Metal Detecting Tips: How to Recover a Find
I watch in disbelief some of the videos on youtube when I see some of the holes that are dug to remove a small target. In pasture land, there should be no trace left once you move on to the next find.
This video simply explains how to leave the ground in good condition and not risk upsetting the landowner.
Make sure that the spade goes down straight as that will minimise the risk of damaging a good find with a tapering sided hole caused by poor spade work - note the soil which is attached to the flap of soil in this video. It has nice straight sides which means that a find won't get ruined by the spade - provided the target has been pinpointed correctly and plenty of distance has been allowed around the target zone for excavation.
I tend to go wider for deeper targets and narrower for shallow targets to allow for a margin of error in pinpointing.
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Video Summary
AI GeneratedThis video provides a guide on how to properly extract targets and record findings while maintaining the integrity of the site. The speaker emphasizes the importance of leaving the area undisturbed and undetectable to avoid leaving evidence of the excavation.

