New to hobby

[falcon]

Hi my name is John, and I have recently purchased a whites M-6 detector. I have only found a few coins and junk. I have not had a real chance to use it yet. Does anyone have experence using a GPS unit to locate possible hunt sites? I was thinking of buying one.
Which are the best for this hobby

Thanks !!

[falcon]

Thank you so much! I will certainly do as you suggest.
Thanks for your help!

John

[Dugday]

Welcome John. As you can see the people here are a wealth of information. Please feel free to ask any question you might have.

[PAPPY]

WELCOME to the FAMILY JOHN. Best of luck to you in your new found hobby which I might add is the best hobby in the world...PAPPY

[INDY]

Welcome aboard, this is a fun site to be a part of-enjoy your new hobby, as Pappy said this IS the best hobby .
Bobbi

[falcon]

Thanks to all, I have been reading past threads.... this is a GREAT place to be & MD IS the best hobby

[warsawdaddy]

Welcome aboard,Falcon from another missourian.I live just outside of Warsaw.In your neck of the woods,there is a great detecting club there.Go see Chuck Clevenger on north oak at Clevenger Detectors.He can fill you in.Also go to the following site and Brady Boyd will welcome you;
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KCMD/

And if you are in to gold prospecting(yes,MO has gold!) as I am,there is a club that welcomes all who like the outdoors.There site is;
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/moprospectors/

Again welcome and take advantage of the expertise of the members here.We welcome all and any questions.

[TwoDogsBob]

Welcome to the hobby and the forum, you joined a great group.
As far as GPS I purchased one last year and wouldn't be without it any longer both for metal detecting and just wandering around in the woods. Nice being able to get out of the vehicle, set the location in you GPS, and spend time just wandering around and not having to worry about the way back.
This is a web site with lots of info on searchs that will give you long. and lat. you can enter into a GPS and go.
http://research.yale.edu/peabody/COLLECTIONS/gnis/
Hope this helps... Bob