Doug Hardy

  • Land/Shallow Water Search

Cost For My Service

My services are on a reward basis, which means you pay what your lost item is worth to you and what you can afford. I do have a $25 call-out fee to cover my travel expenses to get to you. No call-out fee for police, fire, or EMS personnel. The price for an insurance or estate search would be negotiable.

Search Types

Lost rings, jewelry, keys, and any lost metallic valuables. I can search yards, local parks, farm fields, old home sites, athletic fields, gardens etc. I can also search water to about waist-deep.

Search Locations

Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, Garner, Butner, Oxford, Morrisville, Hillsborough, and surrounding areas.

Doug Hardy's Bio

I’ve been in North Carolina for about 45 years (so far) and my wife and I have been married for more than 30 of those years. I’ve been detecting for about 7 years now and for 5 years, I was president of our local metal detecting club, Triangle Relic Recovery. I’m a retired IT director and try to take advantage of my retired status to get out and detect whenever I can. I’ve recovered all sorts of jewelry items for people and love being able to reconnect people with their lost items.

If you’re curious about what’s below the surface on your property. All properties have a history, so let’s figure out yours! If you’ve lost an item, give me a call – I’ll put in the time and effort to recover it for you.

Doug Hardy - Recent Blog Post

  • Third time’s a charm! (2024)

    I received a text from a woman who had lost her wedding ring after a « discussion » with her husband. He saw the ring fly up in the air, but it was nighttime and they hadn’t been able to find it the next day. As I was out of town on vacation, I contacted two friends […]

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  • Yard Recovery (2024)

    Got a call from a gentleman whose wife’s ring had gotten lost in the front yard. He was positive he knew where the ring was, but had not been able to find it, which is when he contacted me. We set up a time to meet and he took me through the scenario about how […]

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  • Engagement Ring Recovered! (2024)

    I got a call from a young woman who had lost her engagement ring – not an unusual situation – and I agreed to help her recover it. In talking with her, the story emerged… she had been in the parking lost at work and in having a discussion with a co-worker, flung her hand […]

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  • This Necklace Recovery Made My Month! (2024)

    I got a call around 7:30p last night from a woman who asked for my help in recovering a piece of jewelry. A high school football player had lost a necklace on the field during practice and despite friends and family members searching (including one with a metal detector), they had been unable to find […]

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  • What a great feeling! (2024)

    I got a text from a woman saying that she was newly engaged and had lost her engagement ring. Everyone I’ve related this story to has had the same reaction: « Oh My God! » Anyway, I told her I could come out to search for it in about an hour and I drove to her house. […]

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