Pound the Ground October - NY

[cellrdwellr]

I gotta know how this event went, please keep us updated for anyone who did attend, thanks!

 

[jimther]

Yeah, cellrdwller, ... I'm dying to see the post-mortim on this one too.

MTHA, the club I belong to, actually changed the date of our hunt from October 5th to October 20th, so as not to compete with another regional hunt.

So, who went? What's your take?

Jim

 

[groundhog53946]

I was there and it was a total new experience. I had a great time and meet some great people. I didn’t find anything old other than square nails but there were quite a few coppers and some other old coins found including a 2 reale. I went experience something different and this was it. The energy and excitement from a lot of the people was fun to experience. A lot of people didn’t find much but I did talk to a lot of people who found buttons, musket balls and other relics so it really came down to being in the right spot and getting your coil over it. I made several mistakes like heading to an area of corn stubble with the 17” coil on the CTX. Not much thinking going on there. Even using the big coil in the alfalfa field wasn’t very smart because once you found the iron patch, the big coil couldn’t pick out anything but the easy stuff had already been found. But I had a great time and would do it again


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[groundhog53946]

It was a learning experience for someone who didn’t have any experience hunting farm fields


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[GKman]

Seven of us went. We had a good time socializing and detecting.. No super finds, but I lucked out and got a nice button, lots of smaller buttons, 1843 large cent, etc. I heard the seeded hunt was a bit slim pickings, but none of us really were there for it anyhow and didn't participate.
I feel bad for anyone that went there with super high hopes. During my extensive research of the site before we arrived it became apparent that although it was a huge amount of land, there was only a small portion of it that had much activity. You had to hope you picked one of a handful of spots that held the most potential. That coupled with three or four of the fields not being cut where good sites existed further lessened your chances...
Overall, not a bad job...

 

[fano169]

I ended up get a super thin coin , guessing a kg coin no detail left , missed the seeded hunt had a family emergency . Weather was super nice , I enjoyed the get away . I seen one person found a silver dollar

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Had a feeling there wouldn't be any spectacular finds there. Never had much luck with open fields. Most of my good finds have been near stone walls or cellar holes. Farmers rarely carried cash (or anything of value) with them while working the fields.

 

[GKman]

Had a feeling there wouldn't be any spectacular finds there. Never had much luck with open fields. Most of my good finds have been near stone walls or cellar holes. Farmers rarely carried cash (or anything of value) with them while working the fields.

Not really stone walls in that area. Barely any stones.. But there were period 1856 and earlier homes scattered about..
my guess is that the locals scarped up most of the finds years ago.. There is a club pretty much right in town..

 

[groundhog53946]

I went for the experience and did have low expectations. Sure I wish I could have been one of the lucky ones who found cool stuff. But I often feel the same just reading the post on here. I did talk to people who were local (east coasters) that felt like it wasn’t very good. I drove 17 hours to go and am hoping to again. I had nothing to do with the event other than attending so I’m saying this only so people don’t think I’m sticking up for friends who put it on. Just a Wisconsin hunter who went and learned a lot about a different hunting environment and meet a lot off really nice people. Hunting, whether for deer or metal in the ground can sure cause people to talk for some time and walk away as friends and yet neither of us knew each other’s name. They seeded hunt was a bit of a let down at first as I only found 3 Indians, a buff, a v nickel, a barber dime and a Garrett prize token. But I talked to several people who found less than that so I didn’t do so bad. I would do it again.


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[cellrdwellr]

Good to hear it was a fun experience for everyone. If the price wasnt so high, I would have been there. 50$ a head is more than acceptable, especially when hunting grounds that AREN'T seeded, because you have no idea IF you will find anything at all. Between gas, lodging, food, etc... Your looking at around 500$ for a couple flat buttons and musket balls? next time come to MA ill get you a few free flat buttons, although I will have to charge the 6.25% tax here in the great commonwealth anyone see the hoover boys there and how many people you think showed?

 

[DCCraftsman]

I attended as well. Had a great time being with fellow detectorists. I didn't go because I thought I was going to walk away with a pocket full of silver, I went to meet some new people and talk with other who share my passion for the hobby. Saturday morning I parked my car as was greeted by the guys in the van next to me, The Hoover Boys. They are a great group of guys. Was able to get a pic with Kurt, Brad, Bobby and Billy. Brad brought the gold coin he found in one of their last episodes. Thing was beautiful and heavy. Brad gave me an Indian-head penny he found during that hunt, very nice and friendly group of guys. I also had a chance to talk with KG and Ringy from Diggers. Talked with Ringy's (Tim) wife for about a half hour about their time in Germany, very nice woman. Gypsy from the Garrett Team, Brad and Eddie from Green Mountain Metal Detecting and The Quarter Hoarder. Jocelyn Elizabeth was there as well towards the end of Sunday. Was able to snap pics with all of them, except Jocelyn. I was pleased with how the event turned out. I went with the same expectation I do when I go out on a normal adventure. Tons of raffles, all the major vendors were there and food trucks for lunch. Hopefully I will be available to go to the next PTG event. ( I will post the pics later today)

 

[groundhog53946]

Good to hear it was a fun experience for everyone. If the price wasnt so high, I would have been there. 50$ a head is more than acceptable, especially when hunting grounds that AREN'T seeded, because you have no idea IF you will find anything at all. Between gas, lodging, food, etc... Your looking at around 500$ for a couple flat buttons and musket balls? next time come to MA ill get you a few free flat buttons, although I will have to charge the 6.25% tax here in the great commonwealth anyone see the hoover boys there and how many people you think showed?

I’d be glad to come out and hunt with you if your serious about they offer, but it won’t be until next spring. I saw and got a picture with the Hoover boys as well as being giving an Indian head. That was a really cool thing for them to do. Brad said now it’s an episode when handed it to me. Saw most of the YouTube stars that I knew except Brad from green mountain metal detecting. Heard he was there but never ran into him. From what I heard they sold over 1250 tickets and judging from the crowd at the beginning there was probably more people than that. I saw several people that hunted together with one swinging the detector and the other doing the digging so I don’t know if that was one ticket or two


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[FreeBirdTim]

Guess I'm not star struck enough to pay $150 just to meet the Hoover Boys. But if Diggin' Britt was there, well that would be well worth the money! Lol!

 

[groundhog53946]

I paid the veterans price of $75. Probably another $800 for everything else


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