Comments on: Can I Metal Detect Your Yard? http://idetectorist.com/2009/09/can-i-metal-detect-your-yard/ The almanac of a dirt fisher Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:58:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6-beta1 hourly 1 By: wayne http://idetectorist.com/2009/09/can-i-metal-detect-your-yard/comment-page-1/#comment-77 wayne Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:12:59 +0000 http://idetectorist.com/?p=233#comment-77 Thanks for the comment Craig. I agree, I would only offer to pay if the site had tremendous potential and if there was no other way I could gain permission. The idea of offering all the finds to the landowner after you take pictures of the finds is a great idea. Seems that most landowners would offer to split the finds with you anyway. Thanks for the comment Craig.
I agree, I would only offer to pay if the site had tremendous potential and if there was no other way I could gain permission. The idea of offering all the finds to the landowner after you take pictures of the finds is a great idea. Seems that most landowners would offer to split the finds with you anyway.

]]> By: Craig Anderson http://idetectorist.com/2009/09/can-i-metal-detect-your-yard/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Craig Anderson Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:41:06 +0000 http://idetectorist.com/?p=233#comment-76 Wayne, I would say not in my front yard. I work to hard there. The back sure, I would let them. Matter of fact I throw about $10 in coins out there every year for the kids. I have heard all the answers to the questions you give. I think I would let it pass instead of paying, splitting or taking pictures would be fine with me because usually they let you keep most if not all afterward. The thrill of the hunt sometimes just has to be enough. Otherwise (and yes this sounds cruel) they'll die one day and then you can do it. I have ran into a couple of times that they said they wanted to hunt it and said no. I just pointed to the truck and say I've got an extra lets do it and then dazzle them with the $500-700 price range of the model. They usually pause and know they are not going to invest in a quailty machine just to try and they can keep an eye on you at the same time. The cool thing about this and it has happened 4 times that not only will they let you hunt but you can teach them as they go and usually get another member to the club. Talk about killing several birds with one detector. Craig Wayne, I would say not in my front yard. I work to hard there. The back sure, I would let them. Matter of fact I throw about $10 in coins out there every year for the kids. I have heard all the answers to the questions you give. I think I would let it pass instead of paying, splitting or taking pictures would be fine with me because usually they let you keep most if not all afterward. The thrill of the hunt sometimes just has to be enough. Otherwise (and yes this sounds cruel) they’ll die one day and then you can do it.

I have ran into a couple of times that they said they wanted to hunt it and said no. I just pointed to the truck and say I’ve got an extra lets do it and then dazzle them with the $500-700 price range of the model. They usually pause and know they are not going to invest in a quailty machine just to try and they can keep an eye on you at the same time.

The cool thing about this and it has happened 4 times that not only will they let you hunt but you can teach them as they go and usually get another member to the club. Talk about killing several birds with one detector.

Craig

]]> By: wayne http://idetectorist.com/2009/09/can-i-metal-detect-your-yard/comment-page-1/#comment-74 wayne Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:08:37 +0000 http://idetectorist.com/?p=233#comment-74 I'd have to agree with you Beet. Generally, I wouldn't want to pay to detect. BUT if the site has tremendous potential I'd seriously consider it. I think we really need to consider the landowner (as you've done) when we seek permission, and try to put ourselves in their shoes. If you didn't detect, would YOU let someone detect your property? Honestly I'm not sure if I would or not! Thanks for the comment (and tell your friends)! I’d have to agree with you Beet. Generally, I wouldn’t want to pay to detect. BUT if the site has tremendous potential I’d seriously consider it. I think we really need to consider the landowner (as you’ve done) when we seek permission, and try to put ourselves in their shoes.
If you didn’t detect, would YOU let someone detect your property? Honestly I’m not sure if I would or not!

Thanks for the comment (and tell your friends)!

]]> By: beetle662 http://idetectorist.com/2009/09/can-i-metal-detect-your-yard/comment-page-1/#comment-73 beetle662 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:07:31 +0000 http://idetectorist.com/?p=233#comment-73 Great point and post, Wayne. I'd have to have some pretty good info on a particular site to make a pay by the hour offer. That's not to rule it out altogether. I have recently employed the "let me hunt and I'll make a shadow box of some finds for you" offer. I had already hunted this place a few years back, and was concerned about getting "re"-permission. Well, I did, and as a token of my appreciation I agreed to make the shadow box. I already have a nice stash of finds from previous hunts. Great point and post, Wayne. I’d have to have some pretty good info on a particular site to make a pay by the hour offer. That’s not to rule it out altogether. I have recently employed the “let me hunt and I’ll make a shadow box of some finds for you” offer. I had already hunted this place a few years back, and was concerned about getting “re”-permission. Well, I did, and as a token of my appreciation I agreed to make the shadow box. I already have a nice stash of finds from previous hunts.

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