A Happy Ending

[strick]

I got a call the other day from a very dear friend of mine.  We go back over 30 years. He's part owner of a 500 acre duck club here in the Delta.  Mike who is the head honcho of the club was brushing a couple of the blinds as duck season is only a few weeks away.  At some point he noticed his wedding ring was missing. Frantic he searched all over for it but you know how that goes. I was able to get out there yesterday...4 days after the fact. They drive me out in the side by side to one of the two spots that it could have been lost. Turn on the detector do a quick noise cancel then ground balance and start making my way around the outside of the blind. Took about 4 minutes to locate the ring a solid 14 on the Nox. The best and funniest part was when Mike yelled out "I cant believe you found it"  Then my buddy gets all excited and tells him "you see I told you he knows what he's doing" lol  Mike sends his wife of over 40 years the picture of the ring and boy did she sound happy. I found out afterwards that he had someone else out there with a detector right after he lost it but no luck. I can see how some of you ring finders get a kick out of this stuff...sorry for the crappy photos my friend needs a better phone lol 

strick 

[Skate]

Awesome! You are part of a very special club. You got to make a difference in another persons life metal detecting. No better feeling.  

[Valens Legacy]

Glad to see another save and glad to see the owner reunited with their ring.

Only if gold was that easy to find, we would all be millionaires by now.

[CPT_GhostLight]

Nice rescue, strick, well done!

 

[dogodog]

Nice job Strick, Hope he gave you a week in the duck blind. I love duck and of course it tastes better than a gold ring. Best of luck next time out my friend!!!

[Compass]

What a great story and one that you will always remember. All treasure hunters should be so lucky. What's that saying?..."Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while."

[ROCKINGCM]

Awesome story and recovery Strick.  Not a fan of duck meat but people sit out there freezing to shoot them.  I would think there are shotgun shells everywhere to hamper your recovery of the ring. 

[Cal_Cobra]

Nice recovery and return 👍

[strick]

9 hours ago, dogodog said:

Nice job Strick, Hope he gave you a week in the duck blind. I love duck and of course it tastes better than a gold ring. Best of luck next time out my friend!!!

I think I got a lifetime pass. They keep asking me if I want to go out...I don’t like getting up at 4am for a duck any more...been there done that...I was out there last summer helping put in a new flood gate to one of the culverts that feed the club..just to hang out...lots of money to keep a club going like that. They do get some grants from the state once in a while but lots of red tape... thanks fellas for the comments.

strick

[dogodog]

Well maybe they can just slide you a couple of ducks, Get up at 8:00 am, Pour yourself a big fat mug of coffee and prep them for the feast. Might I suggest wrapped in BACON, Slow cooked with a Maple, Chipotle and Bourbon sauce. Now that is some good eats.