FIND A PLACE TO METAL DETECT RESEARCH

[@eddienichols209]

Top notch! You did a superb job with this video from start to finish. Concise and complete, thorough explanations, you're a natural teacher. Patient and gifted! I bought my first brand new metal detector, White's Spectrum XLT, in the summer of 1997. The very next day and every day after, 5 days a week, for a couple of weeks, I drove an hour one way to the Historical Archives Building in downtown Montgomery, Alabama to research places to detect. I'd get there in the morning as the doors were being unlocked, first person in and was the last to leave in the afternoon at quittin' time. Each day I'd read through a stack of quarterly historical books pertaining to the county I lived in and a few surrounding. For hours and hours each day, I hand wrote notes on looseleaf paper in a three ring binder. And each day my fingers would cramp on the drive home. After reaching an inch thick goal of those handwritten notes I'd compiled, together with a stack of select photocopied pages of microfilmed newspapers, each copy costing a quarter, I figured this would be more places to search than I could cover in a lifetime. LMAO! I had a lot to learn! And so the next day I began detecting. Took many many years to near about locate all those places, but the part I still to this day laugh about is, yeah, that list was massive but I've since then searched the grounds of fifty times that number of sites. LOL! Thanks so very much for teaching this old dog a new trick!!! Plenty more new places to dig! That adrenaline rush is still intense between me and my XLT!

[@smeeglesapprentice1468]

Great video and very helpful!

[@sc_marauder492]

Great Video!

[@michaelmidcap4726]

I still come back to this video to re-learn stuff. Thanks😊👍

[@xjcrossx]

I have never thought about trying to find an old plat map online. That was such a cool thing to discover. Amazing how much land one person owned in the 1800's. I've looked at 10 or so maps going back 170+ years showing my entire side of town owned by 10 or so people, 200+ acres each, then as time passes it breaks down into a few smaller pieces, but all still huge, then smaller, and smaller into what is now a bunch of neighborhoods with each piece of land less than an acre. Amazing to see and very helpful with detecting.Thanks for turning me towards this stuff. Another cool place to look is on Newspapers.com where you can find articles from your local newspapers dating back a hundred or more years talking about where gold had been found, stolen loot from robberies, and ads about lost rings and jewelry etc. I saw an ad in our newspaper's lost and found from 1898 about a woman's diamond ring lost in a park by my house. If you're ever in Indiana hit me up, I might need your help looking for it. It says "If found call 1274." Hopefully its not disconnected. 🤞

[@harviechilders8834]

Great job! Thanks!

[@Metrorenovationsandmore]

Wow! Excellent info. Saved and will watch again! (& again!)

[@spbaldwin]

Great information! Thanks for sharing.

[@midnightmoker]

Well done!

[@EdDreyer]

Nice video with awesome information. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@stevebrown8517]

Excellent information! Thank you for sharing. Liked and subscribed.

[@jdnotariano]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@zenomangum3504]

Thanks for the most valuable information !

[@gregbuehrer5955]

I took a whole page of notes. Learned things that will greatly enhance my hobby. Your videos are not only interesting, but so personally informative. I have a hard time watching the others on KZbin which are only guys in a picture, and a shot of the hole, with a frame of the target in hand. No other information. Your great at knowing what THer's really want to know and see. Thanks.

[@starman10548]

EXCELLENT INFO. THANKS...

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Your welcome and thanks for tuning in to check the video out.

[@leegault3674]

Great video and info

[@IffySignals]

Awesome Job!! Great info

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you. 🙂 I hope the information helps in some way to produce places for you to detect. If you have issues just ask... i’ll take the time to so what I can. Thanks for checking the video out. 👍🏻

[@nissanusa1]

Great video and info , we greatly appreciate your help and knowledge.

[@ralphwatson7036]

Very useful information, all of it. I particularly liked learning about the online sources for maps.

[@DAiken-jz1iu]

Great tips!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

I hope they help... finding a place to detect as well as finding the owner to ask is difficult sometimes. Thanks for checking the video out.

[@Bleemus]

Well presented and thought out. Thank you!

[@gladystejada8878]

Good vedio thanks for you subscriber God bless you

[@owenhebert830]

Thank you for proving this great information about researching. Immensely valuable!

[@cowboye1]

Thanks

[@MetalDetectingwithCZkidd]

Well done. Enjoyed very much. Lots of good info.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thanks and I’m glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully it will help out with discovering some cool places to detect as well as obtain permission. Thanks for checking out the video. 👍🏻

[@RichRodgersOnline]

Thank you! Big help

[@chuckjohnson4048]

This was the No. 1 best informative video I have ever seen. Thank you so very much, it added Tremendously to my search quest.

[@Metal-Detecting-NC]

Great info! Thanks!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Your welcome, I hope in some way this will help with your experience enjoying the hobby. Take care.

[@daviddinero8518]

Thank you for an AWESOME reference! I've learned a lot!

[@dcrelictunes1967]

Super video, you are sharing words of gold, info to find great detecting sites. Thanks for taking the time to do that

[@paulzamora2893]

Thanks for sending me to this video. Others have tried to show how to find maps or areas like this, but you made it easy and Much more informative. Wish more detectorist that have sites would help others to find these locations before development wipes away history. Again thank you

[@RickWDonovan]

That was perhaps the best video I have seen. The tips you presented are invaluable and thank you so much.

[@forrestporch5333]

SSM = Steam Saw Mill I believe, where SM is usually water powered on the old maps. Thanks for the video, the LLC search was really a big help to me. Thanks for sharing and God Bless!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thanks for the tip and I'm glad you could utilize some info for your hunt. Good luck with any hunts you have coming up.

[@forrestporch5333]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 I have a very new High tech tool, for matching my 1877 maps to roads retired and no longer used. LIDAR Maryland has an extensive LIDAR online viewer for Counties. You can use LIDAR to find old road beds , Bottle Dumps, Cellars, and even home sites. I am making a video on connecting LIDAR imagery with 1877 maps of my county. Here is a link to Marylands Lidar viewer , possibly may have your state also. Link: imap.maryland.gov/Pages/lidar-county-services.aspx If you click on the county it will take you to ArcGis server such as below link: www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=9678424d9918414481c8b7eacba1c9ec&extent=-76.1502%2c37.8335%2c-74.1219%2c38.77

[@forrestporch5333]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 The LLC info. really helped finding the people to contact by snailmail

[@Genegenedtb]

that is a great video. thanks for sharing your knowledge and passion for the hobby.

[@DepthsoftheHoleMetalDetecting]

Nice video. Very informational. Thanks for taking the time to put this out. GL & HH Larry

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Found it! Thank You!

[@eastkydimedigger9448]

Very informative.. I live in east Ky. I learned a lot.. thanks a bunch

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thanks... I hope it helped out and can produce some good sites to detect. With you being in Kentucky your PVA will be where you get your addresses and tax info. The surveys and any mapping will be in the county clerks office. I worked out of Lexington for 10 years surveying and spent a ton of time running out 64 east surveying out your way. I’d do absolutely anything to get back home to Kentucky but for now... I’m here in Ohio. Thanks for checking out the video. Take care.

[@eastkydimedigger9448]

Not much in the way of making s good living here.. I live in campton.. thanks, I’ll definitely have to go to the big safe in the clerks office.

[@sudhanshujayaswal2141]

Sir, I am a Professor of Journalism from New Delhi(India). Though, I have seen many videos related to metal detecting research earlier, yours is by far the best one. Its highly informative, exhaustive and unique too.I am very impressed. I confess, I have become your fan. I will be seeing this one again and again so that all the nuances sink in my mind. Its an invaluable contribution to the metal detecting fraternity. I have subscribed it and I will be seeing all your videos to benefit from your deep knowledge of various aspects of metal detecting. Keep the good work going on!

[@MessyHole]

Excellent info and wonderful video. Mike from Iffy Signals sent me over and I’m glad he did

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you very much. I found your channel the other day when I viewed Adventures in Dirt's live show... awesome find BTW. Thank you for joining in and I hope that there was something you can gain and utilize in this video that helps out with your hunt.. GL and HH.

[@ShantanuSingh01]

Informative and clear video, surprised this does not get more views relative to others on this subject. Thank you!

[@caputo116]

Absolutely fantastic video. Thanks for putting me on to it SNS. Something for all levels of detectors in this video

[@franklinkarrass5830]

I would like to say thank you. I have been looking for this type of video for some time. Your video has given me much needed information. 👍👍😃

[@ronpinkerton7012]

That's a lot if good information. Thank you very much. I'm in Clinton county

[@Theroadaxe]

None of that was boring. Excellent information. I’ve never been much of a history buff, but this truly inspires me to learn the local history, and then go detect it. Thank you so much for this video.

[@DanStratocaster1]

Fantastic info. I just looked up a small city close to home. Using the Sanborn map, I was able to find an old train depot with a place for “lunch”. Unfortunately, looking at a current satellite image it’s mostly paved over. Great start though. Thanks very much.

[@badgers3255]

Fantastic video. I am so happy I found your channel. Keep up the great videos. I enjoy finding new properties to hunt and picked up a few good pointers here to help with the search.

[@robertrebecca2560]

This video was done really well I learned alot and wanted to say thank you. It wasn't boring at all and was straight to the point no B.S and helpful - appreciate it.

[@michaellyons2718]

Thanks for the information always wanted to learn how to do research this is a step in the right direction I like how you do the formats of your videos enjoy your videos and can't wait for the next one

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you very much and glad that you enjoy the videos, I hope you can take something from this video and it helps out with any hunts you may have coming up. Thanks for checking the video out.

[@outdoorxpursuit]

Wayne count! I’m in Fayette!!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Very cool... not too far away from each other. It's amazing how many folks on there detecting are from Ohio.

[@ronpinkerton7012]

Very interesting. I've got a spot off the road that has big mature trees and a opening in the middle of them. Thinking it was a old house. Driveway to the left looks like a farm lane

[@robertmoore203]

Thank you for the info. I'm new to metal detecting and your information is invaluable. My son thanks you too, lol. Job well done sir!

[@bobbyhunt5795]

I use sanborn nice

[@metalsharxs]

Thanks big time sir! Kaye’s diggin it sent me over to this vid which was EXCELLENT! Here in Florida, I have a theory that nandina shrubs may indicate an old homesite (though birds like the red berries). Have you ever thought about doing a vid (or part of one) about what it was like for George Washington when he was a surveyor? 😎

[@davidparadis490]

A quick check on Zillow can confirm a suspected home's age

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

That could come in handy... I haven’t though if that one. Thanks for checking the video out as well as sharing the tip. 👍🏻

[@GrisslesWorld]

Could you possibly make a video. On your permission asking tactics. I really want to get into permission asking this year. But I'm kind of nervous. and I'm curious how others do it. And I think a lot of people would benefit from this kind of video.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

I have a couple clips put together but making the video became very difficult. I’m trying to do it by actually asking in the action instead of just talking about it. The reactions, body language and personality difficulties of the person you are asking is the biggest items to have to manage when asking. Main points when asking. Dress nice, visit at good hours of the day (not during dinner, not on wed evenings or sun mornings), don’t carry paperwork with you to the door, don’t crowd the front door (take three steps back after knocking), introduce togrself and be truthful, explain the digging part... ever call it digging just say “retrieve”, if they ask tell them it’s a respectful process just like sod management (use a ground cloth, NO SHOVELS ON THE YARD, it’s put back just as it was not leaving a trace), I will take the trash with me, owner welcome to see what you find and want something (something... not all) they can have it (most people say they don’t want anything and if someone takes a silver dime and leaves me the rest... I’m cool with that. Tell them you will call prior to coming out to respect their privacy. ////these are my quick notes off the top of my head... hopefully they help. Someday I will make a video... sorry for delay.

[@michaellyons2718]

Hope everything is alright I've been waiting for new video for a long time I hope everything is all right with you

[@patrickmanasco5905]

If need more specific than county I have better luck with townships than cities since a lot of modern cities that are pretty old weren’t around back then

[@harrywhitney8199]

Thanks! you opened the buried door I couldn’t find! Thought I was needing a research DETECTOR to find this ... LOL! Man that helps this old man out. Awesome well presented informational instructions. You have plethora of knowledge. Thanks for sharing!!

[@WisLockman]

I use Rode Filmmakers Kit and the new Rode TX-M2 Wireless Mic or I use the SmartLav+ with the wind cover stuck in my jacket away from the wind. I also use my Zoom H4n Pro Recorder for my audio and my iPhone 8 Plus in my iOgrapher on a tripod. Then I sync up my audio with my video to get a clear sounding recording. I also have the dead cat windscreen on the top of my Zoom Recorder. If I can be of any assistance also, please get a hold of me.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Is your “dead cat” on a mic you wear or is it attached to the phone to cover that mic? Thanks for sharing your setup... looks like a good combination.

[@WisLockman]

It covers the Mic.

[@curtrobinson6883]

I do the same as you but for the last few months haven’t been able to get into a courthouse. The virus has everything shut down.

[@digdoug6494]

Great content. Enjoy your videos.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you.. I’m glad that you enjoyed the video. Hopefully there are some items you can take from this to help your hunt out. Thanks for checking out the video. 👍🏻

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

Very well done and put together. With the internet basically in the palm of everyone's hand its amazing what is out there to help with research. Thanks for sharing your tips. Enjoyed watching and take care.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you. 🙂 your very welcome and hopefully there were somethings included in the video for you to utilize to help improve obtaining sites to detect. I feel bad when people get discouraged by not having a place to detect... I’ve been there and it’s not fun. So I really wanted to include all that I use to get my places to detect to help folks out. Thank you for checking out the video as well as commenting.

[@rodneychalker]

This might be one of your longer videos but it wasn't long to watch because you made it very interesting. You really have a super video here for detectorist that are very serious about wanting to find great places to hunt. You are going to get a lot of people watching this video. I'd put money on that. Well sir, thank you for sharing all this awesome information.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thanks. I though about what to include in this video for about two weeks before making it. There are still a few items that I would like to include in which I’ve thought about after making the video so I may include that in the “asking permission techniques” video which will come in the future. Thanks for checking the video out and hope all is well. 👍🏻

[@gilbradley9887]

Hey man, This was very interesting. Thank you very much for some very wonderful information. I love your videos and information like this makes things even more interesting. I would love to hunt with you some time. I live just south of Danville Va. and understand there was some Civil War activity around, But have never found anything. Thank you again.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you. 🙂 very happy you enjoyed the video and glad it helped. It would be awesome to get over to where your at and go hunt, if there is time available and schedules coincide... may make that happen. Your about 7-1/4 hour drive away from my location although driving isn’t a big deal. It would be fun for sure... keep in touch. 👍🏻 Thank you for tuning in to check out the video and take care.

[@gilbradley9887]

I have not been able to get any information through any of the sites you gave. maybe I will figure it out. Thank you again for this help. Gil

[@WisLockman]

This is a great information video for people starting into this hobby. We use the Sanborne Maps and Historical Aerial Maps for our research.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

The Sanborn maps are great and pretty much cover every state minus a few cities where the records were lost. Thank you for checking out the video. 👍🏻

[@kayesdigginit1519]

Thank you for referring to this video when someone asked you about your maps and research. I shared this video to my Facebook page, so others can learn from your knowledge as well. Your information is invaluable to me!! 😃👍

[@DiggingBuddy]

This is an amazing resource, I've watched it before but I think I could watch it over and over again to remember some of these tricks. Great video, thanks so much for putting this together!!!

[@backcountrydiggers6347]

Great information thank you for this.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Your welcome and hopefully it helps out. Thank you for tuning in to check out the video. 👍🏻

[@valerieloeffler6174]

Super video. I learned a lot. Thanks!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you 🙂 that’s great you got some info you can utilize from the video. If you run into stumbling blocks just speak up and i’ll try to help. Thank you for checking out the video. Take care.

[@DanStratocaster1]

Here’s another tip: When you find web pages you want to save or return to, BOOKMARK it on the browser. In fact, I would create a folder in Bookmarks BEFORE I start searching. That way, you can organize your searches. You can name your folders anyway you want. I would start with current date and than the area you’re searching. Year first! Like this. “2019/12/12 Wayne County/Ohio”. Otherwise the your files will be out of date order. If you want to go nuts, I would create a second folder with the exact same name to save map images that I printed etc.

[@amrunner4]

Fantastic video. Thanks for all the effort put into this. I definitely we be checking out the map sites. Makes me miss farmland Ohio. I grew up there, went to college and grad school there, and always loved the farm country.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you. I tried to include as much as I could even thought the video isn’t all that exciting. Just trying to put the info out there for people to find. Since daily I deal with researching maps and data for parcel info I was hoping to relay some info so others could do it too, especially since it’s all free and public information. That’s cool your from Ohio, I’ve only been here a short time where all but the past going on three years we’re all spent back home in Kentucky. Missing home is tough so I can relate to you missing Ohio. I teach part time at the University of Akron... the school’s up here are pretty nice and have a great selection of many topics of study. Thank you for checking out the video and I hope in some way that it helps out in finding a place to metal detect.

[@davidparadis490]

Not long and boring...possibly one of the most informative MD videos ever, nice job

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Dang!!! Thanks!!! I just want to see folks succeed and not get discouraged out trying to find places to detect. I know what it’s like to get permission after permission where every time you go ask the land owner says this “sure, you can detect. There’s been 2 people here this summer already I bet there’s nothing left”. That’s always a bummer but I still seem to find something. There are hidden gems out there but you just have to find them. There is one method I didn’t cover which has been termed “door knocking”. I don’t utilize that one since the success rate for permission tends to be low as well as disappointing. There are only so many “no’s” you can take until the detector ends up sitting in the corner for the rest of the season. I will be making a video soon on techniques for asking... the actual asking and how to conduct a successful permission acquisition. I tried to make a detecting video to out hunting but the wind, snow and mental game brought me home early without a successful hunt. Hopefully i’ll be back out next weekend to try again. Thank you for your kind comments and thanks for watching.

[@davidparadis490]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 a trick when door knocking is to start by acknowledging the owner must love history since they live in such a beautiful old home(assuming it's old)...we have a lot of really old homes in Massachusetts...and it takes a special person to live in a 2-300 year old home...then remember it IS their home, so after I explain what i would do, and what can be found, I tell them that I will present everything I find and the can keep any or all of it...it is theirs after all...if you are strictly into keeping items versus finding and saving them, this won't work for you...but you would be surprised how many people will let you keep most or all of what you find...I only make one special request when I do this with the homeowner, and that's if I find a tree coin, that we auction it off and split the money...while explaining to them they are extremely rare and can be worth $20-500k...thjs will get them excited

[@AMT90]

Awesome video, it’s going to be a huge help. I’m going to sit down this weekend and look into all those map sources you provided. Sanborn maps are really cool. Thanks for taking the time to make this video to help out the community.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you 🙂 I like the Sanborn maps too... lots of great info. I replied to your direct message on Instagram in detail... hopefully it helps. Thank you for checking out the video and I hope it helps you discover and gain great permissions.

[@Dennis-qb1fs]

You put out some great videos with a lot of tips and tricks, and appreciate your honesty. I didn't realize just how complicated and time consuming it is to produce a quality KZbin video, until I started checking it out myself. If you have the time and don't mind sharing... I was thinking of starting my own KZbin channel recording some of my MDing? Probably going to use the Davinci Resolve editing tool. Any tips, tricks or advice for an old illiterate just getting started? Thanks!

[@WisLockman]

Dennis Adams Make sure you have good audio with a windscreen. How are you going to take your videos. iPhone, DSLR,?

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you very much for the kind words... it’s greatly appreciated I have bought many software packages, tried many things with 80% of them failing. It’s been a long hard expensive road. Lol. Here is what I use and if I state a setting it’s because It works, there are other settings but those setting failed for me. iPhone 7 set on 1080P at 60 FPS (never use zoom, move the camera) Filmic Pro application set on 1080P 60FPS, landscape only filming, turn off stabilization by electronic sensor (sensor destroys clarity) microphone set to bottom only. DJI Osmo2 stabilizing gimble (expensive) Adobe Premier Pro subscription (full release of program) (expensive) Dell laptop with expanded memory and i7 processor (expensive) Internet service upgrade that includes an increased upload speed, I had 3mbps and videos took 10 hours to upload, switched to 10mbps and now it takes 3 hours for a 20+ min video. (Expensive) The hardware that I use I made... I use an cheap iPhone case and glued a GoPro “stick on” mount to the case so I can utilize all the GoPro mounts. The camera is mounted to a piece of pan surveying equipment that equates to a single pole I can stomp in the ground at the base and quickly adjust height. No tripod,,, that’s way to cumbersome and takes way too much room to setup and time to setup. I have tons of amazon bought brackets that are attached to the pole I bought off amazon which all cost between 20-30.00 which allow for heights and angles of view. Using all GoPro mounts I can quickly change where my camera is. (My filming rod is a maze of all kinds of stuff that’s evolved into a major contraption that works perfectly and carries on my shoulder when I’m swinging along side my shovel) picture a hiking pole much like a ski pole... that’s what it looks like but is spring loaded inside by a lush button to go from 3ft to 7ft in seconds. They are very expensive but I had an old one and since I own a surveying business I could obtain it... I also modified a monopod for a rifle that telescopes up and down... I modified it to accept a GoPro mounts on top. You will see it attached to my side bag by my Lesche digger, it’s black. It’s a quick deploy stand for looking straight into the hol I just pulled the plug out of. I also use a lipo charging pack for my camera. When I arrive to detect, I put my battery cell in a bag I sewed to hold the cell on my staff, I turn the Filmic pro app on, hook the phone to the battery cell and leave the phone on the whole time I’m detecting. Even if it’s 7 hours straight my phone is alway on ready to tap the record button. Each time I go detecting the Thursday before the weekend I go it takes me 2 hours of prep work. I charge the DJI gimble, by detector batteries, my lipo cell phone battery cell.... I clean my Detector, clean my dig bag, fill my spray bottle, make sure my phone has as much as I can deleted off of it to maximize storage space for video, I check my stands and clean all mounts (mud gets all over everything especially when detecting frozen ground because my camera stand falls sometimes), get out my digging clothes, and prepare a map to show folks and contact the land owner to make sure it’s ok to come out that weekend. When I get home I clean everything since it’s caked with mud, download my phone (verify that audio downloaded too, this has messed me up many times, when you download from a phone large amount of video sometimes a few clips don’t carry audio. So if you delete it before checking... it’s gone forever) Make my ending closing clip of all the finds... that’s after spending half hour cleaning and further identifying finds, I then edit video. The shortest about of time I’ve ever spend editing is 3.5 hours with most being around 5 hours before uploading. I do it at night because it’s the only time I have. Making cover pictures, obtaining music, picking the music to match the hunt, sifting through all the bad clips, re-started clips and good clips take a ton of time. I don’t want you to be discourage making videos. Check my very first one I uploaded last year from about this time and see the difference in my as a videographer and editor then and compare it to today. Both the quality of myself filming as well as my software and clarity of video have all evolved into what I do today. It’s a journey and you have to want to do it for no other reason than you enjoy it. I only get the fun of uploading and sharing, teaching and discovering as well as the enjoyment of editing out of this and it comes with a cost..... but.... I like it so I do it more. Hopefully this helps... if more questions... just ask.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Yes take this tip from two Kenneth’s... the battle against the wind when out in the field recording video is ultra tough. I’ve buit two “dead cats” breaks for wind for microphones. They are important but 15 mph. wind is hard to beat. I do it with a hard shield which blocks direct wind at the same time I’m using the microphone fuzzy cover and still I get clips totally destroyed by wind. You can’t tell until you get home and if your really need that video clip... you can’t do anything about it. I did learn a way to use a high pass filter in my editing software (adobe premier pro) that takes some of the wind noise out to save a clip but it makes my voice sounds weird. I take what I can get so I just use the clip even with wind damage.

[@Dennis-qb1fs]

@@WisLockman Right now I'm just experimenting with my iphone and the free Davinci editing software. Made one test video with phone, edited it and added some effects and sent it to my kids of coins I found. Sure could tell a beginner made it... If I can get a little better thinking about getting a decent $200.00 Sony camcorder or equivalent, any suggestions on video recorder? It also appears this free Davinci editing software is capable of much more than I am, but is complicated for this 67 year old brain.

[@Dennis-qb1fs]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 Wow, everything I wanted to know and then some! Thank you so much. The more I'm "digging" into this, the more I realize how much time and work goes into these videos. Went up to the old courthouse yesterday to do some MDing and thought I'd try a test video on my digs with my iphone 7 (not for posting) and learned a lot. The temperature was in the low 20's when I started out and the iphone was awkward and cumbersome to use, it was sunny and I couldn't see the screen from the sun glare (I know, you've been there - done that :-)) Anyway, if I get decent enough at this I'm thinking of getting a $200.00 Sony camcorder or equivalent with the view finder maybe. I previously checked into Adobe Premier Pro subscription, and as you mention, it's expensive, and I don't know yet if I'll get good enough to post my detecting. I did a test video of my finds and sent it to my kids, using and editing it with the free version of Davinci Resolve 15, and with my skill level it came out half way decent. That program is complicated and has more features and editing tools than I'll ever use or understand. I know there's a reason and may I ask; why you use a paid subscription with Adobe vs. a free download of Davinci Resolve 15? As you're well aware, a person could purchase him or her a new coil for the price of a camcorder, etc. and this could get expensive unless I cut a few corners. But being retired now, this looks like it would be a fun project to do. If people actually knew how difficult and how much time goes into these videos as you put in, maybe they would hesitate and pressing that "dislike" button? Keep your videos rolling, it makes my day, and thanks again!

[@thomasyoung1260]

Very good video thanks for sharing hh and I'm fellow kentuckian

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you... I tried to add as many items as I could to help folks out. Since your from Kentucky, you would be going to a county clerks office to a records room which is sometimes called a vault. That’s where all the old surveys and any old maps would be stored. If your looking for owners names it would be at the PVA office. Kentucky as last flown in 2016 for state wide aerial photos that were supplied by the state to county PVA offices. So the aerials will be recent and effective in placing yourself out in the field. I do know that almost every county in Kentucky had a book made of maps broken down into precincts and they took place come 1860-1880’s. So make sure to try to find that book either online or at the library or historical society. Thanks for checking the video out and glad to have a Kentuckian on here.

[@thomasyoung1260]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 thanks for the little extra info.

[@BrianClunie]

All great tips, thank you for sharing!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you. Hoping they help some folks out in finding a place to detect. Thank you for watching. 🙂

[@edtheradiohead]

Hey Kenny, writing from Smyrna, Ga. Thanks for this fantastic video! Realized a couple weeks ago (ah ha moment) research was the key to good finds and have been studying the post Civil War maps commissioned by the U.S. War Department. Fascinating how accurate the maps are when compared to Google Maps today. It's actually stunning! The engineers who did that work back then did a fantastic job. Please continue to provide content that may to you seem "obvious", because what is obvious to you, isn't necessarily obvious to everyone else. Your videos are EXCELLENT. They are entertaining and delightful. Thank you so much. Your work is very much appreciated! On a side note... I live in a condo where, according to the old maps, confederate fortifications were built... right below my feet. Literally. And society paved right over it. For those of us who love history, it's almost heart breaking. It's ironic that laws have been established to prevent us from metal detecting and preserving history but it's OK to build new construction over historical sites. WTH? If you can use your platform to advocate for our passion, please do. Treasure hunting is part of it.. certainly. But I am into it for archeological reasons too! God bless you and keep going! We love what you're doing!

[@curtrobinson6883]

Super video. I'm doing research now and never did think of LOC maps. Thanks

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you 👍🏻 And your very welcome. Glad the video will help out to help in some way in your detecting permission acquisitions. Thank you for checking the video out.

[@RichRodgersOnline]

Good information. If you find the owner of the land lives in a city, do you write them or go to their home?

[@patrickmanasco5905]

Here from Wayne county Michigan lmao

[@historyunderyourfeet931]

Great video 👍! I have used some of your techniques, and it does pay off. I did learn some tricks, thanks for your info! You did a great job!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you and I'm glad that you got some info to help your hunt out through this video. It was kinda tough putting this video together so hopefully it tracked well. :) Wishing you luck with great finds on any hunts you may have coming up.

[@SodBustersMetalDetecting]

This is a great informative video. Thank you for sharing this information, it is very useful. My son and I started a new metal detecting channel and are on the constant search for new detecting ground. Thanks again and keep up the good vids. I'm saving this video for reference.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Your welcome and I hope it helps your hunt out. Thank you for checking out the video.

[@markfenwick3085]

Thanks for the video, always enjoy your new posts!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Your welcome. 👍🏻 I’m glad that you enjoy the videos. Hopefully there were some things you can incorporate to help find and obtain some fun sites to detect. Thank you for watching.

[@jermhanson13]

Great video, Extremely helpful. Thank you good sir!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you and glad that it can help out. I hope that as folks discover this video they can take from it and build on their skills to find places to detect. Thank you for checking out the video as well as commenting... good luck on any upcoming hunts.

[@carolalexander1429]

Thank you for sharing this valuable information with all of us.

[@pattylevasseur2645]

you know another good source to chk is county zoning ...to find the owners and how big thier land is,,, and you have their contact info too minus the ph#s . i did this to see what zone it was ........for a home stead idea , ive always wanted to do.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

That’s a great tip Patty thank you for adding it. Zoning maps can give great info as your staging and also be more forgiving to figure out how to use. Thank you for commenting 🙂 and thank you for watching.

[@pattylevasseur2645]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 THANK YOU for the teaching of researching;];];] i learned alot that i didnt know.;];];] being in maine we cant detect until spring which could be april/ may.. depending on when the frost lets go...;];];]

[@tedinvt4631]

Really great video, Kenny. The best I've seen to date. Very informative as are all your videos! Thanks for taking the time and making the effort to teach us.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you Ted.. glad the info is useful. It's a pleasure to share and thank you for checking out the video.

[@commanderjank9060]

Awesome video. I definitely learned a lot. Thank you.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you and that's awesome you took some tools with you to help your hunt out. Thank you for checking the video out.

[@mrblueskynm3968]

That was very interesting! Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thanks!! I hope it helps out in some way finding places to metal detecting. I don’t mind sharing... I want everyone to succeed. Thank you for checking out the video. 👍🏻

[@brucefrazeur3172]

Thank you for taking time out and sharing some of the process that's involved in researching locations to M.D. well-appreciated Bruce

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Your very welcome and I hope the items I covered help out in some way. Thank you for tuning in to check out the video. Take care. 👍🏻

[@navidave95]

Thank you kiddo, so much information to help this ol’ fart🤣

[@victorian9221]

Thank you for this. Very informative.

[@johnmajer5704]

Thanks,very in formative,,plus i watch all your videos

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Your welcome 👍🏻 I hope it helps in some way producing interesting and old sites to go hunt. Thank you for checking out the video and I thank you for tuning in for all the rest of my videos too. Means a lot to have you checking them out. Take care.

[@nathansargent4634]

Hey there SNS, I just found you on KZbin and I have binged watched all your videos. I must say, you are my new favorite Metal Detecting channel. You do a wonderful job narrating your videos. On one of your videos, I think it’s called “didn’t find much” you talked about not finding all kinds of nice stuff. That’s what makes you cool in my book. Yes, I have watched hundreds of Metal Detecting videos, where they pull out 7 coppers and gold rings in one hunt. Makes me really think if it’s real or not. Glad somebody else goes through the struggles of MDing like I do. Please keep the videos coming.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you for the very kind comments 🙂 If I have problems, have a bad day or have an awesome day... that’s what you get. I try to portray the hunt for what it is.... keep the hunt real. I’m not the best detecorist and i’m not a pro although I try my best just like everyone else out there... only difference is I’m filming what i’m doing and trying to entertain. Thank you for checking out my videos... seriously means a lot to have been newly discovered and liked. 👍🏻

[@lindapelullo452]

Hi Squirrel! This is one of the most detailed, helpful research videos (or articles) I've come across. I haven't had a chance to try it out yet, but I will soon. Thanks for being so generous with the community and your subscribers. It mirrors the integrity and generosity you show in your videos. BTW...I bought a Nox 800 this weekend! Spent a couple hrs learning it with my dealer who is an avid user. Amazing! Was unable to compare with v3i with my dealer, but will be doing my own tests. Feel free to ask about it. Stay safe, keep warm!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you very much... trying to help folks out to better the hunt for all. There has been times during my detecting hobby years that I became very discouraged from not having success out hunting. The sites I obtained were not that interesting and I really didnt find much. I doing this video helps get someone out of that rut so they can enjoy the hunt again... it makes all the efforts worth it. Some of the items take a bit to get used to and take practice. Todays world auto suggests in every move you make things are spontaneous and as simple as snapping a picture for an iphone app to figure and solve for everything. So just take yoyr time and pick the most interesting method discussed and become proficent at that.... then move to the next, etc. It’s really exciting that you obtained the 800... I will have questions for you i’m sure. I still have to wait until April to make a move on a new machine where the 800, Anfibio and Rutus Alter 71 have my interest unless whites puts out something similar to the current trend and desire of detectorist. Thank you for checking out the video and thanks for the offer to check in with you about tour experience with the new machine. 🙂

[@stevenpenczu3541]

I just wanted to say thank you sooo much. I’ve been thinking about doing my own research but, was always reluctant to do so. Now, I actually have an idea of what to do. Thanks again, and no, this wasn’t boring at all. This is invaluable for a detectorist.. thanks for taking the time to share this information. Bless you 😊

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Awesome!! your very welcome and I'm glad it helped out. Hopefully it will get you into some new exciting places to go detect. Thanks for checking out the video and commenting. :)

[@nelaina]

Thank you, great video! I thought it was interesting to learn about how the houses can change and what to look for (the milkhouse blocks are really interesting). Also the guide to houses...really cool. I didn't know about the Civil War records site and will definitely be using that, even if just to read. Thanks for doing this!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you 🙂 I hope with the resources I mentioned in this video you can find ways to open doors to sites to search or discover more about your property. I asked a fellow just a few mins ago that’s a land surveyor in your state about the Lidar data and accessing it. May turn up something i’ll let you know. Good luck in your search and it’s always fun to see what you have found... I enjoy your posts. Thank you for checking the video out... take care.

[@nelaina]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 thank you so much!

[@edwardsydboten6857]

Most informative video I've seen. Thanks for sharing. I'm also a Ky native of the West end of the state.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Glad you found it useful.. I hope it helps out on your hunt. KY can be an issue for finding old Atlas's ... but if you are ever in Frankfort spend a day in the archives that deal with land patents in your area. I haven't detected any your way but I have spend a lot of time land surveying there.

[@computergrant1]

Outstanding video Kenny, and such fantastic resources! I love history, and to go in time in these these various ways, is extremely beneficial! Thanks again!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you 🙂 I wanted to try to help folks out discovering possible cool places to go detect as well as find the land owner to ask permission. I’m glad you enjoyed the video and found it be beneficial. Thank you for checking out the video. 👍🏻

[@stevekrumanaker4582]

What an outstanding video, thank you so much!