welcome to FMDF. I'll let someone else respond to your exact Question. But just want to point out an interesting statistic:
If anyone ever went to study all md'ing web forum pages, to find posts where someone asks about the legality of certain beaches: Has anyone ever noticed that 99% of the posts always pertain to FL beaches ? Notice we don't ever see similar inquiries about any other ocean facing state's beaches. Only ever Florida.
I have a theory as to why this is. And it's NOT that "Florida has any more or any less, potential 'laws' ". Anyone else care to take a venture ?
welcome to FMDF. I'll let someone else respond to your exact Question. But just want to point out an interesting statistic:
If anyone ever went to study all md'ing web forum pages, to find posts where someone asks about the legality of certain beaches: Has anyone ever noticed that 99% of the posts always pertain to FL beaches ? Notice we don't ever see similar inquiries about any other ocean facing state's beaches. Only ever Florida.
I have a theory as to why this is. And it's NOT that "Florida has any more or any less, potential 'laws' ". Anyone else care to take a venture ?
Where you going to hunt? Most of our beaches are open and legal to detect but there are a few exceptions. Gulf coast State Parks allow hunting from the dunes to the waters edge. Lease areas (treasure coast) you have to stay out of the water. Most other beaches are OK as long as there is public access. You can not cross private property without permission to get to the beach.Still trying to find out if there are any regulations to hunting on the gulf beaches.
Where you going to hunt? Most of our beaches are open and legal to detect but there are a few exceptions. Gulf coast State Parks allow hunting from the dunes to the waters edge. Lease areas (treasure coast) you have to stay out of the water. Most other beaches are OK as long as there is public access. You can not cross private property without permission to get to the beach.
Yes, anything National including forests are off limits. Best advise is call the local law enforcement where a person wants to hunt. I am in the Clearwater area so National Seashores don't come to mind. Thanks for reminding me.I believe any National Seashores are no detecting areas and be careful about Federally owned beaches (Tyndall, Eglin and Hurlburt AFBs have miles of beach).
May have to do with the high numbers of retirees that move to Florida. Maybe ones that used to metal detect decades ago looking forward to getting back into the hobby once they arrive in Florida with extra free time on their hands.
More people travel there in a way that requires them to take their detector on a plane. ...
May have to do with the high numbers of retirees that move to Florida....
my guess would be that Florida has more snowbirds ratio-wise (more old guys/gals with detectors in tow from the north)?
Ah, another guess that it must be because of ages of the hunters ? That A) FL is a popular retirement destination B) old people are more skittish, thus C) the reason FL beach question comes up ad-nauseam, is because of this connection.
Interesting. I still can't see why age would make a difference. At least not to the percentage of times this comes up FL vs other states.
Ok, here's my theory: It's the psychology of ever having read or heard a rumor, anywhere, that "such & such places is off-limits". Heck, even THE MERE QUESTION on a post somewhere concerning a certain place. Then later, when someone in said-location takes up the hobby. Or someone travels to the location. Guess what's on-their-mind ? So ... to be safe, they ask.
Then it becomes a vicious circle. Someone else, who remembers that thread title from a year ago, will likewise ask. Then THAT question spurs 20 more questions. And no matter how minuscule the area in question might be. No matter how many times a misconception is corrected. No matter HOW many times it got answered, it just fuels more questions.
I am guessing that you are over thinking it. its just a question.
Yes. A question that comes up over and over and over and over again. For no where else but there.
... keep this on topic....