Relic metal detecting tips. Learn how to get permissions to metal detect land from properties owners. See best places to detect to find good relics and the best setting for relic detecting.
By the end of Part Two, the route should no longer look like a single unbroken line across the map. It should look divided into practical day-ending windows shaped by distance, animals, weather, terrain, water, and the purpose of the journey. That is a major step forward in this series because it changes how we…
The History Detective Series: Part 2 – Once you accept that people usually lost meaningful objects when they stopped, the next question is unavoidable. How far could they realistically travel before they had to stop? The answer sounds simple until you try to pin it down. Distance depended on the traveler, the animals, the load,…
Some of the best metal detectorists are not the people with the largest YouTube channels, the biggest social media followings, or thousands of people recognizing their names at detecting events. They are often the detectorists quietly putting in the hours, researching old locations, learning their machines, returning to difficult sites, and consistently recovering the kinds…
The History Detective Series: Part 1 – A History Detective does far more than swing a metal detector over old ground and hope for luck. A History Detective studies people, movement, records, maps, terrain, water, and the countless decisions that once shaped a place. The real question is never simply what might be hidden here….
Metal detecting is more than finding coins, relics, and treasure. For serious detectorists like Joe Cannon, it is a blend of research, permissions, patience, land reading, responsible recovery, and understanding the history behind each signal. Joe is a well-known name in the metal detecting community and the creator behind the YouTube channel Get That Treasure….
Most detectorists approach large rural properties the wrong way. They attempt to detect land rather than detect human behavior. A 500-acre ranch is not 500 equal acres, and neither is an abandoned farm, an old military campsite, a stage route property, or a forgotten homestead tract. Human activity historically clustered in predictable places tied to…
Most metal detectorists follow patterns. That is not a criticism. It is human nature. We listen to other detectorists. We watch what works. We hear where the finds are coming from, and we want to be part of it. If someone says the beaches are producing, a wave of detectorists heads to the beach. If…
During the great age of railroad expansion in the United States—from roughly the 1850s through the early twentieth century—railroad companies pushed thousands of miles of track across the country. Today, many people associate railroad history with towns, depots, and locomotives, but long before those permanent structures existed, the people who built the railroads lived in…
If you’ve spent any time hunting old homesites, you already know the truth: the best finds are rarely in the front yard. They’re behind the house, out where people actually lived their daily lives. There is likely more treasure back there than your metal detector is capable of finding……One of the richest, most overlooked locations…