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I had two sent to me from Amazon.com - both were DOA. It looked like a nice unit but i was very disappointed in that they did not work.
Now I am looking for another product, maybe saving up to buy a better quality white unit or tesero
i hope i win this contest so i can get to try a good detector for free. that would be great.
there is nothing else for me to say regarding detectors except this, let me win!!

As a coin collector, I've always had an interest in finding old coins. I loved finding the occasional wheat penny or buffalo nickel in my change or on the ground in an old building, but it wasn't until I received a Bounty Hunter Tracker IV as a gift that I realized I could find lots of unusual and rare coins in an enjoyable and exciting way.

The Tracker IV was up and running in a few minutes and the control knobs and sensitivity meter were easy to understand even for a beginner. With an afternoon of trying the 3 different operating modes (Motion All-Metals, Full Discrimination, and Tone Discrimination), I was able to get a quick feel for identifying treasure from trash. The included 8" coil is fully submersible and easy to install. I actually dug up my first dime after about five minutes of trying out my new detector. What a great feeling that is. I found it was also very helpful to put various kinds of metal down around the house and use them to train myself to listen for the more wanted tones.

Although the Tracker IV is more of an entry-level detector, it has proven to be quite powerful and frequently locates coins and jewelry several inches below the surface. The discrimination modes help to weed out the obvious junk and are adequate for those not wanting to pay extra for a detector with more bells and whistles. I recommend this detector as a great way to get started in metal detecting without breaking your budget.

The Bounty Hunter Tracker 4 was my first metal detector. I was eager to try it out but it was the dead of winter here in Ohio and the ground was frozen solid.

I downloaded every treasure tale and metal detecting tip sheet I could get my hand on.

Once the weather had broken, I was off on the hunt. It seems to work exceptionally well on hills I detected. I would go to all the sled riding hills and cash in on the lost change from the sled rider wiped outs. I kept the sensitivity around 1/2.

I decided to go on the beach areas near my home. I found an array of bottle caps, pull tabs, and an occasional penny or nickel.

The controls on the Tracker 4 are simple to understand. The unit is balanced well and was not too heavy to swing for several hours. It is powered by two 9 volt batteries. I get about a half season of detecting before needing to replace the batteries. The coil is waterproof and can be submerged up to the electronics without any problem. I found that the tracker 4 worked well in shallow water as well as in the park. The meter is helpful in indicating the type of target located.

This detector is in the beginner category metal detector but I have found some of my most valuable finds with it. I have passed it on to my son who continues to mark good targets with it. I purchased a more advanced model.

I got hooked on metal detecting with this machine as you might too. If you’re looking to try metal detecting and you don't want to spend a lot of money to find out if you might like the sport, I would suggest a Bounty Hunter Tracker 4.

Experience is the best teacher ! With my experience in metal detecting, I have seen many a detector with flashy symbols, lights, gauges, and colors, but not many have surpassed the ease and expertise with which this simply styled, yet extremely reliable and precise, Bounty Hunter Tracker IV metal detector guide you to your finds. Whether they are silver, gold, copper or bronze, no metals escape the bloodhound accuracy of this light, little treasure.

I was amazed at the heavy amount of finds I was able to uncover, without paying the heavy duty price of a very heavy machine. I once swung this little beauty for 6 hours straight, and my arm was no less the wear than when I started. The meter and discrimination settings were easily adjusted, controlled, and and able to be read, consistently yielding finds on wet or dry, sand, soil, and dirt. The auto ground balance was a big help, and allowed me the time to enjoy detecting, rather than fiddling with controls.

I have never experienced problems finding the target with my tracker IV. I found numerous silver coins at nearly 2 feet in the sand, and gold rings, pendants, and other goodies, even deeper than that ! Consistently finding good targets, you have to rely on what this machine tells you. If you don't hear a strong, steady, signal, and decide to dig, you will only spend hours of backbreaking work digging up total trash. With the discrimination set to just past 12:00, it sets aside all the garbage, and has no problem separating the small time clad pennies from the nickels, quarters, silver, and gold. A strong, distinct, high tone usually means a silver find, and a strong, low tone usually means gold, dimes, quarters, but watch out, you will dig plenty of pull tabs, rolled up aluminum foil, and cigarette boxes, as these usually masquerade themselves as gold, when passed under a detector.

When using this machine in busy park areas, I also recommend using the smaller 4" coil, as it helps with pinpointing targets in litter ridden areas. All things considered, I say that the Bounty Hunter Tracker IV is one of the best, if not the best, deals around in the metal detecting hobby, it will give you more hours of enjoyment than you could ever hope for. I give this tracker IV a perfect score when it comes to meeting all your expectations !

The Bounty Hunter Tracker IV is a beginner level detector, selling for around $140, but you probably find one cheaper. This was one of the first detectors that I owned. I chose it for two reasons, one, the price. It was one of the cheapest detectors that I could find out there. The second reason was that it looked like it would do the job. The Tracker IV's control panel has a sensitivity knob, a discrimination knob and a target indicator meter. The Tracker IV has 3 different modes of detecting and automatic ground balancing.

What I liked about the Tracker IV was that it was so simple to use. With it I found a gold bracelet and a lot of change. You really don't need to practice using the Tracker IV. Basically, you can turn it on and go. You don't need to set up any buttons.

What I don't like about the Tracker IV is that it lacks a lot of features. It does not have a depth meter. Without the depth meter, I found that I was unable to get an accurate depth of the target and didn't know how far down to dig. Also, the Tracker IV does not have a pinpointing option. My holes were bigger than they should have been with out a pinpointing feature. Another thing that the Tracker IV is lacking is target ID. I personally like to have a relative idea of what I'm digging.

As, you can see the Tracker IV lacks a lot of features. If you want the basic detector with no bells and whistles for an extremely cheap price, than the Tracker IV is a great buy for you. Don't expect a lot of features with the Tracker IV. Overall, I would give the Tracker IV 3 stars. Thumbs up for the price, but thumbs down for the features.

The Bounty Hunter Tracker IV is by far the best detector for the money. At one point, I thought bigger was better and I spent the money on an upper level Bounty Hunter but it sits in the garage. This detector is a turn on and go detector. I have done all types of detecting but prefer relics and artifacts (military and fur trade). This detector works well in the water and on land. It's only fault is that you can't detect in the rain. I have spent many days with a garbage bag tied around the housing. I am still waiting for a waterproof model. I have found all kinds of great artifact from cannon balls, Spanish silver to copper culture artifacts. This detector gave me some of my best finds in western and eastern treasure in a few years ago including a Hudson Bay button and 29 regiment of foot button. I had a friend who swore by the Fisher but after several years secretly bought the tracker IV. I did purchase a 10 inch coil and have found fur trade buttons a 12 inches. If you are a newbie or old timer, you can’t go wrong with this detector!

In his younger days, my husband was an avid coin shooter, heading out to Lake Michigan each AM to comb the beaches there. At that time he owned a number of high end detectors and would never consider using what he called a lower end detector.

However, over the years and jobs the beach detecting gave way to life problems and the high end detectors became dust collectors, so they went to the bargain bin. Years later as we went on yearly camping trips I kept asking him to get another detector, but his reply was that they were all just too expensive and he wasn't sure just how the newer models operated, being as in his day, you just turned it on and it would beep when you got to metal. Too darn fancy and cost way too much, he would say.

Then one day I found a used Bounty Hunter Tracker IV on eBay and placed a bid and darn if I didn't get it. I wasn't sure what my husband's reaction would be, when I presented this detector to him. He says “Looks complicated"....."way too light"....."nothing but a toy", however he did sit and begin to read the instructions.

The next day he was in the front yard, and within 5 minutes he found his first coin. It was just a wheat penny, but from the look he gave me, I knew he was 25 years old and back at the beach. He had to show me all the things that these newer model detectors could do, and I have to admit, that it is a user friendly detector.

That Bounty Hunter has made many a camping trip with us and the ease of operation still amazes me. My husband retired this year and he has his next detector on order, but that I will be his story.

My brother and I were thinking of buying a metal detector a few years ago and somehow my wife got wind of our new endeavor somehow. To my surprise come Christmas I got a wish come true and frankly I was seduced with the idea of getting going a.s.a.p. to find our place in the treasure hunting field.

John and I first found a bunch of clad coins and then we were hooked!

We knew of some old foundations in the country where we camped as kids with the Boy Scouts and went to the old sites, at first we found some old hinges an such as we weren't really sure as to how to set and operate the detector properly, well trial and error finally prevailed and we started finding more artifacts ,square nails silver spoons old eye glasses from a really older time as which we still don't know but my brother had them refitted so that he could wear them as an adornment for his eyes in his historical mountainman costume during Rendavious. Since then we have found several more old foundationd in the woods and plan to thouroughly sift through the remains. We both really like this hobby and would recomend it to anyone who would like to know more of our forgotten past. T he Bounty Hunter is a good machine to learn with or own as a full time detector, easy to learn,light and well balanced,and a pleasure to teach someone the how to detect. So far some of our finds include around three or four hundred dollars in silver coins, Gold rings (1 with two rubies in it ) abeautiful massive silver ring from the Canadian Hockey Leauge, many silver rings and a bracelet my wife Ruth found with a Mother of Pearl inlay from Mexico, a small cache of wheatie pennys from 1909 through 1945 mostly in fine condition and in the same deteroitad wooden cigar box some old childs marbles,jacks and a few lead soldiers. All of this to my wife ,brother and i are priceless. Get into the hobby get bitten by the Treasure Bug.

Hi. I would like to say that the Bounty Hunter Tracker IV is the best metal detector for my money I have ever used. I own a $5,000.00 detector and over the same time my little coin detector has found me more then I paid for them both. It lives in the trunk of my car. You won’t need good luck with the Bounty Hunter Tracker IV. Thanks for every thing.

Received the Bounty Hunter Tracker IV as a gift. It works reasonably well for my current needs. I have used two different White detectors owned by friends and when I am in the market for a new detector I will be evaluating the White line of detectors for my next purchase.
JLB