36 24 36

[2ndoldman]

Over the last three days of hunting these numbers stuck out for me.
36 was the combined age of the twin LCs I found on Friday while hunting with Colin and Jon. 24 is the number of pounds of carp I need to sort through for recycling.
Including (actual weight) 22.5 pounds of sprinkler parts.
These were found on Saturday. And 36 was the number of pennies I found on Sunday.
This last weekend saw me hitting some really trashy spots. With the odd keeper here and there.
This came on Friday just after Jon took off.
It is all there , just not all together.
While out with Jon on Saturday I did manage one keeper.

[BabaORiley]

Whats with all the sprnklers...you found a cache!!! and is that a Daisy bb gun ala Canuck version?

[2ndoldman]

Right after pulling that silver ring I called Jon over to listen to a really deep signal.
It turned pout to be a dud.
It was this piece of copper pipe at about 14" deep. And while Jon was waiting for me to dig it he swung his coil not more than 3' away and popped this out. OH well sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.
Sunday saw it's share of heartbreaks and keepers too.
Fun to find but not worth anything. Also fun to find. And also in the worthless category. Another LC This post represents a sad milestone for me.
7 yes seven, days of hunting during the prime time of the year for me.
And this is as close as I have come to finding a silver coin.

[2ndoldman]

The last find on Sunday also has zero value.
But it was a fun find none the less.
This is after a night long tumble.
I had to smack it with a hammer to knock some rust off.
Reverse electrolysis will not work properly when the connection point is rust. Once I had that little piece of bare metal you can see in the upper left.
6 hours of reverse electrolysis did the trick.
This type of nail pulling hatchet seemed to be popular during the 40s.
This is from a 1941 Popular Science advertisement . And yes that is the dreaded white stuff.
We do get winter here in Victoria.
My back yard as of yesterday morning.
The weather outlook for Victoria over the next 14 days is for cold and wet.
But still huntable if you dress for the weather.
Yah yah yah. I hear all of you prairie oysters.
Remember that I normally do my winter hunting in a denim jacket.

[Olden]

Hey Bruce, I believe the hatchet is earlier than you think: Eric Sloane (A Museum of Early American Tools) has it dated to about 1845 (pg. 20). That extra 100 yrs. in the ground may also account for it's condition: nice find!

https://books.google.com/books?id=NWE3f0IEiMQC&pg=PA20&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false

[2ndoldman]

Thanks for the link. I had no idea that the hatchet was possibly that old.

[Olden]

I always enjoy your posts Bro.

[willjo]

You always have an interesting post, the white we usually see down here is a field of cotton.

[2ndoldman]

Right now I will trade you some of my white stuff for your white stuff. And the warmth that goes with it too.

[SDhunter]

Wow, some more good stuff.

BTW, I bought a Whites MXT. I have used it a little. I need to get one of those hand held locators to go with it.

[2ndoldman]

Thank you Gary. The MXT is a great machine. A pinpointer will make finding the target so much easier.
There are a ton of them on the market these days, I suggest getting yourself a waterproof one.
Three really good choices for a pinpointer are Garrett pro pointer AT. Whites Bulleseye TRX and the Makro pointer.
You can't go wrong with any of these ones.

[SDhunter]

Thanks Bruce

[toccopola]

thats a lot of pennies and a lot of other good stuff also.

[2ndoldman]

Digging pennies makes for a lot of deep knee bends, I think that is is worth it though.