Mud-puppy
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One more thing for hassle free success in this Sport...It is extremely important to understand the benefit of Timing!...Its probably more critical than intimately knowing proper machine set up and gear and all of that...Timing!
Not only are we hunting, we are also avoiding being hunted...Our major predators are Wimmin and Children and Park/Beach Rangers, Bums, Panhandlers, Robbery Rogues...
So, a guy gets to know their patterns and hunts in the hours/weather when they are not out...Its only a few hours per day when a Man can walk this Planet unobstructed..and its weather/temp dependent as far as how long you can push the Window of Opportunity...
Theres a few places here that I can briefly hunt only in November/December when its blowing 40mph N with a falling barometer and spitting sleet/snow...Even then I only got maybe 20 minutes tops before I'm gonna get robbed by an addict crawling out of the dugout...
Hunting outside of the 'Green Zone', for Congo Gold, a guy has to know these things...there aint no artillery or Air Power to call in danger close defilade for a lone Metal Detectorist...
People are best avoided at all costs...You gotta few hours per day tops...and this is why developing 'speedy target retrieval' methods is so important, as is dressing poor and driving a piece of junk...
Not only are we hunting, we are also avoiding being hunted...Our major predators are Wimmin and Children and Park/Beach Rangers, Bums, Panhandlers, Robbery Rogues...
So, a guy gets to know their patterns and hunts in the hours/weather when they are not out...Its only a few hours per day when a Man can walk this Planet unobstructed..and its weather/temp dependent as far as how long you can push the Window of Opportunity...
Theres a few places here that I can briefly hunt only in November/December when its blowing 40mph N with a falling barometer and spitting sleet/snow...Even then I only got maybe 20 minutes tops before I'm gonna get robbed by an addict crawling out of the dugout...
Hunting outside of the 'Green Zone', for Congo Gold, a guy has to know these things...there aint no artillery or Air Power to call in danger close defilade for a lone Metal Detectorist...
People are best avoided at all costs...You gotta few hours per day tops...and this is why developing 'speedy target retrieval' methods is so important, as is dressing poor and driving a piece of junk...
I've been gone a short while dealing with a rather serious medical issue. I'm on the mend and hope to be back out detecting a bit more before the ground freezes here in Michigan. You'll be happy to know that I went out detecting for a short while over the weekend in a park located in another County...and I didn't bother to ask permission!! Despite our sometimes differing opinion on when to ask for permission, I do see and agree with your point of not poking the hornet's nest. There were signs posted about no horses and no motorized vehicles and to not pick any flowers, but nothing about detecting...so I took my detector and searched an interesting area for a little while, while my wife was out on the trails mtn biking (god do I miss riding my bike, but that's at least another month off for me). I didn't really find anything, but it was nice to simply get outside and walk around.
...........Funny..She looks like the New Park Ranger that is trying to nail me for trespassing. One of my good spots the last few month's I've had to walk the shoreline to get where I wanted to hunt in the water. Since metal detectors are not allowed in the park. Last week one day she followed me along the shore, the full 2500 feet, in her ATV (from a distances). Making sure I did not step above the Mean High tide line. And this is the second time she has done that in the last few weeks.
