flyguy784
Elite Member
I was recently givin a couple very interesting permissions. I was asked by a friends wife to help her get rid of some of his belongings, he had recently passed. Just the stuff she knew nothing about. They included a massive amount of woodworking machines and tools and a very large collection of fly fishing stuff. long story short, I managed to sell all the tools etc and most of the fishing and tying equipment. The fishing items that didn't sell, I decided he would have wanted them donated to the local trout unlimited org. Off I go with several rods, a couple reels and boxes and boxes of feathers, furs, hooks, vises etc etc. The gentlemen that runs the local chapter owns an old mill on a creek as well as 90 acres that it's rumored, may be the route Gen Cornwallis used to flank George Washington at the "Battle of Brandywine". I Explain my donation, brought it all in and sat to discuss the history of his farm. Well, I didn't have to ask permission. He asked me if I would hunt his properties. Totaling about 150 acres. He was over joyed when I told him my brother and I would spend our summer recovering all we could. All of his locations were settled in the early 1700's.
One day, while hunting his creek mill house, a woman pulled in and asked if she could help us. I told her what we were doing and she said, I'm HIS sister and I'd love to have you come and hunt my farm as well. Her house is sitting on about 35 acres and was built in 1740.
Needless to say, we're covered for a year of hunting some great locations.
We've started recently and have already found numerous more modern silver coins, a crisp Liberty Cent (1816), mid 1800's flat buttons and best of all so far an 1806 half reale.
Not only do we now have these permissions, but each time we show up, the owners are overjoyed to see us. Can you say, YAHOOOO!
One day, while hunting his creek mill house, a woman pulled in and asked if she could help us. I told her what we were doing and she said, I'm HIS sister and I'd love to have you come and hunt my farm as well. Her house is sitting on about 35 acres and was built in 1740.
Needless to say, we're covered for a year of hunting some great locations.
We've started recently and have already found numerous more modern silver coins, a crisp Liberty Cent (1816), mid 1800's flat buttons and best of all so far an 1806 half reale.
Not only do we now have these permissions, but each time we show up, the owners are overjoyed to see us. Can you say, YAHOOOO!