North central WI research tips

[Rosco53]

Hey all-
Been creeping this forum subject off and on for a little bit now. Just curious if any one hunts in Wisconsin, mainly central/northern parts? If so, what resources have you found helpful in research? Was recently in MT on a dinosaur fossil hunt and stumbled upon a arrowhead, which the land owner allowed me to keep, which has got me thinking about looking around here. Sorta almost just looking to get out and be more active, walk around and whatnot, and rock hounding by superior is too far of a drive to do so consistently. Really not sure where to start though, have a few history books with tribal info and whatnot, but beyond that... Fully realize its pointless just to go out in random fields to look, and know that state/county lands are off limits so need permissions, but know plenty of farmers and land owners around here I could probably make an attempt. The research part is where I'm looking for advice/info on, or if anyone already goes in this area? Appreciate any and all information you may have! Thanks in advance!

 

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[Tdog]

I'd say since you have access to farmers fields, look anywhere the ground is disturbed.

 

[crashbandicoot]

I'd say since you have access to farmers fields, look anywhere the ground is disturbed.

Like after a big honking rain!

 

[Lenrac2]

Lot of old logging camps too. Might take some research.

 

[uniface]

Ask your farmers where the arrowheads are found, and hunt there. No sense wasting time reinventing the wheel.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

You might want to a metal detector with you too. Lots of Copper artifacts found on certain sites in Wisconsin.

This is my Wisconsin tray. As you can see, lots of nice pieces can be found there. Not personal finds.

 

[Rosco53]

You might want to a metal detector with you too. Lots of Copper artifacts found on certain sites in Wisconsin.

This is my Wisconsin tray. As you can see, lots of nice pieces can be found there. Not personal finds.

Thats impressive... I do have a metal detector, just need to get a platt book and talk to some people I think... Still figure doing prior research will help reduce the amount of "wasted" time though.

 

[Rosco53]

Ask your farmers where the arrowheads are found, and hunt there. No sense wasting time reinventing the wheel.

Thats just it, to the best of my knowledge, no one really has. Or at least, aren't really purposefully looking for them. Found a couple cheaper books on ebay that I may purchase to give me a better idea of the area's history and go from there. Don't think it'll be as easy as simply walking up and down any field and finding things. Areas by water, or maybe trails or near earlier settlements/homesteads. There had been a body found on my great-grandmother's land (after she passed and the new owners built) that dated to late 1800's, so figure that area may be a good starting point, little creek cuts through...

 

[Rege-PA]

You are in a good area, Wisc has all the cultural periods with some really extensive Mound sites etc. Talk to your farmer friends who have creeks, streams, river frontage and walk the rises above the flood plain. Especially good are confluences of streams and DON`T forget the gravel bars in streams. Larger unbroken pieces are often found there and after every heavy rain new ones appear and are also buried until someone with a keen eye and patience comes along.....Good Luck!

 

[uniface]

Thats just it, to the best of my knowledge, no one really has. Or at least, aren't really purposefully looking for them. Found a couple cheaper books on ebay that I may purchase to give me a better idea of the area's history and go from there. Don't think it'll be as easy as simply walking up and down any field and finding things. Areas by water, or maybe trails or near earlier settlements/homesteads. There had been a body found on my great-grandmother's land (after she passed and the new owners built) that dated to late 1800's, so figure that area may be a good starting point, little creek cuts through...

Boys range pretty widely -- exploring &c. If one of them found one somewhere, that would be in the collective memory bank.