secret detector

[hrangelotti]

ok so i went to an inland state park today and talked to some rangers about detecting at the lake beach and playground areas and was told to contact the park manager so i did. She told me i couldnt detect unless i had lost something. she seemed disgusted that i told her that i was doing it for fun anyway i suggest that we all come up with an invention thats a coil big enough to fit in our shoes or the palm of our hands and earbuds with a tiny little water proof control box that picks up metal objects at least six inches deep. i tried to explain that i wouldnt make a mess.. i would be cleaning up the beach and not destroying any plant life if thats what this law is all about but she sure didn't want to hear it just wondering if you guys know why this law was made where you can detect on beach state parks but not inland state parks in florida? why is it so frowned apon for the inland state parks? but seriously the lady made me mad and i really wanted to detect anyway if it weren't for the fact that i would be breaking the law.. i would have. there are plenty of other places to detect i know but it's just that i know there are so many lost treasures in that water lol i just wanted to find them.. treasure hunting fever has set in for me

 

[RingNut]

To be clear, In Florida you are not allowed to detect in ANY state parks with exception of beach and water at Ft. desoto as long as you get their free permit. Not sure why other than they just dont want to deal with perceived holes plus the parks are usually huge and hard to keep an eye on if someone is making a mess. Likevyou said there are plentybof other places, but sure would be nice to hit those state parks.

ok so i went to an inland state park today and talked to some rangers about detecting at the lake beach and playground areas and was told to contact the park manager so i did. She told me i couldnt detect unless i had lost something. she seemed disgusted that i told her that i was doing it for fun anyway i suggest that we all come up with an invention thats a coil big enough to fit in our shoes or the palm of our hands and earbuds with a tiny little water proof control box that picks up metal objects at least six inches deep. i tried to explain that i wouldnt make a mess.. i would be cleaning up the beach and not destroying any plant life if thats what this law is all about but she sure didn't want to hear it just wondering if you guys know why this law was made where you can detect on beach state parks but not inland state parks in florida? why is it so frowned apon for the inland state parks? but seriously the lady made me mad and i really wanted to detect anyway if it weren't for the fact that i would be breaking the law.. i would have. there are plenty of other places to detect i know but it's just that i know there are so many lost treasures in that water lol i just wanted to find them.. treasure hunting fever has set in for me

 

[Cfmct]

ok so i went to an inland state park today and talked to some rangers about detecting at the lake beach and playground areas and was told to contact the park manager so i did. She told me i couldnt detect unless i had lost something. she seemed disgusted that i told her that i was doing it for fun anyway i suggest that we all come up with an invention thats a coil big enough to fit in our shoes or the palm of our hands and earbuds with a tiny little water proof control box that picks up metal objects at least six inches deep. i tried to explain that i wouldnt make a mess.. i would be cleaning up the beach and not destroying any plant life if thats what this law is all about but she sure didn't want to hear it just wondering if you guys know why this law was made where you can detect on beach state parks but not inland state parks in florida? why is it so frowned apon for the inland state parks? but seriously the lady made me mad and i really wanted to detect anyway if it weren't for the fact that i would be breaking the law.. i would have. there are plenty of other places to detect i know but it's just that i know there are so many lost treasures in that water lol i just wanted to find them.. treasure hunting fever has set in for me

They have metal detector shoes...

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...LmnUfOKPOqq0AGak4DoCw&ved=0CDIQ9QEwAA&dur=116

 

[hrangelotti]

wow those are interesting but don't think they are water proof very awesome though

 

[WildDigger]

I know what you mean. I have a state park near me that I know has some goodies lost (my niece lost a ring there) and no one has hit the water. I talked to a older guy that has hit the beach and found 49 RINGS in the past 3 years. He is lucky I think due to his age cause he said they just ask him to leave and tell him he can't do that here. If I did that I would be locked up. I have another friend that lost a necklace in the water and I may try that approach to see if I can hit the water. The necklace was lost last year and worth a lot!!!

You can thank Garrett for some of the sata park laws. After he and his people hunted old battle grounds and state parks he pushed to have the laws changed. Look it up he was the laws BIGGEST supporter.

 

[hrangelotti]

I know what you mean. I have a state park near me that I know has some goodies lost (my niece lost a ring there) and no one has hit the water. I talked to a older guy that has hit the beach and found 49 RINGS in the past 3 years. He is lucky I think due to his age cause he said they just ask him to leave and tell him he can't do that here. If I did that I would be locked up. I have another friend that lost a necklace in the water and I may try that approach to see if I can hit the water. The necklace was lost last year and worth a lot!!!

You can thank Garrett for some of the sata park laws. After he and his people hunted old battle grounds and state parks he pushed to have the laws changed. Look it up he was the laws BIGGEST supporter.

well thanks a lot garrett... he got to search those areas you think he would want other people to enjoy searching as well. yes this swimming hole gets used most of the year and i have heard of people losing things there but they never think of getting a person with a detector to help them find their lost items. so there has to be some goodies there i would love to find. probably enough to buy a car with i just need to find a never searched area hopefully one day i'll get luck

 

[imalookin2]

To be clear, In Florida you are not allowed to detect in ANY state parks with exception of beach and water at Ft. desoto as long as you get their free permit. Not sure why other than they just dont want to deal with perceived holes plus the parks are usually huge and hard to keep an eye on if someone is making a mess. Likevyou said there are plentybof other places, but sure would be nice to hit those state parks.

Ft. Desoto is not a State Park. It is a county park. The permit is a joke. You fill out a paper with your name and address and some guy in the back signs it. They do not even keep a copy.

There ARE state parks where you can detect here in Fl. Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine is one of them. Also, many think you can not detect National Forests. Some allow it. Osceloa allows it at the swimming area with permission. You can not use it at any other location there. Ft. Clinch State Park near Fernandina allows detecting on the small beach there. Again, you have to ask.

 

[hrangelotti]

thanks imalookin2 for the info

 

[Stunmi]

To be clear, In Florida you are not allowed to detect in ANY state parks with exception of beach and water at Ft. desoto as long as you get their free permit. Not sure why other than they just dont want to deal with perceived holes plus the parks are usually huge and hard to keep an eye on if someone is making a mess. Likevyou said there are plentybof other places, but sure would be nice to hit those state parks.

Not true. Detecting is allowed in Sebastian Inlet State Park. Florida MD laws are a bit muddy and you have to DYOD on your potential site. It is extremely hard to find an *accurate* short list of the correct state regulations- in fact it seems that quite a large percentage of LEO don't know the laws and tend to wing it when they need to or how they personally feel about it.

 

[kireta]

I found it interesting that not all rules are written in stone. Even state rules. When I started giving some of my finds to my state park tourist museum, I was allowed free roam anywhere in the park. With the blessing of all law enforcement. The permit reads dry sand beaches. I am allowed to hunt anywhere I want. Why? because I give something back and speak about the hobby to people at the park, and surrounding groups like the boy scouts and campfire people. I now can hunt historical sites like the farm pretty boy Floyd was killed on that was strictly off limits to anything but a picnic basket. The old adage of flies with honey rather than vinegar holds true. It might not work everywhere, but its opened up thousands of acres of historic area for me. I even framed some of the old coins and things I have found and donated to campfire witch was also a Were Not going to be liable property.

 

[itsaring!]

If you wonder about a secret detector. That's why the XP Deus was made in France where it's illegal to metal detect You ever wonder why it is made to break down and also run off the headphones and the controls on the machine looks like an ipod? They do night hawking over there

 

[itsaring!]

I can't copy and paste it. So you'll have to scroll down to France
http://www.ncmd.co.uk/law.html

 

[Stunmi]

I found it interesting that not all rules are written in stone. Even state rules. When I started giving some of my finds to my state park tourist museum, I was allowed free roam anywhere in the park. With the blessing of all law enforcement. The permit reads dry sand beaches. I am allowed to hunt anywhere I want. Why? because I give something back and speak about the hobby to people at the park, and surrounding groups like the boy scouts and campfire people. I now can hunt historical sites like the farm pretty boy Floyd was killed on that was strictly off limits to anything but a picnic basket. The old adage of flies with honey rather than vinegar holds true. It might not work everywhere, but its opened up thousands of acres of historic area for me. I even framed some of the old coins and things I have found and donated to campfire witch was also a Were Not going to be liable property.

Very nice! I have been thinking about bringing the necklace that I found earlier this week in a sidewalk island to the propert owner that it is in front of, as a nice gesture and at same time ask permission to detect the grounds. Just been chicken, I don't like rejection and that would really cloud my week.