SwampHunter
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- Mar 6, 2007
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For 6 months I have known about a virgin CSA camp in my area. My main thing is finding where places are supposedly located and logging them to where I can return later and hunt them.
The guy that owns the land this camp is on also owns some land where there was a battle. I called him yesterday to see what time I could talk to him in person and show him what I had discovered in the area of the battle. He said that he is in the process of leveling some fields in the area and explained where the field was that they were working on is. He also informed me that the field where the battle happened had been leveled several years ago... which I kind of suspected.
This morning I drove up to my family's land and passed by the field where the dirtpans were not to far from the field where the CSA camp is. As soon as I saw this my heart sank. I hadn't located the camp yet, just the field it was in but I knew this field is more than likely next to be leveled. The field is also one of the oldest settlements in the area. I called my brother in law and we hooked up to locate the exact location of the camp. By instinct we knew where to start out at. Turns out we were right. Within the first 15 minutes of the hunt my brother in law found a poker chip made from a bullet. Not too far from that he found a small caliber round with grease rings around it..... I am guessing a .32 caliber. Then he found part of a buckle. I found a large caliber round with grease rings that looks real funky. I have seen one like this before, but can't remember where. Hopefully one of the days I will get a book that shows all types of CW bullets so I can learn them. If I had a camera I would post pics.
I am not sure how long we have to hunt this place. A few days or maybe a few weeks. Hopefully this field won't get leveled, but I feel that it will be. I am going to call the owner Monday and see how long we have. Tomorrow morning I have a duck hunt planned with a few friends that has been set for awhile. After the hunt I am going straight up to the camp and get in as much time as I can.
If you know of a place where a camp or battle was and have been putting off hunting it, you might not want to put it off too much. It could be destroyed before you make it back to the place.
The guy that owns the land this camp is on also owns some land where there was a battle. I called him yesterday to see what time I could talk to him in person and show him what I had discovered in the area of the battle. He said that he is in the process of leveling some fields in the area and explained where the field was that they were working on is. He also informed me that the field where the battle happened had been leveled several years ago... which I kind of suspected.
This morning I drove up to my family's land and passed by the field where the dirtpans were not to far from the field where the CSA camp is. As soon as I saw this my heart sank. I hadn't located the camp yet, just the field it was in but I knew this field is more than likely next to be leveled. The field is also one of the oldest settlements in the area. I called my brother in law and we hooked up to locate the exact location of the camp. By instinct we knew where to start out at. Turns out we were right. Within the first 15 minutes of the hunt my brother in law found a poker chip made from a bullet. Not too far from that he found a small caliber round with grease rings around it..... I am guessing a .32 caliber. Then he found part of a buckle. I found a large caliber round with grease rings that looks real funky. I have seen one like this before, but can't remember where. Hopefully one of the days I will get a book that shows all types of CW bullets so I can learn them. If I had a camera I would post pics.
I am not sure how long we have to hunt this place. A few days or maybe a few weeks. Hopefully this field won't get leveled, but I feel that it will be. I am going to call the owner Monday and see how long we have. Tomorrow morning I have a duck hunt planned with a few friends that has been set for awhile. After the hunt I am going straight up to the camp and get in as much time as I can.
If you know of a place where a camp or battle was and have been putting off hunting it, you might not want to put it off too much. It could be destroyed before you make it back to the place.
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