Do you wish that there was a way to be pinpointed directly to a metal detecting finds hotspot instead of aimlessly wandering, hoping to stumble across some treasure coins?

Fortunately for you, you’re being taught by Metal Detecting Man!

When the Spanish and Jesuits first came to America, they were searching for gold. Guess what? They found the mother lode! Actually, they found several hundred mother lodes! But the scouts didn’t have the man power to lug around all that heavy gold while fighting off Apaches as they already had enough trouble carrying all their provisions. What to do?

The Spanish were smart. They left behind markers carved into stone so once they either returned to America or died, the Spanish workers could follow the markers back to the hidden gold! Pretty ingenious, huh?

You too can learn what it means if you stumble upon a giant rock that’s shaped like a turtle or better yet a heart. What does it mean if you see a lion’s head with its eyes shut? What about a horse’s head with its eyes open? I followed such a marker and found a “window rock” that led straight to Apache markings and a sealed Spanish cave! One of my Metal Detecting Finds buddies noticed a rock monument trail traveling up the side of a hill. We hiked up and the trail came to an abrupt stop. We didn’t find any gold, but there was petrified wood everywhere! Why there was such a large deposit of petrified wood on that one hill I don’t know, but that’s all part of the adventure.

“What are you talking about? Animal heads and turtles?”

You better believe it! Order a copy of Turtles Lead to Treasure: A Guide to Spanish Trail Monumentsto see what the fuss is about. Take a load off and follow the Spanish treasure map straight to your next metal detecting finds!

Let’s start off with the basics:  How to use a metal detector!  The first and most important thing is that you need a metal detector! (Who would have guessed!)  Now if you don’t have a metal detector, there are many kinds of metal detectors at many different prices with many kinds of functions.  But make sure you get the right metal detector for the right environment first, then choose the one that fits your budget.

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For example, if I mainly did my treasure hunting near the beach or in swampy areas, I would need to get one that is good at detecting items underwater.  Or if I am doing a bulk of my treasure hunting in desert area, I would choose a metal detector that could withstand the high heat.  So make sure you’re using the right metal detector for the right environment!

Next, RTFM (if you don’t know what that stands for, I’ll give you a hint:  Read The ____ Manual)! All metal detectors work differently so make sure that you’ve read the manual from front to cover and know exactly how it works.  You don’t want to miss out on a big treasure because you don’t know how to use your metal detector!

The next step that you should take is to research the spot you would like to go hunting for treasure! It’s fun taking the metal detector to the backyard and seeing what’s there, but the biggest finds will be in places where you’d expect to find treasure.  Old mines, rivers and lakes, old battlefield grounds; these are all good examples of where to find your next treasure coin, nugget of gold, or Civil War medal!  And if you have a beach near you, make sure that it’s one of the first places that you search!  People lose many things at the beach and their loss is your gain!

When you’ve found the area you want to start searching, fire up your metal detector and start detecting! Make sure to move slowly, your metal detector needs time to search the area!  Also make sure that you are keeping track of the areas you are searching.  I talked to a lot of beginner treasure hunters and they always make this mistake.  Make sure you’re not wasting your time by being extra careful not to search the same area twice!  And listen carefully to your metal detector.  That means no iPods while on the search!

The last step and most important step is to remember you started with nothing, so don’t be discouraged if you end with nothing! What I mean is that even if you don’t find anything, don’t look at it as a big loss!  You started out with nothing but you and your metal detector and at the very least (if you don’t end up losing your metal detector to a grizzly bear sneak attack!), you’ll end with nothing but you and your metal detector.  Sure you don’t won’t have any physical object, but you did get to enjoy the outdoors!  Also, the information that you gained from your search will definitely help you when you go out on your next search!  So if you feel discouraged that you couldn’t find any treasure, just chalk it up as experience and remember you’re *that* much closer to finding hidden treasure!

So what are you waiting for?  Get out there and start your next adventure!  Oh and if you do find the next hidden fortune, send some my way!

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