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in reply to: I think I have a record here… #54167
Apparently deep snow insulates the things and they’re overjoyed about it. I give my outdoor clothing (which is most of it) a good blast of permethrin from about now to October. And if you drive, give a blast to your car/truck seat too. They seem to get off the clothing in the truck and roam around.
in reply to: Stone Arrowheads #52300Critch wrote: A local archeologist for Mizzou looked at both points. He said the green flint came from Eastern Kansas, the knife blade was very old, much older than the spear point.
Collections I’ve seen around here have lots of those knife blades. Arrowheads are far more common than the spear points.
We also have what we think may have been a bowl for mixing things. It’s a soft kind of rock and is hollowed out in the middle to the depth of maybe 2 inches. It’s obvious that someone hollowed it out. For what reason, who knows? I’m curious why someone would leave something that obviously took a lot of time and effort to make..My oldest son found that bowl in a steam in the higher Ozarks west of here.
Don’t ya wish you could step back in time and see the people who built and used these artifacts..?
Yes, I sure do! I’m sure it was a hard life, but that’s relative I figure. I bet life has always been a beautiful ass pain:D
in reply to: Turkey Tips – Backcountry College #50247That was excellent! Not a video you’ve made I haven’t enjoyed watching and learning some things. The production values are just too cool and set a great vibe. Thanks!
in reply to: Birthday shout out to one of our own… #50225Happy Birthday Ralph! 2 days late..sorry ’bout that. I’ve had root beer but never a root canal:wink: My wife used to be a dental hygienist in her past and thank God for her loving kindness and sharp tongue, it gets my otherwise inert motivation to go to the dentist moving. Do hope you had 2 better days since!
in reply to: Stone Arrowheads #50204Critch wrote: Down here where the Ozarks run into the Mississippi Delta we find them all the time. The Osage, Chickasaw and other tribes often camped on the slopes of the hills and trapped and netted fish in the numerous rivers in our area. A freshly plowed field near these little streams is a bonanza. My oldest son found a beautiful flint knife in our backyard while digging under an old stump, years later Our youngest son found a green flint spear point near the same spot. We find small arrowheads quite often near the Black River.
The Mississippian Culture centered near Cahokia, IL left items everywhere.
Hey Critch – I will probably see a zebra before my next surface find up here and there you can’t hardly walk barefoot without poking yourself on an artifact. Nice:D! I’d love to have a place like that.
in reply to: Complexity #46727Getting impatient my tomato and chiles aren’t sprouting yet. Methinks has been too cool in the house. And yes, I shot my bow today and it was frighteningly on the mark. I stopped and put it away before I blew the moment. Got a steak to throw on the grill now. Signing off….
in reply to: Signs of Spring #43434Ralph – that’s a Texas lilac! Beautiful. We got 2.1″ rain here today. Found a perfect stone ax today in a farm field. But no groove. So just a rock:lol: Did you guys get rain out of the system that’s worked over the middle of the country today?
in reply to: Stone Arrowheads #42220J.Wesbrock wrote: I’ve only ever found one in my life, ironically enough while I was looking for a small game arrow that missed a squirrel.
I found one kind of like that too. I was passing through an area that called out to me as a hunter. I happened to look down where a hitch of logs had been dragged out, and there in the fresh dirt was a perfectly intact 2″ point. There was definitely some form of communication that passed thru the ages and got me hooked. I felt something there before I even found the point.
in reply to: Stone Arrowheads #41038Oops.. Grumps…I see you’re in Brookfield….for some reason I was thinking you were in Brim field. Not far though is it?
in reply to: Stone Arrowheads #41037grumpy wrote: NEVER found an arrowhead, really don’t expect to,
I’ve been looking for sheds tho, and feel just as frustrated.
All I’m finding is tracks and poop. Lots and lots of poop.
Hey Grumps – you know what’s funny? My brother lived for many years in Brimfield! He actually found 2 quartz points while living there. I can’t remember what rd his house was on, but it was the main rd heading W out of town (rt 9?). After he and his 1st wife split he bought a fixer upper on Five Bridge rd. Since remarried (like his bro!) and in Ct now. That area was inhabited by the Quabog tribe I believe. I think you have a HS of that name?
in reply to: Ausjim sitrep #40980Good to hear. He ought to take all that training and shoot somebody asking for it in the ass with an arrow just because he could:lol: I wish him well!
in reply to: Signs of Spring #39829Webmother wrote: A sure sign of spring in the high desert of Southwest Idaho is the Western meadowlark. A while back I ran across words to the meadowlark call, but I can’t find it now. Bruce, have you ever heard of such a thing?
No spring peepers here. In fact, I had to look that up to see what you were talking about. I thought “peepers” were tourists who go to New England to see the fall colors. I guess those would be fall peepers. 😉
I’m glad the snow’s melting a bit and you are able to get outside. Give my best to the girls.
I saw my first Eastern Meadowlark of the year this weekend. It was singing its head off as I watched thru my binos.
in reply to: two or three blade broadhead for hog hunt? #39823I’m no academic on this stuff….flip a coin or shoot whatever one you like. I think if its sharp and you get ’em where you aim, it’s gonna do its business.
in reply to: The Bow that Surprised You #30039Maybe. Like falling in love at first sight I bought a Jim Reynolds Thunderstick (made in Mi.) in the early 2000’s. It’s light and shoots well. For all I’ve learned since and the bows I’ve slobbered over, I feel great with my first pick. Besides looking at the eye candy out there, I’m happily married to this bow!
in reply to: Stump Shootin' Days #30032Ralph – I love the pics! What kind of antelope can’t run? Give up?? A Cantalope:lol:
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