Found new earthworks on our farm

donbendit · Aug 11, 2012

I was wandering around our farm in Varina Va. looking for a couple of spots to hang my trail cams. I went to a spot on the side of the property that we never hunt and I found some civil war trenches. I had my machine in the truck but not much time. Here are some of the things I found. I dug about 20 percussion caps, two minnie balls on shot and one dropped, two small round balls ( not sure about them) and some unidentified lead and brass.

khestee · Aug 11, 2012

How cool is that....your own Civil war hunting area.

Diggin Funatic · Aug 11, 2012

Looks like you have prime realestate! Great finds!

The Wolf · Aug 11, 2012

Thats Awesome! Varina is like one big trench. I've got permission to a few trench lines around that area. Happy hunting.

donbendit · Aug 11, 2012

Yeah, Im pretty lucky. My sister married a guy whose father is a big land developer. The property has two known camps on it, both with trenches. This new one I found is just one long trench on top of a ridge.

donbendit · Aug 11, 2012

Wolf, id like to learn more about that river detecting you do. I'll take you out to the farm if You can tell me what I need to know about river detecting. Our farm is 2000 acers on Rt5.

VaMark · Aug 11, 2012

Very Nice! Sounds like a great place to hunt with camps and trenches!

dlh · Aug 11, 2012

Wow...2000 acres. A person could get lost in your yard!

Found new earthworks on our farm

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