Grouping buddy hunters by state
If there were a forum where posters could identify themselves by state, and request others from that state, or, specific area within that state, it would serve two fold.
1. It would give hunters an opportunity to find other hunters in their area, to meet up, hunt, or, chat via PM with those in their state, or, specific area of that state,
2. It would give hunters of one area, the ability to immediately single out an area where they plan to vacation, travel for fun, or, pleasure to chat with via PM, or, in that forum, or, meet up with an detectorist from that area, prior to arriving there.
As it is now, in the Buddy forum, there are hundreds of postings all mixed together. If someone comes on they usually post that they are looking for someone from XXXXX state. Someone may have posted a similar query for that same area, or, state, two months ago, but given the number of postings nationwide, not to mention worldwide in the forum, the new poster may not go back two, three, or, more months in their search, which would be tedious, given the huge number of posts.
Say that I was going to visit my wife's family for a week in Keokuk, Iowa. I could go to the IOWA section under the "FIND A HUNTING PARTNER" forum and scan to see if there are posts from southeastern Iowa. Announce that I am going to be there on vacation the third week of June, and ask if anyone wants to hunt with me, or, if there are any good, well known, places to hunt that are not "secret honey pots" that someone would clue me in on for that period.
Secondly, If I lived in ARKANSAS. I could go to the ARKANSAS section of the "FIND A HUNTING PARTNER" forum, and look for fellow Arkansans who have posted that they live near where I do. I could put out my own post saying that I live in the Jonesboro, Arkansas area and am looking for a hunting partner.
It would make it easier for MD'ers to find each other, either in their own area, or, an area where they plan to visit.