How often are you skunked in the hunt?

[EBCIII]

So I hunted today for 2 hours and almost came home empty handed. I found 1 cent, and it was not an oldie at that. Now do not get me wrong I love to hunt, and had a great time. I was just wondering though.

How often do you come home empty handed? Does it matter to you? Or are you out for the hunt alone? Thanks in advance, Beale.

[gordiesgirl]

Got permission to hunt a very old store.we were so excited could not sleep the night before. We have headed out with visions of old coins and relics and came home with 1 antique bottle and a wheat penny. Like you said we had a good time but was quite dissapointed with the outcome.

[INDY]

Happens more often then you know. I sometimes get so frustrated I think ....that's it have to take a break from MDing. It usually doesn't last long, have to get right back out there and try again,it eventually pays off!

[Steve in PR]

At least 50% of the time, probably more like 60%. I am having a run right now of 6 hunts with nothing to show for it.

[Oz_IL]

Several times, twice at a beach of all places. Not one single coin nor anything. Once not even a pull tab. WTF! I do bring a ZLincoln with me and if I get skunked I sacrifice it to the MD gods (toss/bury it in the area of said skunking).

[Buster]

Sometimes you find a lot of stuff, sometimes not. It's still good to get out and hunt. I find a few here and there, but I would like to do better, but my time will come. Buster.....

[julieburger]

Oh I always find "treasure" denture cream tubes, balls of foil, cans, pulltabs, nails......as for all that other junk like coins I say "coins are for sissies" , I like the real stuff Tubes, foil and tabs.

[EPC Guy]

The first few times I used my machine after buying it - I got skunked...mainly (I believe) because I wasn't using it properly. Now, fortunately, I live in an area that produces a lot of clad - since moving to Colorado last November, I've never been completely skunked...hope I haven't jinxed myself for saying that!

[JCWhite]

I'm with you Julie, I always dig up something

[1911d]

I seem to always find something , but then i never use the discrimination settings.
i hunt in all metal and dig, dig,dig,dig.
I took the pennies in that i got last summer and this summer to the bank. i cleaned them in a rock tumbler and bagged them up, there was a total of 45.6 pounds for a grand total of $79.98.... i saved out all the Indians and Wheaties to sell later, their total in pounds is 14.4.....
my advice is : save the pennies they do add up and you will never be skunked..
george