Detecting4Life

04/26/2026

Just dug this super crisp Indian head penny.

11/14/2023

I know this looks like a broken flower pot from Bed Bath & Beyond but what do they say? Never judge a book by it's cover? It's hard to imagine this unassuming pottery sherd had such a rich history. Sailing on a Spanish galleon from Spain to Cuba in 1715 before being wiped out by a hurricane on its return voyage.
I was stoked when the investment company called and told me that the division process was completed and I was getting some of the artifacts back that I found. They sent back one of my largest sherds, the musket ball and piece of porcelain that has yet to be identified.
Looks like a broken spark plug to me, but hey, never judge a book by it's cover

06/06/2023

Check out this video of my cousin digging an epic cache of over 1600 coins in 4 jars. I'm glad I was there to witness this first hand.

Me and my cousin Dusty were on a large Texas ranch metal detecting when he dug an unbelievable coin cache. This was only going to be a recon mission to learn...

12/08/2021

I know ya'll like Civil War relics! We had a good hunt in this video. Check it out.

We're back in our favorite campsite and battlefield, finding bullets, buttons and shell frags.Instagram = /detecting4life

10/07/2020

We almost had two different types of video in one. A FAIL video and a treasure hunting video. In our latest vid we pulled down a large dead tree with a tractor. What could go wrong, right? This tree was known to have an unidentified relic in it. We cut it up and burned it to find out!

We had a big tree on the farm that died. We pulled it down with the tractor and cut out a section that was known to have some type of relic in it. It was onl...

05/26/2020

More gem stones from our favorite creek!

Went to our favorite creek for a quick dig and found some more gemstones and other good stuff. Instagram = /detecting4life Music = Clark Bandy - Outlaw ...

05/08/2020

Metal detecting during the quarantine? Sure!

This video is random clips from roaming the neighborhood and detecting yards, during the coronavirus lockdown. Instagram = /detecting4life

05/06/2020

It took a while to get this video made on the history and return of a relic from the last video because I had come down with a cold that robbed me of the voice I needed to make videos....anyways...here it is! Short and sweet!

This is a short video on the research and history of a dog ID tag that I dug in my last video. This relic was sent back to a surviving family member. ...

03/28/2020

More local history found on our last dig. Plus gold, silver and even a 4ct. ruby. Check out the video of the recoveries. It was too long to include the history part, so stay tuned for the rest of the story.

Our first trip to the creek this year turned out to be a great dig! Lots of club members and some special guests showed up. Everyone found some good stuff! T...

12/03/2019

When we left the East Texas ghost town last weekend we crossed over into Louisiana for some arrowhead hunting...Everyone found points!

We were in East Texas metal detecting a ghost town and decided that we were so close to Louisiana we should hook up with some arrowhead hunters there. Jake &...

12/03/2019

We did some metal detecting with the club in an East Texas ghost town last weekend. Everyone had a great time time. Check out the video for the highlights.

I put together a hunt in an East Texas ghost town for our local metal detecting club. The owners of the property graciously allowed us to spend a day there. ...