Southern California City Parks
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Tom_in_CA
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I've hunted Irvine Regional park before. Years ago. On the invitation of buddies of mine who pulled lots of good old silver out there, in the years prior. By the time I got to their "honey-pot" zones (where they'd done the most good), it was just nothing but sickly left-overs 
But I did get a key date merc. dime as I recall. Floated that puppy on Ebay , and got something like $300 for it.
And no, there was/is no laws or rules forbidding it/us. At least not so-far as we/me know/knew. I'm sure that if we'd asked enough people "Hi, can I dig in the turf and take things ?", that we'd have been granted a princely "no". Hence, shame on us for not swatting enough hornet's nests , eh ?
Anyhow, this place is no secret. And yes, it was a giant draw for yesteryear picnickers, and thus a giant draw for today's md'rs.
But I did get a key date merc. dime as I recall. Floated that puppy on Ebay , and got something like $300 for it.And no, there was/is no laws or rules forbidding it/us. At least not so-far as we/me know/knew. I'm sure that if we'd asked enough people "Hi, can I dig in the turf and take things ?", that we'd have been granted a princely "no". Hence, shame on us for not swatting enough hornet's nests , eh ?
Anyhow, this place is no secret. And yes, it was a giant draw for yesteryear picnickers, and thus a giant draw for today's md'rs.
Jamflicker
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Yeah, good luck at Irvine haha. i got 4 silver coins there last time I was there earlier this year but I think it was luck. Tough tough park.I've hunted Irvine Regional park before. Years ago. On the invitation of buddies of mine who pulled lots of good old silver out there, in the years prior. By the time I got to their "honey-pot" zones (where they'd done the most good), it was just nothing but sickly left-overs
And no, there was/is no laws or rules forbidding it/us. At least not so-far as we/me know/knew. I'm sure that if we'd asked enough people "Hi, can I dig in the turf and take things ?", that we'd have been granted a princely "no". Hence, shame on us for not swatting enough hornet's nests , eh ?
Anyhow, this place is no secret. And yes, it was a giant draw for yesteryear picnickers, and thus a giant draw for today's md'rs.
KOB
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It's the smaller parks in the outlying areas with some research , that can be good. Many parks right now are currently being completely redone.
Jamflicker
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My buddy Dan just got kicked out of a park in the city of Orange. The workers said no more detecting in city parks. Too many people leaving a mess and holes.
OCBeepDigger
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Haven't been there yet myself but what I've heard and read from various places is that nobody has had an issue MD'ing at IRP. I believe some of the local clubs have even had organized hunts there... needless to say it's pretty much been hunted to death over the years. As much as I wish it was otherwise I wouldn't hold my breath expecting to find many IH pennies or Mercury dimes.
Tom_in_CA
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Hey Jam, a couple of observations about this :
1) When a city worker comes up and says something like that, it might not be on the books anywhere, as an actual rule. This isn't to say that they can't scram us (because perhaps they think you'll leave a hole, blah blah). But on the other hand, I have heard lots of times when someone comes out and says something like that ("not allowed anymore", etc....), Yet it exists nowhere in print. It might just be an informal policy (by a single worker who doesn't like md'rs), yet is not codified anywhere.
2) As for him saying "d/t messes and holes" : Don't be too quick to assume this is necessarily true. A lot of times, that's merely their PERCEPTION, when they had seen someone md'ing in the past. Because, let's be honest : If they see you stoop down in nice manicured grass and dig, they're going to conjur up images of holes. Right ? EVEN IF YOU AREN'T ACTUALLY LEAVING ANY. It's just the mental connotation that we elicit.
So whenever someone tells the md'r this song & dance about "holes", the md'r mutters under his breath : "Durned that md'r who must've left holes". But the reality is, there may never have been any actual case of this. It's just an assumption the busy-body thinks is going to, or has happened.
