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« on: November 08, 2009, 06:46:54 pm »
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 Detecting  Yesterday (Sat.) I participated in an organized treasure hunt in Caroline county
Va... Most of the targets planted were civil war bullets and other misc. war items, there were a number of tokens planted. Prizes included 4 detectors and other items. I didn't win anything but did find the following:  54 civil war bullets, 1 eagle button, 1966 canadian penny, 1975 memorial penny, 10 colonial era flat buttons (not planted) and 35 pieces of scrap metal.. All total I recovered 102 items during the timed two 2 hr hunts. I used my Minelab SE Pro with the pro coil, it did quite well and recovery time and pin pointing was real good. I did notice I was recovering items much quicker than many people using pin pointers. My digging tool was a straight shovel about 40 inches long, the spade is about 9 inches long and 5 inches wide (spoon shaped blade). Using this required a lot less bending over and made flipping planted targets out pretty easy. I did meet a lot of interesting people, one guy had a 45 caliber auto pistol on his side Idiot . As for me, I'd rather been hunting real sites.  I did see about 3 ladies competing and some children which was neat.
happy hunting........John in Va..

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I know you did some fast swinging to find that much in 2 timed hunts. Nice that your competition was slowed down with pinpointers - it's all about how much you can recover & speed. You did well! Neat that you found some things that weren't planted. Congrats even if you didn't win a prize. I've been to one organized hunt, just in a park, and I would rather find something not planted. I did meet people at the event so that was a plus. Sue

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Thanks Sue.........I probably won't be going to another one for some time. Hunting real sites is much more fun for me. I hope you have a good week and make some good finds.
John in Va.

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