Cache Hunting - Fisher Labs F70 User Manual

Detecting Activities (continued)
Gold Prospecting (continued)
Gold prospectors are mostly a friendly bunch, and willing to spend some time showing a
beginner how to increase his odds of finding the yellow stuff. Many will invite you to search on
their claims (if they have any) once they get to know you. In some gold areas, a lot of the
terrain is under claim, so you need to learn how to recognize posted claims and stay off of them
unless you have the claim owner's permission. Prospecting clubs such as the GPAA often own
claims which are open to their members, and sponsor group outings to good gold areas.
To dig into the ground and pull out a precious piece of yellow metal that you are the first
person on earth to see, can be a thrilling experience. If you love being outdoors, have
patience, and can stay motivated by the prospect of finding that next nugget, then beeping for
gold may be the hobby for you. Not many get rich prospecting, so think of it as outdoor
recreation where your finds might defray the expense while having fun doing it!

Cache Hunting

A cache (pronounced "cash") is an accumulation
of money, jewelry, gold, or other valuables, which
someone has hidden. When people bury a cache,
they usually put it in a strongbox or in a jar. To
search for a cache, you first need a reason to
believe the cache may exist. This means doing
research. Some caches have been the subject of
many stories you can read about in print, but you
need to be able to sort fact from fiction. If you can
get copies of old newspaper stories about the
circumstances surrounding the hiding of the
cache, you may find discrepancies which help you
to judge the reliability of the information available.
Often the best information on an old cache is to be learned from old timers who live in the
area where the cache is thought to be. In the case of newer caches, often the only
information is what can be obtained from family and acquaintances of the person who is
believed to have hidden the cache.
The ownership of a cache is not always clear. Sometimes it belongs to the person or heirs of
the person who hid it, sometimes it belongs to the owner of the property on which it is located,
and sometimes it belongs to the person who finds it -- or some combination of the above. If
the contents of the cache were stolen, this fact can also complicate the question of ownership.
Find out what laws apply to the cache in question, and always make sure that the issue of
ownership is resolved prior to recovering a cache.
Compared to a coin, a cache is usually large and deep. Searching in Autotune mode is
recommended. However, for a really deep cache, it may be advantageous to search in
PINPOINT, by keeping the button depressed, frequently releasing and re-depressing the
button momentarily to maximize sensitivity.
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