mdscntst
New Member
Curious as to everyone's thoughts or experience with similar areas.
All around where I live, there are dozens of square miles of woodland that are a designated watershed area for a large city a couple of counties over. This area is very well-posted with "no trespassing without permit/property patrolled" signs, but is not off limits per se, and recreational permits for fishing, boating and hiking are issued for a small fee. I buy the hiking permit every year as I enjoy the woods, lakes and trails. Of course since I got into the hobby the idea of detecting the area is always in the back of my mind - there were numerous old homesteads, logging roads and even entire towns that used to exist there. Rock walls everywhere, that type of thing.
In the fair state of NJ where I am, nothing is ever allowed, and especially not if you ask, so I know better than to just ask at the office or call up the owning city. However, while watershed land, it is not state or federal land which I know is generally off limits. I have read the official permit rules and there are vague statements about activities not consistent with the reason for permit issuance being grounds for prosecution (though not sure by which authority). Obviously, no mention of detecting anywhere.
Thoughts anyone?
All around where I live, there are dozens of square miles of woodland that are a designated watershed area for a large city a couple of counties over. This area is very well-posted with "no trespassing without permit/property patrolled" signs, but is not off limits per se, and recreational permits for fishing, boating and hiking are issued for a small fee. I buy the hiking permit every year as I enjoy the woods, lakes and trails. Of course since I got into the hobby the idea of detecting the area is always in the back of my mind - there were numerous old homesteads, logging roads and even entire towns that used to exist there. Rock walls everywhere, that type of thing.
In the fair state of NJ where I am, nothing is ever allowed, and especially not if you ask, so I know better than to just ask at the office or call up the owning city. However, while watershed land, it is not state or federal land which I know is generally off limits. I have read the official permit rules and there are vague statements about activities not consistent with the reason for permit issuance being grounds for prosecution (though not sure by which authority). Obviously, no mention of detecting anywhere.
Thoughts anyone?