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markinmichigan
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Don't live in Florida but go once or twice a year. Welcome aboard from Michigan. Good luck and happy hunting!
Mark in Michigan
Mark in Michigan
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Andrew if you are going to live in Florida, welcome to the US. Like Mark, I'm a Michigander too. Hope you find someone that can help you out. Good luck on your future hunts.
scoundrel
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Welcome to Florida. Don’t step out of line. You live in Sheriff Grady’s County. He’ll make you famous.
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Trust! I have seen his YT press conference videosWelcome to Florida. Don’t step out of line. You live in Sheriff Grady’s County. He’ll make you famous.
Tom_in_CA
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What is "variable" ?
If you saw something that said "no md'ing" (at whatever beach or park or forest or whatever), then presto : Not variable. Conversely if you saw nothing that said "no md'ing", then presto, not forbidden, and thus : Not "variable".
Do not think you need to find verbiage that expressly ALLOWS it . No more so than you'd think you need to find a rule or law that says "flying frisbees allowed here".
Or perhaps you're getting befuddled with ancillary verbiage like "alter and deface" or "harvest & remove" or cultural heritage stuff ?
It was the verbiage as you put it, plus some pages said things such as, local rule Orlando, you have to hand over everything you find, but detecting is allowed. I'll keep digging for infoWhat is "variable" ?
If you saw something that said "no md'ing" (at whatever beach or park or forest or whatever), then presto : Not variable. Conversely if you saw nothing that said "no md'ing", then presto, not forbidden, and thus : Not "variable".
Do not think you need to find verbiage that expressly ALLOWS it . No more so than you'd think you need to find a rule or law that says "flying frisbees allowed here".
Or perhaps you're getting befuddled with ancillary verbiage like "alter and deface" or "harvest & remove" or cultural heritage stuff ?
Tom_in_CA
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It was the verbiage as you put it, plus some pages said things such as, local rule Orlando, you have to hand over everything you find, but detecting is allowed. I'll keep digging for info
Ok, thanx for the explanation . Here's the answer/push-back to the various ancillary grey-area "catch-all" that *could* come up :
1) "Alter & deface" language : Ok, so you cover your spots, stomp and fluff them up. THEN PRESTO : You haven't alterED or defacED anything. Now have you ?
Might some nosy-parker disagree with those semantics (like if you're on nice manicured turf) ? Sure ! Ok, go at lower traffic times and avoid such lookie-lous. Just like nose-picking : You opt for discreet times so as not to offend the squeamish. Eh ?2) Cultural heritage verbiage : Ok, avoid obvious historic sensitive monuments. And elsewhere : You are only looking for modern change and the ring your wife lost. Eh ? But seriously now : This is typically only ever invoked if you're snooping at obvious historic sacred monument themed type places.
3) "Harvest" and "remove" boiler plate : This type stuff was so that no numbskull thinks he can back up a truck and start commercially harvesting the sand. Or so that no one thinks he can take home the park benches. Was it ever applied to fumble fingers losses ? Of course not ! And if you ever DID find some place where this is alluded to, then I'll bet it was via case of someone(s) year earlier who were victims of "no one cared UNTIL you asked" routine. And some desk-jockey (pressed with this "pressing issue") figured that applied. But did anyone really care less (till we asked) ? Of course not.
4) Lost & Found laws : Fine then : If you find an object worth over the threshold of whatever your state's law is (typically $50 or $100) , then : Fine then : Turn it in to Lost & Found, the police, or whatever. Then technically you'd be in-line with that, if need be.
So again : You do not need express allowance for this (as if you're going to find a rule that says "detecting allowed"), any more so than you'll find a rule saying frisbees or jump-rope or yoga is allowed. If it's not specifically forbidden, then presto : Not disallowed. Just avoid obvious historic monuments. Go look for the ring your wife lost .
