Using a dredge to find arrowheads?

[AlaskaAng]

Has anyone every tried to use their gold dredge to locate arrowheads in creeks in the lower 48? I'm leaving AK this summer and would love to still use my dredge to possibly find some arrowheads not only in plowed farm fields and creeks. Just thinking it might work even if the dredge pushes the arrowheads out the back...it would end up in a pile of rocks that could be sifted through.

I have access to two creeks on private land in the central midwest and would love to give it a try...

Your thoughts?

Ang

[patches63]

lake arrowhead,near idlwild might be a good starter.must be some there.

[patches63]

seriously,i hunt arrowheads, find most of them on sunny oak forests hills with southwest exposures.just where we would hang out without electricity/honda generators.luck

[AlaskaAng]

seriously,i hunt arrowheads, find most of them on sunny oak forests hills with southwest exposures.just where we would hang out without electricity/honda generators.luck

Yes, good point! We have a lot of sunny south facing hills and plenty of oak trees...I'll definatly keep that in mind. I also have access to A LOT of farm fields, looking for arrowheads must be great exercise too! Thanks!

[patches63]

i have found gold nuggets and arrowheads where they did not belong.indians had pocket spills just as others did.but mostly,look for acorn processing areas,sunny hillocks.fall areas.where would i be in the fall,perhaps guarding the acorn grinders?

[kuger]

I have found them dredging,but I dont know how you could actually do it just for them.

[AlaskaAng]

I have found them dredging,but I dont know how you could actually do it just for them.

Retired, hopefully not having to work...time on my hands looking to try something new and have a good excuse to use my Keene dredge after I leave Alaska Plus, if the creek happens to be a swimming hole, maybe other neat items would surface

Ang

[kuger]

I have found them dredging,but I dont know how you could actually do it just for them.

Retired, hopefully not having to work...time on my hands looking to try something new and have a good excuse to use my Keene dredge after I leave Alaska Plus, if the creek happens to be a swimming hole, maybe other neat items would surface

Ang

Now "other neat items",is a different story!I have dredged many a swimming hole and have found an unreal amount of "neat",items!
The difference is,an arrowhead is a rock,and sluices are designed to have rocks "leave",the sluice

[AlaskaAng]

I have found them dredging,but I dont know how you could actually do it just for them.

Retired, hopefully not having to work...time on my hands looking to try something new and have a good excuse to use my Keene dredge after I leave Alaska Plus, if the creek happens to be a swimming hole, maybe other neat items would surface

Ang

Yeah, but another guy on a diff forum said he built a 3x3 box with 1/4 screen that he put behind the dredge to catch most everything except sand and small rocks...it takes two people, one for the nozzle and one to manage the 3x3 box contents; I'm willing to try anything! He also put blocks under his dredge to allow more room in the rear as his creek was only 5" deep...I'm excited to try it!

Now "other neat items",is a different story!I have dredged many a swimming hole and have found an unreal amount of "neat",items!
The difference is,an arrowhead is a rock,and sluices are designed to have rocks "leave",the sluice

[kuger]

I have found them dredging,but I dont know how you could actually do it just for them.

Retired, hopefully not having to work...time on my hands looking to try something new and have a good excuse to use my Keene dredge after I leave Alaska Plus, if the creek happens to be a swimming hole, maybe other neat items would surface

Ang

Yeah, but another guy on a diff forum said he built a 3x3 box with 1/4 screen that he put behind the dredge to catch most everything except sand and small rocks...it takes two people, one for the nozzle and one to manage the 3x3 box contents; I'm willing to try anything! He also put blocks under his dredge to allow more room in the rear as his creek was only 5" deep...I'm excited to try it!

Now "other neat items",is a different story!I have dredged many a swimming hole and have found an unreal amount of "neat",items!
The difference is,an arrowhead is a rock,and sluices are designed to have rocks "leave",the sluice

Now that you mention that,Keene has a box like that for coins,or gems?Most coins seem to catch in the riffles.

If you dont have air on your dredge I would highly recommend it

[AlaskaAng]

I have found them dredging,but I dont know how you could actually do it just for them.

Yep, I need to work on getting the hookah system...I don't really need it up here in AK as I typically dredge in shallow 1-2' of water. It would be very helpful for swimming holes!

Retired, hopefully not having to work...time on my hands looking to try something new and have a good excuse to use my Keene dredge after I leave Alaska Plus, if the creek happens to be a swimming hole, maybe other neat items would surface

Ang

Yeah, but another guy on a diff forum said he built a 3x3 box with 1/4 screen that he put behind the dredge to catch most everything except sand and small rocks...it takes two people, one for the nozzle and one to manage the 3x3 box contents; I'm willing to try anything! He also put blocks under his dredge to allow more room in the rear as his creek was only 5" deep...I'm excited to try it!

Now "other neat items",is a different story!I have dredged many a swimming hole and have found an unreal amount of "neat",items!
The difference is,an arrowhead is a rock,and sluices are designed to have rocks "leave",the sluice

Now that you mention that,Keene has a box like that for coins,or gems?Most coins seem to catch in the riffles.

If you dont have air on your dredge I would highly recommend it

[kuger]

I have found them dredging,but I dont know how you could actually do it just for them.

Yep, I need to work on getting the hookah system...I don't really need it up here in AK as I typically dredge in shallow 1-2' of water. It would be very helpful for swimming holes!

Retired, hopefully not having to work...time on my hands looking to try something new and have a good excuse to use my Keene dredge after I leave Alaska Plus, if the creek happens to be a swimming hole, maybe other neat items would surface

Ang

Yeah, but another guy on a diff forum said he built a 3x3 box with 1/4 screen that he put behind the dredge to catch most everything except sand and small rocks...it takes two people, one for the nozzle and one to manage the 3x3 box contents; I'm willing to try anything! He also put blocks under his dredge to allow more room in the rear as his creek was only 5" deep...I'm excited to try it!

Now "other neat items",is a different story!I have dredged many a swimming hole and have found an unreal amount of "neat",items!
The difference is,an arrowhead is a rock,and sluices are designed to have rocks "leave",the sluice

Now that you mention that,Keene has a box like that for coins,or gems?Most coins seem to catch in the riffles.

If you dont have air on your dredge I would highly recommend it

Yes,absolute necessity.

[strickman]

I have dredged several ,even some very nice ones - no telling how many passed right on out of the box. have dredged many civil war bullets and mini balls as well.