a bad leg too, so i haven't wanted to push him too hard. The main reason has been that i have been looking for a new job. No luck so far im afraid. But now that i have given the job hunting some of my time, i think it's only fair to give the metal detecting some as well.

I have been thinking of a few places i want to go and have a look at, one being the site where i found a few coins, i only managed to search very little of that entire wooded area, and im convinced there is something good there, just waiting for me to find it.

My metal detector has not been used now for over 2 months, all i have done is turn it on every few days and run it over something metal just to keep it running ok. I don't like that, i bought it to use it, not leave it sitting there. But other things, higher in priority have to come first.

Stay tuned...I will be going out for a hunt soon, it's been too long and i want to get out there.