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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 1606065, member: 38849&quot;]A few tips.&nbsp; Carry a few 1-page search agreements with you, never know when you need one.&nbsp; I will send you one you can photocopy.&nbsp; Always carry some nasty sharp metal junk in your pocket so you can tell a cop that you are also removing harmful things from the environment.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, with a cop, offer to volunteer your time to search for evidence at a crime scene.&nbsp; They will never take you up on that offer, but it promotes a friendly encounter.&nbsp; Give them your card; that really makes a good impression.</p><p><br /></p><p>KNOW when you are on Federal lands and when you are on private property; the laws are quite different.&nbsp; Buy treasure-hunting magazines, they are full of useful information.&nbsp; A big mistake that novices make, tilting the edge of the coil upwards at the end of its horizontal swing - that means you miss 10% to 20% of what&#039;s there.&nbsp; Keep that coil level to the ground at all times.&nbsp; Use rechargeable batteries - they&#039;re worth the initial investment.&nbsp; Don&#039;t mess with snakes.&nbsp; Stay out of anthills.&nbsp; The usual stuff.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you have time, run a free ad somewhere offering to locate lost jewelry in someone&#039;s yard or garden.&nbsp; Charge one fee if you find it, charge a lower fee if you don&#039;t; that way, they know you&#039;re not sandbagging.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Old fence rows are a good place to search; out where they used locust wood for fence posts, it was not unusual to cut 3 inches off the bottom of a fence post, lift up the fence, and stash the poke under the shortened post.&nbsp; Locust never rots, and unless someone has run off with the barbed wire, the posts may still be there.&nbsp; Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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