amc rulz
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Not true. Just today I went out shopping, bought my wife a new pair of pants!
Metal Detecting during Hunting Season
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KinTN
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Not true. Just today I went out shopping, bought my wife a new pair of pants!
I think maybe you don't realize whats going on around you. Southern MI folks are good folks in general. LOTS of sportsmen/sportswomen in MI and many many of those carry concealed.
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amc rulz
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Well I’m not too sure what concealed carry has to do with safe metal detecting during hunting season, except that both activities involve firearms.
Btw, I hunted everything from pheasant to squirrel to whitetails for over 40 years. I live on eight acres in the country and now just like to watch the wildlife. That, and occasionally run off gun and bow hunting trespassers that could care less about boundaries. Stay safe out there.
Mud-puppy
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Not true. Just today I went out shopping, bought my wife a new pair of pants!
Now that there was FUNNY! I dont care who you are! "Do these pants make my butt look fat?"................... "No Dear, its your butt that make those pants look fat!" I'm bravely thinking to myself.....as I stand there like a eunuch holding her purse...
flyguy784
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As was said, plenty of bright orange, vest, hat etc. If you take your dog, same for him.
Let's do show the hunters some respect however. This is their big time of year. If you know a hunter is in the woods, see his car parked with a deer carrier on the back, NRA stickers on the windows. Leave him alone, leave quietly. Go somewhere else till he leaves. We certainly wouldn't appreciate it if a hunter saw us metal detecting a field and hiked in there and started popping the rabbits we were flushing.
PS, I don't hunt anymore but shoot frequently and do CC.
Let's do show the hunters some respect however. This is their big time of year. If you know a hunter is in the woods, see his car parked with a deer carrier on the back, NRA stickers on the windows. Leave him alone, leave quietly. Go somewhere else till he leaves. We certainly wouldn't appreciate it if a hunter saw us metal detecting a field and hiked in there and started popping the rabbits we were flushing.
PS, I don't hunt anymore but shoot frequently and do CC.
controlfreq
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You do ofcourse realize the purse is only an anchor point. When wife says "hold my purse" its same as tying your leash to a hitching post 'cause she knows you will not walk around carrying a purse...
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flyguy784
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It's not a purse, it's a European carry all.
I think its a good idea to carry a side gun because 'Making good people helpless doesn't make bad people harmless'. But it would be a good idea to wear bright colors on rifle seasons opener.
ROBOTCOP13
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I would think that when you are bent down digging a hole and not totally visible and you are making digging noises and bumping nearby bushes you might be drawing hunter's attention. When you pop up you might be in somebody's crosshairs.
GKL
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Good point, maybe have a bright orange flag on a metal rod easily stuck in the ground, sort of like the flag scuba divers use to let boaters know there is a diver at that spot.
waltr
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At least in PA and probably must other states- hunting is closed on Sundays. So if concerned then detect when there is no hunting.
Yes, I agree, its honestly better to just stay away from hunting areas during hunting season so that others can enjoy their hobby/ livelihood/ ect. When I used to live back east we wore blaze orange vests while hiking and pretty much just stayed on the trail during hunting season so as not to piss off any hunters.
