I've been dwelling on the Mn Metal Detector Shops in my area,which by the way are not to many,but my point is does a person really need a metal detector shop to find the detector that's right for you,or perhaps accessories if that be the case?
I have not been to all the shops in this state that sell metal detectors,but the few I've been to,are like going to a used car lot dealing with a used car salesman.
They monopolize the price,so you are not going to find a better deal by going to another shop.The prices are set in stone,and the mark up is there.
What is the markup the dealers get,by being able to purchase in bulk..and thus sell to us consumers?
That's a good question?
Or do the business owners who sell detectors for a living take this curiosity as a threat to their very survival?
Well honestly speaking,I personally don't care what they think,else I would not be writing this article.
That's why I strongly recommend you look around when shopping for metal detectors.
Many of these dealers have the prices set in stone,and many of the brands these companies push,decided to take care of the dealer..before the consumer.
So in many ways,shopping for metal detectors is like going though a car lot shopping for cars.These salesman need their cut,like they built the dam things.
Now please know now,I don't hate,nor am I against the Mn Metal Dector Shops in the state.I'm just stating,that there is markup on detectors,and the dealers who sell them,I won't bend over backwards buying the slogan how great it is to support local business.
Buying something anywhere for that matter,only helps the guy selling.
When it's made in America,you're dam right it helps,but what difference is there buying one online for a cheeper price?
This economy is hurting us shoppers too!!
We've been spammed here pretty dang hard by local metal detector shops,and their bottom line is how great it is to buy local,and help your local community by keeping business in the area.
Well that's great for them,but we're not talking groceries here,or clothing.
It's a metal detector for Christs sake...
Most these shops think this blog is here to support their business.
If any product is sold from this blog,I get a chump change at best.
For example to keep it simple,I make 4 bucks out of every hundred spent.
A dealer makes a hell of alot more than that,and many of these dealers spend their time here to get whatever sale I can get..Which is about 1 sale a year,they feel they need that too.
They have the detector for you,and they absolutely love selling them to a family,or husband / wife..because they end up selling more detectors.
I'd say the big money when it comes to metal detectors..is selling them!!!
LOL
I'd say 75% of all metal detectors sold,the guy who sold it to you,made more money off the markup,than what you'll ever pull out of the ground with it.
The dealer selling this to you,knows that :)
This sounds more like lining their own pocket,than making a big difference for your local economy,by buying local etc.
I've had it with these shops,and websites that come here trying to sell their shit,by using my reviews,my experience,and the stories..and opinions I have to share here.
You guys have shops,and websites..stay the hell out of here,because if I wanted to inform all my readers where all the local metal detector shops are..I'd just cust,copy,and paste the phone book here..Geeewhizzzz.
I've told my readers a gazillion times..shop where you can get the best deal,and most all reputable brands of detectors have a warranty.
If it was not for the warranty,even the dealers wouldn't be around very long..It's that warranty that makes a detector reputable,and finding the best price for a detector is the other factor in my book..Not metal detector dealers with the smile on their face,and pissing down my back at the same time..
Yea,yea,yea..I've heard it all..The dealer is very resourceful,helpful,knowledgable etc..
This is Minnesota for crying out loud...LOL
When it comes to someone selling you a metal detector,they sell alot of jargon as well getting you to buy it.
It's really up to you,on what you accomplish,and what your gains will be.
If treasure hunting is in your veins,you won't remember a dam word the dealer said to you on your purchase.
I'll keep you posted on the local Mn Metal Detector shops..that I assure you of.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Bad Locations Metal Detecting
I have not written much here,because my adventures out in the field can be summed up as some bad lacations for metal detecting.
Not bad as in nothing has been lost at these locations over time,it's just they are cleaned out.
So I decided to vent a little here tonight,and have come to the conclusion that the worst places to metal detect are locations that have been cleaned out by other coin hunters with a detector.
I know this is not positive news to the readers here,but the best places have been cleaned out long ago.
So just by typing in google looking for the best locations to metal detect here in Minnesota..A thousand other folks with metal detectors just did prior to yourself.
Odds are you'll be digging up the same junk targets the guy/gal prior to you dug up,and you'll begin to notice you're un-earthing the same crap,then reburried in the same hole more than once.
Now that's a bad location.
Now..I know we all hear the salesman do his pitch,and those that promote specific brands of metal detectors,and some of the encouragement from other metal detector folks.
They say this old quote ->
"Just because someone else already metal detected the area,don't mean he,or she found everything".
No,I guess it don't mean the place is 100% cleaned out by the prior person metal detecting the area.
But after 100 people over time have metal detected that area,one can say it's pretty cleaned out.
So that old saying,and quoute I just mentioned..really is a weak statement when it comes to regards of Mn metal detecting.
We don't have the beaches,with the tides churning sand un-earthing things over time.
We have parks,and locations where people have gathered over a period of 120 years..Such as churches,old picnic spots etc.
But for the last 40 years,we've had people like you & I on the hunt for lost objects,no matter what they may be.
The last for metal detecting trips I've done,have left me with new change that is lost,and it's rare lately I find any silver anymore.
It's frustrating when a person has to plan road trips of some distance,and in hopes he can detect in some of these locations etc.
Every place is a bad location.
The trick is finding good locations to metal detect that have not been detected before.
The other factor in that location,is the garbage factor.
I swear trash was left more so on the ground,than being picked up by todays standard with trying to make a difference from 40-50 ago.
Most good detectors can avoid alot of the junk all together...But not when it's a junk pile you're on...(to much crap per square foot)
Nails,weld chunk,pull tabs..and aluminum.It only takes so many pieces of this crap per square foot to make it so frustrating that a person might as well sift the ground through a screen mesh.
I've metal detected areas that obviously had great finds in the ground,but some of these locations are so full of "shit" in the ground that gives a great signal,but lack the finds due to the fact you're un-earthing all kinds of crap make it a full time job digging up crap.
Bad locations...Locations where people drank beer,and locations that have been detected 10 + times or more.
Auuugh...
Not bad as in nothing has been lost at these locations over time,it's just they are cleaned out.
So I decided to vent a little here tonight,and have come to the conclusion that the worst places to metal detect are locations that have been cleaned out by other coin hunters with a detector.
I know this is not positive news to the readers here,but the best places have been cleaned out long ago.
So just by typing in google looking for the best locations to metal detect here in Minnesota..A thousand other folks with metal detectors just did prior to yourself.
Odds are you'll be digging up the same junk targets the guy/gal prior to you dug up,and you'll begin to notice you're un-earthing the same crap,then reburried in the same hole more than once.
Now that's a bad location.
Now..I know we all hear the salesman do his pitch,and those that promote specific brands of metal detectors,and some of the encouragement from other metal detector folks.
They say this old quote ->
"Just because someone else already metal detected the area,don't mean he,or she found everything".
No,I guess it don't mean the place is 100% cleaned out by the prior person metal detecting the area.
But after 100 people over time have metal detected that area,one can say it's pretty cleaned out.
So that old saying,and quoute I just mentioned..really is a weak statement when it comes to regards of Mn metal detecting.
We don't have the beaches,with the tides churning sand un-earthing things over time.
We have parks,and locations where people have gathered over a period of 120 years..Such as churches,old picnic spots etc.
But for the last 40 years,we've had people like you & I on the hunt for lost objects,no matter what they may be.
The last for metal detecting trips I've done,have left me with new change that is lost,and it's rare lately I find any silver anymore.
It's frustrating when a person has to plan road trips of some distance,and in hopes he can detect in some of these locations etc.
Every place is a bad location.
The trick is finding good locations to metal detect that have not been detected before.
The other factor in that location,is the garbage factor.
I swear trash was left more so on the ground,than being picked up by todays standard with trying to make a difference from 40-50 ago.
Most good detectors can avoid alot of the junk all together...But not when it's a junk pile you're on...(to much crap per square foot)
Nails,weld chunk,pull tabs..and aluminum.It only takes so many pieces of this crap per square foot to make it so frustrating that a person might as well sift the ground through a screen mesh.
I've metal detected areas that obviously had great finds in the ground,but some of these locations are so full of "shit" in the ground that gives a great signal,but lack the finds due to the fact you're un-earthing all kinds of crap make it a full time job digging up crap.
Bad locations...Locations where people drank beer,and locations that have been detected 10 + times or more.
Auuugh...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Metal Detecting In Southern Mn
I received a few e-mails this week regarding metal detecting in Southern Mn. A person has to use the same concept as if you were metal detecting in Northern Minnesota. I like parks best,and campsites,and where people associated with another.Such as picnics,gatherings,and events. This part of the state is farm country,and I've been metal detecting this area,and farms can be a challenge.There is just so much junk in the ground,that it becomes majorly frustrating. I guess I could some it up,a good spot is where you find it. If you have a cheaper detector,just know you'll have a long day digging up iron nails,and various other farm artifacts that are classified in the "junk department". I've been in the St James Mn area,and explored some around Manakto.There is alot of ground to cover down here,and some locations are clearly better than others of course,and that rule applies where ever you may be metal detecting in Minnesota.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Metal Detecting In Wisconsin
I'd like to hear more stories from others,about their finds when it comes to metal detecting in Wisconsin.
I know some time back,there was a gentleman I ran into in the very early spring,and he was metal detecting in in the state park there at St Croix Falls.
The park was closed,and there was nobody around to bother him,and do admit he had a good thing going for him that day.
I'm sure where ever there is beautiful scenery,people for 100's of years have gathered in those locations to enjoy it,so natural attractions are a nice place to detect if you can get away with it.
So if any of you have some stories you'd like to share about your Wisconsin metal detecting experiences,I'd love to hear from you.
I'm sure there is some good stories to tell,and some great finds there as well.
I assume Minnesota & Wisconsin are pretty much on the same level as far as the various minerals there in the ground.So I don't expect to read about gold nuggets that have been found there,but I bet you there has been some great,and interesting find there none the less.
If I can ever afford a road trip,perhaps someday I'll get outh there,and do some metal detecting in Wisconsin.For now,I'm stuck here digging up nails in farm fields.
I know some day I'll strinke it rich..hahahahaha..:)
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Best To Buy Metal Detectors Online
I get asked this question often.Where is the best place to buy a metal detector online.
The truth is,there all pretty much priced the same no matter where you buy.So one shop on the East Coast,won't be any cheaper than a shop on the West Coast.
In my opinion the best place to buy metal detectors online would probably be at Amazon,or the official website of the manufacturer.Usually same day shipping,and also free shipping included with the sale.
That's where I shop even for my metal detector gear.It's just easier,and in most cases save money just doing business there.Alot of these stores,and shops charge to much for their over-head in my opinion.
I don't need anyone showing me how to work one,when a person gets detailed directions with one,and in most cases they even throw in a "how-to video" that really gets a person started on the right track.
So when it comes to the best places to buy metal detectors I'd try them.
Perhaps in the future I'll add a link with all the models they have,and they have a pretty good variety and brands of metal detectors to choose from,than any store would ever have in stock.
Pluse alot of dealers in detector sales stick to one,two,or three brands,and that brand is usually a model they get the most commission from,and that really don't help a customer when he's trying to choose the best model for him,and with choosing,the price range is a big factor when deciding which metal detector to buy.
Online metal detector sales are pretty much the same price as a dealer.If you can figure out how to work a microwave oven,you can pretty much figure out how to work the unit you buy.
The best place to buy a metal detector,is where you get the best price,and the warranty comes with it.
Do you need a car salesman to show you how to drive the car off the lot?
Of course not!
"Nor" do you need a salesman giving you the pitch on how to find coins,relics,or what have you in the ground,with his little trash can with sand with coins,and jewelry in.
The dealers main job is to sell it to you,and he'll talk..and walk the walk when doing so..LOL
Bring some of these dealers out in the field,and odds are these tards couldn't sell one if their life depended on it,but they are a professional in the store,and a die hard metal detector enthusiast to your ears.
We're getting letters from readers,and hope to help those more interested in online metal dector sales.So keep checking back.
Honest reviews,and those who contribute their thoughts here,none of them have swamp land in Florida for sale.
The truth is,there all pretty much priced the same no matter where you buy.So one shop on the East Coast,won't be any cheaper than a shop on the West Coast.
In my opinion the best place to buy metal detectors online would probably be at Amazon,or the official website of the manufacturer.Usually same day shipping,and also free shipping included with the sale.
That's where I shop even for my metal detector gear.It's just easier,and in most cases save money just doing business there.Alot of these stores,and shops charge to much for their over-head in my opinion.
I don't need anyone showing me how to work one,when a person gets detailed directions with one,and in most cases they even throw in a "how-to video" that really gets a person started on the right track.
So when it comes to the best places to buy metal detectors I'd try them.
Perhaps in the future I'll add a link with all the models they have,and they have a pretty good variety and brands of metal detectors to choose from,than any store would ever have in stock.
Pluse alot of dealers in detector sales stick to one,two,or three brands,and that brand is usually a model they get the most commission from,and that really don't help a customer when he's trying to choose the best model for him,and with choosing,the price range is a big factor when deciding which metal detector to buy.
Online metal detector sales are pretty much the same price as a dealer.If you can figure out how to work a microwave oven,you can pretty much figure out how to work the unit you buy.
The best place to buy a metal detector,is where you get the best price,and the warranty comes with it.
Do you need a car salesman to show you how to drive the car off the lot?
Of course not!
"Nor" do you need a salesman giving you the pitch on how to find coins,relics,or what have you in the ground,with his little trash can with sand with coins,and jewelry in.
The dealers main job is to sell it to you,and he'll talk..and walk the walk when doing so..LOL
Bring some of these dealers out in the field,and odds are these tards couldn't sell one if their life depended on it,but they are a professional in the store,and a die hard metal detector enthusiast to your ears.
We're getting letters from readers,and hope to help those more interested in online metal dector sales.So keep checking back.
Honest reviews,and those who contribute their thoughts here,none of them have swamp land in Florida for sale.
Friday, April 20, 2012
New Metal Detectors
I was just window shopping the other day browsing at some of the new metal detectors for the 2012 year.
Obviously,I didn't read any reviews,because many of these new models just came out a couple months back,and spring has now pretty much arrived on our doorsteps.So more of us will be getting out there with our detectors.Some of us using are older one's,and some trying their skills on a newer model.
I know many of the models doing all they can by trying to trump the competition,by various ways..Bigger coils,or trying to be the best dector for depth,or perhaps identification of the targets in the ground etc.
I haven't seen anything to make me drop the one I'm using,to go out and buy a new detector.
I don't need a detector that goes 3 feet deep possibly identifying it's target etc.Where I detect I can't be digging 3 foot holes.Not only that,not sure how many I could dig at that depth anyways.
Now if I was looking for gold,and if I new the area didn't have aluminum cans,or old iron chunks of garbage burried 3 feet deep,then I'd want that detector.
I already know that reading reviews can go both ways.There are honest reviews,and then reviews generated by the company that are always comparing one detector,to another.They stick out like a sore thumb.
Another thing that erks me in reviews of the new metal detectors is how one brand always finds something,that another brand did not.Well odds are on the next controlled trial,the other detector would win.
So many of these trials are one sided,and conducted by the competition.
The best way to know the reliability of another detector is to ask someone you personally know who has one,because I've read enough reviews here online that makes the worst detector,worthy of giving up mine for it.
One thing I do notice when it comes to the quality,and the reliabilty of a new detector is the price.Usually the more expensive the detector,the better the detector.
I also think the best detectors are in the 700-1000.00...Unless you are really planning on doing some serious prospecting,the one's designed basically for gold prospecting might cost a little more.That's not my expertise,because they don't have gold here in the area I live,so why would I pretend to be an expert on those detectors..I'm not.
I'll post some reviews when they come in on some of the new metal detectors 2012 as they come in.
Obviously,I didn't read any reviews,because many of these new models just came out a couple months back,and spring has now pretty much arrived on our doorsteps.So more of us will be getting out there with our detectors.Some of us using are older one's,and some trying their skills on a newer model.
I know many of the models doing all they can by trying to trump the competition,by various ways..Bigger coils,or trying to be the best dector for depth,or perhaps identification of the targets in the ground etc.
I haven't seen anything to make me drop the one I'm using,to go out and buy a new detector.
I don't need a detector that goes 3 feet deep possibly identifying it's target etc.Where I detect I can't be digging 3 foot holes.Not only that,not sure how many I could dig at that depth anyways.
Now if I was looking for gold,and if I new the area didn't have aluminum cans,or old iron chunks of garbage burried 3 feet deep,then I'd want that detector.
I already know that reading reviews can go both ways.There are honest reviews,and then reviews generated by the company that are always comparing one detector,to another.They stick out like a sore thumb.
Another thing that erks me in reviews of the new metal detectors is how one brand always finds something,that another brand did not.Well odds are on the next controlled trial,the other detector would win.
So many of these trials are one sided,and conducted by the competition.
The best way to know the reliability of another detector is to ask someone you personally know who has one,because I've read enough reviews here online that makes the worst detector,worthy of giving up mine for it.
One thing I do notice when it comes to the quality,and the reliabilty of a new detector is the price.Usually the more expensive the detector,the better the detector.
I also think the best detectors are in the 700-1000.00...Unless you are really planning on doing some serious prospecting,the one's designed basically for gold prospecting might cost a little more.That's not my expertise,because they don't have gold here in the area I live,so why would I pretend to be an expert on those detectors..I'm not.
I'll post some reviews when they come in on some of the new metal detectors 2012 as they come in.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Minelab Explorer Reviews
I can't really knock the machine,and is more than a tad expensive than my White's Spectrum XLT when buying new.
My understanding is this is a great detector for deeper objects in the ground.
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Some of the reviews claim up to 3 feets deep.I suppose if you're in the woods,or some farm field before planting,you can get away with digging a whole that deep.
Personally that's just to dang deep for me,and this detector aint no break through on technology by slapping a bigger coil on it,just more hype in my opinion.
I got suspicious of many of the reviews,especially when they kept comparing this detector to the White's brand.
Proving a good detector by bashing the competition is a sure sign of dishonesty..Review the detector,not compare it.Anyone can compare metal detectors,but stick to the review to give other readers a sense of what the detector is all about,not a scale from 1-10 on how it compares to some other brand.
I think this one is a bit over-priced,and if I was going to buy one,I'd probably look around to buy a used one.Another thing that kind of sticks out with this model,is there are an awful lot of these for sale used,unlike some of the other brands.
I know the economy has something to do with that,and they probably hold their value to some degree.I've sold things myself while in a pinch.
I used this machine,and let my friend use mine.
My opinion is this detector is great for deep objects..it really can't be beat as far as depth.
If that is an issue that makes you determine buying one,then this detector is for you.
But if you are looking to buy one,and buy one not so dang expensive,and not worried about objects 3 feet deep..Go with another brand at half the price.
There is no way this detector could beat my Spectrum...I'll be finding more stuff,while the one using this machine is digging trenches to dig up a 3 foot deep aluminum cans.
Maybe on the beaches,and in fields,and parks in Europe where civilization has crossed the same piece of land for 1000's of years,but here in Minnesota I don't need something like this.
Metal Detector Online
I've received some mail asking me where a person should shop for a metal detector.
I've mentioned before,and I'll say it again.Check out some of the shops in your area,or shop around for a metal detector online.See where you get the better price.
With the price of gas these days,and if the nearest metal detector store is more than 50 miles from you,perhaps it's easier to just buy one online.
They all come with directions,and may have a video included with it.Not only that,there are plenty of Youtube videos out there,and odds are using the same detector you purchased.
If you can work a simple transister radio,or operate a coffee maker,odds are you'll understand,and easily learn on your own how to work your metal detector.
Practice in your back yard with various coins you burry,and also practice with trash.
There is no rush,so take your time and learn your detector.There easy to figure out,and odds are the guy showing you at the store how to use it,has never used one outside of the store.
There are way more complicated things to learn than a metal detector.I learned on my own about mine,and read the directions of course,so don't let buying a metal detector online scare ya.
I've mentioned before,and I'll say it again.Check out some of the shops in your area,or shop around for a metal detector online.See where you get the better price.
With the price of gas these days,and if the nearest metal detector store is more than 50 miles from you,perhaps it's easier to just buy one online.
They all come with directions,and may have a video included with it.Not only that,there are plenty of Youtube videos out there,and odds are using the same detector you purchased.
If you can work a simple transister radio,or operate a coffee maker,odds are you'll understand,and easily learn on your own how to work your metal detector.
Practice in your back yard with various coins you burry,and also practice with trash.
There is no rush,so take your time and learn your detector.There easy to figure out,and odds are the guy showing you at the store how to use it,has never used one outside of the store.
There are way more complicated things to learn than a metal detector.I learned on my own about mine,and read the directions of course,so don't let buying a metal detector online scare ya.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Good Places To Metal Detect
I've written prior articles to this one,and discussing good places to metal detect in Minnesota.
Now please think about what your asking,and searching for regarding that very question.
First off,that very question has been asked probably by 10,000 people before you,and if there was a page online that listed the best places to detect here in the state,you can rest assured that 10,000 people would have metal detected those spots before you even thought of asking.
So use some common sense when asking that question.
Here is a good example -->
Say I wrote an article on best places to metal detect in Minnesota here on the blog.Even gave good directions,and even added good parking spots with each location.
By the time you got there,all you'd find is evidence of prior metal detector enthusiasts,who left their junk targets in the ground,and every target you dug up would feel like the target was just burried by a squirrel.Then you'd realize someone was there prior to you,and already checked out what it was,and then covered in back up.
Oh yea...Parks,beaches,and various other sites are cleaned out.
I've cleaned parks out of all the silver change,rings,and what have you..I left the pennies because I'm not digging up a hundred of them to make a buck.So rest assured there are plenty of pennies for you at these locations.
You're not going to find much after I comb an area.
Sure,things get overlooked many times,but not 99% of the time.
A person who knows how to work his detector,can easily clean out an area.
Just like your back yard..You want to keep metal detecting that over,and over,and over again?
Imagined it detected 200 times...Would you like to metal detect it again?
Of course not.
Good places to metal detect are places that have not been metal detected...PERIOD!!
Do you think someone is going to write the locations on where the good places are?
They'll write about it afterwards,when they got the place cleaned out.
The best places are wherever you can get away with detecting.
Anywhere you can...I wouldn't recommend farm fields,unless something gives you reason to,or you live in the U.K..or Europe..Well,lets just say I'm talking about Minnesota farm fields.I'm sure down south there could be some ineteresting finds.
I'd say anywhere there is a lot,where people camped,fished,swam,old parks,near old businesses etc..etc..Any where you can get away with it.
I know the laways etc,and I only hear crap reading it online where people are always talking "know the laws".
Just stay off private property.That's all I say.
I've been metal detecting for several years,and I've never had one problem with the cities,police,park workers etc.
I wouldn't go into "any location" during the busy season,and especially if it looks like I could draw some attention to myself,but you could catch me there in the late fall before the ground freezes,without a person knowing.
Another thing is how you conduct yourself,and never carry a shovel..EVER...That looks bad!!
Use a little,but strong handspade..While I slowly walk & detect,I carry the handspade up against my wrist,like a prison inmate carrying a knife to hide it...I look so non threatening while detecting.Anyone going by,never even sees my hand spade.
Make sure you take your target out of the ground carefully.Learn how to pinpoint your target.If all possible keep the hole 2-3-4 inches,and cut out the clump of dirt.Take the treasure,or the pull tab and put it in your pocket,and put the clump back in,and the dirt..Make that spot looks the same before you dug it up.
Early mornings are better also..Before alot of people are out and about.
I say this over,and over again.The best places to metal detect is wherever you can.
Places you find on your own.That's how this game is.
The last place you want to detect is some spot mentioned online..Right?
Because it's been detected many times over.
I was detecting a small beach once,and a truck pulled up with a father,and his 2 sons..I suppose between 17-19 years of age.
They had 3 top of the line "Bounty Hunters",and a sour look seeing me packing up with my "Whites".
We talked some on detecting,and they were very nice folks who were vacationing here in Minnesota.
Anyways..I had the place pretty much cleaned out.
I did return a few days later to that location,just to kill some time before lunch,and detected again...That family REALLY cleaned the place out,and also left the junk in the ground,and I could tell this trash was unburried,and then put back in the hole.
You'll find alot of targets like that in the parks,when you dig up a target,and it seems like the spot you're digging up was dug up before.It was..:)
It's always aluminum,or big iron objects at times that can give give off a good signal.It happens with the best detectors too..Don't let anyone tell you otherwise...It's part of detecting.The junk does get in occasionally.
Detect wherever you can,and always keep thinking on the virgin ground locations.
Now please don't get depressed.I still hit the beaches,and make great finds occasionally.
But once I clean a place out.I don't go back there,and I know there are veterans like me out there in this hobby that do the same thing.What's the point?
But..you never know..:)
Good places to meatl detect are places you come up with yourself.Not locations you'd find online.
Now please think about what your asking,and searching for regarding that very question.
First off,that very question has been asked probably by 10,000 people before you,and if there was a page online that listed the best places to detect here in the state,you can rest assured that 10,000 people would have metal detected those spots before you even thought of asking.
So use some common sense when asking that question.
Here is a good example -->
Say I wrote an article on best places to metal detect in Minnesota here on the blog.Even gave good directions,and even added good parking spots with each location.
By the time you got there,all you'd find is evidence of prior metal detector enthusiasts,who left their junk targets in the ground,and every target you dug up would feel like the target was just burried by a squirrel.Then you'd realize someone was there prior to you,and already checked out what it was,and then covered in back up.
Oh yea...Parks,beaches,and various other sites are cleaned out.
I've cleaned parks out of all the silver change,rings,and what have you..I left the pennies because I'm not digging up a hundred of them to make a buck.So rest assured there are plenty of pennies for you at these locations.
You're not going to find much after I comb an area.
Sure,things get overlooked many times,but not 99% of the time.
A person who knows how to work his detector,can easily clean out an area.
Just like your back yard..You want to keep metal detecting that over,and over,and over again?
Imagined it detected 200 times...Would you like to metal detect it again?
Of course not.
Good places to metal detect are places that have not been metal detected...PERIOD!!
Do you think someone is going to write the locations on where the good places are?
They'll write about it afterwards,when they got the place cleaned out.
The best places are wherever you can get away with detecting.
Anywhere you can...I wouldn't recommend farm fields,unless something gives you reason to,or you live in the U.K..or Europe..Well,lets just say I'm talking about Minnesota farm fields.I'm sure down south there could be some ineteresting finds.
I'd say anywhere there is a lot,where people camped,fished,swam,old parks,near old businesses etc..etc..Any where you can get away with it.
I know the laways etc,and I only hear crap reading it online where people are always talking "know the laws".
Just stay off private property.That's all I say.
I've been metal detecting for several years,and I've never had one problem with the cities,police,park workers etc.
I wouldn't go into "any location" during the busy season,and especially if it looks like I could draw some attention to myself,but you could catch me there in the late fall before the ground freezes,without a person knowing.
Another thing is how you conduct yourself,and never carry a shovel..EVER...That looks bad!!
Use a little,but strong handspade..While I slowly walk & detect,I carry the handspade up against my wrist,like a prison inmate carrying a knife to hide it...I look so non threatening while detecting.Anyone going by,never even sees my hand spade.
Make sure you take your target out of the ground carefully.Learn how to pinpoint your target.If all possible keep the hole 2-3-4 inches,and cut out the clump of dirt.Take the treasure,or the pull tab and put it in your pocket,and put the clump back in,and the dirt..Make that spot looks the same before you dug it up.
Early mornings are better also..Before alot of people are out and about.
I say this over,and over again.The best places to metal detect is wherever you can.
Places you find on your own.That's how this game is.
The last place you want to detect is some spot mentioned online..Right?
Because it's been detected many times over.
I was detecting a small beach once,and a truck pulled up with a father,and his 2 sons..I suppose between 17-19 years of age.
They had 3 top of the line "Bounty Hunters",and a sour look seeing me packing up with my "Whites".
We talked some on detecting,and they were very nice folks who were vacationing here in Minnesota.
Anyways..I had the place pretty much cleaned out.
I did return a few days later to that location,just to kill some time before lunch,and detected again...That family REALLY cleaned the place out,and also left the junk in the ground,and I could tell this trash was unburried,and then put back in the hole.
You'll find alot of targets like that in the parks,when you dig up a target,and it seems like the spot you're digging up was dug up before.It was..:)
It's always aluminum,or big iron objects at times that can give give off a good signal.It happens with the best detectors too..Don't let anyone tell you otherwise...It's part of detecting.The junk does get in occasionally.
Detect wherever you can,and always keep thinking on the virgin ground locations.
Now please don't get depressed.I still hit the beaches,and make great finds occasionally.
But once I clean a place out.I don't go back there,and I know there are veterans like me out there in this hobby that do the same thing.What's the point?
But..you never know..:)
Good places to meatl detect are places you come up with yourself.Not locations you'd find online.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Wisconsin Metal Detectors
There use to be a place my dad brought me as a kid.It was an older man who ran a store out of his garage,and he had all kinds of odd things for sale.
One thing he had hanging on the wall,was a detector he used in WWII,that he considered one of the best of all of Wisconsin Metal Detectors combined,because he personally used it to clear mines,and thus saved alot of American lives.
No,it wasn't for sale,and he had no other metal detectors for sale that I knew of,but to this day my dad still brings up his old shop that he had out back in that old spider infested garage.
But back to Wisconsin,I'd have to say there is some good ground there to detect,and I'd probably rank the state a tad better than Minnesota when it comes to looking for lost items.I judge a state mainly by the minerals to be found,the type of activity that took place there,such as historical events,then peg it down to how long people have been there that used metal.Keep in mind I'm not familiar with metal detector stores in WI.
I so wish they made metal detectors that forund Indian artifacts,but due to the fact they were made out of stone,I guess I could say that's wishful thinking.
Civilizations who used metal,had metal coins,and metal jewelry,not that I'm knocking civilizations who didn't harness the technology of working with metals,just stating the fact a metal dtector can only do so much.So to investigate an area,you have to kind of stick to those who in the past used metal.
Now Europe is an interesting example,because the Roman Empire was pretty much all over Europe at one time,or another.So one could take advantage of the past civilizations there,unlike here in the U.S.
The gentleman I was talking about earlier,who sold things out of his garage shop,found all kinds of unknown object with his metal detector,which back in his day during the war they called a mine sweeper.Now that's what I'd love to get involved with.
There were tons of treasures found just by the trenches dug,and fox holes.It makes a person wish they almost could live in Europe to detect,but I'd assume dig up nails here,than relocate over there.Just a find is good enough for this old boy.
I'm not to familiar with metal detecting stores in WI.I do know however they exist,but I bought my detector online,and saved a few bucks.I don't know where the best places to metal detector there either,but do know there is a large number of us there looking for things lost.So I guess your neighbors to the west of you are in the same boat.So the places to metal detect in Wisconsin would be pretty much the same type of places you'd metal detect here in Minnesota.
I'll update this article later on this week,and add some personal stories from some of the Wisconsin residents,and their tales of hunting for something lost in the ground.
One thing he had hanging on the wall,was a detector he used in WWII,that he considered one of the best of all of Wisconsin Metal Detectors combined,because he personally used it to clear mines,and thus saved alot of American lives.
No,it wasn't for sale,and he had no other metal detectors for sale that I knew of,but to this day my dad still brings up his old shop that he had out back in that old spider infested garage.
But back to Wisconsin,I'd have to say there is some good ground there to detect,and I'd probably rank the state a tad better than Minnesota when it comes to looking for lost items.I judge a state mainly by the minerals to be found,the type of activity that took place there,such as historical events,then peg it down to how long people have been there that used metal.Keep in mind I'm not familiar with metal detector stores in WI.
I so wish they made metal detectors that forund Indian artifacts,but due to the fact they were made out of stone,I guess I could say that's wishful thinking.
Civilizations who used metal,had metal coins,and metal jewelry,not that I'm knocking civilizations who didn't harness the technology of working with metals,just stating the fact a metal dtector can only do so much.So to investigate an area,you have to kind of stick to those who in the past used metal.
Now Europe is an interesting example,because the Roman Empire was pretty much all over Europe at one time,or another.So one could take advantage of the past civilizations there,unlike here in the U.S.
The gentleman I was talking about earlier,who sold things out of his garage shop,found all kinds of unknown object with his metal detector,which back in his day during the war they called a mine sweeper.Now that's what I'd love to get involved with.
There were tons of treasures found just by the trenches dug,and fox holes.It makes a person wish they almost could live in Europe to detect,but I'd assume dig up nails here,than relocate over there.Just a find is good enough for this old boy.
I'm not to familiar with metal detecting stores in WI.I do know however they exist,but I bought my detector online,and saved a few bucks.I don't know where the best places to metal detector there either,but do know there is a large number of us there looking for things lost.So I guess your neighbors to the west of you are in the same boat.So the places to metal detect in Wisconsin would be pretty much the same type of places you'd metal detect here in Minnesota.
I'll update this article later on this week,and add some personal stories from some of the Wisconsin residents,and their tales of hunting for something lost in the ground.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Where To Buy A Metal Detector
I've received quite a bit of mail asking where is the best place to buy a metal detector in Mn.
I know there are alot of dealers out there,and the one's I did do business with closed shop a little while back.As I mentioned in other articles here,Minnesota is not the metal detecting capital of the world,even though there are a heck of alot of nice finds here.So some of the best places to shop for one are probably out of state,or online.
Out on the west coast,or wherever there is ocean coastline,I'm sure there are alot of metal detecting shops,or prospecting type stores that carry,and just specialize in detectors.Another area where the majority prospector shops are located is in "gold country"..The sad fact is,Minnesota lacks the coastline beaches,and not enough yellow in the ground up here to make these shops a success.They'd be closed 6 months out of the year up here.
I bought mine used from a friend,the directions came with it,and learned by myself on how to use one.It's not rocket science,and they are pretty simple to figure out,even for an old fart like me.
Having a manual with the detector is a nice thing also.Because there are fine tune adjustments alot of the new detectors have,and having the directions makes it so much more easier in doing so when buying a detector.
Plus it has the manufacturer contact information of the detector,incase one wants replacement parts,or getting the best information on repair incase of breakage,and some send their metal detectors in every couple years to just give them an old fashioned tune up.
So if you buy one used,get a manual if you can that came with it.If the guy/gal lost it,just find out the manufacturer,and you can look up information online.
The best place to buy a metal detector is honestly where you get the best price.
Sure,a store specializing in detectors will walk ya though it,probably have a demo out,and you can watch their sales tactics...The old pop tab,and quarter,nail trick in the sand bucket show,showing you how great the detector is,in disciminating targets in the ground.
Unfortunately,out in the field it's not always that way,and you'll end up learning on your own the potential of the detector.It's comes down to you learning it,and out in the field using it,and when buying one from a shop,one usually makes up his mind that he wants one,and he's going to buy one before he even steps foot in the door.
I guess I'm saying when buying one,don't let the salesman influence you.He may show you how it works,but the teaching part will be from you,by going the old trial & error route.
I'd find a reputable brand,and money usually talks when it comes to detectors,but there are some good cheeper one's a person can by for starting out.The more expensive you go,usually means the detector has a better idea if the target is junk,or/and identify what it presumes the target is.
Such as,my metal detector is pretty dang good at identifying if a target is a penny,dime,or quarter.
A cheeper metal detector might give you a probabilty if it's a coin,or not.
A real cheep metal detector?..Well the target could be anything,because it don't know a pulltab,from a silver quarter in the ground.
The better detector,the less junk you'll dig up,and thus less times having to bend over.
It would be easier to escavate a part like an archaeologist,than go in their with a cheep metal detector digging up every junk target.That gets old,and I assure you,that'll you'll end up giving up metal detecting altogether going that route.
So when it comes to Minnesota Metal Detectors stores,shop around for the best price,that's all I got to say,and get the best one you can.Odds are you can find the same model online for cheeper.
You're not going to find the good stuff,having to dig up every junk target you come across.You'll be spending all your time digging up junk,and believe me,that loses its appeal after an afternoon,not to mention a sore back.
So if you're wondering where is the best place to buy a metal detector in Mn ,or any state for that matter.Check out some of the online prices below.There is a good variety there from the affordable to the professional.
I will update this article with more tips for shopping for metal detectors.I'll make sure to discuss some brands,and also include some reviews.
I know there are alot of dealers out there,and the one's I did do business with closed shop a little while back.As I mentioned in other articles here,Minnesota is not the metal detecting capital of the world,even though there are a heck of alot of nice finds here.So some of the best places to shop for one are probably out of state,or online.
Out on the west coast,or wherever there is ocean coastline,I'm sure there are alot of metal detecting shops,or prospecting type stores that carry,and just specialize in detectors.Another area where the majority prospector shops are located is in "gold country"..The sad fact is,Minnesota lacks the coastline beaches,and not enough yellow in the ground up here to make these shops a success.They'd be closed 6 months out of the year up here.
I bought mine used from a friend,the directions came with it,and learned by myself on how to use one.It's not rocket science,and they are pretty simple to figure out,even for an old fart like me.
Having a manual with the detector is a nice thing also.Because there are fine tune adjustments alot of the new detectors have,and having the directions makes it so much more easier in doing so when buying a detector.
Plus it has the manufacturer contact information of the detector,incase one wants replacement parts,or getting the best information on repair incase of breakage,and some send their metal detectors in every couple years to just give them an old fashioned tune up.
So if you buy one used,get a manual if you can that came with it.If the guy/gal lost it,just find out the manufacturer,and you can look up information online.
The best place to buy a metal detector is honestly where you get the best price.
Sure,a store specializing in detectors will walk ya though it,probably have a demo out,and you can watch their sales tactics...The old pop tab,and quarter,nail trick in the sand bucket show,showing you how great the detector is,in disciminating targets in the ground.
Unfortunately,out in the field it's not always that way,and you'll end up learning on your own the potential of the detector.It's comes down to you learning it,and out in the field using it,and when buying one from a shop,one usually makes up his mind that he wants one,and he's going to buy one before he even steps foot in the door.
I guess I'm saying when buying one,don't let the salesman influence you.He may show you how it works,but the teaching part will be from you,by going the old trial & error route.
I'd find a reputable brand,and money usually talks when it comes to detectors,but there are some good cheeper one's a person can by for starting out.The more expensive you go,usually means the detector has a better idea if the target is junk,or/and identify what it presumes the target is.
Such as,my metal detector is pretty dang good at identifying if a target is a penny,dime,or quarter.
A cheeper metal detector might give you a probabilty if it's a coin,or not.
A real cheep metal detector?..Well the target could be anything,because it don't know a pulltab,from a silver quarter in the ground.
The better detector,the less junk you'll dig up,and thus less times having to bend over.
It would be easier to escavate a part like an archaeologist,than go in their with a cheep metal detector digging up every junk target.That gets old,and I assure you,that'll you'll end up giving up metal detecting altogether going that route.
So when it comes to Minnesota Metal Detectors stores,shop around for the best price,that's all I got to say,and get the best one you can.Odds are you can find the same model online for cheeper.
You're not going to find the good stuff,having to dig up every junk target you come across.You'll be spending all your time digging up junk,and believe me,that loses its appeal after an afternoon,not to mention a sore back.
So if you're wondering where is the best place to buy a metal detector in Mn ,or any state for that matter.Check out some of the online prices below.There is a good variety there from the affordable to the professional.
I will update this article with more tips for shopping for metal detectors.I'll make sure to discuss some brands,and also include some reviews.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The Best Time To Metal Detect
I don't think to many of us treasure hunters ask that question,because the best time to metal detect is all the time.
But supposed if I was asked,and had to give the best answer to that question,I'd probably say the spring in the area I live.Soon as the ground unthaws,but all of us enthusiasts live in all the climate zones.
If I lived down in Florida,or say California,or anywhere for that matter that had beach,and was above 40-45 degrees F..I'd be out there,because the winter months would be the best times.You'd have alot of the beaches all to yourself,but always keep in mind to have back up batteries,because the cooler the weather,the faster they drain.So just keep that in mind when heading out early.
I've had some early mornings here when it's 40'ish degrees,or mid 40's,and detector slows down some,and my led graphic screen can act up also.
This is one subject I've really never looked into,and I'm sure they make detectors than you could use in the artic,but I'm just not familiar with metal detecting in cold weather,except the stories I've read about people looking for meteors in Greenland,or various other snow covered tundra.I think some use metal detectors,but mine wouldn't face up to the challenge.
I'm sure these detectors are specially made for cold weather,and honestly speaking this is a subject not brought up very often,but is an important one to those that metal detect for a living,and there are alot of cool mornings out there,and I'm sure some professionals choose dectors that also live up to the standards of their enviroment.
It could come down to battery power.We're all aware of ice fishing,and the fish locaters many anglers use,and they can sit right on the ice,with the most brutal weather thrown at them,and the batter power they have makes them unstoppable no matter what the temperatures can get down to.
But let us stick to the United States here,there is no sense of us geting into subjects of metal detecting the north pole,but that would make an interesting subject,and I bet several have.
The ground is frozen anyways at 32 degrees,and unless you plan on using a pick axe,just consider putting your detector away for the winter,and if you have a LED graph..FORGET IT..LOL..:)
The best time to metal detect is early as ya can,weather permitting of course.
A couple good reasons for that is,less annoying insects to hamper you,and the brush,and grass/foliage is at its minimal.
But off the subject as the seasonal side to all of this,another good time to detect is after events.
Such as Memorial Weeekend,4th of July,and Labor Day weekend.
I'll add more to this article later on this week.
But supposed if I was asked,and had to give the best answer to that question,I'd probably say the spring in the area I live.Soon as the ground unthaws,but all of us enthusiasts live in all the climate zones.
If I lived down in Florida,or say California,or anywhere for that matter that had beach,and was above 40-45 degrees F..I'd be out there,because the winter months would be the best times.You'd have alot of the beaches all to yourself,but always keep in mind to have back up batteries,because the cooler the weather,the faster they drain.So just keep that in mind when heading out early.
I've had some early mornings here when it's 40'ish degrees,or mid 40's,and detector slows down some,and my led graphic screen can act up also.
This is one subject I've really never looked into,and I'm sure they make detectors than you could use in the artic,but I'm just not familiar with metal detecting in cold weather,except the stories I've read about people looking for meteors in Greenland,or various other snow covered tundra.I think some use metal detectors,but mine wouldn't face up to the challenge.
I'm sure these detectors are specially made for cold weather,and honestly speaking this is a subject not brought up very often,but is an important one to those that metal detect for a living,and there are alot of cool mornings out there,and I'm sure some professionals choose dectors that also live up to the standards of their enviroment.
It could come down to battery power.We're all aware of ice fishing,and the fish locaters many anglers use,and they can sit right on the ice,with the most brutal weather thrown at them,and the batter power they have makes them unstoppable no matter what the temperatures can get down to.
But let us stick to the United States here,there is no sense of us geting into subjects of metal detecting the north pole,but that would make an interesting subject,and I bet several have.
The ground is frozen anyways at 32 degrees,and unless you plan on using a pick axe,just consider putting your detector away for the winter,and if you have a LED graph..FORGET IT..LOL..:)
The best time to metal detect is early as ya can,weather permitting of course.
A couple good reasons for that is,less annoying insects to hamper you,and the brush,and grass/foliage is at its minimal.
But off the subject as the seasonal side to all of this,another good time to detect is after events.
Such as Memorial Weeekend,4th of July,and Labor Day weekend.
I'll add more to this article later on this week.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Metal Detecting Sites In Minnesota
I still get occasional e-mail asking me where some good metal detecting sites in Minnesota are.
First off,I don't want to bust your bubble.But if it was popular knowledge where the best metal detecting sites are in the state,it would be like sharing where the best restaurant is.Everyone would go there to detect.
The restaurant will never run out of their juicy burgers,but prior metal detected sites do run out of treasures.
It's almost like "where can I find burried treasure" ?
The best answer would be in the ground,not the location of it.Because believe me,it won't be there by the time you read the information on its location.
The best metal detecting sites in the state,or any state for that matter is where people congregated.
Pehaps some of the best treasures lost in the ground are where people did not congregate.
Treasure is where you find it,not digging the same hole another has previously dug up,and someone before him.
If you're along the ocean,and can hit the beaches...that's a different story.But here in Minnesota?
You better be original,you better keep quiet,and stop looking for others to tell you where that specific object is burried..or lost perhaps.
I have detected some great sites here in the state.They are no longer great places to detect,because I cleared it out of the silver change.So for me to give you leads on where some great sites are would be very misleading,same goes for anyone else giving you leads on where to detect.
Finding good places to metal detect is something you yourself have to figure out.
I think any place you can get away with detecting is a good place..A park,the beach,a back yard,an old lot,lake shore property,any place where there is dirt with out the brush & trees giving you a bad time.
The longer civilization has been in that area all the better.In other words Southern Minnesota would be better than remote areas in Northern Minnesota.
To many buy a metal detector lured in by the pictures on treasure hunting magazines,getting false hopes & promises from others who give them the impression they themselves are going to accomplish the same thing.
That's so not the case,and many of us avid metal detectorists have little to show,but it's the find...NOT THE TREASURE that entertains us so greatly in this fun hobby.
It's like fishing.Some days are better than others,and some days they don't bite at all.
If the fish are really snapping..we keep our secret fishing holes to ourself.Telling others what a great spot it is,will fish the honey hole out.
We may be more open with others about our fishing spots,but we don't advertise where the best spots are to detect.
Plus..the best spots don't hold the title for long being the best spots.They get cleaned out.
This spring I'll be metal detecting the worse spots to detect,and show you that treasure is where you find it..:)
First off,I don't want to bust your bubble.But if it was popular knowledge where the best metal detecting sites are in the state,it would be like sharing where the best restaurant is.Everyone would go there to detect.
The restaurant will never run out of their juicy burgers,but prior metal detected sites do run out of treasures.
It's almost like "where can I find burried treasure" ?
The best answer would be in the ground,not the location of it.Because believe me,it won't be there by the time you read the information on its location.
The best metal detecting sites in the state,or any state for that matter is where people congregated.
Pehaps some of the best treasures lost in the ground are where people did not congregate.
Treasure is where you find it,not digging the same hole another has previously dug up,and someone before him.
If you're along the ocean,and can hit the beaches...that's a different story.But here in Minnesota?
You better be original,you better keep quiet,and stop looking for others to tell you where that specific object is burried..or lost perhaps.
I have detected some great sites here in the state.They are no longer great places to detect,because I cleared it out of the silver change.So for me to give you leads on where some great sites are would be very misleading,same goes for anyone else giving you leads on where to detect.
Finding good places to metal detect is something you yourself have to figure out.
I think any place you can get away with detecting is a good place..A park,the beach,a back yard,an old lot,lake shore property,any place where there is dirt with out the brush & trees giving you a bad time.
The longer civilization has been in that area all the better.In other words Southern Minnesota would be better than remote areas in Northern Minnesota.
To many buy a metal detector lured in by the pictures on treasure hunting magazines,getting false hopes & promises from others who give them the impression they themselves are going to accomplish the same thing.
That's so not the case,and many of us avid metal detectorists have little to show,but it's the find...NOT THE TREASURE that entertains us so greatly in this fun hobby.
It's like fishing.Some days are better than others,and some days they don't bite at all.
If the fish are really snapping..we keep our secret fishing holes to ourself.Telling others what a great spot it is,will fish the honey hole out.
We may be more open with others about our fishing spots,but we don't advertise where the best spots are to detect.
Plus..the best spots don't hold the title for long being the best spots.They get cleaned out.
This spring I'll be metal detecting the worse spots to detect,and show you that treasure is where you find it..:)
Monday, January 23, 2012
Where To Metal Detect In Minnesota
It's been awhile since my last post.Being that we're nearing the end of winter,there is no excuse why I can not make another post on the subject on where to metal detect in Minnesota.
Metal detecting in Minnesota is like panning for gold in the Mississippi River..or some creek bed that looks promising to the eye,but the pan would give a person a different result in the end.
I'll start off this topic in an aggressive way.If you must ask why.The reason is we are not in the best sought out of the metal detecting areas in the country.
The bottom line is gold is where you find it,and same goes for the coins we break our back on digging out of the ground.
I know we should all have ethics while out prospecting,but there are many days I'd answer this question with the answer "Where ever you can get away with it".
We all want to know where we can get out there and use our metal detectors,without feeling like we're a target for law enforcement,or un-earthing some national treasures that are suppose to be left alone.
So the question is where?
I'll hit the parks that are low key,or will hit them when traffic is low.I like the rest of you hate drawing attention to myself.Even if just an hour a day to avoid the crowds,I'll work that park an hour a day..Most the time,in other words 99.9% of the time I never have a problem.
I'm out there with a little hand spade...not a shovel,and dynamite.
Carry your handspade..so it don't draw attention...In other words don't metal detect holding the detector in one hand,and the handspade in another.If you do hold it upwards..(kinda hides it from a distance).
Learn your detector..and avoid pennies in most cases at parks if you're trying to stay low key.A park will look like Normandy Beach if you plan on unearthing pennies.I'm sorry,but in most cases spending a day un-earthing pennies will kill your back in the end...Just a tip..:)
Another place is metal detecting the beaches.You shouldn't have a problem detecting the public beaches.
My most valuable finds are off the beach sand itself,so never feel afraid to detect the more undesirable spots first at a beach.
Hit the beach early..avoid the crowd,and avoid the kids..Kids at times are more worse than someone telling you,that you can't metal detect this area.They stick to you like glue,and it's cute at first,but gets old after awhile..believe me..:)
Where do they hold the 4th of July fireworks in your area?
Parks..Lakes...Campgrounds.
My opinion..Any place you can use a hand spade to un-earth something..and get away with it.
I have so many experiences I could share with you.
Some campgrounds,and some areas that are great places.They are so littered with trash below the ground.
Bottle caps,tent stakes,alluminum cans,and enough other junk targets that so many areas where we can metal detect are nothing more than a dump of trash,and the only way a person would find anything is if you excavated the ground with shovel & big screens sifting though the sh_t.
You bet there is a silver coin,or a possible ring down there.The point being,in able to find them you'd have to put your detector away,and get a team of archaeologists in there to excavate,and sift through screens for you.
So if you're wondering where the best metal detecting in Minnesota is..believe me.The goods you find will be in the most unsuspecting places.
A friends back yard,a park..a landfill where top dirt is excavated off....Boat Landings...Places where people park.
Private Property we have to avoid..We have no right to trespass.
You'd be amazed what is where in the ground.
I have found change by newly built telephone poles..change in mud holes...along highways...Pretty much where ever there is ground soft enough,and friendly ground for detecting.In other words not in the woods,clumpy fields with hard dirt and rocks..etc..etc..
I metal detect where ever I can,and where I can get away with it.
I'm not making enough in my treasures to pay off fines,tickets,or court fees for treasure hunting...So I play it safe.
Do I see places along the highway,such as old abandoned properties,places where there might have been something,or in other words things that catch my eye?
You're damn right..:)
Rivers..hiking trails...picnic areas..churches..family reunion locations..old & present fair grounds...grass around parking lots.
Every back yard has some change..
In the middle of nowhere sits a dime of silver that has no explanation on how it got there.
I love metal detecting where my detector don't make a sound..or give a signal.
When it does in an area like that..always turns up something surprising in some sort of special way.
Start with where not to metal detect in Minnesota.Then go from there.If the ground is workable,and you can get away with detecting it..THEN DETECT IT..:)
Remember ethics..:)
Metal detecting in Minnesota is like panning for gold in the Mississippi River..or some creek bed that looks promising to the eye,but the pan would give a person a different result in the end.
I'll start off this topic in an aggressive way.If you must ask why.The reason is we are not in the best sought out of the metal detecting areas in the country.
The bottom line is gold is where you find it,and same goes for the coins we break our back on digging out of the ground.
I know we should all have ethics while out prospecting,but there are many days I'd answer this question with the answer "Where ever you can get away with it".
We all want to know where we can get out there and use our metal detectors,without feeling like we're a target for law enforcement,or un-earthing some national treasures that are suppose to be left alone.
So the question is where?
I'll hit the parks that are low key,or will hit them when traffic is low.I like the rest of you hate drawing attention to myself.Even if just an hour a day to avoid the crowds,I'll work that park an hour a day..Most the time,in other words 99.9% of the time I never have a problem.
I'm out there with a little hand spade...not a shovel,and dynamite.
Carry your handspade..so it don't draw attention...In other words don't metal detect holding the detector in one hand,and the handspade in another.If you do hold it upwards..(kinda hides it from a distance).
Learn your detector..and avoid pennies in most cases at parks if you're trying to stay low key.A park will look like Normandy Beach if you plan on unearthing pennies.I'm sorry,but in most cases spending a day un-earthing pennies will kill your back in the end...Just a tip..:)
Another place is metal detecting the beaches.You shouldn't have a problem detecting the public beaches.
My most valuable finds are off the beach sand itself,so never feel afraid to detect the more undesirable spots first at a beach.
Hit the beach early..avoid the crowd,and avoid the kids..Kids at times are more worse than someone telling you,that you can't metal detect this area.They stick to you like glue,and it's cute at first,but gets old after awhile..believe me..:)
Where do they hold the 4th of July fireworks in your area?
Parks..Lakes...Campgrounds.
My opinion..Any place you can use a hand spade to un-earth something..and get away with it.
I have so many experiences I could share with you.
Some campgrounds,and some areas that are great places.They are so littered with trash below the ground.
Bottle caps,tent stakes,alluminum cans,and enough other junk targets that so many areas where we can metal detect are nothing more than a dump of trash,and the only way a person would find anything is if you excavated the ground with shovel & big screens sifting though the sh_t.
You bet there is a silver coin,or a possible ring down there.The point being,in able to find them you'd have to put your detector away,and get a team of archaeologists in there to excavate,and sift through screens for you.
So if you're wondering where the best metal detecting in Minnesota is..believe me.The goods you find will be in the most unsuspecting places.
A friends back yard,a park..a landfill where top dirt is excavated off....Boat Landings...Places where people park.
Private Property we have to avoid..We have no right to trespass.
You'd be amazed what is where in the ground.
I have found change by newly built telephone poles..change in mud holes...along highways...Pretty much where ever there is ground soft enough,and friendly ground for detecting.In other words not in the woods,clumpy fields with hard dirt and rocks..etc..etc..
I metal detect where ever I can,and where I can get away with it.
I'm not making enough in my treasures to pay off fines,tickets,or court fees for treasure hunting...So I play it safe.
Do I see places along the highway,such as old abandoned properties,places where there might have been something,or in other words things that catch my eye?
You're damn right..:)
Rivers..hiking trails...picnic areas..churches..family reunion locations..old & present fair grounds...grass around parking lots.
Every back yard has some change..
In the middle of nowhere sits a dime of silver that has no explanation on how it got there.
I love metal detecting where my detector don't make a sound..or give a signal.
When it does in an area like that..always turns up something surprising in some sort of special way.
Start with where not to metal detect in Minnesota.Then go from there.If the ground is workable,and you can get away with detecting it..THEN DETECT IT..:)
Remember ethics..:)
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