Cherry Picker
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Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote the song Tuesday's Gone when he came to the realization that life as he knew it would never be the same. This last Sunday one of my hunting buddies and I made a 1/2 mile hike through the riverbed and woods to hunt some relics near old Fort Dodge. After the, what seemed like several miles, and we got to the site I was shot. After a short 30 minutes I had to head back due to prior plans to be at my folks.
On the long trek back to my car I came to the realization this type of hunting was out of my ability, and my life would never be the same. For the last near 40 years I had walked miles and hunted hours on end with no problem but it was time for a change. My detecting style had been slowly changing over the last 5 years, and I was rapidly running out of places to hunt. My only option now is to return to the places I had already hunted, more than likely several times before, and try something different or hope to get lucky.
I can't hunt in the sun any more because, according to the doctor, years of detecting in the sun has made me allergic to the sun. I've owned just about every detector I've ever wanted to try, I've found just about every piece of treasure I could have hoped for, and through it all the biggest treasure has been gaining the reputation as one of the local historians. I guess at this point my only option is to.... next time take my brothers 4 wheeler to that remote site. LOL
I plan on swinging until I can't swing no more!
On the long trek back to my car I came to the realization this type of hunting was out of my ability, and my life would never be the same. For the last near 40 years I had walked miles and hunted hours on end with no problem but it was time for a change. My detecting style had been slowly changing over the last 5 years, and I was rapidly running out of places to hunt. My only option now is to return to the places I had already hunted, more than likely several times before, and try something different or hope to get lucky.
I can't hunt in the sun any more because, according to the doctor, years of detecting in the sun has made me allergic to the sun. I've owned just about every detector I've ever wanted to try, I've found just about every piece of treasure I could have hoped for, and through it all the biggest treasure has been gaining the reputation as one of the local historians. I guess at this point my only option is to.... next time take my brothers 4 wheeler to that remote site. LOL
I plan on swinging until I can't swing no more!