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Metal Detecting for Gold
Reasons You May Not Be Finding Anything?
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<blockquote data-quote="Archimedes" data-source="post: 520726" data-attributes="member: 16525"><p>Wow, I could have written this post VGH. We seem to have so much in common in terms of our experiences. My wife and I have not been at it as long as you however, as we started out with the SDC we did have some immediate success - around 9 small (very small) nuggets for not a lot of effort. I recently added a 4500 and the results since have been few and far between.</p><p></p><p>Like you, I have walked miles into the bush to get away from the hammered grounds - seriously I have gone to places thinking I must be the first white person to visit. It doesn't take long however, to discover traces of those before me though; bits of rubbish, plastic drink bottles, gaping detector holes not filled in. It seems like there isn't a spare inch of Victoria that someone hasn't had a crack at.</p><p></p><p>I think a lot depends on attitude though. Right from the outset I decided to view the detector like an electronic dog - just a means of getting out of the house and into the bush. My wife and I always go together, we take a picnic - perhaps grill a few snags and boil the billy. It's a great day out and if we find a bit of gold it's a bonus.</p><p></p><p>We have also taken the caravan and camped a few nights. In between games of scrabble and a few bevies one of us will have a detect. You don't feel like you are flogging a dead horse that way.</p><p></p><p>I have given up looking for the hand of faith. Just enjoying the experience now. A bit like fishing - any day on the water is a good day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archimedes, post: 520726, member: 16525"] Wow, I could have written this post VGH. We seem to have so much in common in terms of our experiences. My wife and I have not been at it as long as you however, as we started out with the SDC we did have some immediate success - around 9 small (very small) nuggets for not a lot of effort. I recently added a 4500 and the results since have been few and far between. Like you, I have walked miles into the bush to get away from the hammered grounds - seriously I have gone to places thinking I must be the first white person to visit. It doesn't take long however, to discover traces of those before me though; bits of rubbish, plastic drink bottles, gaping detector holes not filled in. It seems like there isn't a spare inch of Victoria that someone hasn't had a crack at. I think a lot depends on attitude though. Right from the outset I decided to view the detector like an electronic dog - just a means of getting out of the house and into the bush. My wife and I always go together, we take a picnic - perhaps grill a few snags and boil the billy. It's a great day out and if we find a bit of gold it's a bonus. We have also taken the caravan and camped a few nights. In between games of scrabble and a few bevies one of us will have a detect. You don't feel like you are flogging a dead horse that way. I have given up looking for the hand of faith. Just enjoying the experience now. A bit like fishing - any day on the water is a good day. [/QUOTE]
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