Talk about a great permission.

[Cherry Picker]

I just talked with an old school buddy who bought our local sandpit. The pit was started in the 40s and used as a summer camping site. A large lake with boat ramps at each camp spot. A swimming holes in several locations, and now is bone dry. I got permission to do all the hunting I want. One swimming hole my buddy and I hunted several years ago when the lake was still off limits with the exception of payinmg campers. It was a flat-out gold mind.

Now my issue is finding an area with the best odds, a swimming hole perhaps, that I can walk to and back with my COPD issue. There is also a center cap area with a volleyball court, and a partying beach area on the island. Was only available to the paying campers. Should be a good site if I can get out there. It is big.

Here is a picture taken years ago when they were letting it dry up.

 

[Diga]

Those drained swimming areas are indeed a gold mine. Just ask Steve lol.

I have two reservoirs in my area that are swim sites and get drained every fall. The first time I hunted them 4 years ago, I got around 16 or 17 gold items out of those two places, because they were never hunted before. The bonus was that since there is no fishing allowed, I wasn't digging up huge amounts of fishing gear.

 

[stetam]

Those drained swimming areas are indeed a gold mine. Just ask Steve lol.

I have two reservoirs in my area that are swim sites and get drained every fall. The first time I hunted them 4 years ago, I got around 16 or 17 gold items out of those two places, because they were never hunted before. The bonus was that since there is no fishing allowed, I wasn't digging up huge amounts of fishing gear.

 

[stetam]

I’d be hitting that lake like a rented mule

 

[hoser]

I’d be hitting that lake like a rented mule

Yeah, and if you need a rented mule, I'm available. That place makes me drool!