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 Having been a fan of metal detected my whole life, it wasn't until recently when I was back visiting my home town in Michigan and purchased my very first metal detector. While every one is enjoying big game hunting season in Idaho (my current residence), I am enjoying "hunting" of a different kind. Yesterday a friend of mine said she found a statistic that states only 3% of people who metal detect are FEMALE. Is this correct? So far, the only people who have been hunting companions with me have been female, and being female myself, I would love to meet more girls to go out hunting with. 

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Take no notice of statistics, just go out and enjoy YOUR hobby. And if you can encourage other females to join in too. Yes, it?s a sad fact that females don?t seem to find some hobbies as exciting as men do, men don?t seem to find some of the more so called female hobbes exciting either, but with a little work and encouragement, barriers acn be broken. And it?s amazing, but most females once having tried detecing (Hunting), actually become even more hooked on it than most males.
So keep at it and enjoy it.
HH Ray 

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	Having been a fan of metal detected my whole life, it wasn't until recently when I was back visiting my home town in Michigan and purchased my very first metal detector. While every one is enjoying big game hunting season in Idaho (my current residence), I am enjoying "hunting" of a different kind. Yesterday a friend of mine said she found a statistic that states only 3% of people who metal detect are FEMALE. Is this correct? So far, the only people who have been hunting companions with me have been female, and being female myself, I would love to meet more girls to go out hunting with.

I have two lady friends here in Perth who treasure hunt. One is a gorgeous young gal who approached me one summer day as I worked a beach in the early Monday morning hours one day just after sunrise. She was jogging past in a bikini and due to my advancing age I barely noticed. Ahem. If you believe that . . .

She asked me what I was finding and I told her the truth. "Mostly junk but a few goodies mixed in." I showed her and she was grinning from ear to ear as she pointed to a MatchBox toy car. "Hey, I used to have one of those!" I asked her if she wanted to give it a try and she eagerly agreed. I showed her the basics and off she went. She was a quick study and found a handful of stuff in no time at all. Promising to stop by on her return from jogging, she departed. On her way back, we talked a bit more. She was 17, going to University in the autumn and had done nothing but think about metal detecting on the rest of her jog. We exchanged phone numbers and e-mail addresses. I also told her about the two local shops here.

Two months later, she's on a short break from school and out on the beach swinging her Ace250 with a pouch full of finds. I told her about these forums but she told me she doesn't even Facebook, Twitter or MySpace so joining a forum was not to be. She rings me now and again, threatening to organize a hunt for us both each time she calls. She's done this for the better part of 18 months now and still no hunt. I'll bump into her someday at the beach again.

Then there's M......, the mother of two active kids who saw me walking back to my car one day carrying my detector. She stopped me and asked about how the beach was since her and her hubby had a detector. They'd only used it once and were disappointed. I showed her around $40.00 in modern coins and her eyes nearly fell out. They had found a 20c piece and several beer bottle caps. After a long chat, I broke out my other machine which was the same model as hers to show her some of the finer points of using it. Again, exchanging phone numbers, we will eventually do some hunting together.

Mind you, my male hunting partners outweigh the ladies in numbers but not at all in enthusiasm. That's a dead heat. Once you're hooked on this hobby, it's all over but the shouting.

Welcome to the forums. I hope you either find the female treasure hunters you are seeking or the companionship of another treasure hunter nearby. Companionship and real friendship are the end result of a common interest in this hobby.

Here's a poster for your wall. You can download it after you get your 15 posts.

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love the poster GoldDigger1950, very true as well

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looking forward to seeing the poster you made! better hurry up and get my 15!

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