If someone knocked on YOUR door...?

Would your answer change depending on whether it was your family, a friend, or someone who was just getting started in the hoby?

I voted YES and hunt the site with them . I,m not greedy and after all they found the place I didn't even know about .

Sounds like fun. I got 25 acres of cow pasture, come on over. 

If you salesmen can get past my dog then have at it.

If you salesmen can get past my dog then have at it.

 

I'd welcome the opportunity to possibly learn from someoone who did the research.  I'd watch him closely and if he didn't fill his holes I'd kick his butt off !  That's just the way I am!  Monty

If you salesmen can get past my dog then have at it.

 

That included detectorist that want to dig up my cache. Ops, do I have a cache.

There are WAY too many variable to reply...

The first being the tone, appearance, and ability to communicate of the requester.

Hunt with them I guess.
If everyone said no then this site/hobby would be less than impressive.

I'd welcome the opportunity to possibly learn from someoone who did the research.  I'd watch him closely and if he didn't fill his holes I'd kick his butt off !  That's just the way I am!  Monty

If he found a site on my property that I didn't know about it, I'd let him hunt it if he shared his research secrets with me. 

I voted YES and hunt the site with them . I,m not greedy and after all they found the place I didn't even know about .

 

I'd welcome the opportunity to possibly learn from someoone who did the research.  I'd watch him closely and if he didn't fill his holes I'd kick his butt off !  That's just the way I am!  Monty

If he found a site on my property that I didn't know about it, I'd let him hunt it if he shared his research secrets with me. 

I would let him hunt with me since he did the hard work of finding the place.More than likely you have just
found a new friend.

fortbball9

I voted No. 

My relatives know everything about my property, and if someone knew that many details about what's on my land, I'd tell 'em to leave immediately so I could go huntin' it myself!

Too much interaction with our livestock would have an adverse effect on personal safety.
I am sorry I voted no.
simply because I have a 7 year old great Nephew who MDs the property.
It would break his heart to see his "Uncle" give that special privilege to a stranger.

    i wanna say but ya know i aint right LaTely

Yes and hunt with them.

yes and hunt with them

I'd have to say yes, but honestly how many of us here that own property haven't hunted already?  Or perhaps even purchased the property, at least in part, because of some prime hunting areas?

I'd have to say yes, but honestly how many of us here that own property haven't hunted already?  Or perhaps even purchased the property, at least in part, because of some prime hunting areas?

True enough, but for folks that own a good bit of land, I can tell you this--old sites are not that obvious unless you're really looking.  Civil War camps would never be discovered in a pasture without research or blind luck, and even in a plowed field they'd be tough to find.  House sites are more obvious because of the glass and stoneware, but the earliest of the early ones have less of that material scattered about.

About half of the property owners I get permission from never knew that there was a house site on their land.


-Buckles

I'd have to say yes, but honestly how many of us here that own property haven't hunted already?  Or perhaps even purchased the property, at least in part, because of some prime hunting areas?

True enough, but for folks that own a good bit of land, I can tell you this--old sites are not that obvious unless you're really looking.  Civil War camps would never be discovered in a pasture without research or blind luck, and even in a plowed field they'd be tough to find.  House sites are more obvious because of the glass and stoneware, but the earliest of the early ones have less of that material scattered about.

About half of the property owners I get permission from never knew that there was a house site on their land.


-Buckles

You're absolutely right, but I should have made myself more clear.  How many metal detectorists own land that they haven't hunted?  I agree that most "normal" folk buy land to own, farm, resell, etc. and never think twice about buying a detector....until someone shows up at their front door with one.   

I'd have to say yes, but honestly how many of us here that own property haven't hunted already?  Or perhaps even purchased the property, at least in part, because of some prime hunting areas?

True enough, but for folks that own a good bit of land, I can tell you this--old sites are not that obvious unless you're really looking.  Civil War camps would never be discovered in a pasture without research or blind luck, and even in a plowed field they'd be tough to find.  House sites are more obvious because of the glass and stoneware, but the earliest of the early ones have less of that material scattered about.

About half of the property owners I get permission from never knew that there was a house site on their land.


-Buckles

You're absolutely right, but I should have made myself more clear.  How many metal detectorists own land that they haven't hunted?  I agree that most "normal" folk buy land to own, farm, resell, etc. and never think twice about buying a detector....until someone shows up at their front door with one.   

You're right too, but I should have made myself more clear.  We are good at finding sites, but to be honest we are not psychic.  I've seen enough property owners oblivious to what signs are there (which we wouldn't be as detectorists), but I've also hunted many a house site or campsite where there were no visible signs above ground. 

 

I'd have to say yes, but honestly how many of us here that own property haven't hunted already?  Or perhaps even purchased the property, at least in part, because of some prime hunting areas?

True enough, but for folks that own a good bit of land, I can tell you this--old sites are not that obvious unless you're really looking.  Civil War camps would never be discovered in a pasture without research or blind luck, and even in a plowed field they'd be tough to find.  House sites are more obvious because of the glass and stoneware, but the earliest of the early ones have less of that material scattered about.

About half of the property owners I get permission from never knew that there was a house site on their land.


-Buckles

You're absolutely right, but I should have made myself more clear.  How many metal detectorists own land that they haven't hunted?  I agree that most "normal" folk buy land to own, farm, resell, etc. and never think twice about buying a detector....until someone shows up at their front door with one.   

You're right too, but I should have made myself more clear.  We are good at finding sites, but to be honest we are not psychic.  I've seen enough property owners oblivious to what signs are there (which we wouldn't be as detectorists), but I've also hunted many a house site or campsite where there were no visible signs above ground. 

 

Also a good point.  Well done, BB!  Going back to the original topic, I'd have to say yes, and then ask if they minded my hunting with them.  Might be a good opportunity to find a new hunting buddy!

I'd have to say yes, but honestly how many of us here that own property haven't hunted already?  Or perhaps even purchased the property, at least in part, because of some prime hunting areas?

True enough, but for folks that own a good bit of land, I can tell you this--old sites are not that obvious unless you're really looking.  Civil War camps would never be discovered in a pasture without research or blind luck, and even in a plowed field they'd be tough to find.  House sites are more obvious because of the glass and stoneware, but the earliest of the early ones have less of that material scattered about.

About half of the property owners I get permission from never knew that there was a house site on their land.


-Buckles

You're absolutely right, but I should have made myself more clear.  How many metal detectorists own land that they haven't hunted?  I agree that most "normal" folk buy land to own, farm, resell, etc. and never think twice about buying a detector....until someone shows up at their front door with one.   

You're right too, but I should have made myself more clear.  We are good at finding sites, but to be honest we are not psychic.  I've seen enough property owners oblivious to what signs are there (which we wouldn't be as detectorists), but I've also hunted many a house site or campsite where there were no visible signs above ground. 

 

Also a good point.  Well done, BB!  Going back to the original topic, I'd have to say yes, and then ask if they minded my hunting with them.  Might be a good opportunity to find a new hunting buddy!

Absolutely.   

Tell 'em no and pound the site myself!

-Codes

If you salesmen can get past my dog then have at it.

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many folks are mentally "asleep" to visual clues that we as detectorist would go --alarm , alarm  interesting stuff to be found here .

folks everyday walk by signs of old homes and camp sites with out ever thinking of it a bit.

I voted yes hunt it with them --to ovesee that they refilled holes , respected the land and see what they found -- while hunting i would try to "milk" the how he found out info that i was unaware of out of em -- you are never to old to learn a new trick or two