Metal Detecting This Odd Little Hill

[@paodigger644]

I have learned just about everything that I use to metal detect from you. You are true to this historical hobby that we love so much. Ty for sharing your professionalism. I look forward to many more videos with your name.

[@thomasheffel8762]

Great video. It was nice to see some background on the area you were detecting.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed it. I try to get as much info as I can so everyone can “feel” the historical relevence of each site. It’s a lot of fun to do as well as tell the story. Thank you for checking on the video as well as commenting.

[@GarnetCarmichael]

Nothing in my experience, more epitomizes metal detecting than this episode. From the build up of learning the history of the site to actually detecting it told two separate stories. The one of hope and the one of reality. Excellent job to you for not only showing what it can be like but for doing it under adverse conditions. I also commend you for your refusal for being monatised. I understand completely, good for you!! Thanks for another video, good luck and good health.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Wow.. thank you very much for your kind words. I try to portray the hunt for what the hobby really is. I want to expose the fun in the history as well as the hunt because there are so many folks that just focus on the bucket loads of silver and large coppers they find. I’ve never found bucket loads for the 22-23 years of detecting I’ve done and won’t those who feel bad because they aren’t finding it switched to see that... it’s just not like that unless you have one real special place to detect. I also want people to see that all the other stuff you find is cool to and rewarding to identify, find and share with others. Hopefully this makes sense what I’m typing. Lol. I’m just a regular detectorist out here doing whatever I can to help better my odds on finding stuff and I hope others can utilize what I’m doing for their own hunts. This hobby is a lot of fun as well as rewarding in more ways than just silver coins. Thank you for checking out the video as well as commenting. Take care. 🙂

[@johnroberts1325]

great video, love the special effects, GL & HH

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you very much. Trying to effectively portray what information I have on each site as well as save time on the day I’m actually hunting. If I’m there 6 hours, two hours is the beginning and ending videographer stuff. Just like to keep the coil to the soil longer so maybe to get more finds. Thank you for checking out the video and for your kind comments.

[@adventurearchaeology]

Love the work you put into editing and setting the story up! So many channels completely forget to tell the story of what they are finding!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you very much, I’m trying to portray the whole hunt as well as all the other enjoyable things about the hobby verses just focusing on the silver finds. I hope to get better at doing videos since I’m the last year I’ve learned everything I know starting from scratch. Been a long expensive road. Lol. Thanks for checking out the video and take care. 🙂

[@kennystrand3312]

Your videos are top quality and the time you spend on research and sharing it with us is awesome. Keep digging!!! Thank you

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Seriously... thank you very much for your kind words. Means so much to have folks enjoying what I’m doing. I honestly try my best and keep it real by making a video of every hunt.. good or bad, problems or not and the reality of not always coming home with buckets of gold and silver coins as most portray in videos. Makes me sad people get discouraged because of expectations that are ultimately hard to achieve unless you found a lost treasure or buried half of it. Hopefully this makes sense. To tell you the truth... I would have never thought I would have gained 1000 subscribers but somehow it happened over the past year. Thank you for checking out my channels and thanks for commenting.

[@GatoSupreme]

Really enjoy your videos. High level view of the research, preparation and fun. Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Your weolcome and I’m glad that you enjoyed it. I try my best to get everyone on the same page for where I’ll be hunting but also trying to make it almost like we all are hunting. If that makes sense. Thank you very much for checking the video out as well as for your kind comments. 🙂

[@DiggingCanuck]

Wonderful video !!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you. 🙂 it was fun researching and making the video. I’m not the best with the green screen yet but i’ll get there. Lol. Thank you for tuning in. I caught the tail end of your live cast this Thursday... I’ll be on time next week. 🙂

[@henrymiller3000]

Always enjoy your videos, you have a unique approach and presentation that is always informative, thanks.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Awesome, very glad that you enjoy them and also find them useful for your hunts. I try to add something each time I’m out if it comes to mind but it’s not every time. Sometimes it’s hard to focus out there but I try my best. Thank you for your kind words and i’ll always try to do my best with making videos. Take care.

[@stevenpenczu3541]

Just keep doing what your doing, I think it’s awesome 👌

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you... means a lot to hear this. I’m trying my best to everyone on here out hunting with me. Portraying the history, the problems and the wins is a focus of mine so myself and others can learn from them. I’m just a regular person, of sponsored, not a pro and just out here detecting with a camera. Thank you very much for your kind comment as well as checking the video out. Take care 🙂

[@valerieloeffler6174]

Enjoyed the history. Great finds! Don't give up on that field!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Very glad that you did. :) I will get back out there at some point and hunt it again possibly after some disc's are drug over it to smooth things out a little and allow my coil to get closer to the ground. Thank you for tuning in.. take care.

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

Very nice history in the beginning with the green screen. The book is amazing for research of the age of pottery. I'm going to look and own one after seeing how handy it was for you. Thanks for sharing your hunt and finds. I truly enjoy watching your channel. Take care.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you. I had recent found that book and gave it a try. When I find pottery I pick it up and sometimes it will have the makers mark on the back in which the book comes in very handy to know more about the site. Glad that you found interest in it and hopefully it will help with clues for your hunts. I purchased mine and another one that ranges 1850 and older off of Amazon, I might have 20.00 in both used books. Thank you for checking out the video. Take care.

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638, Thanks for all the info. I'm still trying to find the Albert Button book on Amazon that is in a price that I can afford. Looks like I'll be getting these books first lol. The button books can get real pricey. Take care.

[@swingingthefreestate3549]

That book is awesome! Congrats on the identification of the pottery and a well rounded hunt!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you. I got that book off of Amazon plus one other which covers 1850 and older for just over 20.00 used. Not too much of an investment for a great return. Thank you very much for checking out the video.

[@garfunkel]

Great video! Very good introduction and enjoyed hearing about the research you did. I’m looking forward to seeing you visit the site again. Hopefully the weather will be more cooperative next time! The ground looked pretty close to being frozen. Keep on swinging!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you. 🙂 I’m going to head back out there this spring and see what happens after it’s plowed. The bean stalks are keeping my coil super far off the ground due to how dense the stalks are. Hoping getting closer to the soil with the coil will help pull out smaller targets like the coins and such. Yes... the ground here in places is hard as concrete and in others it’s ok.. I think this weekend and next week in my area things are going to break and start warming up. I need it.. my digging foot is getting a little tired of beating so hard on the shovel. Lol. Thanks for watching. 👍🏻

[@lindapelullo452]

Hi Squirrel! Great history on family and loved the green screen. I think your right about the debris being pushed down hill and you've found an undisturbed area. Don't give up yet...I think there's more to be found. Also the trash is older...beaver tails are from silver coin era 😊 Glad you decided to go home between high winds and snow...healthy, warm squirrel is better than frozen or sick squirrel 😁 Keep warm, stay safe!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you 🙂 I will continue to detect this site, there are some excellent finds to be found out there.... The one thing that’s kind of getting me on this one is the stalks from the beans on the hill, they are blocking me by 4-5” off the ground. The beans in the flat area aren’t the same kind and have a different structure allowing me to get my coil closer to the ground. Lol 🙂 yes... by the time I left the second day 10 hours of hunting in two days of cold we’re wearing on me. Thank you for checking out the video, i’ll reply to your email soon.

[@925inder2]

There will be another day at this site. Great research. Enjoyed!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Yes, there will be another day for sure. I’m going back this spring and also this fall to see what else comes up. Each time they plow or I change a setting things will show up that I thought wasn’t there before. 🙂 thank you for checking out the video. Take care.

[@925inder2]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 That is a good thing about farms. Every plowing season it is a new field.

[@Mark-TBH]

I love the research you do to find a spot. Also like the history you give on the location

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you. I’m trying to portray the hunt to folks so maybe the feeling I’m having, dealing with the coolness of the history, might be felt by all instead of just me. This way we can all be on the same page about why the stuff I might pull up is cool even if it’s not a coin. Placing a time and a place which doesn’t exist anymore but once did really gets my interest going before heading to a site. Hopefully this makes sense. Thank you for tuning in to check the video out, means a lot. 👍🏻

[@legends330]

my friend your videos keep getting better and better they are so informative your don't even have to dig to enjoy them. i look forward to the next. thank you making them.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you very much... I know you don't pick up much pottery and dishware but that book can help out a lot on a site. I'm glad you enjoy the video and your very welcome, I'm just glad you and other folks are on here checking them out. Btw.. I'll touch base with you Monday. Take care.

[@markdoehrman5855]

Love all you're videos,and will be looking forward to you're next adventure. The music you choose is excellent mystery essence.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you very much and I’m glad that you enjoy them. Making these videos is hard at times and really takes a lot of late nights editing. Having folks watch them as well as comment such as you have in positive reinforcement of doing a decent job... makes all this well worth it. 🙂 thank you very much for checking out the video as well as commenting.

[@spoon5904]

Really liked this video. Shows what detecting is really like...most of the time. I swing a Spectrum Eagle and a Spectrum XLT both from the 1990's and going strong.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you and I’m glad you enjoyed the video. If there is one machine I wish I never sold... it’s my XLT. I loved that machine and it did very well with every time I went in the field. I check EBay and Craigslist for them from time to time... eventually I can see myself just getting one again. Thanks for checking out the video. 🙂

[@allmetalmike8072]

Fantastic video. Great history lesson showing the importance of research and its relationship to detecting.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you and I’m glad you enjoyed it. I was worried about not having great finds and almost didn’t make a video but i’ll Keep making videos of each hunt.. even if it’s not filled with coins and jewelry. Thank you for checking out the video and good luck with your presentation.. very cool stuff your doing there. 👍🏻

[@allmetalmike8072]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 You are welcome. i appreciate your comments too.

[@genegreen1975]

Nice hunt I think that first bullet you found is a 12gauge sabbot that's why there's no rifleing on the slug, keep plugging away at that site n you will find good stuff don't give up! I almost gave up 31 year's ago cause I wasn't finding anything decent with my bud PRO I traded that in for Tesoro Bandito U MAX n I still use it 27 years later Whites is a very good machine also I have 5 tesoro's n a whites XLT

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you for the ID, I can see where either smooth bore shotgun .410 or a saboted bullet in a shotgun would be like this one. One other person has suggested the same thing... it’s one big bullet. Lol. Back home in KY nobody hunts with shotguns like they do here, in KY we all use rifles where shotguns and straight wall cartridges are up here. I’m not used to all the shotgun stuff in the ground. Thank you for tuning in to check out the video, very much appreciated.

[@jimmycoleman3115]

Another good video. The green screen looked fantastic and the book about pottery by the Kovels was very interesting,

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it and that the green screen actually worked. I was a little skeptical at first but I gave it a try. I’ll implement it when I can but setting it up and the video editing for it is a little intense. Lol. I don’t mind it though because I for some reason like the editing too. That book is fun, tells a little bit more of the story about the site when you find a makers mark, dry useful as well as cheap to purchase. I got mine used. Thank you for checking out the video and commenting. 👍🏻

[@ZigNFlow]

" I think I'm going to go home." I love it. Hope the stew was good. Thanks for making these videos.

[@WisLockman]

I enjoyed the video. Green Screen worked out great. At least your able to get out and hunt. The coin and dog tag were great finds. Take care and see you on the next video.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you, glad that you enjoyed it. :) For the first try ever using a green screen I learned a lot and it was fun, that's about the last thing I though I would ever purchase. LOL I really liked the dog tag, it's personal and has a clear date. Thank you for checking out the video and commenting.

[@notrightjohnnydetectingjun8028]

Don’t forget to always pay attention to the soil color i’m going to do some work with a small pH tester and see if I can locate the homesites with that. The wind will keep moving that hill as well

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

That's a good idea and never really thought of it. I just know the dark black soil around old homes are always what I like to be in.. find all kinds of old stuff in there. Thanks for checking the video out.

[@trolltaker]

I've been a subscriber for a couple months now and wanted to let you know that my detecting is much like yours. I also prefer to hunt old fields where the historic maps show homes where there are now corn and soybean fields. I also love to research the people that lived there at the time, even to the point of keeping an ancestry.com account alive after having done my family tree. It is a great resource for learning more about the people that lived there, and sometimes in tracking their more modern offsprings. I hope that you continue showcasing that aspect of your detecting. Keep up the good work!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you very much for your support and it's nice I have others following me out there that do the same thing I'm doing. Sorry for the delay for responding but KZbin for some reason after I hit 1K sub's quarantines some comments as spam for some reason. I have to actually go into a special page and accept them as to be posted public. Again.. thank you for checking my videos out and glad to have ya here.

[@gregbuehrer5955]

Very well made. Instructive and entertaining. Found you yesterday, subscribed today. Thanks.

[@stevenpenczu3541]

Hey, always looking forward to your videos. I like your approach,, by your research and information that you give to the public. I think it’s awesome that you help others detectorists on how to become better in their craft. Keep it up, squirrel👌

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Awesome, means a lot hearing this. I try my best to portray issues, hurdles and techniques I encounter as well as use when detecting to makes everyone’s hunt better. What I do may not be for everyone but at least I can get it out there just in case. I’m not a pro or anything special, I’m just like everyone else out there swinging a coil trying to find something cool. 🙂 the only different is I carry a camera while I’m out and talk too much. Lol. Thank you again for your kind words and thank you for checking out the video.

[@nickrw28]

That bullet you found was a Remington copper solid sabot slug that’s why it’s missing the rifling they manufactured those super hard full copper slugs for a few years before they changed the design

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Good ID, I was also thinking the sabots from muzzle loaders where you have that plastic insert that falls off after being fired. Thanks for commenting as well as checking out the video.

[@pmoore4710]

Love the history at the beginning of the video. I have subscribed.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you and I am glad that you did. Hopefully what I'm doing on here will in the future gain your attention as well, I do try hard at making these hunts into educational as well as entertaining videos. Again... thank you very much for tuning in and subscribing.. makes all this worth it. :)

[@mikehicks4632]

Enjoyed it! Thanks for the history part at the beginning, I love that part of the hobby. (next, you need a lav mic for that indoor audio. :) ) Nice to see that Kansas City isn't the only snowbound city! LOL Keep the videos coming and best of luck.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Awesome, glad that you enjoyed it. I was worried since I hadn’t found anything super exciting, I was thinking about holding off on making a video but did it anyway. I’d buy more equipment for recording but I’m so deep in things Ive purchase to make video it’s kinda crazy. Pretty much could have bought a new machine to detect with... but that’s ok.. this is fun. Thank you for checking out the video and commenting. 🙂

[@michaelbyrne5309]

Excellent background research. It really adds to the story.

[@RGStadlerjr]

Keep up the good work, Ive enjoyed all your videos, very well done. I just received my Spectra VX3 this week so wish me luck.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Will do 🙂 and I’m glad that you enjoyed the videos. VX3 will treat you well just take time to read the manual and i’d Suggest getting on the White’s forum and get info from the Spectra V section. There are pro’s on there that answer questions with a wealth of info quickly on there, really good community. Have fun with your new machine and good luck.

[@sandboxparamedic1738]

i like all of your videos, well done & very informative, keep up the great work

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Awesome, glad that you enjoy them. Hopefully they help out where they can as well as entertain.. sometimes it hard to make things interesting but I'm trying my best to make good videos. Thank you for the kind comments as well as checking out the video. Take care.

[@AMT90]

Hey you still got a few cool things! I really liked the green screen and the info on the book. Looking forward to more videos as always.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

The green screen was fun learning even though it was really late at night when I did it and my pet rabbit kept stomping his foot due to not liking the big green thing hanging in the kitchen. Lol. I tried to edit out his stomps. Hopefully if the wind isn’t too bad I’m hunting a standing home this weekend, need a break from the fields for a bit. Congrats again on your breast plate... that’s an incredible find.

[@bottlecapbryan7497]

Thank for the cool video. The green screen was cool at the introduction. I think some of those old house sites got used as dumps, before the widespread use of community landfills. Then they are bulldozed. You still found that ihp. Thanks again. GL & HH

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Your welcome and I’m glad you enjoyed it. I was thinking the same thing when I started finding beer cans, etc. People probably knew the home was going to be burned eventually and just started the farm trash like there where eventually it was all burned and buried. It’s a mess out there but I’m going back this spring after the grounds broke and tilled for crops and try again. Thank you for checking out the video and for your kind words. Take care.

[@peteanderson9724]

You are a great example of integrity.. keep up the good work

[@gregbuehrer5955]

Been a couple of years. Had to watch it again.

[@ВЛесуПраздник]

Hi there from South Russia digger (with Golden Mask 4WD Pro machine) )) Interesting video, especially initial history presentation ! I see you have same weather as us (maybe little more chill) ))) Look, always was interesting - do you achieve permission from the field owner ? Here in Russia it is very hard to find the owner when you like the place and want to dig it till one day ))) So we dig fields mostly unpermitted (except cases when owner occasionly see us and came close to talk) ))). Thanks for reply and wishes of shiny spade !

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Hello 🙂 it’s cool to see that people around the world are doing the same thing with thier free time. Yes, our weather is similar to areas of Russia although Russia has many zones more similar to Canada. Our winter is ending here and spring is about to begin. With all of my sites I gain permission to enter the lands using tax offices and talking to people in the area. If we enter lands in the US there are laws that forbid the tresspass onto lands in which you don’t have permission to enter. You can get into legal problems and cost money defending yourself so it’s not worth it. There still are people who just walk onto others lands and detect if they can’t find the land owner. It’s not a good practice here but it does happen. Thanks for checking out the video as well as commenting. There are a few others on here from Russia that watch too. You are the first fluent in English. I also do videos for Geomatics on Instagram where many subscribers are from Russia, it’s nice to discover how life is like over there. Text books here tell you that it’s very different but after have many discussions with people from over there... we are very similar.

[@ВЛесуПраздник]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 thanx for wide answer ) Now i am your subscriber, coz very like the way you give information in videos. I like bloggers, that show signals, show process of target positioning etc. Many just show coin or metal and all. That's not romantic at all )))) Thanx for my english asessment, i am an IT engineer and english is my second language inside Cisco's and other hardware)))

[@toddreed5630]

Really enjoy your videos. Very informative and like the research you put into your locations prior to your hunts. Looks like we hunt same type of locations reminds me of my permissions here in east central Illinois 👍 good luck and happy hunting.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you, glad that you enjoy them. This type of hunting is somewhat new to me since I’ve only been in the area for the past couple years. Not all of my videos have super awesome finds in them but occasionally I get some good stuff. I try to portray the hunt for what it truly is... not always a bucket of coins after each hunt. Thank you for checking out the video as well as commenting. Take care.

[@computergrant1]

Awesome video Kenny! Some nice finds, some not-so nice finds. I'm awaiting the warmer weather as well, but keep swinging and I wouldn't give up on that field just yet. The thing that sticks in the back of my mind, when I will go to some old sites here is, did people already get the good stuff back in the 70's or 80's when detectors were somewhat popular. I am fascinated with history, and my dream, just as all other detectorists, is to find old relics, old coins, gold, and silver. Nevertheless, keep swinging!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you. LOL, yes I always bring home the good and the bad finds. I believe the warmer weather is coming, this weekend it should break into the 40's and maybe even the 50's. I also have that feeling about the sites being previously hunted especially the ones with standing homes. The farm fields haven't really been a trend until the past 10 years of so with minimal heavy hunting. Hopefully the sites are fresh and not hunted out.. with this site it seems it's not been hunted although there is so much trash and debris that it will take time until I get to some better finds. With each year the land gets tilled and worked, it will always be different and new stuff will come close enough to be heard through the detector. This isn't my only hunts that I will do out there, most all of my field hunts will continue for next year and the following.. they always change and reveal more finds. I also will go back to many past sites if I end up getting another brand of detector. Thank you for commenting and checking out the video. Take care.

[@doak4886]

Like your observations. Thinking about getting in the hobby. You show that they don’t always prove to be a bonanza. Enjoy your channel.

[@autogyro420]

Great video and research,I usually find an old marble or two when I hunt a site like that....hh

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you. 🙂 I always try to notice the marbles too, I find them to be so personal of a find. Thank you for checking out the video as well as commenting. Take care.

[@treasurehunter205]

Hi SN🐿️! You said new video will be boring! What the hell were you talking about??? You made a very nice video, I loved every minute of it!!! 🤩👍 The green screen is really awesome, you have very good ideas! 😀👍 It was cool to see the old house, I am sure when you go back next you will have more finds. Sometimes it takes a little time to find the sweet spot! 😉 That book is really cool! 👍 Thank you for sharing your adventure and your Awesome finds! 🤩👍

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

🙂 thank you. I was worried because of the lack of spectacular finds but I think things turned out ok after all. I believe there is stuff to find out there and i’ll go back this spring to check again. I’m hoping I can time things right when the ground has been tilled and worked before planting to help me get my coil closer to the ground. Currently I’m about 4-5 inches off the soil to clear the stalks of beans which isn’t good. Thank you very much for checking out the video and I’m glad you enjoyed it, means a lot to have you and other folks on here watching. Take care.

[@gregorybarr6112]

You deserved a like for all your hard work! Too bad the poor weather cut your hunt short but you gave it your best.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thanks :) I'll get back on this site again. The weather did kind of shut me down that day... just got wore out I guess. With each year the ground gets plowed and new stuff will be flipped out or closer to range of the detector. Thank you for checking the video out.

[@maytagmark2171]

In this area in the last thirty-fourty years many old abandoned home farm sites have been cleaned up and returned to bare field. For many years of abandoned years the more remote sites became party places for weekend bon fires.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Very true, I have found that same thing happen in Kentucky as well as Ohio. If the house when it was still standing was used as a party place that could be contributing to the aluminum cans I'm finding. Great though and thanks for commenting and checking the video out.

[@Metal-Detecting-NC]

I have an old XLT. White's make great relic machines, don't they? Great history segment at the beginning. You did your homework. Well done, sir.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

I ran an XLT for about 4 years, it’s an excellent machine. I prefer the black box models of White’s products. I believe the MXT line is the relic masters of the lineup from what I know but I only own the Sport. Thank you for checking the video out and commenting. Take care.

[@Cutter-jx3xj]

Awesome video, I look forward to seeing them. But I still think you need a cowboy hat my friend. Don't worry, I caught hell over my boots, belt buckle and stetson when I was visiting my family in Columbus Ohio and Prestonsburg KY. Not a problem. Lol

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Lol. That’s funny. I may have to get one because to tell you the truth I held one in my hand yesterday and thought about getting it. Eventually I’ll be out of the Muck boots and back to cowboy boots out detecting... just so cold and muddy still. Thank you for commenting as well as checking out the video. Take care.

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

Still worth circling the hill to see what you can find. Still did good for the amount of disturbance on the site.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

For sure, I'll get out there again and look around more. I've even though about getting a bigger shovel out and getting down in that pit where the house was buried to see what comes up. Could be some pretty cool bottles down in there that survived.

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 Now that's dedication!! I can dig it!

[@f.k.burnham8491]

The bullet you found is most likely to be a shotgun slug used for deer hunting. Often the old houses had root cellars and basements or storm cellars under them too.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Yes, I believe your are correct on that. After cleaning and thinking about the find a little for I realized shotgun slugs have polymer sabots surrounding the actual projectile that fall off once fired. The diameter of the projectile coincides with a shotgun slug of that type... it's on e big piece of lead. That's also true about the cellars and that may be the position of where all the debris were placed and buried. I plan to get back to this site before farming really gets going for the season although time is limited. Thanks for commenting as well as checking out the video.

[@f.k.burnham8491]

Polymer sabots are fairly "recent" . I have a couple of old shotgun slug cartridges that my father had. No sabots, just a paper cartridge, brass base and the slug- imbedded in a wax substance (Paraffin?). It's likely they date back into the 1920-'s or 1930's.

[@jimknarr]

You have the best videos! Are you still doing detecting? Any plans to make more videos?

[@ThelifeandtimesofBarneyTaylor]

Adventures in dirt sent me glad he did 👍🏻

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Very cool. I was out hunting when I received his email that I would be included in the Sunday live cast. I wish I could have seen it but I turn off my cellular with filming because text messages and phone calls shut of my film since I use my phone. I watched a reply of it and it was nice to be included. Thank you for joining in to check out my videos, I promise to always keep it real and portray the hobby as it truly is. Take care. 🙂

[@romulocastaneda1923]

Hey my friend your video is very nice thank you for sharing with us

[@DeanoDetects]

Hey Squirrel. Came over from The Weekly Dirt to take a look. Great video and channel. I’ve subbed and look forward to more of your great content. Love the way you work through your hunt research!! 😀👍🏻 What type of finds pouch is that? Take care, GL&HH. Deano.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Hello 🙂 thanks for tuning in to check out my stuff and greatly appreciate the subscription. The finds pouch is a pouch I make, Ive been through three versions and soon to be using my 4th. Someday I will make a limited number of these each year to see if folks out there have any issues with them before I would make larger quantities. There are 3 people using them now with Aquachigger being one of them. I’ve done a lot of testing through usage to make sure the things hold 15 pounds easily, stay open, carry standard dig gear effectively, everything is reachable and out of the way for a natural cadence of swinging the machine, waterproof (spray off with a hose) as well as wear nicely locking into your belt loop or by an auxiliary strap so the bag doesn’t slide around your waist. When I get to the point of releasing some I will make a video. Problem is they take me from start to finish at least 7 hours to make on an industrial leather sewing machine. Thank you for tuning in as well as commenting. Take care.

[@DeanoDetects]

No worries Squirrel. That pouch sounds like quite an endeavour so the very best of luck with your design. I would definitely be interested in one when they’re available as they look great and seem very ergonomic. Deano. 😀👍🏻

[@WeirdGuyInPark]

First time seeing this channel.I like how you do your videos...MX Sport is on my list of potential upgrades...I like seeing and hearing the detector up close and how it reacts to all targets...New subscriber ..

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Ha! What a user name. Laughing for real right now. 🙂 thanks for checking the video out as well as subscribing, means a lot to have folks on here watching what I’m doing. Takes a lot of work making these videos and if people enjoy them than it’s fully worth it. The MX Sport is a great machine and really does the job... I’m going to send in the next message a standard answer I have in my notes for when people ask about if I like the V3i or the MX Sport better... just some food for thought. It’s cool that being able to check out the usage and performance on here is helping you out. One thing to note... the MX Sport with the 7” detech is the best setup I’ve ever ran with a small coil and pulling targets out of an iron infested site... it’s really amazing performance. Thanks for checking the video out as well as commenting, glad you joined in.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

The V3i is an awesome machine and is capable of finding deep targets as well as truly utilizing three frequencies at the same time. The MX Sport is a great machine and capable of finding the same depth targets as the V3i though my testing and as my opinion, it runs on onky ine frequency. Focusing on the downfalls as well as some highlights now. V3i, from starting usage to being an expert you will always have that little doubt in the back of your mind asking you “did I set it up wrong, why am I missing targets, what settings did I forget to change”. With the Sport... that doesn’t exist. With the V3i you have at least a year it to two, like it took me, to speak the detectors language and get proficient at using it. With the Sport, that doesn’t exist. With my V3i I worry about walking back in the woods during the summer with threats of rain, I want to water detect as well as lay my machine in snow, mud, morning dew but I can’t and if rain is a threat I have to remember a trash bag to protect. With the Sport.. that problem doesn’t exist. With the V3i, I have to wet towel off the machine after getting it dirty, and the Sport I just spray it off with a hose. The V3i uses 3 frequencies at one time, that diminishes the depth capability of the machineand if you want to go deep, you have to run in single frequency.... the Sport.. it’s single frequency and is a mid range KHz signal for about everything in the field. The Sport has a handcuff that breaks easily and it’s plastic body feels like a toy to me. With the V3i, it’s a tank and my grandkids could probably use it some day because it will last forever. The V3i is an ultimately sensitive machine and you can talks it to exactly what you want to hunt and the site itself utilizing recover delay, best data vs correlate and many other items... With the Sport, you can’t. The V3i experiences tons of issues dealing with EMI, to the point I have had many sites not able to be hunted... So, I break out the Sport, ground balance and start hunting, it is way less effected by it, why? I’m not sure other than maybe the sensitivity levels of the machines. They are both great tools and provide many finds. Both of my machines I bought used off Craigslist. I sent the V3i to Whites to have it gone through and a factory reset done (you can do this yourself too) to have it just like it came new. Just make sure if you get a V3i to register it white whites and change owners info on file as well as make super sure the person you are buying from has the password for the machine, like enter it and make sure it works before purchasing.

[@WeirdGuyInPark]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 Haha ya everyone gets a laugh from my channel name..

[@gordonsmith6533]

Just found you man I like your style and I like your V3i have one myself but get an awfull lot of chatter will have to investigate not many folk have them in the UK good luck n keep the vids coming

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you, I try to keep things real and make my videos like we all are going hunting together. Yes, I get a lot of chatter on mine too at time and it’s frustrating. There are techniques to lessen the chatter but sometimes you just can’t get around it. I have found that if I break out the MX Sport in those situations everything is fine, guessing the V3i is just so much more sensitive that the EMI and minerals cause it to false, etc. Thanks for checking out the video as well as commenting.

[@donwalkenshaw7674]

have you been able to run the mixed mode audio on your v3i? you may find deeper targets running and getting used to this setting. I run this setting on my vx3. very cool,

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

I have been able to run both audios at the same time, I actually do it with Disc in one ear and all metal in the other. I just don’t like all the noise for some reason and i’ve never been good at finding a “good” target with all metal. Maybe someday i’ll take on the setting full time and get it learned well enough to be effective. Thanks for checking out the video as well as commenting. Take care.

[@lukemiller2895]

Another great video, good work!!!... my question is... will you be returning to this site with the equinox?... I think the 800 will surely sniff out a few keepers here... I love my 800 and love seeing people on KZbin turn their hard hit sites into new ground with them...

[@notrightjohnnydetectingjun8028]

Great book I’m getting one

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

It's a fun book, really helps out identifying the sites date. There is also another one the same folks make that goes from 1850 and older. I bought both used off Amazon and maybe have 20.00 invested.

[@terryeverly5617]

Those old houses were some times used for dumps and then buried.also the hoise could have been closer to in front of the hill

[@BeepThis]

Hay man I believe your practaly hunting in my back yard wish I would of known you was here

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

I'm not from here and have only been here a short time, haven't seen such a dense grid of detecorists as what I've experienced here. Hopefully some of the items I cover off on help your hunt out a little since they will be directly relative... thank you for checking out the video and take care.

[@BeepThis]

Well next time your here let me know! It would be nice to show ya around. I have a hunting buddy his you tube channel is finders-keepers check it out.

[@BeepThis]

Did you just move here ? Thought you was from NOrth Carolina

[@lsxtmt4910]

Handle off a candle stick holder,what machine are you using?

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Oh!! I didn’t think of that... I bet you nailed that ID. Thank you. I’m using the V3i and MX Sport by White’s. I’ve been using their detectors since I was 16 and I’m now 38. I’m going to get another brand for the first time soon though... I will have a learning curve for sure. Equinox 800, Anfibio or the Rutus Alter 71. Not sure yet though. Thanks for checking the video out.

[@IffySignals]

Awesome field! Nice hunt and research! Nice quality video, what camera do you use?

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you, greatly appreciate your kind words. The camera I’m using is just an iPhone 7 set to 1080p 60frames per second. The quality comes from the export method I use in adobe premier pro. It’s called h264 specifically for making KZbin exports nice. It’s beeen trial and error and many upset evenings getting all this right... finally did. Thanks for checking the video out.. take care. 👍🏻

[@cutsilver3650]

The best old sites are usually the ones that you find without research that are not on any maps and were long gone before all the trash of the 20th century. Mostly 17th and 18th century. Not gonna find that in Ohio like here on the east coast. Ive found a few awesome uncontaminated 19th century sites but it aint easy no matter where you are.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Very true. Back home in Kentucky there aren’t any maps to assist which leaves all field searching and word of mouth to find old sites. Most back home to back to when Kentucky was Kentucky county of Virginia and really takes you back in time. Things are so different being up here in Ohio for the last couple years living and detecting, seems like the detecting pressure has been so heavy for past 40 years but I still hunt hoping to find what’s left over and the occasional never hunted site. I wish I was over on the east coast, it’s truly amazing what folks pull out of the ground over there. Thank you for checking out the video as well as commenting. Take care.

[@whackadim2250]

Do you own a White's MXT All Pro? Great videos, man!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you, I try my best on the videos and thank you for checking them out. :) I actually don't own any of the MXT machines in that lineup... closest thing I have is the Sport. I have checked those out a couple times but never purchased one.

[@DetectionConnection]

Vary nice... liked the green screen the sites around here can be funny the next home site may have 10 Large Cents in it . The dog license is cool they were round in 1919... keep swinging Square Nail 🐿!!!

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you.. .that's my first try with it and a big learning curve. Trying to add a little to the videos and save me some time while at the site, I typically go detecting for 6 hours or more with 2 of it getting setup for filming and making my intro and ending. If I can keep that coil to the dirt longer by doing these at home once in awhile I'd have a better chance of pulling up more good finds. Good info on the dag tags.. that's my first Ohio one. I thought it was trash when I found it but got home and cleaned it up and the text came through the rust. Thank you for checking out the video.

[@wicked_digger]

Are you still digging? Havent seen anything from you in a while. I hope all is well. Hope to see a new video sometime!

[@kewphotog]

Great video, very interesting and educational how you figured out why you were getting so much trash. I'm curious to know why you didn't use the Detech 13" coil on your V3i?

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

On a site like this the 13” coil would be quite large due the amount of targets in the ground. When there are lots of targets in the ground a large coil will sweep over more than one target at a time, what this does is causes a combination VDI. Combination VDI’s don’t reflect either of the targets in the ground causing a silver thimble by a rusty bolt to appear to be a piece of trash. Let’s say the silver thimble is 5 inches away from the rusty bolt, with the 13” I’m not likely to hit the silver thimble. With a 7” coil or even a 10” coil... I’m more likely not be over both the silver thimble and rusty bolt at the same time allowing me to find the silver thimble by only getting the real VDI of the 80’s silver thimble and -15 of the rusty bolt. I would be able to tell something is there to investigate. Let me know if this makes sense, if not i’ll take another try at it

[@kewphotog]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 makes perfect sense. Thank you for the reply!

[@thomasyoung1260]

I have that alot in my area people living in the same spot for so many years hard hunting just have to keep looking hh.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Afterthought of the site makes me think the bean stalks and other grown (i believe rye grass) is keeping me too far away from the ground with my coil to be effective on smaller targets unless they are close to the surface... this won't be my last trip out there.. hopefully I can pull some more stuff up next time. Thank you for checking the video out.

[@ShowMeMO-Digs]

Can you please detail for me what you did your v3i for the battery? I want to do that to mine

[@kapok7228]

What is that red pack thing on top of your detector?

[@iceviking3]

Sir more often than not things aren't where they should be I have block houses on maps tavrerns on maps entire early towns 150-180 yrs later not quite where they should be I've been doin this nearly 40 yrrs. And I liked the fact you did the test hole found brick and determined the dozer burried materials you got a good head on you're shoulders! Most young guys wouldn't think of it I'm in the Northeast I'm at -6 and have 30+ ins of snow here as I write this keep on that site it will pay off for sure HH be well

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Very true, I’m usually on a goose chase until real evidence shows up locating these old homes. That’s awesome you have been doing detecting for so long.. i’ll Get there someday. 🙂 hopefully your snow will start receding soon so you can get out and hunt some. This weekend and next week here the temps are rising and making me thing the break into spring temps will begin. Fingers crossed. 🙂 thanks for our kind words and checking out the video. If you ever have suggestions so I and others can learn please speak up.. many years means many lessons learned. Take care.

[@iceviking3]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 Sir I wish you many yrs of great recoveries you do you're homework and I'm very impressed with you're videos I run the v3i my only machine sold off a lot of equipment minelab and Fisher units gone. Honestly the v3i has been the best unit I ever used for my area just got a new coil I'm waiting to try the 6x10 elip white eclipse. I normally run the 13 ultimate. Not big on the d2 avast field big coil tight corn rows the new elip. Happy hunting keep up the great videos

[@anthonyzimmerman2735]

I'm a Zimmerman Anthony ..wtf cool ..man that's so cool .I'd like to go with u in the future.

[@JohnDoe-vq8bg]

Very nice channel.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you and glad you enjoy it. Without folks like you checking them out and enjoying them.. non of this would be worth it. Thanks again...:)

[@AdventuresInMetalDetecting]

Outstanding video! You sure do some great research. Where do you find this atlas you keep mentioning? Is it specific to one area? That hollowpoint bullet looks like one used in a sabot in a shotgun shell. It would not have rifling marks after firing because it rode in the sabot as it went down the barrel. Getting back to the research, since you know who lived there, have you considered looking up the descendant to give them an artifact from your digs? I'm a genealogist also, and I think that would be kind of cool to do... the family might shed some light on what happened to the site also. anyway, loved the video!

[@bamadave6324]

Nice video- too bad about the dozing but nice dog tag.

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thank you. 🙂 yes, having all that placed in a hole makes things tough but i’ll return to see what else can be found. Even this spring or next fall once it’s been plowed hopefully more stuff will show up. Yes... that dog tag is cool... it’s fun when there is a date on stuff. Thank you for checking the video out and take care. 👍🏻

[@demeypatrick7640]

you]re vidios are amazing.keep gowing

[@unknownone8479]

How do you do your research?

[@unknownone8479]

Iam new to metal detecting, i did sub, I like your channel, and also saying hi from Virginia

[@pattylevasseur2645]

dont give up now keep hunting that old area ;];];] your on to it;];];] stick with it !!!! you got this;];];];]

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

I'll hunt this site again before the fields get planted. This site as well as many others I've been to will be around for the fall and years to come. With each time it's plowed everything is different and new targets get pulled closer to the surface. I will stick with it and keep on digging up whatever may show up. Thank you for commenting and checking out the video. :)

[@pattylevasseur2645]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 awesome was soo hoping you were going to keep trying;];];];] love your videos ;];];]

[@Painless_H3ist3d]

Nice research. I fn hate pulltabs and slaw

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Thanks. 🙂 lol, yes... the pulltabs and slaw can be a drag at times. I dig it because it gets it out of the way for the next trip out and sometimes those can sounding targets end up being belt buckles. 👍🏻

[@kjellarnesen2893]

Hei 👍👍👍👍👍👍🇳🇴,her er det mye ⛄

[@squarenailsquirrel9638]

Jeg håper snøen rydder opp snart og våren begynner. Jeg trenger varmere vær, det er vanskelig å grave. :)

[@kjellarnesen2893]

@@squarenailsquirrel9638 ja,har i Norge er det mye snø ,tro det er 12fot🇳🇴

[@chuckjohnson4048]

Wives can really be irritating, being right all the time.