What makes a really GOOD Hunter? Are we grading on the curve?
I suppose, overall, a person has to have an enlarged and overactive treasure hunters imagination teamed with a subsistence hunters reptilian amygdala...Thats a good start, the rest are just details/practice/location...Just as in any Pursuit Oriented Sport!
The Sport of Detecting lends itself well to people with these Personality traits...All Season, multiple genres, No ramp fees, licenses or limits!....
Some of the lessons learned in our former Pursuit Sports translated across into this one seamlessly and gave some a bit of an advantage...Not easily discouraged, paying attention to detail, used to weather, a deep bag of skills to suit various situations...physical condition and endurance are a plus...
A Lifetime afield exhibiting a proven penchant and acknowledgement for attracting Luck is also important.
The various subset skills in the multitude of genres within this Sport also translate across and build upon themselves...So you can start out being a Tot Lot Monster, take those skills over to the park and become a Master Clad Stabber, get to know the area and commence to hunting curbstrips and tearouts, door knocking, and even into the water for Gold...
Learn the language of a rig, what the dirt is saying, how Humans interact and metals behave, and the World is your oyster! Time is short, coils are small, Big Planet! Gold/Silver waits for Nobody! In a way, classifying oneself as a 'Good Hunter' is a daily thing....Its all about results!
A Noobie hunter afield right now is a BETTER HUNTER than a self annointed Master sitting here typing!
oh look! Theres a penny on the floor under my desk! Whoopee! Man am I GOOD!