Fitchburg Fusilier Button - For Sale!

I have decided to sell the Script FF Fitchburg Fusilier cuff button that I recovered at DIV XV.  It's listed on eBay and can be anyone's.  I have started the bidding at $100.  More information can be found here:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/260850750354?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Happy Hunting,
-Ian

Would You Like A Little Pepper?

On some of our videos, you may notice on the YouTube comments that some people like to accuse us of "peppering" our hunt locations.  The term peppering means someone plants targets in a location so they can be recovered at a later time, possibly on video.  I can understand how someone might think this, so let me try to explain why someone might get this inclination and why we shoot our videos the way we do.

     Why do you only show your ‘good finds’?  Let me ask you this- would you want to sit at your computer for ten minutes at a time watching us dig tinfoil, cans, shotgun shells, and whatever other kind of trash we find?  We show our interesting finds because that’s where the history is, not the Budweiser can that was eight inches deep.

     Why do you only show some of the finds after you have dug them?  Simple answer: Time.  If I was to film every single hole that we dig, I might get about an hour of digging time in during a four hour hunt.  Ponder this- if you carried a backpack that had your camera tucked away in it and you sat your pack down to retrieve your camera every time you came to a good sounding target, not only would you waste time, but you would also waste a lot of energy.  Having said that, we could ‘re-bury’ the target and then dig it back up while filming, but then you risk damaging the relic.  Besides, the majority of the time the relic is still sitting in the dirt seconds after we have located it when we begin filming.

     There may be some other questions that you have as to why we do things a certain way.  If you happen to have any, please post a comment below.  I would love to answer it for you. 

     If this still doesn’t sway your way of thinking of us PEPPERING a site, then that is your choice and I guess you will have to watch our videos with a grain of SALT.

Happy Hunting!

-Ian

September Outlook

     For the month of September, I am going to try and get things moving again.  I've been inspired to continue on with the videos by many supporting people.  It's been almost 6 months since I have held a detector in my hand, so I am hoping that digging and filming is like riding a bike.

     Brian and I haven't gotten any locations to hunt lined up yet, but we are slowly working on that.  Many places we usually hunt are still filled with trees and tons of undergrowth that hinder us from swinging.  Those will have to be left for the winter months to let all the flora die off.  I can tell you one thing, though- Just looking at all the various forums and seeing what everyone else is recovering has given me a huge itch to get out and search around.  I will be like a kid in a candy store once I get back out with my MXT in hand.

     For those wondering when the next Research and Recovery video will be out, keep checking back.  I, too, would like to see a new one.  I have spent the past few days going over the ones we have already made so far, and thoroughly enjoy them.  Personally, we have caught a few firsts on video as well.  The first time Brian and I hunted together, Brian's first spur, my first Diggin' in Virginia, and both of our first bottles being recovered from a pit about 4 feet deep at DIV XV.

     I can't wait to get back out.  Happy hunting!
     -Ian