ollievon
Elite Member
So, last week my family drove from NY to Missouri to visit friends on their farm. The farm is from the 1860's and they own 45 acres, so plenty of space to hit and there must be at least one relic or coin to be found. Despite the bleak the targets in endless hayfields, the heat was probably the one thing that really put a damper on my drive to detect. There's hot, then there's "Mid-West Hot"...OMG.
Sadly there was nothing to be found on their property in the hours I put in other than rotting iron horse tackle. I did try hunting the woods around their house that bordered a creek, again nothing other than 1 Lone Star Tick crawling up my pants (of which cause the victim to have allergic reactions to red meat...yikes!). Another reason, despite the heat, to always wear long pants if in the woods.
There were abandoned old houses in the area, but no posted signs...so since I'm not one for poaching I didn't risk hitting the yards...and God were these amazing abandoned old houses just sitting there in the middle of nowhere asking to be detected. Our friends said that despite the absence of posted signs, trespassing will get you shot, so another reason to just pass on poaching. There are definitely a lot of opportunities in the western rural towns outside St. Louis...but without knowing anyone or being able to identify property owners to ask permission, it's pretty tough.
I suppose the biggest disappointment was the lack of response on this forum to meeting up with someone while out in the St. Louis area...not one person was interested in hooking up, I was bummed.
Sadly there was nothing to be found on their property in the hours I put in other than rotting iron horse tackle. I did try hunting the woods around their house that bordered a creek, again nothing other than 1 Lone Star Tick crawling up my pants (of which cause the victim to have allergic reactions to red meat...yikes!). Another reason, despite the heat, to always wear long pants if in the woods.
There were abandoned old houses in the area, but no posted signs...so since I'm not one for poaching I didn't risk hitting the yards...and God were these amazing abandoned old houses just sitting there in the middle of nowhere asking to be detected. Our friends said that despite the absence of posted signs, trespassing will get you shot, so another reason to just pass on poaching. There are definitely a lot of opportunities in the western rural towns outside St. Louis...but without knowing anyone or being able to identify property owners to ask permission, it's pretty tough.
I suppose the biggest disappointment was the lack of response on this forum to meeting up with someone while out in the St. Louis area...not one person was interested in hooking up, I was bummed.