What Is Your Ultimate Detecting Goal

[cadian]

To stay healthy and fit enough so I can continue to chase the mellow yellow.

Cheers Dave

[Northeast]

Short term = 

- crack the gram mark (thought I had yesterday but it was .94).

- average at least 1 good days detecting a week for the year.

 

Medium term = 

- crack the ounce mark.

- recoup the cost of the Z and SDC by Christmas this year with gold finds. 

 

Long term =

- stay healthy enough to continue detecting.

- find a virgin reef - even just a little one.  Would be very cool to work it from go-to-wo.

- previously I would have said to "make a living from detecting" but as with all things if you make your hobby your job sometimes the shine wears off.  Happy to leave it as a significant (obsessive, all encompassing ) pastime.  

Great question GoldEn 

 

[geof_junk]

My wife and I have found over 60 gold rings on one holiday. A half sovereign on the gold fields, a sovereign on a old race track(now a farm paddock). A heap of silver and copper coins from old schools and churches as well as plenty of spending money in current coins.  19 Oz in a morning and pushed to over 26 Oz after lunch. A few good virgin patches exceeding a Kilo.

My ULTIMATE GOAL is finding my next nugget.

[NuggetWill]

I too still dream of finding that really big nugget, this dream was initially just finding one, now I have all the steps just prior to finding it memorized...eg: initial broad signal, at least a foot down, I lift a full shovel of dirt that's really HEAVY....I sit next to it for a few minutes before uncovering it so I can let my mind run wild with all the possibilities and finally, I remove a bit of dirt from just a corner of the target and it gleams yellow in the sun......

[Ringmoney]

For me its just to be able to detect in peace without the fear of prosecution.

[Deft Tones]

I really have no goal except to enjoy life and each hunt before I eventually die.

Oh, I do have a detecting goal of sorts, but it's a moving target: To master my favorite metal detector.

[Lunk]

4 hours ago, NuggetWill said:

I too still dream of finding that really big nugget, this dream was initially just finding one, now I have all the steps just prior to finding it memorized...eg: initial broad signal, at least a foot down, I lift a full shovel of dirt that's really HEAVY....I sit next to it for a few minutes before uncovering it so I can let my mind run wild with all the possibilities and finally, I remove a bit of dirt from just a corner of the target and it gleams yellow in the sun......

I don't think I could sit there pondering before finding out how big that monster is...?

Welcome to the forum, Will!

[idahogold]

8 hours ago, geof_junk said:

My wife and I have found over 60 gold rings on one holiday. A half sovereign on the gold fields, a sovereign on a old race track(now a farm paddock). A heap of silver and copper coins from old schools and churches as well as plenty of spending money in current coins.  19 Oz in a morning and pushed to over 26 Oz after lunch. A few good virgin patches exceeding a Kilo.

My ULTIMATE GOAL is finding my next nugget.

Now That;s Impressive! still shaking my head! Ig

[RedDirtDigger]

Main goal is to find world biggest nugget, anything bigger then 3123 Toz (214 pound) gold content, it doesn't have to be a solid, it can have some added quartz. Secondary goal...find a patch over 1000 oz's. Third goal, like Fed Mason... find a really really big fresh Pallasite Meteorite with big glassy peridot crystals that can be sliced to look like a lead light window. RDD