Hey folks. I’m very thankful to my friend Bill Bertke for writing an awesome guest post regarding metal detecting and public property. A lot of you may know Bill (Beetle662) from some of the detecting forums. Well, Bill is also a police sergeant in the great state of Kentucky.
In his post, Bill presents the topic [...]
The Metal Detecting Code of Ethics is a guide as to what you should and shouldn’t do when metal detecting. It is printed in most metal detector operating manuals and plenty of sources online. I’ve revised it a little bit to reflect some of my detecting do’s, don’ts, and pet peeves.
Here’s the iDetectorist.com Metal Detecting [...]
Hey folks, a quickie today.
I’ve driven by this drive-in for years and never bothered to pursue permission to detect it. The place closed down in the 80’s after being open since the 50’s. I envisioned the place packed with classic Chevys, guys on dates with the friends hiding in the trunk (ok, before [...]
Permission.
You gotta have it to metal detect. Sure, we could discuss “public” property like parks, beaches, schools, and so forth. But I want to talk about those other places where we all want to be able to detect. The old houses. The fields. The churches.
Taking a slightly different approach, I’d [...]
