Getting down to the nitty gritty here so this one is a short post.
In October I made one more trip back to Toronto.
This time it was for a competition hunt.
But what is a metal detecting trip if you can't get out before the competition to practice.
Once again some farm fields were hit and once again I could not find stone artifacts.
The 1814 Canadian Spread Eagle half penny is my favorite from this hunt.
Sadly the 1835 Speed the Plow token was cut almost in half by oddly enough a plow.
Now you have all heard me complain about being stone blind.
Time after time walking fields beside someone who is finding sweet items has proven that to me.
Now if you put me on a site where the natives had metal, well take a look because I am pumped.
The site was a Mohawk village that existed from 1642 to 1674 when it was wiped out by a raiding party of Iroquois.
And it was never reoccupied.
The very first target I heard turned out to be a copper kettle point.
After it was out of the hole there was still a target there.
After digging through roots and rocks for what seemed like forever, I could feel the object.
My arm was in up to my elbow and my chin was almost on the ground.
Well that one hole produced two firsts for me.
Not only the copper kettle point but a sweet trade axe as well.
Here is everything from that hunt.
Including a nice piece of Huron pottery.
Many of you already know that I just can't leave something dirty.
Well the day of the competition hunt (the first ever Minelab Canadian Metal Detecting Championship hunt) came around and went away.
And guess who walked away not only with the trophy.
The trophy also included a nice prize.
A brand new CTX 3030, a set of waterproof Grey Ghost headphones for the CTX and a Minelab Pro Find 35 pinpointer.
In October I made one more trip back to Toronto.
This time it was for a competition hunt.
But what is a metal detecting trip if you can't get out before the competition to practice.
Once again some farm fields were hit and once again I could not find stone artifacts.
The 1814 Canadian Spread Eagle half penny is my favorite from this hunt.
Sadly the 1835 Speed the Plow token was cut almost in half by oddly enough a plow.
Now you have all heard me complain about being stone blind.
Time after time walking fields beside someone who is finding sweet items has proven that to me.
Now if you put me on a site where the natives had metal, well take a look because I am pumped.
The site was a Mohawk village that existed from 1642 to 1674 when it was wiped out by a raiding party of Iroquois.
And it was never reoccupied.
The very first target I heard turned out to be a copper kettle point.
After it was out of the hole there was still a target there.
After digging through roots and rocks for what seemed like forever, I could feel the object.
My arm was in up to my elbow and my chin was almost on the ground.
Well that one hole produced two firsts for me.
Not only the copper kettle point but a sweet trade axe as well.
Here is everything from that hunt.
Including a nice piece of Huron pottery.
Many of you already know that I just can't leave something dirty.
Well the day of the competition hunt (the first ever Minelab Canadian Metal Detecting Championship hunt) came around and went away.
And guess who walked away not only with the trophy.
The trophy also included a nice prize.
A brand new CTX 3030, a set of waterproof Grey Ghost headphones for the CTX and a Minelab Pro Find 35 pinpointer.
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