chaseonbase
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- Jun 4, 2013
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I recently bought a garret 350 and have been reading about areas to hunt. After I spoke to a recent customer of mine that happens to be an avid metal detector user and also a retired surveyor. He was telling me the best place to look is old homesteads and when he said old he means at least a hundred years and some of the best places to look on these grounds is the track to the homes out house locations. He said people always drop things when they gotta go. He also stated information about metes and bounds and plats that were drawn up and they usually started at an iron rod or corner/foundation stone to and old house. He also was telling me that this information is considered public record and most GPS coordinates are pretty close to the markings on these old hand drawn maps. The conversation was very intriguing listening to the items he's found and how areas around your very own property could be a gold mine to interesting finds. So if any of you guys didn't know about this stuff go check out your local county courthouse and see what you can come up with. If any of you guys have tried or know about this stuff lets hear about it, and if you try this always respect the land owners and get permission.