Wood hunting

[Southernreign]

Anyone have experience/advice for hunting woods?
I am here in Indian (Indian Trail) country in NC.

[FrankieOwls]

look for mossy stones and of coarse older trails and try to get a TOPO Map fot that area.. do some reasearch asking older folks where older trails used to be..

[Marcucco]

There are several posts with links to databases that have access to free historical maps.
A lot of these early maps will include the locations of early farms, stores and taverns.
Sometimes it's a little tricky, but try and match up the old maps with new maps from sources like:
http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=Z9LH7
Bing blows the doors off Google or MapQuest, be sure and try the "birdseye" feature in the pull-down aerial menu.
A little research will give you a good idea where to start scouting for a site.
It's kind of a chore, but it really works.
Go look at my albums, I've located enough sites to keep me busy for the whole year.

If you get stuck, drop me a PM and I'll hook you up with some links and some pointers.

[stanger]

Detect in all metal mode, and dig everything.

[Survivor]

Originally Posted by stanger

Detect in all metal mode, and dig everything.

You are lucky because your soil is free from splinters. WW2 brought TOOOO MAAANYYY splinters to my territory. There are some places where detector goes crazy sounding every inch of a ground. So many nice items are shielded by iron splinters. But digging everything brings a success.

[Rickster]

Hello Southernreign
MY house is surrounded by hundreds of acres of woods! I am an avid outdoorsmen and trying to apply this to my new hobby MD'ing. Look for people
trails, horse trails, atv trails. Look for clearings or any small open areas. Look
for brooks, streams, ponds or lakes. Old large trees may have been a landmark
years ago. I also recommend good digging tools and a small folding saw for the tree roots. Don't forget to post pics of your finds! Happy Hunting!
Rickster

[Merc]

i like looking for hills. people are always trying to get a good view of there surroundings.

[yandosan]

I go out in the Woods around Chapel Hill sometimes.
Lots of bullets. Lots of old farm equipment too, mostly iron and rusted out.