I Made It. Big Hunts Take Me Over 400 FTY

[remmy]

Outstanding!! Congratulations!!

 

[markinswpa]

OUTFRIGGINSTANDING ! YOU DA MAN Trapper. I am in awe and pleased to see someone so deserving achieve such a monumental milestone. Are you done for the year now ? A gain a huge congrats. Happy Holidays to you and your family. Mark

 

[whatsburied]

Trapper,

Way to go!!! Glad I was there to see some of it.

You are a silver magnet.

Congrats!!!

 

[chaiosComo]

WOW! 404 FTY now thats outstanding!! I have a total of 12 since I started. Great Job!! Keep up the good work.

 

[Dewsweeper894]

2018 a year to remember.
Way to go buddy.
Mindblowing accomplishment .
This has been fun to watch.
The thing is ... you were already a legend before you pulled this off.
I wish those Oak island guys would just call you in and put an end to that mess.

If anyone can do it . You can .
Congradulations my friend.
,Dew

 

[Mud-puppy]

When interviewed by the local Fox News channel regarding this remarkable achievement, titled 'Octogenarian finds 400 Silver Coins!' Jack humbly commented, "I just like to be outside looking for stuff"

Congratulations Trapper!

 

[NCtoad]

I'm super happy for you Trapper. I knew you'd do it! BTW, what was your total last year?

 

[Ron 71]

WTG Trapper! Outstanding season you have had and it's been fun to follow your success all year, I hope you get some decent weather this winter and maybe a few more silvers to add to the pile. Merry Christmas Trapper!

 

[Digger Dug]

that is a lot of silvers. well done

 

[jack&jill]

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy WTG!!!!!
A picture of the pile would be AWESOME!!!

Thank you Digger, I may get in a couple more hunt,so that picture will come on the end of year report.

Awesome!!!! Congrats Trapper!! Now you can sit back and relax! Well done my friend

Thanks Tom, your comment was very fitting. After making this report last night I ate, took a hot shower, put a movie on the TV, crawled into bed and passed out. Don't think I made it through the opening credits of the movie.

Super Congrats to you Trapper. You were persistent and your persistence paid off. Good job

Appreciate your reply Levi, thank you. This was an achievement accomplished with a awful lot of support from forum members and friends. Most importantly my wife as she put up with me being constantly gone. Trapper

 

[jack&jill]

Awesome Trapper!!! I knew you could hit 400!!

Again thank you for your support Digger, it has been appreciated through the complete year. Truth I thought 400 would not happen until this last Sunday on the hunt with IDX Monster. His suggestion to move to a different site changed the the rules.

Never doubted it for one moment, a big congrats to you Jack!!
Ok now that we got the 400 out of the way, we going for 500 next year?
Just kidding Trapper........well are ya

You do have me laughing Jose. 500 may be unrealistic but what the heck. It is 0NLY 96 away and I have what? 12 days, in December mind you....might be challenging. May have to hunt a extra hour each day..... need to dig 8 a day,.....well.....maybe.... I guess it is doable.....

HUGE congrats jack! A milestone that few have hit, VERY hard to do, especially in the year 2018... Fantastic work!

Appreciate your response Jeff, thank you. I did not every think I was capable of this kind of achievement. Time, effort and lots of support were the keys to my success. That and a love to play in the dirt. Trapper

 

[jerr-man]

Wahooooo!!! Congratulations Trapper, AMAZING silver count for the year. That CTX3030 has been good for you !!!! You should hold a seminar so you can show us all HOW THE BIG BOYS DO IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mdtrapper]

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!! Way to go. I knew you could do it. Congratulations.

 

[Saltshaker]

Awesome!!! Big congrats to you, Im officially jealous

 

[Diggerjonny]

Amazing!

Congrats Trapper

 

[jack&jill]

Holy smokes you did it! BIG congrats on the epic 400 milestone!!

Thank you Dan for the response. It has been a year of a lot of fun adventures and amazing finds. Having the time and making the efforts really made for some great memories.

I'm fortunate to get 4!

Thank you Metal. This is been a very amazing year and I feel very blessed.

Figured early on that's you'd get the 400 this season, Trapper...because you are tenacious like I am, never giving up on the hunt for the next silver. Congratulations on the major accomplishment, and hopefully you'll add some more to the count in the remaining days!

Bruce you are a great and wise man. Even with the great start to the year I never thought I would hit 400. More original first goals were to get to 1000 which I new would come as I only needed 81. The other was to top my best year at 232. 300 came on Sept 16th and I really thought maybe 350 would be the top as other commitments and weather stated to interfere with time. Even as of my last report I felt digging the last 10 would just not happen. The last site was the difference and a great surprise. Somehow I now feel relieved. Trapper

 

[Haldean]

Wow for me too. I gotta hand it to you guys in the far North. You guys are dedicated or tough or both to get out in this kind of weather. Surprisingly it has been tough in the South this year. Not so much with the temperatures but with the rain and snow. Any way good luck to you guys. You got my respect. Great finds!

 

[jack&jill]

You amazed me the first day we met and have been amazing ever since Trapper. You have had one HELL of a journey from the word “GO!” since you started doing this. All those hunts with bitter cold or buzzing mosquitos or rain or mud....blazing heat and cars with no mufflers,sirens,roots...and even pinpointers that never seemed to work like everyone else’s did....you put on that gear and hunted through all of it. Some would’ve quit at 50,some at 100,even 200...300?...400??...you don’t know HOW to quit. People who possess a certain work ethic can apply it to anything they do and be successful. Those people are not quitters. And YOU my friend are certainly no quitter.
Congratulations on a monumental achievement. Perhaps others have done it,perhaps others may do it...but right now is your time to shine.

I want you to know how much I appreciated your support in this quest. I feel it came to be with your help, support and encouragement as well as AirForceMike's and Dewsweeper. It is as much yours as mine. I really had doubts it would come until our hunt on Sunday. A surprise site that should give us a lot more was the boost that made it happen. My only regrets is that I didn't listen to your suggestion to move a hour sooner and that Mike and Brad were not on site with us. Even with Brads prediction way back in Spring did I foresee the success of this year. Yes I did think I could top my personal best and even that 300 was possible. Having friends committed and as enthused like you three was really the difference. Thank you! Trapper

 

[Jamflicker]

Woohoo! I knew you would do it. You're only the second one I know to surpass the 400 mark and that's an awesome accomplishment. People will be talking about this year of yours for a while. Congrats buddy!

 

[Silver_Seeker]

OK, a few questions beg asking.

1. Do you have children?

2. How many hours a week/month/year do you swing your detectors?

3. How in the world do you find that much time?


I'm a little OCD about keeping a journal of my finds, locations, and hours. I've got 77 hours of coil time this year, good for 35 silver coins. I'm trying to wrap my mind around how much coil time you get. Do tell!