KOB
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Maybe I don't give myself enough credit , but I have a much greater appreciation of those who put the time , effort and research into hunting dirt. My research discovered a local park going back to the 1890s or so. Many homes close by are real old. Maybe the curb strips ? Aerial pictures go back to 1946 where even then it shows a baseball field that appears to be at least 20 years old. This park is currently under a major renovation. Crews working the day. Real Rat Fink and THE KOB hunted at night. Some areas have just a few inches of dirt removed and others a good 8-10". Trenches are about 2' deep for irrigation , etc. This park had minor work done in 2005 and a bigger overhaul 2000. When we got there , I used a D - handle shovel and a Nox. The ground was like concrete ! Extremely hard to dig. I dug some of that but more of the softer trench piles and some of the out lying slopes. Sidewalks are torn out and reformed for new concrete. Lots of targets and I got some clad , and aluminum trash. The Finkster got a old tootsie toy. But we never got silver , old coins , etc. I know this park has been hunted before many times. But I just gotta think that there is older stuff somewhere. But this ground is really too hard to dig. What do you guys do ? Give up like me ? Again , I just don't have the experience like some of you pro's out there. And my buddy , who is better , didn't find much more either. I've tried to give this place to other hunters with no response. Here are a few pics of what we dealt with. Thanks all...
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