The many different places you can use your metal detector are endless. In fact, the only limit to finding productive places to go metal detecting is you and the limits of your desire to find better, more productive for metal detecting.

In the beginning finding really productive sites consistently may feel challenging, and that's OK it's all part of the learning process which every single one of us go through. But over time you will become more proficient at finding more productive metal detecting sites more often.

Some good places to start metal detecting are common places. Side walk strips in an old area of town, old swimming holes, the old town square. Places that you know are old and have seen traffic throughout the years. You will always find something in these areas, always! I don't care how many times they have been hit and by who there will always be good and not so good targets left behind.

In metal detecting these more common sites a few things will start happening to you. You will begin to learn your metal detector and how it reacts to different types of targets at different depths. The second and just as important is that you will start to become hungry for more! Your drive to find better more productive sites will grow and that is exactly what you want!

It's time to find better and more productive sites for metal detecting. Just keep a few things in mind when searching for better metal detecting sites. One always ask permission when in doubt! Two always leave an area as you came upon it! I don't care if your metal detecting deep within brush, DO NOT MAKE A MESS! Cover your tracks and leave no trace of you being there. If you for some reason cannot grasp these two concepts you should go directly to Ebay and start the auction for your metal detector. They are two of the most important rules to live by as an hobbyist.

I will list some potentially productive metal detecting sites, though keep in mind a good metal detecting site can take on many forms. A perfect model does not exist, though all good metal detecting sites have a few things in common. Potentially good places to use your metal detector are places that have seen human traffic through the years. Hundreds or thousands of people for one or two events, or a steady stream of a few human visitors over the years. Really does not matter as long as the site is old and has seen human activity in years past.

There are just as many ways of finding these metal detecting sites as there are sites themselves. You may stumble upon them while reading the newspaper, while striking up conversation with an older person in your area, or while driving around aimlessly. It is important that you find something that works for you.

Do you enjoy reading? Stop by your local library and start sifting through the huge collection of old newspapers they have on micro film. A keen eye can pull an endless number of potentially productive metal detecting sites from a source like like this.

Maybe your more of a hands on type person. Long aimless drives and walks down back roads and through wooded areas can give up some old, forgotten foundations, tree stands, hunting cabins and so on. These areas are among the best places for metal detecting.

The point is you have to find something that works for you. Try different research avenues to find out what is going to work for you. Here are just a few idea for researching and finding places for metal detecting.

• Public and college libraries are always good sources for productive metal detecting areas.
• Socializing is probably one of the best ways to find places for metal detecting, older citizens love to chat!
• Historical societies are usually free and house the complete history of your area.
• Sifting through old post cards and other old documents on Ebay and at garage sales and flea markets can give up some really great metal detecting sites.
• Old, Old maps are golden! enough said!
• Aimless drives and walks through wooded and overgrown areas can give up a few really hot cellar holes.

These are all really great sources for finding places to use your metal detector. Though the above list is by no means complete. The list of sources is endless. Find something that works for you and run with it!

Before I close this article here is a list of common and uncommon places that can offer productive metal detecting. As with the list above it would be impossible to list all of them. But hopefully these will get the wheels turning.

• Old sidewalk strips
• Swiming holes
• Old foundations
• Old yards and lawns
• Town squares
• City parks
• Banks of old water ways
• Baseball fields
• sleding and skiing hills
• Old commons and parkways
• Around any old signs or posts
• Old camp grounds
• Old picnic areas
• Defunct amusement parks
• Defunct fair and circus grounds
• Fort sites and block houses
• Property walls, old ones!

I could literally spit out hundreds of potentially productive metal detecting sites, but I wont I just want to get you thinking and hopefully I have done just that!