Can you set traps for arrowheads?

[Neogeo]

I mean in creeks.....I know that when creekin you can find them in deep spots,bends and where something stops or changes the flow of the water..I.E..rocks, logs...etc.......Well do you think that you can make an obstruction or something like that....Just a thought...What do you think


Like I hunt a spot thats a run off on a hill....Put a large log 1/2 way down to catch them before they hit the creek.....stuff like that.

[flintdigger]

It might work if the creek bottom is rock, if it's dirt you might catch a lot of silt and mud buildup.

[Neogeo]

Then I would bust out the big garden claw....Well mayhaps I guess...lol

[Lone Star]

Neogeo, I haven't set traps to collect rolling flint but I've set up obstructions to keep tidal and wave washed debris from inundating certain areas that have held good flint in the past.
A few sites close to my daily traveling allows me to check on them regularly. Depending on rain, tide, whatever constitutes my stopping I will usually find weeds and sea grasses along with sticks and brush covering some of the best areas. I have to rake them down or forage amongst the debris to hunt. I've set a fieldwork of small logs and stakes in front of some of them to reduce the buildup of debris. The tidal water gets through to do it's work on the shell and mud. If the barrier works the best pickings are usually at the inside of the barrier on the protected side. About the only thing that works without a flaw and holds up with any tide is cinderblocks. I dropped a few off that I carried there by boat, and set them in a row, holes up and down. I drove bunch of short 2x2 stakes . one per hole and let them stick up about a foot. They catch debris like a beaver dam most of the time. But not much stands up to a big log . Lone Star

[larson1951]

i like to check out new washed out spots after a good rain
steve b

[Parisdakarbmw]

I mean in creeks.....I know that when creekin you can find them in deep spots,bends and where something stops or changes the flow of the water..I.E..rocks, logs...etc.......Well do you think that you can make an obstruction or something like that....Just a thought...What do you think


Like I hunt a spot thats a run off on a hill....Put a large log 1/2 way down to catch them before they hit the creek.....stuff like that.

Large rolls of close tied chicken wire mesh fence is great. I put 10 foot long nets horizontal to the bank just below where the walls erode, and spill into the water. The rain washes the mud, and sand away leaving a fresh net of rocks, and pottery bits. Yoy can use old broom handles to drive into the bank, and lay the mesh across that. Use some zip ties to secure it down to the broom handles, and check back in 6 months. You'll be happy to see what you will find.

[mamabear]

when I first read the question, I thought "how silly" but then I thought about it & realized what a good idea it is. if you try it, let us know how it works.

[joshuaream]

Many paleo points are found mixed with Bison antiquus bones, the points appear to be susceptible to getting trapped inside extinct bison. Spread the bones around and you might catch some.

Actually, I have heard of people putting wire mesh to collect pieces eroding out of sites.

[larson1951]

one time i had a friend ask me if he could get this potato digger (the kind with the conveyor belt)(the old kind that was pulled by a horse and had a chair for the (picker/sorter) person
to sit on which would enable him to watch the dirt go by, i told him no, not gonna, it would take all the fun out of it
now this is diff than what you are talkin' about but your question jogged my memory and brought this to mind, (true story)
on the other hand we have to agree that a true old fashioned 'washout' is actually a trap for arrowheads and small artifacts
good luck w/yer knee surg frank the crank
steve
larson1951

[Neogeo]

Thanx for the advice evreyone,I look forward to tryin it out....
Thanx bro I go in on Friday...

[fyrffytr1]

My first thought was "probably, but what would you use for bait?" As dry as it has been around here I thought about digging a hole at one of the fields and putting a 5 gallon bucket full of water in it. The I would just sit back and wait for the points to come for a drink. I'm through trying to be funny now!
The idea of a netting style trap does sound good but only if you are the sole hunter of the site. You wouldn't want a stranger to gather the fruits of your labor would you?

[Michael Karr]

Only use live traps,,leg hold and conibear breaks them into....Sorry I had to say that....But I had always thought about using hardware cloth and stakes putting it the bend and curves just to see what happends. Also most creeks can change around during flooding.....Mike

[Twitch]

I don't know, but I tell you what I've had arrowheads set traps for me on more occasions than I can count. Hope the recovery is going well.