wvdave107
Elite Member
Forgive me if this post is a bit long. Just thought I'd share with like minded folks...
When I first started detecting, July of last year, my neighbor's son was mesmerized by my AT Pro. He's 6. He would tag along with me on occasion when I'd hit the woods up from the neighborhood and get crazy excited when I'd come across a target. It didn't matter what it was, an old shell casing, pop can, pull tab...He was "Treasure Hunting" and didn't care what we found. It was all treasure to him.
They moved to a bigger place with a bigger yard at the beginning of December, but we still keep in contact with his mom and dad. His mom contacted me just before Christmas and told me the first thing he asked for Christmas was a metal detector. They got him a Bounty Hunter TK4 and part of the gift was I would come and Treasure Hunt with him when the weather warmed a bit.
Today, we went to visit them at their new place. Before I could get out of the truck he was ready to go...LOL We got the Bounty Hunter set up and off we went. Admittedly, it is a tad big for him, but he was tickled to death to have his own detector.He and I dug all sorts of "treasure" in their yard. Beer cans, pop cans, rusty nails, and an assortment of other metal junk. To him it was all treasure.
After an hour or so he set out by himself with his Bounty Hunter and my Carrot and dug his own "Treasure". He did remarkably well to be 6 years old. He was so excited to find and dig things on his own. It really made me feel great to see him having so much fun. Below is a picture he made for me this past fall. I keep it on my fridge. His mom told me it was of he and I looking for buried treasure...LOL
When I first started detecting, July of last year, my neighbor's son was mesmerized by my AT Pro. He's 6. He would tag along with me on occasion when I'd hit the woods up from the neighborhood and get crazy excited when I'd come across a target. It didn't matter what it was, an old shell casing, pop can, pull tab...He was "Treasure Hunting" and didn't care what we found. It was all treasure to him.
They moved to a bigger place with a bigger yard at the beginning of December, but we still keep in contact with his mom and dad. His mom contacted me just before Christmas and told me the first thing he asked for Christmas was a metal detector. They got him a Bounty Hunter TK4 and part of the gift was I would come and Treasure Hunt with him when the weather warmed a bit.
Today, we went to visit them at their new place. Before I could get out of the truck he was ready to go...LOL We got the Bounty Hunter set up and off we went. Admittedly, it is a tad big for him, but he was tickled to death to have his own detector.He and I dug all sorts of "treasure" in their yard. Beer cans, pop cans, rusty nails, and an assortment of other metal junk. To him it was all treasure.
After an hour or so he set out by himself with his Bounty Hunter and my Carrot and dug his own "Treasure". He did remarkably well to be 6 years old. He was so excited to find and dig things on his own. It really made me feel great to see him having so much fun. Below is a picture he made for me this past fall. I keep it on my fridge. His mom told me it was of he and I looking for buried treasure...LOL