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The caretaker of the park told me awhile ago that he was sick & tired of seeing holes left in the grass by the people using detectors there.----I told him it wasn't myself or Patsy that was doing it.---That's one of the big reasons that's getting these parks closed to detecting though.--------Del

Yes, and most of the blame can be pointed to:

► The use of lager-size search coils, which make it more difficult for most people to Pinpoint and isolate a target in a small spot.

► The use of more Double-D coils, which, for most users, do not Pinpoint as accurately as a Concentric coil.

► The major trend to small recovery trowel-type diggers, such as the Lesche Digger, and similar offerings from Garrett, White's and other detector manufacturers. Since so many Hobbyists cant', or don't, Pinpoint more accurately, they use the diggers in grassy urban areas and cut bigger, and messier, holes for target recovery.

► The lack of more local dealers and local metal detecting clubs to help promote and educate newcomers on how to properly isolate a target and use better recovery techniques.

► So many good targets are still located in the surface to 4" depth range that can be easily recovered with a good rounded-off screwdriver or similar recovery tool .... but most of those who have a detector, do not even own such a tool to use it.

Thus, we have more messy parks and other grass-covered private and public areas and, naturally, caretakers and others take a dim view of who is doing what ... and why.

It's really up to those of us who know better to confront those we see messing up local grassy sites nd try to correct their behavior. Show them how to Pinpoint a target and properly recover it w/o making a mess. I have my hand-digger on my gear belt, but I very seldom use it in a well manicured park or other public grassy site. And when I do, after isolating a truly deep small artifact at over 5", I use it with care and tidy up the area after the recovery.

Monte

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