North Carolina
Alamance County - Digger's Profiles
Date:
MEMBER SINCE: Sep 28, 2026
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Adventure Archeology
First Name:
Michael C
Age:
65
City:
Parham
State:
NC
County (NOT Country):
Alamance
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement?
Yes
Bottle Digging/Metal Detecting/Magnet Fishing Availability:
Bottle Digging, Metal Detecting
What are your favorite things to find?
Any and everything
Where are your favorite types of places to dig bottles, metal detect of magnet fish?
Bottles/Creeks, Metal Detecting/Anywhere
Will you split costs of a day digging/detecting/magnet fishing (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)?
Yes
What type of bottle digging tools do you use?
Shovel, Small pick axe
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use?
Minelab X Terra Pro, Hunt Pouch, Hand Trowel, Shovel, Pinpointer
What type of magnet fishing equipment do you use?
I don’t magnet fish
Any physical digging/detecting/magnet fishing limitations?
No
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows?
Once in a while
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging/detecting/magnet fishing?
Yes
What's your email?
NCMedic3340@gmail.com
How many miles will you travel to dig/detect/magnet fish?
Varies
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case:
SC, Virginia, Tenn, Ga, Florida
Comfortable with a fellow digger/detectorist/magnet fisherman staying overnight?
Yes
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging, detecting, magnet fishing!):
Working with like minded people makes the activity more enjoyable.
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Brunswick County - Digger's Profiles
Date:
MEMBER SINCE: Mar 6, 2022
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I typed metal detecting friends in a search engine.eds
First Name:
Tommy Y
Age:
59
City:
Oak Island
State:
NC
County (NOT Country):
Brunswick
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement?
yes
Bottle Digging/Metal Detecting/Magnet Fishing Availability:
bottle digging/ metal detecting
What are your favorite things to find?
old coins, Jewelry
Where are your favorite types of places to dig bottles, metal detect of magnet fish?
mostly have detected parks in Michigan before moving to NC. I dug bottles years ago when I was a kid in Maine on summer vacations.
Will you split costs of a day digging/detecting/magnet fishing (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)?
yes
What type of bottle digging tools do you use?
I have a probe I haven't used yet, metal detecting tools.
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use?
Minelab Safari and E-trac
What type of magnet fishing equipment do you use?
none
Any physical digging/detecting/magnet fishing limitations?
no limitations
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows?
I have been to a Few bottle shows in Grand Rapids MI
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging/detecting/magnet fishing?
don't care
What's your email?
tomyoung5@hotmail.com
How many miles will you travel to dig/detect/magnet fish?
100 +
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case:
Virginia, South Carolina
Comfortable with a fellow digger/detectorist/magnet fisherman staying overnight?
yes
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc... Limit comments to digging, detecting, magnet fishing!):
Looking forward to meeting other detectorists and bottle diggers.
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Cabarrus County - Digger's Profiles
Date:
MEMBER SINCE: Dec 7, 2021
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Internet Search
First Name:
Drew Dazzo
Age:
71
City:
Concord
State:
North Carolina
County (NOT Country):
Cabarrus
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement?
Yes
Bottle Digging/Metal Detecting/Magnet Fishing Availability:
Metal Detecting
What are your favorite things to find?
Jewelry, Coins, Gold
Where are your favorite types of places to dig bottles, metal detect of magnet fish?
Beach, Lakes, old estates
Will you split costs of a day digging/detecting/magnet fishing (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)?
Yes
What type of bottle digging tools do you use?
I don't bottle dig
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use?
MineLabs Excalibur 1000
What type of magnet fishing equipment do you use?
I don't magnet fish
Any physical digging/detecting/magnet fishing limitations?
None
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows?
No
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging/detecting/magnet fishing?
Yes
What's your email?
mdazzo@carolina.rr.com
How many miles will you travel to dig/detect/magnet fish?
Unlimited
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case:
SC, GA, VA
Comfortable with a fellow digger/detectorist/magnet fisherman staying overnight?
Yes
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging, detecting, magnet fishing!):
My metal detector is waterproof and willing to dive for treasure in lakes, beaches or the ocean.
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Forsyth County - Digger's Profiles
Date: MEMBER SINCE: 5/24/20
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Crick Diggers Video
First Name:
Robert Hoover
Age:
49
City:
Clemmons
State:
North Carolina
County (NOT Country):
Forsyth
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement?
Yes
Bottle Digging and/or Metal Detecting Availability:
Weekends
What are your favorite things to find?
Pre 1900 bottles
Where are your favorite types of places to dig bottles or metal detect?
Farm dumps, anywhere
Will you split the costs of a day digging or detecting (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)?
Yes
What type of bottle digging tools do you use?
Probe, shovel, rake
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use?
None
Any physical digging or detecting limitations?
None
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows?
Not recently
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging or detecting?
No though personally I do not use.
What's your email?
Gmirhoover@gmail.com
How many miles will you travel to dig and/or detect?
120 miles or so ...
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case:
South Carolina or Virginia
Comfortable with a fellow digger and/or detector staying overnight at your home?
Yes
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging and detecting!):
Have explored many old homesites in my general area and had some successes though limited. Would be interested in helping dig a town dump. Also, have permissions to explore four mid 1800 abandoned homes in Salisbury but have been unable to find any privies, so perhaps someone with more experience could assist in finding and digging. I welcome new opportunities.
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Iredell County - Digger's Profiles
Date:
MEMBER SINCE 6/19/18
First Name:
Todd L
Age:
57
City:
Statesville
State:
North Carolina
County (NOT Country):
Iredell
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement?
Yes
Bottle Digging and/or Metal Detecting Availability:
Varies- sometimes week days and sometimes weekends
What are your favorite things to find?
Silver coins and I'd cork stopper bottles
Where are your favorite types of places to dig or metal detect?
Pre 1955 homes and old homesites
Will you split the costs of a day digging or detecting (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)?
Yes
What type of bottle digging tools do you use?
I use a rake and potato digger
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use?
Equinox 800- xpdeus and minelab explorer2
Any physical digging or detecting limitations?
Can't handle steep terrain well-being Total knee replacement
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows?
Been to a few- prefer to go find my own over buying
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging or detecting?
Don't really matter as long as you don't get drunk
What's your email?
lipetodd@yahoo.com
How many miles will you travel to dig and/or detect?
Day trips up to 250 miles
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case:
South Carolina,Virginia, Tennessee, w.va.,Alabama and Kentucky
Comfortable with a fellow digger and/or detector staying overnight at your home?
Sure
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Date: MEMBER SINCE 5/13/20 (FindADiggingBuddy.com partnership, He owns Youtube Channel RelicSeekr)
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Chuck Christopher
First Name:
Shawn Stoffel
Age:
48
City:
Mooresville
State:
NC
County (NOT Country):
Iredell
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement?
Yes
Bottle Digging and/or Metal Detecting Availability:
Anytime
What are your favorite things to find?
Iron relics and antique bottles
Where are your favorite types of places to dig or metal detect?
Original settler homesites
Will you split the costs of a day digging or detecting (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)?
Yes
What type of bottle digging tools do you use?
Probe, shovel, and pick
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use?
Whites MX Sport
Any physical digging or detecting limitations?
No
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows?
No
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging or detecting?
No
What's your email?
relicseekr@aol.com
How many miles will you travel to dig and/or detect?
400
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case:
NC, SC, GA, TN, VA
Comfortable with a fellow digger and/or detector staying overnight at your home?
No
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging and detecting!):
Metal Detecting since 1982, bottle digging since 1993.
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Moore County - Digger's Profiles
MEMBER SINCE: 06-17-2018
Please state EXACTLY how you heard about our website... Do not just put "Internet"! Digging Carolina Metal detecting Facebook page
First Name: Erin M
Age: 30
City: Southern Pines
State: NC
County (NOT Country): Moore
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement? Yes
Bottle Digging and/or Metal Detecting Availability: Weekends; some evenings
What are your favorite things to find? Coins, jewelry
Where are your favorite types of places to dig or metal detect? New digger, no preference
Will you split the costs of a day digging or detecting (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)? Yes
What type of bottle digging tools do you use? N/a
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use? Bounty hunter gold digger detector, Kuman pinpointer
Any physical digging or detecting limitations? No
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows? No
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging or detecting? Tobacco fine, alcohol no
What's your email? Emmeany@gmail.com
How many miles will you travel to dig and/or detect? 100
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case: VA, SC
Comfortable with a fellow digger and/or detector staying overnight at your home? No
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging and detecting!): New digger, looking for pointers. I’ve not really found much, and am looking for better places to dig.
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Date: MEMBER SINCE: 9/4/20
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online search
First Name:
Millard Welch
Age:
68
City:
Pinehurst
State:
NC
County (NOT Country):
Moore
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement?
yes
Bottle Digging/Metal Detecting/Magnet Fishing Availability:
yes
What are your favorite things to find?
old coins
Where are your favorite types of places to dig bottles, metal detect of magnet fish?
parks, old sites
Will you split costs of a day digging/detecting/magnet fishing (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)?
yes
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use?
Noka
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging/detecting/magnet fishing?
yes
What's your email?
welch9172@outlook.com
How many miles will you travel to dig/detect/magnet fish?
50-100
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case:
SC, VA
Comfortable with a fellow digger/detectorist/magnet fisherman staying overnight?
yes
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging, detecting, magnet fishing!):
Been detecting off and on since 1970's and have used many brands and types of detectors. Have been out of the hobby for several years and am just getting back into it. Retired so I have time to do it now but finding places are not as easy as always and would like someone who can help research and obtain permissions to hunt and who is serious about the hobby and really likes to hunt.
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Person County - Digger's Profiles
Date:
MEMBER SINCE: 6/6/20
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History Seekers
First Name:
Max Bridgers
Age:
52
City:
Roxboro
State:
NC
County (NOT Country):
Person County
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement?
Yes
Bottle Digging and/or Metal Detecting Availability:
Metal detecting
What are your favorite things to find?
Civil war/old coins /old home site
Where are your favorite types of places to dig bottles or metal detect?
Old home site and farms
Will you split the costs of a day digging or detecting (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)?
Yes
What type of bottle digging tools do you use?
I have no bottles digging tools
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use?
Garrett ace400
Any physical digging or detecting limitations?
No
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows?
Sometimes
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging or detecting?
No
What's your email?
mbridgers1967@gmail.com
How many miles will you travel to dig and/or detect?
80 to 100 miles
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case:
NC
Comfortable with a fellow digger and/or detector staying overnight at your home?
No not comfortable about staying over at my house
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging and detecting!):
Just nice person to go metal detecting with.
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Randolf County - Digger's Profiles
Date: MEMBER SINCE: 7/7/20
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Relic Seeker
First Name:
john R.
Age:
65
City:
Thomasville
State:
North Carolina
County (NOT Country):
Randolph
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement?
yes
Bottle Digging/Metal Detecting/Magnet Fishing Availability:
any day
What are your favorite things to find?
coins relics
Where are your favorite types of places to dig bottles, metal detect of magnet fish?
parks old homesites
Will you split costs of a day digging/detecting/magnet fishing (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)?
yes
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use?
AT Max
What's your email?
johnrab54@yahoo.com
How many miles will you travel to dig/detect/magnet fish?
10
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Rowan County - Digger's Profiles
Date: MEMBER SINCE: 05-08-2021
Please state EXACTLY how you heard about our website... Do not just put "Internet" or "youtube". If it was on youtube, please put the name of the channel! Antique Archeology
First Name: Mark Truex
Age: 63
City: Salisbury
State: NC
County (NOT Country): Rowan
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement? Yes
Bottle Digging/Metal Detecting/Magnet Fishing Availability: Weekend
What are your favorite things to find? Bottle digging and metal detector
Where are your favorite types of places to dig bottles, metal detect of magnet fish? Anywhere
Will you split costs of a day digging/detecting/magnet fishing (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)? Yes
What type of bottle digging tools do you use? Probe digger shovel
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use? Garrett
What type of magnet fishing equipment do you use? New to this
Any physical digging/detecting/magnet fishing limitations? Not really
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows? Haven’t in years
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging/detecting/magnet fishing? No
What's your email? Markndawntruex@gmail.com
How many miles will you travel to dig/detect/magnet fish? 100
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case: SC VA
Comfortable with a fellow digger/detectorist/magnet fisherman staying overnight? Depends
Additional Comments: (Note: Do not mention your race, marital status, etc… Limit comments to digging, detecting, magnet fishing!): I’m 63. Started digging when I was 8 years old (1966) and did for about ten years. Life came along and haven’t been in years. Would love to get out and dig a dump or privy again. Miss that excitement of the find!
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Wake County - Digger's Profiles
MEMBER SINCE: 06-24-2018
Please state EXACTLY how you heard about our website... Do not just put "Internet"! FB post on Undertakers Metal Detecting page
First Name: Doug H.
Age: 65
City: Raleigh
State: NC
County (NOT Country): Wake
Do you agree to abide by the FindADiggingBuddy.com membership agreement? Yes
Bottle Digging and/or Metal Detecting Availability: Most days
What are your favorite things to find? CW items
Where are your favorite types of places to dig or metal detect? Fields
Will you split the costs of a day digging or detecting (Example: Gas, hotel, etc.)? Yes
What type of bottle digging tools do you use? various shovels
What type of metal detecting equipment do you use? CTX-3030, Deus, GPX-4800
Any physical digging or detecting limitations? no
Do you go to Bottle and/or Metal Detecting Shows? no
Care if others use tobacco or alcohol while digging or detecting? tobacco OK as long as not in the car, and alcohol no
What's your email? dhardy@nc.rr.com
How many miles will you travel to dig and/or detect? For a good spot, 150 mi
List other states you are willing to travel to, if this is the case: Virginia, SC
Comfortable with a fellow digger and/or detector staying overnight at your home? No
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