GamerMomm t1_j6kkh5o wrote on January 30, 2023 at 11:55 PM

Reply to comment by Tashus in Eli5....can you dig a well anywhere and hit water...and how did the early ranchers in the West know where to dig for water. Especially in the really dry areas? by pinkshrinkrn

It worked on our lands, for sure. We don’t own the land anymore, but on the 4000+ hectares we had it sure as shit did. Up until the early 2000s, we still paid a water witch and he sure AF helped us dig our wells.

Tashus t1_j6kmcll wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:08 AM

No, it didn't. You dug wells and found water, but you could have dug them in the places that it didn't indicate, and you probably would have also found water. It's nonsense.

GamerMomm t1_j6kuqyf wrote on January 31, 2023 at 1:09 AM

Yes, we did.

Tashus t1_j6kut1j wrote on January 31, 2023 at 1:10 AM

You did what?

Edit: You've blocked me. I get it. But truly, dousing doesn't work. Dig a hole, and you'll usually hit water. Yes, a douser can tell you "dig here", and lo and behold you'll hit water. You would also be likely to hit water if you dig the places where they don't tell you to dig.