Introduction

[McDigs]

Hi to All on the FMDF! This my first post.

I do most my detecting in Baltimore, MD. and have been active in the hobby for going on three years now. Pretty much stick to parks and schools. My gear is a Fisher F75LE, Predator shovel, Lesche hand digger, and White's pinpointer. I get out about twice a week and have a big hunt planned in the city on September 1. I hold permits from Baltimore City and Baltimore County for detecting. Since June I've opened a YouTube channel, McDigs Bmore, and just uploaded my 8th video. Anyway, great to be part of the forum as of today! Happy Hunting!

 

[NectarDetector]

WELCOME TO THE FORUMS!

Sounds like you're all set and ready for your treasure hunts! HAPPY HUNTNG!

 

[PAJim]

Welcome for 45 minutes north on I95!!!

 

[cellrdwellr]

Welcome from central MA!

 

[BlueDog]

Welcome. Glad you joined us!

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Welcome

 

[Big Treble]

Welcome from SW WI

 

[GKL]

from South Carolina!

My wife and I grew up in Baltimore, we moved to South Carolina just over 10 years ago, and I just got into detecting about a month or so ago.

So Baltimore requires a permit or you are not allowed to detect at all anywhere ?

Or is it just for specific areas ?

Do you have to pay to get it renewed each year ?

Just wondering as I have not yet heard of a detecting permit.

 

[McDigs]

Thanks GKL.

Baltimore City Rec and Parks issues a $25 one-year, renewable permit to detectorists who are members-in-good-standing of a local club. There's a set of detecting rules to abide by and most parks are open to detecting from September through June. You can find pretty everything from reales to wheat cents. Earliest coin I've found in the City is a 1782 half reale minted in Mexico City.
Sites off-limits in the City include Federal Hill, Carroll Park, and a handful of others, but that leaves hundreds of acres of park space open to detecting.

Baltimore County permits for free, but excludes historical sites.

 

[GeneralQuarters]

McDigs, Welcome from Western Washington! You are already a veteran. HH

 

[GKL]

Thanks GKL.

Baltimore City Rec and Parks issues a $25 one-year, renewable permit to detectorists who are members-in-good-standing of a local club. There's a set of detecting rules to abide by and most parks are open to detecting from September through June. You can find pretty everything from reales to wheat cents. Earliest coin I've found in the City is a 1782 half reale minted in Mexico City.
Sites off-limits in the City include Federal Hill, Carroll Park, and a handful of others, but that leaves hundreds of acres of park space open to detecting.

Baltimore County permits for free, but excludes historical sites.

Thanks, interesting info and some really neat finds, makes me wish I had gotten into detecting while I was still living in Baltimore.

Even though the city permit costs $25 a year to me it would be worth it just to be able to show any doubters you do have permission.

I grew up in Baltimore county, but after getting married we lived for a while one street over from Patterson Park in the city, then we lived in the Hampden community in the city before eventually moving to South Carolina.

 

[McDigs]

Patterson was a fantastic place to detect. I'm thankful for the 8 months I had to gather up finds there. It was shut down to detecting this past March. Something to do with the archeologists, at least that's what Rec and Parks said. We may be able to get back in after some time passes.

 

[Grumpy Since 55]

Welcome from Lower Alabama

 

[ironman123]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[GKL]

Patterson was a fantastic place to detect. I'm thankful for the 8 months I had to gather up finds there. It was shut down to detecting this past March. Something to do with the archeologists, at least that's what Rec and Parks said. We may be able to get back in after some time passes.

Wow, If I had been into detecting back then I could have detected there for several years while living only about a 5 minute walk away !

That is a good sized park so hopefully you'll be able to get back in.

I used to ride a moped along the paved paths there until I was told motorized vehicles were not allowed in the park.

 

[Detector Nut]

aboard!

 

[dirtydog]

Welcome from FL.

 

[EPGolfs]

Welcome! New to the forums myself. I lived in MD for 16yrs, but unfortunately that also coincided with my MD sabbatical.

Spent most of my time between Silver Spring & Thurmont working for DARCARS.

Being in NH now, I sure do miss the short & mild winters!

 

[Keno Nightowl]

Welcome from Wisconsin.

 

[GKL]

Thanks GKL.

Baltimore City Rec and Parks issues a $25 one-year, renewable permit to detectorists who are members-in-good-standing of a local club. There's a set of detecting rules to abide by and most parks are open to detecting from September through June. You can find pretty everything from reales to wheat cents. Earliest coin I've found in the City is a 1782 half reale minted in Mexico City.
Sites off-limits in the City include Federal Hill, Carroll Park, and a handful of others, but that leaves hundreds of acres of park space open to detecting.

Baltimore County permits for free, but excludes historical sites.

Hey, neat, I was wondering what the permit applications looked like and I found copies online -

http://www.marsdetecting.org/PDF/CityMetalDetectingPermit2015.pdf

http://www.marylandfreestateclub.com/PDF/BaltimoreCountyPermit.pdf