‘Duck Dynasty’ brothers unearth ‘eye-popping finds’ during TV treasure hunts
nypost.comThe Post spoke to Jep and Jase Robertson — the sons of “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil — about what “DD” die-hards can expect from the show in their brand new series “Duck Family Treasure,” and how this gem of an idea came to fruition.“We found some, I would say, eye-popping finds,” Jase told the Post of the new series, which is now streaming on Fox Nation. “Duck Family Treasure” sees the Louisiana-born Robertson brothers, along with their Uncle Si and 45-year treasure hunting veteran Murry Crowe, scour the South with their metal detectors in search of riches.
Describing the premise of the show, Jase, 52, said, “Treasure hunting, what we do — a lot of it is based on stories. So you’re trying to figure out fact from fiction.
What’s in the ground, now that’s fact.”The siblings first got into treasure hunting after accompanying Crowe, who had just been diagnosed with cancer, on a fortune foraging foray. ‘At this stage in my life, I don’t have the desire to be on TV other than something that I think makes the world a better place’“He asked me if he could hunt at my place,” explained Jase. “We went out there and he brought me a detector and we got started.
This is like his dying wish to get detecting.” He added, “So every time he called I would take him out there and we formed a friendship.
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