A few points to consider when posting finds & experiences on forums - ANY FORUMS

very interesting. sound like most hobbies eg. fishing,you go n catch a few by the time you get back to your spot theres no room for you or no fish. this is good advise for a beginer like my self but how does a beginer know where to find a productive site to detect. is it just luck or do you have some tips i could use in australia. i have researched a few areas but one would think some-one would already of been there,so would i be just hoping they had missed something?
 

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	......but how does a beginer know where to find a productive site to detect. is it just luck or do you have some tips i could use in australia. i have researched a few areas but one would think some-one would already of been there,so would i be just hoping they had missed something?

You'd be surprised how lazy most people are.  If you've done even cursory research of an area, you're going to turn up areas to hunt that most of the detectorists will never know about unless they find them by chance.  Most people are going to hunt around the parks (and even then, most will hunt based on how the park looks now--not how it looked 60,70, or even 100 years ago) or around well-known historic sites such as old forts or well-known battlefields.  (sort of liking trying to search the site of Custer's Last Stand here in the US (if that were possible, which it isn't).  Most people don't think about identifying and hunting all the places where Custer's regiment would have camped on the way to the battle or on their various treks prior to that fatal mission---but there are a few metal detectorists/historians here who have done very well by doing just that---looking for the campsites between the fort and the battle site.  Or rather than searching a fort site (especially if it is off limits), try to figure out where the troops from the area would have gone for "rest and recreation" or to have their laundry down.   Another biggie that often gets overlooked is the old trash/garbage dumps.   People often forget where those were until someone just happens to stumble on them.  The more you research, especially in "original" sources like old newspapers, journals, and town maps, the more likely you are you to "stumble" across a spot that is rarely, if ever, visited by others.

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	2) Do you think all detectorists have strong morals when it comes to hunting someone elses sites? If you find a killer site, you have to be a complete simpleton or extremely naive to post the specifics of the site where someone else can identify where you were. It would be great to say everyone would respect someone else's spots that they found but that is like asking a fisherman not to fish your "honey hole" . .

Thanks for the post. Reminds me of one time I had permission to hunt an early 1900s church group campground consisting of many small cottages etc. Was finding 50 cent pieces, rings and even silver dollars!!   Had to open my big mouth and one of the locals did a real turf job on their lawn. That was the end    Of course that was in my early (naive or maybe simpleton) days of detecting 

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Im new too, and have asked myself that question everyday. Where do you go to find treasure. Most of the parks and such are great at finding pennys. But finding silver or jewlry requires more thought, and research. It appears pennys are not worth some detectorist time, they could at least clean the area out so I can run my vlf through there.

I go where others wont. I search in places that has had activity. I go to known old sites, and start a search from a known vantage point to the site. The harder the terrain and search, the better the finds. It appears we have lazy md'ers who only go for the good stuff.

Heres a few examples. I recently did a winery built in the early 1900's over a cotton gin. Wow is all Im gonna say, and I will be working that site for a long time. I also locate ruins that are no more, the fun is finding the place. Not very productive. I also read about forms of treaure hunting and apply that science to my hunt.

I was in a park that was full of stickers one day. I made out like a bandit. You got to want to dig. Under bushes, along walkways to the restroom, and such.

In the desert with no known roads or structures is great. I can cover a lot of ground. I work areas with drainage. When I start picking up signs of activity, and you know this, as your detector should be deathly quiet till you do. I then start a pattern. No cahces yet, but Im looking.

I recently discovered some hot rocks, and a set of circles in the desert. Everyone wanted to help, till I posted its location. I havent gotten one request now since revealing the location. What I posted, and what they dont know is, you could be standing in the middle of it, and not know it. Im sure there has been people out there, and I really wish them luck. My real finds are in my head, no pictures, or post. I was in the military for several years and can read terrain and relief pretty well, I laughed when I realized I could be in a watering hole or something. Sand has filled the site in, only useful stuff will be on the outside edges of the circles.

I also use the detecting to locate old mine sites. This could be helpful in your area. I dont know if you are just detecting, or more. There is plenty of links and video with a ton of things you can do on your own. If you need help, just post after you do an advance search using the search bar feature at the top right of the page.

Good Luck





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This a a great post with a lot of good information. I've read Andy's post before but I'm glad I try and always read all the replies to a topic.

Some good info in this one.

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