Hey, I was thinking about something and wondered if anyone else did or does this..... I wanted to go by sections in the yard and not keep on starting and stopping to dig so I had gotten some dowels the other day and want to cut them to make into smaller pieces so I can place markers of where I've heard tones from on the detector. Then, I can back-track and do the digging at my own pace by just going to the marked areas AFTER I'm done detecting a section. Sound good? Thanks for any input and advice Fe
the closest ive come to what you have described is that when i detect with my brother, he doesnt like to dig.........so he will use his foot and put an X where he got a signal, or he will push a twig in the ground and ill look for them and dig up his targets....me myself, i would rather dig it while im staring at the point in the ground where the target is, then i have my digging tool in my left hand already and i just dig it so i wont be thinking about what it could be and being distracted by my curiosity of what it could be..........thats just me, others can do what works for them. best of luck to you.
I've used differant colored plastic knives in the past,, but remember to stay away from green if you're hunting on grass, you don't want to camoflage your markers,,,only works if the ground is soft and the grass aint too tall. Also ,,stick to a set maximum # of markers,,,6 is a good number,, you don't want to lose contol of your markers. I thought about patenting the idea,,but then I remembered ,, GoodI haven't had an original thought since the day I was born!!!
Thank you! I went and tried it with the dowels and it did help but I only found some roofing nails. I tried a small patch about 2/3 the length of the garage and about 5 feet out.
The colored golf tees would work well, but I just like to dig as I go, but I suppose marking a section first and going back would not be so bad.
I agree with pennystock,ive tried that before and also felt as if i wasent focused on searching as much as thinking about what ive already marked.I spent some time doing that in a yard in town that i got permission to hunt and marked a dozen or so similiar targets,when i went back to dig them,thinking i was about to fill my coin pouch,i found that i had marked a dozen old brass roofing nails with dime sized heads that sounded off as a solid coin.Had i known that was what was in the ground,i couldve avoided spending time listening to them and looked for something else.I guess it depends on where your looking-i like to dig everything at first,especially at a new place , just to see what kind of stuff im dealing with.
I agree with Pennystock, it's sweep, beep, and dig for me, for where I hunt, its hard enough as it is... Just to thick to back track and look for markers....
Dig everything at first,, just to see what kind of stuff,,,, that works for me,, but sometimes I use the differant colored plastic knives to mark off 6 targets at a time
I'd say the Golf Tee's made of wood would be best cause if you skip one or lose one it's biodegradable.
One that came to mind and would be highly visible-- use a roll of flourescent orange flagging hunters tape (not really tape just plastic) now if one were to place a washer of weight on the end (just loop through and tie off) you could keep a sufficient amount in your pocket (similar to something like a football refs flag). Get a signal and toss one down and you arent going to miss the marker. Its small compact,cheap, and Ill bet all the pieces cost no more that $3-5 bucks. And those rolls are about 50-100 yards.
Andi stole my answer... I use colored Golf Tees if I don't dig right away!!! If I have an extremely rich target environment, the Golf Tees are used!!!
I've never done this and haven't heard of anyone else doing it either BUT.......try it and see if you like it. If so you can do it more often, if not, then it was a noble try.
I cant remember what I had for Breakfast, but never worried about not remembering where I found a signal. I can go back to the same area even after a few weeks. I must spend too much time with my dogs.
I got some colored golf tees when I started out, but mosttly to help in pinpointing. After getting a target I would place the tee where Ithought it should be and dig around it. Now I can usually dig the target with only a 4 to 5 inch diameter plug unless it is over 6" deep and I may have to go bigger. I don't have a handheld pinpointer nor does my detector have a pinpoint mode.
