Looking for advice on seeded hunts - both what to look for when picking one and tips for the event - thanks!

[Clad grabber]

I have never done a seeded hunt and for some reason I am considering trying one...just to say I did it, have the experience and even though it is not a natural one maybe find a cool coin or two. Usually they are ran as a fundraiser so it may help a local cause or club as well. As I said in the headline I am looking for what makes a good seeded hunt. I have been looking at a few. Going to one of these will have to be somewhat local though...out and back in a day. One of the local hunts a friend was like...nah...does not seem like there is enough there. He could not really elaborate on what he did not like but none the less was not impressed with the hunt card. He did say something about not being able to use a regular shovel though.

Secondly, having not done a seeded hunt if I would decide to do one what are a few tips and yeah I have already heard the tip...just don't do it...LOL. Any constructive input and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again, CG

 

[the colonel]

I've been to many seeded hunts and find them to be fun and somewhat profitable. Last one was in 2025 in Palmer Alaska, put on by the latest local detector club to start and end rather quickly, (due to the sponsor moving). Club was good while it lasted, and thank you, Mitchell for getting it going! This seeded hunt cost $50 to enter and as you can see from photo, well worth it. All the finds were buried including the Morgan. I've never been to a seeded hunt where big prizes were buried, usually a token is buried and matched to a prize.

 

[Rattlehead]

I participated in one. We found tokens and traded them for prizes. Sorta like a big Easter egg hunt. I can see how it’s fun for some people. It’s just not my thing. Though I did pretty well. I think I paid $75 to enter and traded my tokens in for about $200 worth of prizes.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Detect fast in the beginning and then slow down after the first 15 minutes. The coins are usually only a couple inches down, so no need to crank the sensitivity too high.

 

[Rudy]

Try to find out from the hunt master what is being seeded. If you can't, set the discrimination to a minimum.

Stay away (15' to 20') from anyone using a PI detector.

Lower the sensitivity to keep out interference of other detectors nearby.

 

[graybeard]

You don't need to ground balance the detector. Pinpoint using the front edge of the coil. If they are using tokens ask if you can scan one with your detector to see how it reads. Take smaller and bigger coil. Take extra detector, headphones and pinpointer because I have seen them die for people.