Hunts

Sites that Make you go “Ewww”

July 29, 2019November 21, 2020 Detecting Diva 12 Comments

Disclosure: I have to start out with this, because whenever I write something negative or controversial, I get the “My feelings are hurt” emails and texts. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and this article should not reflect on the hunt itself. The organizers did a fantastic job. Getting sites to hunt these days is not an easy task, and I do appreciate the efforts. This is my personal feeling about a hunt site, it doesn’t mean it was a bad site. There were many who enjoyed it and found good stuff. Would I go to one of their hunts again…absolutely. It just was what it was that day. In other words, “It’s not you, it’s me”.

So get off my back. I write what I feel and experience, and not every Hunt is “the best hunt ever”. And if I wrote that every hunt I attended was “the best hunt ever”, well, you wouldn’t want to read that crap.

Hunts, Local Events, Metal Detecting Humor, Tales of the Hunt

Detecting Diva, Digger Dawn, CT Todd & Ryan Houston on Sirius Radio with Julie Rose:

November 2, 2018November 23, 2020 Detecting Diva

Digger Dawn, Detecting Diva, CT Todd & Ryan Houston on Sirius Radio with Julie Rose: Even though I didn’t have a chance to get out hunting as often as usual during the past month or so, the Hobby still kept me busy. I participated in an interview with Digger Dawn, CT Todd, and Ryan Houston…

Events, Hunts

Metal Detecting Miscellany: Volume 2

September 14, 2018November 22, 2020 Detecting Diva 7 Comments

Here’s some interesting information & tidbits, that individually may not be long enough for an entire blog post, but might be something you might want to know about:

September 15th, 2018–TOMORROW!
Silver City Treasure Seekers
New England Treasure Show
10am-4pm
Holiday Inn
700 Myles Standish Boulevard
Taunton, MA 02780
Flyer
www.silvercitytreasureseekers.net

SOMEWHERE IN NEW ENGLAND–LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
FEBRUARY 23RD, 2019
AWESOME RELICS NEW ENGLAND
4TH ANNUAL PENGUIN DIG
INFO: WWW.AWESOMERELICSNEWENGLAND.COM

Permits:

For those of you who hunt in New York City, here is the link to get your yearly detecting permit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/permits/metal-detector

Even if you don’t regularly hunt in these areas, if you live within driving distance it’s a good idea to get one (they’re free), because you never know when an opportunity might present itself.

Note: Don’t throw your old permit away, because they ask for the old one each year when you reapply.

Events, Hunts

Metal Detecting Miscellany: Volume 1

August 8, 2018January 18, 2019 Detecting Diva 9 Comments

Bears Bears Bears!!!

After a decade of trapsing around in the woods of New England, I finally saw my first Bear(s). I was hunting a spot up in Kent, CT with my friend Kevin D. Kevin went to go hunt down in the meadow, and I decided not to because it was too sunny. When he came back to the top of the meadow, we were talking, and he suddenly says “Hey, whats that? Is that a bear?” I looked down into the meadow, and sure enough it was a bear, not only that, but about 5 seconds later, another bear climbed down from a small tree right next to it. Kevin had just been detecting the area minutes before that. I don’t know that they would have bothered him, but still a little scary to see a bear (or two) at any time. They weren’t cubs, but they were young.

We decided it was best to move on, but Kevin was so nice to point out that he did not have to run faster than the bears, just faster than me–thanks Kev.

Events, Humor, Hunts, Tales of the Hunt

My New Machine: A Hard Decision with a Happy Ending

June 19, 2018November 22, 2020 Detecting Diva 10 Comments

I was going to post this last Thursday before I went to Blackthorne Resorts Lost Treasure Weekend, but I had internet issues, so it didn’t get posted. I was disappointed, but it turned out to be a good thing in the end, because something happened that I never could have predicted, which makes the ending to this post so much better.

So I got this package delivered a few weeks back, and it said Made in France on the box. A friend said that perhaps there was a little French man inside, so I checked. Nope, no French dude, but there was a new XP Deus–WooHoo!!!

I’ve been wanting to get this machine for a while, but I’ve always been in love with my E-trac. Seriously, I love my E-trac. I think it’s an awesome machine, but my age is starting to catch up with me. After a few hours swinging, my arm starts to hurt (a lot). Against my better judgment, I just keep on swinging anyway. I tell myself lies like “You’re building muscle”, and “It’s still early in the season, you’re just not used to it yet”, but the reality is they are just lies I’m telling myself.

Hunts, Tales of the Hunt

Treasure Hunting with Oma plus Hunts and Events Updates

April 18, 2018November 22, 2020 Detecting Diva 4 Comments

*Snowstorm selfie with the granddaughter*

It’s been a cold winter, and I don’t think I need to rehash my feelings about cold weather, but for a while, I was pretty miserable waiting for the thaw. I know a lot of you feel the same way, and then there are those of you that have that the weather ain’t gonna keep me from hunting attitude, and the only response I can offer you is “No, the frostbite didn’t disfigure you at all, you look fantastic—that Barber dime you found was definitely worth it”.

Hunts, Nationwide hunts and Events, Tales of the Hunt

Awesome Relics New England’s 3rd Annual Penguin Dig

March 6, 2018November 22, 2020 Detecting Diva 2 Comments

In only its third year, Awesome Relics New England’s Annual Penguin Dig is turning out to be the new favorite winter metal detecting event in New England.

It’s timing is perfect, the end of February, when most in the hobby are going stir crazy waiting for the ground to thaw. And its held on the beach, where if the weather is mild, that just adds to the enjoyment of the day.

This year it was held on February 24th, at Scarborough Beach in Narragansett, Rhode Island, and myself, along with over 200 other eager detectorist’s were lucky enough to be able to attend and join in on the fun.

Events, Hunts, Nationwide hunts and Events

Two Sites, One Great Day…

November 5, 2017November 22, 2020 Detecting Diva 10 Comments

Wow—I’ve heard said before that “you can’t top your best times”, but that really doesn’t make a lot of sense, because there are always more “best times” that come along, so I guess in essence that statement is really kind of silly.

Yesterday was one of those new “best times”—I attended the hunt at The Norton Farm in Cheshire, CT, hosted by Nor’easters Metal Detecting club. The weather was superb, the people were awesome, and the attitude all day long was one of fun and the kind of excitement that only a fellow detectorist can really comprehend.

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Hunts, Tales of the Hunt

A Hunt to Remember…

November 23, 2016November 24, 2020 Detecting Diva 10 Comments

When you go on an organized hunt, whether it’s a day hunt hosted by your local metal detecting club, or an expensive, hyped up, out of state weekend detecting bonanza, you never know what you’re going to get. It’s the chance you take in this hobby. Sometimes a site you think will produce amazing relics and finds turns out to be a dud, while the site you think will be “meh”, blows you away with the finds that are recovered.

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Hunts

Hunting Andora Farm

November 6, 2016November 24, 2020 Detecting Diva 14 Comments

I arrived home from the Andora Farm hunt in Culpeper, VA at about 1 a.m. on the Monday morning after. I hadn’t planned on being home so late, I expected to roll in around 8 or 9pm while it was still Sunday. But, those plans were sidetracked by having faith in my GPS, and listening to folks who said “It’s Sunday, you can take 95, there won’t be much traffic on 95 on Sunday”. Dumb, dumb, dumb.