Got full permission and permit from the Roman museum in Trier Germany

Kolby72 · May 6, 2012

Well my time in Germany is coming to an end sadly. I seperated from the Air Force last month and I am headed to San Antonio in 10 days. However thanks to a friend of a friend I got to meet with the head archaologist from Germanys premiere Roman museum. He let me and 4 buddies choose 10 counties that we wanted to hunt. We agreed to turn in everything we find with the assurance that every item will be given back after some pictures are taken and the find is cataloged. He sent our permits to all 10 states. This means I can hunt unmolested in any of the counties I want. I can also hunt the local castles as long as there is no one living in them or there is no over growth. I am not permitted to hunt directly on the castle but on the slope below the castle. This is where all of the good stuff is anyways lol. The permit is good for 3 years so I should be able to find some neat stuff in that time since I will be coming back to visit my german friends from time to time. One of the cities I got permission for is the town of Prum which has been around since 9 A.D. I am going to hunt there tomorrow as long as it is not raining cats and dogs lol! Wish me luck!

Rudy · May 6, 2012

WOW!! What an opportunity!

GIGS is 90X · May 6, 2012

Awesome, brother. Sounds like a deal of life time. I am lucky if areas by me are 100 years old. Please share your pictures. Good luck.... :grin:

Gigs

allank · May 6, 2012

Good luck! hunt , hunt and hunt some more, thats a dream to most of us and thank you for your service

Kolby72 · May 6, 2012

Thanks guys im gonna try and get out tomorrow for a couple hours! Thanks for the kind words Allank!

007tallguy · May 6, 2012

Rudy said:
WOW!! What an opportunity!

it sure is! :shock:

good luck Kolby and bring lots of battery's.

will be looking forward to seeing some of your finds. :yes:

Pete

cntrydncr1 · May 6, 2012

an amazing opportunity!! congrats

zeemang · May 6, 2012

Awesome contact! Congrats on getting the permit, sounds like a ticket to ride...

Kolby72 · May 7, 2012

Well I was pretty pumped about the permit.... But sadly it will have to sit unused. I was walking up the stairs and my dog got under my feet and I tripped jammed my big toe and ripped the toe nail off! Hurts like H E double hockey stick . I can barely walk on it so there is no chance I can hunt steep slopes =( I am going to try and go out on wednesday. Thanks for all of the kind words!

Rudy · May 7, 2012

Kolby72 said:
Well I was pretty pumped about the permit.... But sadly it will have to sit unused. I was walking up the stairs and my dog got under my feet and I tripped jammed my big toe and ripped the toe nail off! Hurts like H E double hockey stick . I can barely walk on it so there is no chance I can hunt steep slopes =( I am going to try and go out on wednesday. Thanks for all of the kind words!

Bummer!

Spike 7.62 · May 11, 2012

I think I would have tossed my dog out the window :shock:

I'll stick to turtles; silent, no letting them in or out, no baths and they won't ruin one of the best detecting opportunities the MD gods could hand to man. I am very sorry to hear about that injury. The good news is the permit is good for 3 years, you will heal and then be back in action.

Detect enough for all of us, we are there with you in spirit!

Kolby72 · May 12, 2012

Haha I have been out 3 times since then and havent had a ton of luck. There is a a castle about a mile and a half down the road from me and I have always wanted to detect it. I found out who the mayor of the town was and decided I would still ask for his permission to hunt the castle. He was a super cool guy and h said as long as I had the permit we could hunt anywhere we wanted. So me and 2 friends hit the castle for about 2 hours and I can tell you that I have never hunted a place with so much trash. We found lots of junk and only a partial arrowhead. So we piled in the car and headed to the next spot. The city of Prum is very old and has a rich history. We hunted a hill behind the old monestary. We found a ton of .50 cal rounds and one of my friends found their first musketball. Over all not to bad of a hunt. I am going to try and hunt a couple more castles here soon before I have to move to Texas =( I will keep you guys posted!

Milhaus · May 12, 2012

Nice Kolby, sounds fun. Is this somehow related to your bomber crash site finds?

Kolby72 · May 12, 2012

No the .50 cal rounds are everwhere here in Germany. The spot we were hunting was probably just an enemy position and we strafed it. The bomber crash was about 4 hours from my house.

Diggin Funatic · May 12, 2012

Sounds like you are having fun. You never know what that next signal will be. Good hunting!

Sonny b · May 12, 2012

Very cool Kolby. Hope you find some good stuff before you leave.

Oldbill · May 18, 2012

Kolby that permit is ausgezeichnet, mein Freund! Really do hope you can get in some serious MD time before you fly home -- not that there aren't some nice opportunities in Texas.

Kolby72 · May 19, 2012

Thanks for all the kind words! I have been out about 4 or 5 times since this post.... Havent had much luck sadly my buddy did find a cannonball at one of our honey holes. I will be back in Europe in about 6 months and the permit is good for 3 years so I am not totally bummed...

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