New to the hunt...

I am new to treasure hunting and I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I currently live in NE Oklahoma on the outskirts of OKC. There is open fields all around my house. I do not have a metal detector at the moment but was wondering if and how I should go about looking with the naked eye- or if it would be worth it to just start digging in a random place. I'm too anxious to wait! What is the cheapest Metal Detector I could find that isn't a piece of crap? Another thing- I am moving to Canada after Thanksgiving and was wondering if anyone knew of any places in Edmonton, AB to check out. Thanks!

most of the stuff we find,  is only found with an MD.
if you're going to spend money on a MD get a good one.  a good starter is an Ace 250 or Prizm 3
good luck

Sniffer

Thanks Ill check it out!

If you still plan to go to Canada, you may wish to check in with those who monitor the Canadian Forum part of Treasure Net.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/board,319.0.html
Best,
Don....

Thanks alot I will:)

See John-Edmonton's info on the Garrett forum. And get a Garrett 250.......the best bang for the buck.....HH   Gayle

Hi,
           I am familiar with the Edmonton area. Don't plan on detecting for a while. The winters there are miserable. You better hit it so hard all summer that you are sick of it! Watch for detectors in the paper, craigslist.com, garage sales etc. Until you find out if you have the patience and time to do some detecting, I wouldn't invest too much money into it. Have fun! Buy some skates while you are at it!

Another great forum that is specific to Canada is http://gpex.ca/smf/index.php .