“What’s kind of ironic is that the interest has grown in relic hunting, but the opportunities just aren’t there like they used to be,” said Preston “Toby” Law, 68, who for 34 years has ...

It was supposed to be a spring relic hunt but the conditions were more like mid-winter on Tuesday, March 25. The snow fell in heavy sheets and the temperature hovered near freezing.

There are some people who may relic hunt for profit, but many do it for their love of history, like Simmons, who pulled out another find — a small coin he said was of Roman origin from around 32 AD.