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Re: Walking fields for Indian points [Re: GUNNLEG] #8147623
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Happy to see someone from Virginia finding arrowheads.


wanna be goat farmer.
Re: Walking fields for Indian points [Re: GUNNLEG] #8147777
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I would absolutely love to find just one of these. Any particular features to look for to narrow down which fields to search? Proximity to water?

Re: Walking fields for Indian points [Re: GUNNLEG] #8147784
05/31/24 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by GUNNLEG
Originally Posted by beaverpeeler
90% of our points are obsidian where I live. Nice finds.


I'm envious. I see very little obsidian in my area.

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The last one I was extremely lucky to find unbroken in a freshly plowed field. It is a typical ‘Kalapuya’ serrated point. This one about 3/4" long.


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Re: Walking fields for Indian points [Re: tlguy] #8147787
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Originally Posted by tlguy
I would absolutely love to find just one of these. Any particular features to look for to narrow down which fields to search? Proximity to water?


Kinda like trappin’ Brother. You gotta be where they are. Don’t know your area, but I concentrate on high / flat spots in fields within 100 yards of major waterways or swamps. Had an old timer tell me that envision where you would sleep on the ground. It wouldn’t be on a slope or in a wet area. I’d say it’s held true for me 99% of the time and that’s where I concentrate my efforts in my area.

Re: Walking fields for Indian points [Re: beaverpeeler] #8147791
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I’ll state again beaverpeeler, I’m envious. My points aren’t nearly that fine. These are probably 2 of the best bird points I’ve picked up.

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Re: Walking fields for Indian points [Re: GUNNLEG] #8147793
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If anyone wants to venture a guess, I’d like your thoughts on this too. I’m guessing something ceremonial? Shame it was broken.

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Re: Walking fields for Indian points [Re: GUNNLEG] #8147806
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I'm with Gunnleg on where to find them. You're looking for old campsites so a nearby source of water is essential. Old campsites tend to have darker soil associated with them because of mixed charcoal and organic matter accumulations over the millennia. Some of the campsites in my area date back several thousand years.


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Re: Walking fields for Indian points [Re: slue-foot] #8147834
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Originally Posted by slue-foot
One of my favorite spring pastimes/hobbies here in NE Iowa. Much of my areas I hunted in the past are in the set-a-side programs or no-till farming but still manage to find a few treasures of the true Americans.

The Turtle Islanders?

Re: Walking fields for Indian points [Re: Giant Sage] #8147857
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Originally Posted by Giant Sage
Originally Posted by slue-foot
One of my favorite spring pastimes/hobbies here in NE Iowa. Much of my areas I hunted in the past are in the set-a-side programs or no-till farming but still manage to find a few treasures of the true Americans.

The Turtle Islanders?

Enlighten me for what you mean by the term "The Turtle Islanders." I have no Native American blood or claim to. I do know that the Native Americans have a different concept in their creation.

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