Cherry Picker
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A post on another forum about expect depth got me thinking this subject could be helpful to new hunters.
"How deep will it go?" is probably on the mind of all new detector users when they make the decision on which detector to buy, with "How deep does it need to go?" a close second. What I see all the time is someone just getting started or interested asks the age old question of "How deep will it go?" only to get what seems to be the run-a-round with it depends on this and it depends on that and rightly so. Experienced hunters know there is no solid answer.
Well I'm going to stick my neck out and answer that age old question. 4"
Now I realize this question is like asking how fast a car will go, there are too many variable to give a definitive answer but for such a general question there IS an answer. 120 miles per hour. So my answer to this age old question is 4"
Now about this second question of "How deep does it need to go?" which again never seems to get a satisfying answer but a plethora of possibilities. Again I'm going to stick my neck out and give a straight answer. 4". Hum, that works out pretty well doesn't it. In theory yes, in practice no.
Something that may put you newer hunters mind at ease is that 80% or more of the places I hunt never have anything deeper that 4". There of course are exceptions.
Now about the darn variables.
Personally, I think the most important variable to consider is experience. An experience hunter can take a $200 detector and in most cases find more keepers than an inexperienced hunter with a $1,000 detector. You noticed I said KEEPERS. Experienced hunters have one major advantage. They know where to look to increase their odds of finding keepers. You experienced hunters know what I'm talking about. You unload at that abandon house and with just a quick glance you're headed to the best locations as if drawn by some mystical force.
My hunting buddy used to say I was the luckiest hunter he had ever seen because I always walked away with better finds. It had nothing to do with luck and everything to do with experience.
I guess what I'm trying to say here is don't doubt the potential of your detector you have the means to find as many keepers as any other detector. What you may lack is the experience. With experience comes trust and knowledge with trust and knowledge comes the keepers.
So there you have it.
It will go 4" deep and that just happens to be how deep you need to go.
"How deep will it go?" is probably on the mind of all new detector users when they make the decision on which detector to buy, with "How deep does it need to go?" a close second. What I see all the time is someone just getting started or interested asks the age old question of "How deep will it go?" only to get what seems to be the run-a-round with it depends on this and it depends on that and rightly so. Experienced hunters know there is no solid answer.
Well I'm going to stick my neck out and answer that age old question. 4"
Now I realize this question is like asking how fast a car will go, there are too many variable to give a definitive answer but for such a general question there IS an answer. 120 miles per hour. So my answer to this age old question is 4"
Now about this second question of "How deep does it need to go?" which again never seems to get a satisfying answer but a plethora of possibilities. Again I'm going to stick my neck out and give a straight answer. 4". Hum, that works out pretty well doesn't it. In theory yes, in practice no.
Something that may put you newer hunters mind at ease is that 80% or more of the places I hunt never have anything deeper that 4". There of course are exceptions.
Now about the darn variables.
Personally, I think the most important variable to consider is experience. An experience hunter can take a $200 detector and in most cases find more keepers than an inexperienced hunter with a $1,000 detector. You noticed I said KEEPERS. Experienced hunters have one major advantage. They know where to look to increase their odds of finding keepers. You experienced hunters know what I'm talking about. You unload at that abandon house and with just a quick glance you're headed to the best locations as if drawn by some mystical force.
My hunting buddy used to say I was the luckiest hunter he had ever seen because I always walked away with better finds. It had nothing to do with luck and everything to do with experience.
I guess what I'm trying to say here is don't doubt the potential of your detector you have the means to find as many keepers as any other detector. What you may lack is the experience. With experience comes trust and knowledge with trust and knowledge comes the keepers.
So there you have it.
It will go 4" deep and that just happens to be how deep you need to go.
