YARDBYRD
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Just something to think about.......The last three people I have approached about permission to hunt their land all started out with somewhat puzzled looks on their faces. At that point I decided to adlib what I was going to say next, avoiding my planned approach. I went with this...... I would be willing to sit down after any finds and you pick a coin I pick a coin and so on. With all three people the puzzled look lessoned but didn't entirely dissapear. Then I went with the ONLY thing I could think of........I said I have an extra detector I would be more then happy to give you a quick lesson and would enjoy the company.
In all three cases smiles came acrossed their faces and I got three yes answers, as soon as the weather gets better anyway. At that point the Ice was broken and they all started telling me stories about the land they owned. One guy owns a farm and in one of his fields are bricks from an old homestead that have been farmed under This land has been handed down for well over 100 years and get this.....The people that built the old homestead were local bankers. .
Another guy told me that his land had been in the family since his great great grandfather. I did some reasearch and one of his ancesters was the first settler in that area in 1820. Hopefully when the weather breaks I will have some great spots.
In all three cases smiles came acrossed their faces and I got three yes answers, as soon as the weather gets better anyway. At that point the Ice was broken and they all started telling me stories about the land they owned. One guy owns a farm and in one of his fields are bricks from an old homestead that have been farmed under This land has been handed down for well over 100 years and get this.....The people that built the old homestead were local bankers. .
Another guy told me that his land had been in the family since his great great grandfather. I did some reasearch and one of his ancesters was the first settler in that area in 1820. Hopefully when the weather breaks I will have some great spots.