Fe Man
Junior Member
The other day I blew off chores around the house (or, if the truth be told, I asked spouse if I could go play for a few hours) to try and find a place to hunt. There is a Little League ballpark nearby and I thought I would go check it out. They had groundskeepers there so I wen to asked permission to hunt. No problem, just don't dig the actual ball-fields or make big holes. Yes! I was in.
The ballpark is located in an older section of town, and has been there for many years. The city has grown-up around it, but there are still some vintage homes (1950s-90s) nearby. I had hope for some good finds as the groundskeepers didn't indicate that they had other people detecting here of late. Using my Legend, with the LG15 coil, I went to work along the edges of the ballpark. I dug a few crushed aluminum cans from 2-4 inches deep (using Park mode, M1, still on v1.13) with readings in the upper 30s to low 40s. Same with pull tabs. I should also mention I was using the wireless headphones for the first time (and getting acquainted with tones). I had a few really interesting hits (50+), but they were deep and would require more digging than I would be allowed to do.
Failing to find anything else, I started around the baseball diamonds were bleachers and seating areas were located. I managed to find $1.09 in change and a Matchbox car. I also walked along a creek and found an old Hot Wheels car a few inches down in the mud. This area would be, to my thinking anyway, an older section as I got a lot of iron hits, many quite deep. I dug a few to see (using a screwdriver and going as far as I could pry) and found an old piece of iron slag, heavy nails, and what looked like an old engine oil cap. I've included a pic of the finds I cleaned and kept. So not a prosperous day, but it was certainly more fun than working at home.
The ballpark is located in an older section of town, and has been there for many years. The city has grown-up around it, but there are still some vintage homes (1950s-90s) nearby. I had hope for some good finds as the groundskeepers didn't indicate that they had other people detecting here of late. Using my Legend, with the LG15 coil, I went to work along the edges of the ballpark. I dug a few crushed aluminum cans from 2-4 inches deep (using Park mode, M1, still on v1.13) with readings in the upper 30s to low 40s. Same with pull tabs. I should also mention I was using the wireless headphones for the first time (and getting acquainted with tones). I had a few really interesting hits (50+), but they were deep and would require more digging than I would be allowed to do.
Failing to find anything else, I started around the baseball diamonds were bleachers and seating areas were located. I managed to find $1.09 in change and a Matchbox car. I also walked along a creek and found an old Hot Wheels car a few inches down in the mud. This area would be, to my thinking anyway, an older section as I got a lot of iron hits, many quite deep. I dug a few to see (using a screwdriver and going as far as I could pry) and found an old piece of iron slag, heavy nails, and what looked like an old engine oil cap. I've included a pic of the finds I cleaned and kept. So not a prosperous day, but it was certainly more fun than working at home.
