Think of it this way... Before you ask... Can you hunt there?
NO
Now if you go and ask and the owner says
NO
What have you lost?
Nothing but your time
Here is how I do it. First off I don't walk up to the door the day I want to
hunt and in my dirty detecting cloths. It's a bad idea to do this and it’s
like pushing the owner. In decent clothes and with a shave I walk up to
the door and knock. With a smile on my face and a card in my hand as
someone comes to the door I say.
Hi, I'm not selling anything. (This helps break the ice)
My name is Todd and I have a hobby that involves old homes and
places like yours. I look for old buttons and relics with a metal detector
like I'm sure you have seen people do at the beach I do the same thing
but on dry land. (Notice that I didn't say coins and usually they will say
something here at this point)Then I say, if you give me your permission I
would like to do a search of your lawn. If I do get a signal I dig a small
hole that's like a golf hole and look for the target in the ground. All the
dirt goes on a towel and goes right back in the hole after I find the target
then the grass goes right back on top. I won't kill the grass and you won't
even be able to tell that I was there. If I find something neat I'll show it to you. This is
where the YES or NO or a couple of questions come in. Depending on
how the conversation is going I may also say a few more things like one
or more of the ones below.
Have you lost anything that I could find for you?
Sometimes I find things that are specific to the home and I would be
glad to give them to you.
Oh yes if I find treasure I'll split it with you.
My detector can only see in the ground at the most about 8-10 inches
so it's not like I'm digging huge holes.
If the answer is YES, I say thank you very much. When I come to detect
where you would like me to park my truck.
Are there times that you wouldn't want me to come by to detect?
Thanks again maybe I'll find something really cool you never know what
you will find.
That's it start to finish.
If the answer is NO, I say thank you very much for your time. Have a
great day.
It's their yard so be polite. I've had No's turn into YES because I was so
polite about it all. No reason not to be.
This is the exact conversation that I use and I get mostly Yes’s as an
answer. You should see the yards and houses I hunt.
Get out of your car put a smile on your face and try it. The first time will
be the toughest.
Remember what do you have to lose??
Nothing
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