What each page includes
Each record gives a direct answer, where the rule applies, permit or permission information, important restrictions, official-source links, and the date checked.
Independent publishing
Can I Detect Here? is an independent website, not a government agency. It publishes official-source metal-detecting summaries; the government or land manager linked on each record remains the authority. This site cannot grant a permit or permission.
Publisher and editor: Marc LaClear
Can I Detect Here? is published by Marc LaClear. Questions and corrections can be sent to hello@marclaclear.com.
The publisher handles corrections and is responsible for the site’s sourcing standards. Each page explains how its answer was checked; the publisher’s name alone does not mean he personally reviewed that answer. No professional credential is claimed here.
AI source audit: the current review method
Our standard review method is an AI source audit. A first AI pass extracts evidence from official sources and checks each material claim. A second AI pass, in a separate model context, challenges the scope, conditions, missing evidence and wording. Documented reconciliation keeps the answer within what both passes support. Maps are inspected as images as well as text.
Each answer links to an audit receipt showing the sources, claims checked, limitations, and review method. Earlier reviews remain part of the history when a new check is completed. The methodology page explains how to read these checks.
An AI source audit is not human review, legal advice, government approval, legal verification or guaranteed permission. It does not replace a permit, written permission, posted signs or current land-manager instructions.
Source-check dates
“Sources checked” records when the relevant evidence in an official source was actually opened and compared with the summary. A page update alone does not mean its sources were checked again. Each source card has its own check date. When material sources were checked on different days, the record shows a date range; “checks through” on a compact card means the latest material check, not that all sources were checked that day.
Historical named reviews
A named human review means a recorded person explicitly approved specified claims for that record. The page shows who reviewed those claims, when, and what the review covered. Grand Haven and Summit retain their historical named reviews alongside their current AI source audits. Those earlier reviews cover only their recorded scope, not later evidence or later wording.
Other records use the documented AI source audit as their current review basis. A page without a named human reviewer relies on its disclosed AI source audit. Earlier AI-assisted research is distinct from a completed two-pass audit. Source checks, audit completion and historical human reviews can have different dates.
Public caution and scheduled reviews
A caution explains a specific limitation, what remains supported and what you should verify. It may concern an old map, incomplete permit details, conflicting wording or an incomplete recheck. An unsuccessful source check does not by itself mean the rule changed or that the linked page is unavailable to you.
Records show the next source audit, normally scheduled within 180 days of a completed audit. On that date an audit is due soon; from the following day it is overdue. The review reminder uses your device’s date. The answer and source-check dates remain tied to the evidence actually reviewed. If a check is incomplete, the page keeps the earlier evidence and explains what still needs confirmation.
Corrections and material changes
Report a correction with an official source. Reports are compared with the governing evidence, including effects on related properties. Changed conclusions are checked against official sources. Changes to answers, restrictions, or source details appear in the record’s history and the change log. Routine checks that leave the answer unchanged are not listed as corrections.
Advertising and links
This site does not display advertising. The directory links to official evidence and contact routes, not affiliate shopping offers.
Current coverage
The directory currently has 12 research records in Michigan and Ohio, including system rules and individual properties. System coverage does not mean each property has received an individual review. Maps, permits, seasons, campground conditions and closures can vary by property. Missing coverage and “Not confirmed” are never permission.