Hunting Old Orchards - Tips
Where I am located it is hard to find places to relic hunt with out driving a big distance. But recently doing some good map overlaying I found an old orchard I can detect and would love to hear your thoughts and strategies on doing so. I have to hike in it is not road accessible. When I get there to do a quick sweep I will probably zigzag it to find where there is a condensed set of targets. I am going to bring survey flags to mark out maybe where the pickers camped, or old home was. - Please give me any other thoughts.
can you post a map of the area? Yeah your strategy sounds solid tho. I would definitely look for a water source ie well or creek near the location. I always like to look for the resources they would need on an every day basis water being a must have. Hope this helps sounds like an exciting adventure for sure a lil hike and a hunt! My kind of adventure! Lol
Here is an aerial from 1938
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Cool looking spot. Did ya find anything?.. I went out yesterday for a park hunt with a friend and scored a 1890 seated🗽 dime! Here's a pic of the area we hunted. I circled the area I found it in. My buddy found a 1920 merc and a GOLIATH brass with silver layer on it of a ring. It has stigma stamped on the inside. Wild.
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Very nice. So I hiked out to the orchard I posted in the photo and looks like it can not be detected. It is a sanctuary. Isn't on the land owners land I have permission. However I narrowed down three homesteads that use to be on the land where I have permission and hiked and took photos to do further research.
Quote from KcZiLlEsT_ReLicS on December 13, 2020, 6:36 pmCool looking spot. Did ya find anything?.. I went out yesterday for a park hunt with a friend and scored a 1890 seated
dime! Here's a pic of the area we hunted. I circled the area I found it in. My buddy found a 1920 merc and a GOLIATH brass with silver layer on it of a ring. It has stigma stamped on the inside. Wild.
Stunning finds, thanks for sharing
Thanks! Sweet so you found the home sites!?.. THATS gonna be a neat hint! Hopefully you'll be able to find some good relics and coins! You will have to definitely post you're finds! Heck you might even bump into some bottles and marbles! Marbles are absolutely my favorite thing to find when I accidentally find one while metal detecting. I even made a marble display board to set them on when I find them.
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You know I have yet to find a marble out detecting.
Hey!! Here’s from a couple of my latest past hunts from this month! Have had some success as of late! So I decided to call me and a couple of guys I hunt with Missouri Coin Diggers and with my daughters help designed this shirt that I wear while out hunting! 😁
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More photo’s... My marble board is currently ONE marble away from being filled up completely! Looks like I’m going to have to make an extension for more 😆
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