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Metal detecting novice
Posted on 10/9/14 at 8:16 pm
Posted on 10/9/14 at 8:16 pm
Just "inherited" a detector. Played around with it today in the back yard and found a few cool things. Thinking about finding a local park tomorrow.
What are some rules/laws/regulations I need to be aware of? Will be going around the BR area (more specifically Baker/central tomorrow)
What are some rules/laws/regulations I need to be aware of? Will be going around the BR area (more specifically Baker/central tomorrow)
Posted on 10/9/14 at 8:21 pm to thatguy
I started metal detecting about a year ago. Just don't trespass on private property.
Most parks allow metal detecting as long as you fix your hole. Dig a nice plug and you can't even tell someone dug that spot.
Baker has a few old civil war battle sites. Can't dig on a federal battle site, but if you're lucky you can get permission from a neighbor to detect their fields.
What kind of detector do you have?
Most parks allow metal detecting as long as you fix your hole. Dig a nice plug and you can't even tell someone dug that spot.
Baker has a few old civil war battle sites. Can't dig on a federal battle site, but if you're lucky you can get permission from a neighbor to detect their fields.
What kind of detector do you have?
Posted on 10/9/14 at 8:34 pm to Bigpoppat
Bounty hunter discovery 2200. Wife's grandfather died recently. Found it while cleaning out the house
Posted on 10/9/14 at 8:42 pm to thatguy
Make sure you check everyone's genitals for metal on the zipper. With all of this Obamacare nonsense, YKK started cheaping out on their materials and you need to caveat emptor them
Posted on 10/9/14 at 9:06 pm to thatguy
My boys have a couple of them ands they are fun. I used one to find a bolt and nut that flew out of my hand on the back deck off into the grass. Worked very well for me.
Posted on 10/9/14 at 9:15 pm to Yewkindewit
I've found about $150 in coins since the beginning of the year. Found a couple of rings, old pocket knives, old tools and other odds and ends
Posted on 10/9/14 at 9:19 pm to Yewkindewit
One of my eight year old granddaughter's favorite tv shows is Diggers. She has informed me we need to get metal detectors. I'm excited and very much down for this.I'm just not sure what to get. I want one with good discrimination ability. I don't want a bag full of old bottle caps and nails.
Posted on 10/9/14 at 10:20 pm to Themole
You will get bottle caps and pull tabs for a while when you first start.
If you're looking for a recommendation, I'd suggest looking at a Garrett ACE 250 OR 350. Great starter detectors. Look on kellycodetectors.com
If you're looking for a recommendation, I'd suggest looking at a Garrett ACE 250 OR 350. Great starter detectors. Look on kellycodetectors.com
This post was edited on 10/9/14 at 10:21 pm
Posted on 10/10/14 at 6:24 am to thatguy
I've had one for a number of years now and really enjoy getting out and swinging the coil. I have a whites XLT and a Del Soro. My best find so far was an 1827 Large Cent. The problem is finding places to go and and getting permission. We used to go to the fair grounds and see who could find the most pennies. At one time there was a good detecting club in the area.
Posted on 10/10/14 at 1:55 pm to PoppaTiger
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My best find so far was an 1827 Large Cent
Very cool. My best find so far is an 1884 Portuguese 20 Reis coin in an old park in NOLA. About 6-8" in the ground
Posted on 10/10/14 at 2:10 pm to Bigpoppat
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Baker has a few old civil war battle sites. Can't dig on a federal battle site, but if you're lucky you can get permission from a neighbor to detect their fields.
Before the state built the DHH buiding a the corner of North Boulevard and 19th, there were a lot of guys snooping around with detectors on the site of an old razed building that was built on the battlefield of the Battle of Baton Rouge.
Posted on 10/10/14 at 3:05 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
A long time ago a fella told me to find the biggest oak tree you could find in a suspected Civil War spot. His explanation was the soldiers would have likely sat there for shade and dropped bullets or buttons. Sounded good to me.
Posted on 10/11/14 at 7:28 am to kook
wish i knew some people that lived on land used during the Civil War. Would love to find some stuff from that period
Posted on 10/11/14 at 9:11 am to thatguy
Thatguy, I know someone that researched the battle/ skirmish at Lafourche Crossing and found the exact location of the fighting. He contacted the people who owned the land and asked for permission to search it with his detector. If IRC it was a sugar cane field and the owners gave him access after harvest. He found a bunch of minie balls, some brass buttons, and a few other things.
So there are some landowners that will give you access, just do the research to find the locations.
I remember he told me that during the War there were a lot of small unit skirmishes and activity along Bayou Teche and that he was going to research that area to find some locations.
So there are some landowners that will give you access, just do the research to find the locations.
I remember he told me that during the War there were a lot of small unit skirmishes and activity along Bayou Teche and that he was going to research that area to find some locations.
This post was edited on 10/11/14 at 9:16 am
Posted on 10/11/14 at 9:56 am to doublecutter
my mother in law has some land in central/baker about a mile from the comite. I read up on the battle of BR and it said troops camped in baker along the comite and there were a few skirmishes. Went over there yesterday and detected. Found a lot of stuff but no civil war era things. Gonna go back when it gets a little cooler and search some more
Posted on 10/11/14 at 4:58 pm to thatguy
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wish i knew some people that lived on land used during the Civil War. Would love to find some stuff from that period
I saw a map in a book about Camp Moore that showed a Confederate encampment that was on our family's property. I never haved been through there with a metal detector. My grandmother once told me of some Yankee soldiers who were allegedly buried on this property on a bluff overlooking the Tchefuncte River. One of my friends says I need to get a metal detector, find them, and dig them up.
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