Ever swing a coil near a tree or a stump??
What did you hear??
A good tone,,like a nonferrous target??
Or did you hear an iron tone,,thinking iron and didn't dig??
I bring this up,,,because it happened to me,,,,hearing an iron tone and didn't dig.
My coil was close to the tree,,right up against.
Turns out I found just previously close to this tree some older nonferrous finds.
So,,when I got the iron tones,,or tone that sounded not so nice,,,,,I dug the target and it turned out to be a button.
A person needs to realize,,,when a target is close to a tree,,,,depending on coil size,,,this will drive just how close to the coils center can be placed over the target.
And if there is any ferrous material close to a nonferrous target positioned like this,,,,having the center of the coil over the target even more critical.
I should point out here,,,a detectors separating and unsmaksing abilities here can play a part.
Elliptical shaped coils,,,harder to get the center of these close to trees,,vs smaller round coils.
The next time you are out,,,,and swing up close to a tree,,and your detector gives less than ideal tone for what is usually a nonferrous target signal,,,,check it out.
You may be surprised.
Trees can limit older targets sink rates,,with the tree a growing,,,and with its root system.
The targets I found just lately,,,,had been lost in this one site around 100 years ago,,,yet they being beside this walnut tree(near it seems the back door of old house, it is gone btw) at a mere 2-4" in depth.
Also,,if your detector has true all metal function,,,you can use use it,,,,will allow coils perimeter to detect metal,,without being so centered over target. Now you may dig iron,,or you may dig nonferrous. But in a good site,,,even if hunted before,,someone may not have checked around trees ( up real close).
What did you hear??
A good tone,,like a nonferrous target??
Or did you hear an iron tone,,thinking iron and didn't dig??
I bring this up,,,because it happened to me,,,,hearing an iron tone and didn't dig.
My coil was close to the tree,,right up against.
Turns out I found just previously close to this tree some older nonferrous finds.
So,,when I got the iron tones,,or tone that sounded not so nice,,,,,I dug the target and it turned out to be a button.
A person needs to realize,,,when a target is close to a tree,,,,depending on coil size,,,this will drive just how close to the coils center can be placed over the target.
And if there is any ferrous material close to a nonferrous target positioned like this,,,,having the center of the coil over the target even more critical.
I should point out here,,,a detectors separating and unsmaksing abilities here can play a part.
Elliptical shaped coils,,,harder to get the center of these close to trees,,vs smaller round coils.
The next time you are out,,,,and swing up close to a tree,,and your detector gives less than ideal tone for what is usually a nonferrous target signal,,,,check it out.
You may be surprised.
Trees can limit older targets sink rates,,with the tree a growing,,,and with its root system.
The targets I found just lately,,,,had been lost in this one site around 100 years ago,,,yet they being beside this walnut tree(near it seems the back door of old house, it is gone btw) at a mere 2-4" in depth.
Also,,if your detector has true all metal function,,,you can use use it,,,,will allow coils perimeter to detect metal,,without being so centered over target. Now you may dig iron,,or you may dig nonferrous. But in a good site,,,even if hunted before,,someone may not have checked around trees ( up real close).
