We had some mild weather last week so I tackled the project of replacing my HVAC. The furnace was shot and I didn’t want to go through another winter with a hole in the heat exchanger. While working in the attic I came across the first metal detector I ever bought. Forgot that I had kept it. Circa 1979… Continue reading
I got permission to hunt a cotton field next to a friends farm where an old house had once been. Didn’t find much on this trip but the cotton is already pretty high so we only hunted in the wide rows. We’ll go back after they harvest. I did, however, turn up an ID bracelet with a mans name engraved on it. Continue reading
Me and a friend (Jess) went to the TX coast this week. We spent three nights hunting various Galveston beaches. Nothing spectacular for me but plenty of targets to make it fun. I used my Whites Surfmaster PI on this trip and found the usual handful of clad coins, toys and junk jewelry. Notable finds were the silver frog ring marked .925, India 1 Rupee coin, Fiji 1 cent, rabies tag and one of the pennies was a wheat cent. Jess made the big find with a Continue reading
A friend of mine was staying on a ranch about 3 hours SW of my hometown. We planned on doing some arrowhead hunting and metal detecting. I had no clue how to find this ranch so we agreed to meet at a train depot in the town nearest the ranch so that I could follow him back to it. The depot is now a park and we have hunted it several times. I ended up arriving about 15 minutes early so I thought I would swing the Shadow X2 until he arrived. I noticed Continue reading
I didn’t know eyeglasses were so expensive these days…I don’t wear them (yet anyways…but prolly need them) and had no clue. I was contacted by a gentlemen today through an old acquaintance of mine whom I haven’t seen in years. It seems people remember me as “the guy that metal detects”. This is another example of – no good deed goes unpunished. Continue reading
I recently acquired a Shadow X2 and wanted to give it a swing. Me and a friend hunted part of a backyard to a house built in 1961. As late as the house is I didn’t expect to find much silver if any at all. Got 2 silver Rosies and 2 Wheats but Continue reading
I went to the Texas hill country to visit a friend and hunt arrowheads. I spent about four days walking, digging, detecting and even exploring an old mine shaft.
We didn’t find much detecting but this was one of the best relic hunts I’ve ever had. The first day was spent digging and sifting in a peach orchard that produced a few points. Continue reading
With extremely high daytime temps the best thing to do is water hunt. Late evening water hunting is even better. Tonight we decided to do night hunt at a nearby swim beach. At 10pm it was still 98 degrees. Using a Tesoro Stingray I pulled the usual Continue reading
I was contacted by a friend of friend of a friend about a lost bracelet. I met the homeowner who explained that they had a big family BBQ in the backyard about two weeks prior. During the BBQ her niece lost a silver charm bracelet and was just heartsick over it. I look at the yard and notice the grass was quite short and ask if it had been mowed recently. Twice since the BBQ she said. Now I’m thinking we might be digging this bracelet up one charm at time. Luckily that wasn’t the case. In less than 10 minutes I get a signal on the XLT and part the grass to see the bracelet in a nice little clump. The girl wasn’t present when I found it but the aunt called a few days later to thank me again and tell me that her niece was ecstatic to get her bracelet back.
While metal detecting in a nearby lake with the Tesoro Stingray I dug my first class ring. It was in waist deep water and down in the clay. The clay did not wipe off easily so I couldn’t see the year at first. As I rubbed and rinsed I could see that the ring appeared like new. I figured it was a recent drop but as I got to the date…wow… Continue reading
