OGJ the point about a seeded site is that there is no further detecting on it ... if night hawkers persist to the extent that they turn up in the dark, and cleverly notch out the seeded cocktail ... then fair dues to um!!! but no worries coz they aint that clever!Old Git John wrote:John, not wishing to be silly, again. I fully understand your comment "top end" machines, which one would expect. However, the hobby is full of folk who cannot afford top end ones, such as myself. We would no doubt suffer most if seeding were to become widespread as ajcmaloney wrote:Seeding is pointless..... most top end machines can be set to notch out something standard like a steel washer.
I can put a "pound coin" setting into my Minelab which is great for bootsale fields etc...... its reverse theory with washers or similar.
Geo-phys machines can`t be adjusted as they just see metal (ferrous or non ferrous).
Oldfossil..... you keep mentioning your pictures of holes.... if you are that concerned just post them on here..... any evidence they were caused by detectorists?
deterrent. I really do feel that there is a lot we as a whole can do to if not STOP hawkers, but to make their existence much harder for them to operate, and wonder whether folk can
come up with ideas which would work. What say you?
Ideas that will work should meet the following criteria
1. they must be cost effective .. ie cheap
2. they must be easy to deploy
3. they must be long lasting
4. they must be legal and not cause a hazard to others
