Ok diggers I have a place that I'm interested in digging on. What proposition usually gets someone access to someones land without turning their nose up and asking you politely to leave their property? Any help is always appreciated!

Thanks lunker. This place that im interested in, the owner is a board of director at the place I work so it might just be fine. Do you think If I just ask to walk around and look for artifact is a negative question? Some ol timers think you should just leave that stuff alone if you know what I mean. Also which brushy creek are u talking about near Thorndale or is it a town?

"The answer is always NO, until you ask!"
My approach has been, "I'm a rock hound that just likes to look around"...which is not evasive or a lie. Offering to help around their property or bring something from town helps too.

One property that I take my kids swimming at, started out as a place I wanted to hunt. Even though I wasn't finding anything, I still made sure I was taking a cedar out here and there, clearing a fence, etc. each time I was out there. After not being there for a couple of weeks, the landowner called and asked where I had been. He had taken notice that I was an asset. And, I think he was just missing the chips and hot sauce I took him each time I went out there.

My motto is...always, always, always show appreciation and never take a property for granted.

dang i thought someone was asking how to get permission from parents to marry the daughter.

Nope did that 10 yrs ago lol

just ask. Be up front with your intentions and be honest. At least 30% of the diggers that come out will tell me honestly how broke they are. I have been there myself many times and I have more respect for them just for honesty. Cade called me two years ago. He introduced himself and then told me, "I love to dig but I don't have any money", he has been digging ever since.

Hey Roland your a badass, though i was out diggin a new pay digg the other day and hit some already dugg dirt. Somehow i needed to blame you lol thanks alot.... Im greatful people like you exsist