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HuntressLi

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Hey guys!
My husband and I are brand new to Metal Detecting.

My husbands mom got a bounty hunter discovery 3300 for Christmas and has been letting us try it and figure it out to teach her. We have been testing it in her yard. Each of us finding copper pennies.
We are just outside of Salem, Oregon and have been trying to find information on where it is okay to MD. I would like to try it on a couple swimming spots near by. We are having a hard time finding information about MD in city parks. All I have been able to find really is State Parks that allow MD without a permit.
We are having fun together testing out our soon to be new hobby.
I don't know if we will get the same metal detector as his mom since they are only $99. Unless we find one we will have a better/easier time with.
 
Welcome from Kansas and Antiques Detectors. Good Luck and Happy Hunting!!
 
Welcome from southeast Missouri. Keep practicing and you'll get better. While there are many more capable rigs out there, the bounty hunter will find metal!! I had one a while back. I liked to use it at old swimming holes and completely cleaned up on jewelry and change. I put around $1300 and $1500 in my pocket with it in less than 5 years!
 
Thank you guys!
Just in the evening we did it we had fun. Just wish it wasn't so cold but it's not raining or snowing so it could of been worse.
 
Welcome to the forum! We just got into the hobby not to long ago ourselves but we had lots of success using the Bounty Hunter Tracker 4. It seemed to be a pretty good beginner machine, nothing to technical, but still came up with a gold ring and a whole bunch of coins. I upgraded to a new machine after that but the tracker 4 still gets brought out as well!
 
HuntressLi said:
.... We are having a hard time finding information about MD in city parks. .....
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Curious what you mean by this ? It sounds like you've "looked" (ie.: the "hard time..."), yet found nothing that mentions or addresses md'ing. Right ?

Ok, then why can't this mean "silent on the subject" ? Hence not disallowed or prohibited ?

If you find nothing that mentions/prohibits md'ing, then presto: Not prohibited. And no need to ask bored desk-jockeys, who may develop images of geeks with shovels. As metal addict says: Just go. Sure, don't be an eyesore "begging for attention" , and don't snoop @ obvious historic sensitive monuments. But beyond that : Don't over think it.
 
Last rule of thumb: West coast hunters are required to send me 30% of all their finds. I accept paypal :cool:
 
Welcome from South Carolina !!!!

There are some in-depth discussions on the forum about that topic, but to cover the very basics:

Most public property should be okay to detect with some exceptions:

If there is a sign that says "no detecting" (obviously :lol:)

Protected historical sites are usually off limits

Federal and State parks have restrictions that vary so you need to research each one

Private property: always get permission from the owners first

Also: Don't leave unfilled holes or trash, try to make it look as much as possible as if you never dug.

:mder:_____:mder: _____:mder:_____:mder:
 
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SoOregonMd said:
Welcome from Southern Oregon !!

Around here people don't bother you just don't dig big holes and you should be ok.
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This is good advice. Learning how to dig a plug is the best advice you can get. When there’s obvious damage to property the authorities are likely to say something on future hunts.
 
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