treasurenoir
Full Member
First off, my hat off to you for bringing up such an interesting topic! This is not something I would have thought of personally.
I live in a major city; I've recently been hunting in the parks and areas closer to my house, and I live in a section of the city that is pretty quiet during the day (although there was a major crime near me recently, but that occurred at night time).
I haven't read all the responses here, but personally I think vigilance and discretion are probably the two most important things. If it doesn't seem right when you get to the hunting spot, it probably isn't. As well, even if people are around, you can still detect while keeping an eye on those hanging around, and digging in their direction, with your eye on them.
This city requires a firearms permit to carry pepper spray, which I retain, but I don't normally carry it (I obtained it for a part time job and now keep it up for the heck of it; I sometimes do night time photography in the city, so why not). Believe me, if I want to go into high crime areas to detect, I'll be carrying it. Why not?
The idea of the orange vest is a great one; I would think one would be less apt to be approached if someone thought they were a utility worker than if they were carrying an MD.
Thanks again for an interesting topic, and safe and happy hunting!
I live in a major city; I've recently been hunting in the parks and areas closer to my house, and I live in a section of the city that is pretty quiet during the day (although there was a major crime near me recently, but that occurred at night time).
I haven't read all the responses here, but personally I think vigilance and discretion are probably the two most important things. If it doesn't seem right when you get to the hunting spot, it probably isn't. As well, even if people are around, you can still detect while keeping an eye on those hanging around, and digging in their direction, with your eye on them.
This city requires a firearms permit to carry pepper spray, which I retain, but I don't normally carry it (I obtained it for a part time job and now keep it up for the heck of it; I sometimes do night time photography in the city, so why not). Believe me, if I want to go into high crime areas to detect, I'll be carrying it. Why not?
The idea of the orange vest is a great one; I would think one would be less apt to be approached if someone thought they were a utility worker than if they were carrying an MD.
Thanks again for an interesting topic, and safe and happy hunting!