DenverPio
Junior Member
Hi all, I'm a first-time poster and relatively new to the hobby. I'm posting here to get some tips and advice about detecting on private land.
Backstory: I love detecting in old Colorado ghost towns and have done extensive research on these forgotten places. The problem is that many of them are owned in a "patchwork" of sorts; some parcels are Forest Service, others BLM, some private, etc. Coloradans are VERY concerned about privacy and property rights, so I don't want to detect on someone's land without prior permission. Many of the landowners in these towns are out-of-staters who don't live in Colorado or near the sites, so the only way of reaching them is by letter.
I've written probably two dozen letters to these property owners (sent over 6 weeks ago) with only two responses: One "No" and one big, fat, "NO!".
Any tips to accessing this private land? It's a shame to me that so much of our state's rich history is locked away in the ground behind barbed wire and "No Trespassing" signs.
Thanks all!
Backstory: I love detecting in old Colorado ghost towns and have done extensive research on these forgotten places. The problem is that many of them are owned in a "patchwork" of sorts; some parcels are Forest Service, others BLM, some private, etc. Coloradans are VERY concerned about privacy and property rights, so I don't want to detect on someone's land without prior permission. Many of the landowners in these towns are out-of-staters who don't live in Colorado or near the sites, so the only way of reaching them is by letter.
I've written probably two dozen letters to these property owners (sent over 6 weeks ago) with only two responses: One "No" and one big, fat, "NO!".
Any tips to accessing this private land? It's a shame to me that so much of our state's rich history is locked away in the ground behind barbed wire and "No Trespassing" signs.
Thanks all!