BCDC Hunts and Events
MAIN HUNT - The rain did not stop but the hunt continued. Over 4000+ targets were buried including: Ikes, halves, dollar coins, painted quarters for Merc dimes, coin spills, many different tokens for prizes, and some unusual boobie-prizes.
POST-HUNT - After the Main Hunt, BCDC members enjoyed a great buffet including grilled hot dogs and smoked pulled pork sandwiches. Everyone counted up their loot and traded in their tokens for silver coins and prizes. We raffled off some great items including a Minelab Equinox 600, silver proof sets, a Barber silver dollar, gift baskets, and more. Congrats to Jim Onuska for winning a new Excaliber shovel from the West Shore Hobbies giveaway.
BCDC TREASURE CHEST - Multiple keys were buried in the Main Hunt field, but only one unlocked the treasure chest. Congrats to Tim for having the lucky key and winning new Garrett Apex metal detector!
POKER HUNT, KID'S HUNT, BINGO HUNT, ELIMINATION HUNT - The BCDC put on multiple hunts throughout the day. Congrats to James Onuska for winning the Elimination Hunt, and Bernie for being the Runner-Up. There was a Kid's Hunt for young metal detectorists, and despite the rain, the kid's had a blast.
The 2021 BCDC Spring Hunt was a great success. A special thanks to the members who showed up early to seed the main hunt field, the generous sponsors, and everyone who brought something for the picnic lunch. Another thanks to the 'Hunt Chef' Doris for grilling up the hot dogs. Once again, there were some fun competition hunts. Congratz to Tanya's team for winning the Poker Hunt. Congratz to James for winning the Elimination Hunt. Fred had the winning raffle ticket for the Nokta Simplex WHP. Toby and the Hunt Committee put together a fantastic Spring Hunt and I am sure everyone is already looking forward to the Fall Hunt.
The 2020 BCDC Christmas Party was held at our traditional place, the Penn Bistro.
The 2019 BCDC Christmas Party was a huge success. Everyone had a wonderful time and enjoyed some 'holiday cheer'. We had some great raffles including a gold coin, a Minelab Xterra 705 metal detector, and plenty of silver. Thank you Penn Bistro for hosting us once again, the excellent buffet, and the hospitality. What a fantastic way for the BCDC to end the year. See you in 2020!
2019 BCDC Fall Hunt, Prep Night: The Hunt Committee got together in the War-Room a few days before the Fall Hunt to finish the prep work. Our sponsors are always very generous with their donations. We put together about 2500 targets, tokens, and jewelry to be dug up. We had a lot of prizes to give away including metal detectors, pin pointers, and silver bullion.
2019 BCDC Fall Hunt, Pre-Hunt: Everyone arrived for the big event. The buffet was prepped, the hunt fields seeded, the prizes laid out, and the BCDC gals showed up in their pink shirts. We had perfect weather, and participants were ready to do a lot of digging. A big thanks to those who showed up to help seed the hunt fields.
2019 BCDC Fall Hunt, Main Hunt: Detectorists lined the main hunt field to dig more than 2500+ targets. Sterling jewelry, Ikes, Kennedy halves, Mercury dimes, Barber dimes, Buffalo nickels, Indian heads, Kennedy 40% halves, and 1 oz silver bullion rounds were all part of the coins and token prizes buried. The 'Enigma' even made a surprise appearance! Congratulations Jack!
2019 BCDC Fall Hunt, Post-Hunt: Everyone gathered after the Main Hunt to count their coins, tokens, and jewelry. Tokens were traded in for prizes and coins, and enjoy a great buffet. There was a lot of silver to go around! We also had a Poker Hunt during the lunch break for silver Morgans, Walking Liberty halves, and silver quarters as prizes. Congratulations to Team 3 for the best hand in the hunt!
2019 BCDC Fall Hunt, Elimination Hunt: Participants gathered around the circular hunt field for one of the favorite events of our 2 annual hunts - the Elimination Hunt. Numbers were drawn, Two entered, the winners went on, and the losers were eliminated. Defending champion, Dale, was hoping to repeat, but was eliminated in the later rounds of the event. The final round came down to Bernie vs Toby, with Toby winning the event. Toby won a new Fisher F-Pulse pin-pointer, and Bernie took home a nice 1 oz silver round. Congrats Toby!
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BCDC 2019 Spring Hunt - Main Hunt: A shot-gun start had everyone digging to find 2600+ targets on the Main Hunt field. There were hundreds of tokens for prizes, silver coins, and 200 mercs and barber dimes. Participants also dug Kennedy halves, 40% halves, Ikes, quarters, dollar coins, and more. The 'Mystery of the Enigma' even made a surprise appearance!
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BCDC 2019 Spring Hunt - Post Hunt: Everyone enjoyed our traditional 'hot dog BBQ' and all the other food that everyone generously brought. Tokens were cashed in for prizes and silver coins, including W&E Treasure magazine subscriptions. We had some great raffles, and lucky winners took home a slabbed Morgan dollar, a Garrett AT Max, and a Garrett AT Pro Pointer.
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BCDC 2019 Spring Hunt - Mystery Chest: 12 special tokens were buried on the Main Hunt Field. Each was traded in for a key. Everyone gathered around the locked chest to see which key would open the lock. Tim was first to try his key, and as luck would have it, it opened! Inside was a First Texas Titan 9000 metal detector and a sniper-coil which was donated by KellyCo!
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BCDC 2019 Spring Hunt - Elimination Hunt: Numbers were drawn. Participants paired up. The horn sounded. The first who dug a quarter and held it above their shoulder won the round. Losers were eliminated. It went on until the final-four was determined. Toby, Dale, James, Terry. Dale proved his skill and speed to win the final round against James! Champion Dale took home a 1 oz .999 fine silver round, and Runner-up James a Lesche digger donated by W.W. Manufacturing. Congratz Dale!
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2018 BCDC CHRISTMAS PARTY: On December 6th, the BCDC had their annual Christmas party at the Penn Bistro in New Brighton. The Penn Bistro did a fantastic job hosting us again. We had a 'secret Santa' gift exchange & some great raffles. Rhonda had her usual luck taking home the cash. Jim won both the Garrett ACE250 & the gold coin. Kim won a spectacular gift basket donated by the Onuskas. Everyone had a great time, and it was a great way to close our 2018 for the BCDC.
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2018 EAST LIVERPOOL FARM HUNT: On Saturday, October 6, BCDC member Nora organized a hunt at a friend's old farm in Ohio. Here are a few pictures of the finds of the day. Congratulations to Red Craft on that 1854 Seated Liberty Quarter. What a great find! |
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2018 FALL HUNT PREP NIGHT: The BCDC Hunt Committee met to finish plans & share a cold beer. We added 40% Kennedy, 90% Kennedy halves, Indian heads, V-nickels, walking liberties halves, mercury dimes, Ike dollars, & more for 2400+ targets to dig. 'Mystery tokens' were buried for prizes like a Garrett digger, proof sets, & a drone. Many 1 oz Silver Eagle prizes, plus a Garrett AT Pro & AT Pro Pointer!
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2018 FALL HUNT - MAIN HUNT:
BCDC members lined up around the Main Hunt field for the 10:30 AM shotgun start. There is nothing like hitting those Ike dollars, silver coins, and tokens over and over for almost 2 hours. There were a lot of full pouches when it ended, and even some 'unseeded' gold was found! Congrats to Paul and Tyler for finding the most Indian heads & V-Nickels. Nice Silver Eagles you won! |
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2018 FALL HUNT - POST MAIN HUNT:
The horn sounded & the Main Hunt was over. Members emptied their pouches & tallied up their loot. More than a few members dug 100+ targets. Tokens were buried for prize packs, coin packs, gear packs, silver coins, mercury dimes, & special prizes like 90% silvers, 1 oz Silver Eagles, an 1881 AU Morgan Dollar, more silver, proof sets, & a drone! |
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2018 FALL ELIMINATION HUNT:
Bonus hunt! A 15' circle and 84 buried quarters. The first to dig a quarter & hold it up won & got to go on to the next round! Members were paired up to enter a gladiator-like event. Two members entered, but only one went on. Congrats to Toby for winning the event & Brendan for 2nd place. Thanks to Adam, the MC of the night, with the bull horn. Nice 1 oz silver round & Lesche digger prizes! |
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2018 FALL POKER HUNT:
Another bonus hunt! Five teams were randomly drawn & the members hit the special field to dig a quarter with a playing card chip attached to it. Three cards could be discarded & 3 more found to put together the best hand. A pair of kings & a pair of 6's by Team #4 won it! Silver Barbers, Kennedy's, & quarters were awarded for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place teams! A nice game of poker! |
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2018 SPRING HUNT PREP: The BCDC Hunt Committee got together to prep for the 2018 Spring Hunt. We had Ikes, Kennedys, 50+ prize tokens, SBA & Prez dollars, 200 mercs, Walking Liberties, Standing Liberties, Buffalos, Indian heads, V-Nickels, & Barbers! Lesche & Garrett diggers, a Minelab Pro Find 25, Tesoro gear, a White's Treasure Pro detector, W.E. Treasures yearly subscriptions, a 'Mystery Chest', 'Mystery Tokens', & more! Over 2400+ targets to be dug up!
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2018 SPRING HUNT, MAIN HUNT: There was a light rain for the 10:30 AM start of the main Hunt. A shotgun start had detectorists out to find 2,400+ buried coins & tokens in the seeded hunt field. It was a mix of luck, determination, & speed, as members dug the different tones & signals as fast as they could. There were a lot of full pouches at the end.
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2018 SPRING HUNT, FOOD & COINS: The Main Hunt was over. Everyone counted & separated their coins and tokens as they enjoyed a hot dog BBQ & the amazing BCDC buffet. Attendees brought covered dishes & there was so much great food. Hunters cashed in their tokens & silver coins & enjoyed some great conversation. The rain held off until the end of the event! Whew! |
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2018 SPRING HUNT, POST HUNT PRIZES: Hunters traded in their prize tokens for great prizes donated by our sponsors & purchased by the BCDC. 10 hunters found gold Garrett tokens. Each was good for a key & they got to try them out on the lock of the 'mystery chest'! Congrats to Toby, who won a full gear set-up including: a Minelab Go Find pin pointer, Tesoro pouch, knee pads, gloves, batteries, and a Lesche digger! |
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2018 4-COLOR HUNT: 4 painted black quarters were buried in the Main Hunt Field. Paul, Fred, Steve, & Bernie each found one. They qualified to enter a mini hunt field. They each drew a color. The first to find 4 coins of their color won! Paul was the fastest to find his colored coins for the second year in a row! Can Paul 3-pete next year?!?! Silver coin prizes for 1st 2nd, & 3rd places! |
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2018 SPRING HUNT, MYSTERY CHEST: Ten people found a gold Garrett token that they got to trade in for a key. One key unlocked the lock on the Mystery Chest! Larry, Terry, & Dale tried their keys... but nothing. Toby's key popped the lock. He won a full gear set-up including: a Lesche digger, Minelab Pro Find pin pointer, batteries, gloves, knee pads, & a Tesoro pouch! Congrats Toby! |
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2017 BCDC CHRISTMAS PARTY: After dinner, members enjoyed the 'secret santa' gift exchange run by Red Craft. The BCDC raffled of a few items like a 1/10 oz gold coin and a new Fisher F44 metal detector. We also had a few fun contests. Ray Rak's 'trivia quiz' and Rich Kane's 'guess how much is in the coin jar' yielded some nice silver bullion prizes to the winners. What a great way to end 2017! |
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2017 BCDC CHRISTMAS PARTY: Members and guests enjoyed a very nice evening and a great buffet. Penn Bistro hosted the Club's 10th anniversary Christmas Party for the 10th time, and as always, the food and service were amazing. It was so nice seeing so many bearded veteran members as well as new members attend this end-of-the-year Club event. |
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2017 MOON PARK 3-CLUB HUNT: Members of the Beaver County, Butler County, and North Pittsburgh metal detecting clubs arrived for the competition hunt in Moon Park. Event organizer Dan Gabler explained the rules to the participants. Each club donated a 1 oz silver coin as prizes for the event for Best Coin, Best Jewelry, and Best Whatever categories. |
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2017 MOON PARK 3-CLUB HUNT: A shotgun start had hunters scattering in all directions and digging targets. It was a slow start but soon the coins, jewelry, and interesting finds were being found. Club members were told to pick up trash and save all garbage that was dug up. Everyone was excited for what they would find, especially since the Park has a 'no metal detecting' rule and we got special permission to hold this one-time event. |
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2017 MOON PARK 3-CLUB HUNT: Detectorists turned in their best finds in the Best Coin, Best Jewelry, and Best Whatever categories. The voted were counted. Bernie Connor brought home the win for the BCDC by taking first in 2 categories. Kudos Bernie! It was amazing how much garbage was turned in. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed meeting members from the other 2 clubs. |
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2017 FALL HUNT/PRE-HUNT SEEDING: Members arrived early to seed the hunt field and get the food and prizes ready for the day's events. The weather was perfect and the sun was shining. Adam provided a breakfast of donuts, apple cider, and Yoohoo. Special thanks to the 'seeders' who planted 2500 coins and tokens in the field. Always a grueling task for sure. |
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2017 FALL HUNT: We had a fantastic turn out for the Fall Hunt. Members surrounded the hunt field and the main event began with a shotgun-start. There were so many different types of targets to dig up. Members were told to be on the look out for 10 special gold-colored tokens and 4 large foreign coins that were for 2 'special events' following the main Hunt to celebrate the Club's 10th anniversary this year. |
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2017 THE BCDC TREASURE CHEST: A surprise event was added to the BCDC Fall Hunt to celebrate it's 10th anniversary. 10 gold-colored tokens were buried in the hunt field. Members who found one could trade it in for a key. Only one key opened the lock on the BCDC treasure chest. Members lined up and tried their keys to no avail, and then it was Curt's turn. CLICK! OPENED! Inside was a Minelab Go-Find 60! Congratulations Curt! |
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2017 Fall Hunt: 4-COLOR HUNT & POKER HUNT: 4 members who found a foreign coin on the main hunt field qualified for the 4-Color Hunt. It was speed & strategy. Each member drew a color. They had to dig 5 of their color coins on a mini-hunt field that included decoy coins. Paul was the fastest finding 5 of his color & won a 1 oz .999 silver eagle coin! Members also participated in the Poker Hunt! Four teams of five. Each member went to a special field & dug a quarter with a playing card corner on. Two pair won it!
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2017 Spring Hunt - Members enjoyed a buffet lunch including Dick's famous hot dog BBQ while teams participated in the first BCDC 'Poker Hunt'. 52 coins with playing card corners were planted in a second field. Three teams tried to put together the best hand to win a prize of silver coins. Members traded in their different tokens for coins and gear prizes. Steve Dodin won the ACE400, Dick Lyle won the Garrett AT ProPointer and the Boobie-prize, Bernie Connor won the Lesche digger, and Terry Taylor won a silver bullion coin. What a great Hunt!
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2017 Spring Hunt - Members hit the Hunt field to dig up over 2500 coins and targets! Ike dollars, clad Kennedy halves, 40% silver Kennedy halves, SBA dollars, Presidential gold dollars, quarters, painted quarters which could be turned in for merc dimes, 3 'mystery coins', Deus tokens, and brass tokens were buried in the Hunt field. Hunters used their speed-hunting techniques to find as many targets as possible. |
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2017 SPRING HUNT - In the early morning, BCDC members seeded the hunt field as others got the prizes, food, and sponsor brochure tables ready for the 2017 BCDC Spring Hunt. We had our group photo taken. The weather was perfect and everyone was excited to hit the field and dig over 2500 in coins and targets! Over 170 tokens were buried, which were good for coin packs, old coins, and merchandise prizes. |
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2016 BCDC Christmas Party - The BCDC celebrated their annual Christmas Party at Penn Bistro in New Brighton. We enjoyed an amazing dinner, a secret santa gift exchange, and some great conversation. Special thanks to Victoria's Embroidery for the gift basket of BCDC items. 2016 BCDC Fall Hunt: Special Challenge - Members participated in a challenge called 'What's In The Hole?'. Members were told a silver quarter, silver dime, buffalo nickel, copper penny, and pull tab were buried at 4". Members had 5 minutes to determine what was buried at each of the 5 spots. Congrats to Red Craft and Curt Woods for correctly identifying all 5 targets and winning a silver quarter! |
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JULY 2016 BROWN BAG HUNT - The BCDC put together a last-minute 'brown bag hunt' at a Pittsburgh park on Sunday, July 17th. Two mercury dimes, many Wheaties, a good deal of clad, and various other items were found. Members Gary Waddell, Dave Stewart, and Red Craft found some non-metal objects while detecting parts of the park. Balls, balls, and more balls. |
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2016 Spring Hunt: The hunters took to the field to dig up 2580 targets. We had a few special tokens buried like the 'mystery coin' and the 'Harry coin' for special prizes. The weather was ideal. Everyone enjoyed digging all that treasure, a few people got some good practice on new machines, and nothing like hearing an Ike dollar ring out! |
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2015 BCDC Christmas Party Members and guests gathered at the Penn Bistro in New Brighton to celebrate the Christmas season. They enjoyed a fabulous buffet, a 'secret Santa' gift exchange, a gold coin raffle, and much more! 'Introduction to Metal Detecting' Presentation
On October 10, 2015, the BCDC in cooperation with Raccoon Creek State Park's Programs & Events put on a free presentation at the Park's beach area. Many great questions were asked by attendees looking to get into the hobby. 2015 Fall Hunt !! (more pics!)
With so many pictures, we had to start another gallery! Please enjoy these mostly candid pics! You had to be here to believe it! Some memorable moments were Paul Roppolo winning the 'booby prize', Dale's reaction to winning the silver bullion, and Dave's 'walking liberty eyes'. Good times!
2015 Fall Hunt The weather cooperated and the rain stopped mid-morning as if it was perfectly timed out.. We buried a Club record 2450 targets and members dug up 2401 targets in 1 hour 45 minutes! Amazing! We then enjoyed a BBQ and food donated by club members as well as great conversation. It looks like everyone enjoyed themselves! |
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X-Pointer Presentation
At the Feb 5, 2015 meeting, past-President, Larry Kaib gave a presentation on the new "X-Pointer" pin-pointer to the members present. Made by Deteknix and sold by The Gold Digger Metal Detectors of Raritan, NJ. The Beaver County Detecting Club is very fortunate to have been selected by The Gold Digger as one of the Tri-State area detecting clubs to be awarded one of these pin-pointers to test. 2015 Spring Hunt
The annual Spring Hunt was held on Saturday May 16th at the West Mayfield Community Park. It was a great day for our hunt and it looks like everyone had a great time. There were over 2000 coins and prize tokens buried and lots of merchandise prizes to give away. Here are some of the pictures from the event. |
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