Resource for
Clubs
and
Individuals
Metal Detecting Club
Pamphlet
by Lee Wiese
Download the Pamphlet 59 pages Rev: F - 02-22-21
This Metal Detecting Club Handbook is a composition of nine MDHTALK.org articles written for and about metal detecting clubs. All of these individual articles can be found on the MDHTALK website and are downloadable. However, by putting the individual articles into one handbook, results in a one stop shopping experience for any new or developing club looking for a guide. This handbook is free to the metal detecting community and is in Adobe .PDF format which makes it downloadable for those who are interested in this material.
Here is the table of contents for the current Version. "F" version of the handbook.
The plan is to add at least two to three more articles to the handbook during 2022 that will cover gaps in the current material. Future article may cover the following subject matter:
Provide MDHTALK with some feedback on what you think of the handbook. Email to
by Lee Wiese
Download the Pamphlet 59 pages Rev: F - 02-22-21
This Metal Detecting Club Handbook is a composition of nine MDHTALK.org articles written for and about metal detecting clubs. All of these individual articles can be found on the MDHTALK website and are downloadable. However, by putting the individual articles into one handbook, results in a one stop shopping experience for any new or developing club looking for a guide. This handbook is free to the metal detecting community and is in Adobe .PDF format which makes it downloadable for those who are interested in this material.
Here is the table of contents for the current Version. "F" version of the handbook.
- Why Should I Join or Start a Metal Detecting Club?
- Start a Metal Detecting Club
- Club's Volunteer Organization
- Club Meeting Agenda
- Constitution and Bylaws
- Club’s Community Service
- Club Training Guide
- Volunteer Club Evidence Search Team
- Club Promotion
- Competition Hunt Preparation
- Competition Hunt Etiquette and Integrity
- Competition Event Update
- Club Auctions, Drawings, and Raffles
- Club Liability Insurance
- Club’s Coin Purchase Program
- Appendix A: Ethics for Responsible Metal Detecting
- Appendix B: Sample Waiver or Release Form
- Appendix C: Informal Permission Letter
- Appendix D: Informal Permission to Metal Detect on Private Property
The plan is to add at least two to three more articles to the handbook during 2022 that will cover gaps in the current material. Future article may cover the following subject matter:
- Tax Exemption
- Monthly Show and Tell of Members Finds
Provide MDHTALK with some feedback on what you think of the handbook. Email to