MO Research: Rules to Hunt

A nice little read for Missouri hunters looking on places to hunt.

"So you just got a brand new metal detector and can't wait to go dig up buried treasure.

Slow down a bit.

Rules about where and how you can use the device vary greatly.

Metal detector hobbyists also emphasize the need to always get permission before any dig.

Metal detectors are not allowed in national parks -- including Wilson's Creek National Battlefield -- and hefty fines and even jail time await people who remove artifacts from federal lands."

Read more HERE.

MD Tourist Learns Rules the Hardway

"A Hull (UK) man has spoken of his ordeal after he used a metal detector – and was promptly arrested by Greek authorities.

Paul Douglas, 43, of Edgeware Lane, east Hull, says his sunshine break on the holiday isle of Crete was ruined.

Mr Douglas was staying in the resort of Stalis with his wife Victoria, 38, and son Daniel, 14, son when he left them sleeping to hunt for Euro coins on a beach.

But police handcuffed him on Malia beach – a mecca for Brit holiday-makers – and took him to a nearby police station, where he was locked-up for 13 hours."

Read more HERE.

Image Credits: BBC