No wonder it’s so hard to find stuff any more.
The reason its hard for most folks to find points like that is because they don't put the effort into gaining permission on a good site and then putting in hundreds of hours digging that hard dirt.
SouthFork and his digging partner spent years digging those two hills to find those. Anyone on this site could do the same thing if they decided to put forth as much work as they have.
I followed their digs for years as they found them a few at a time.
Your right on about taking the effort to put the time in digging and sifting.
However on the topic of obtaining permission, people’s attitudes have changed a lot in the last 20-50 years.
It’s much more difficult to get permission to utilize any resources on private land these days.
Everything IS bigger in Texas.
Here ranches are smaller and people are more protective of their resources. The smaller the tract of land, the more protective they are.
I’d compare digging arrowheads to buck hunting. In Texas, you probably wouldn’t have a difficult time finding a ranch to buck hunt on for a trespass fee. Here ranchers would not let a stranger hunt on their land for any amount of money. Wildlife resources are renewable. When archaeological resources are gone, they are gone forever.
The amount of public lands also comes into play.
Not saying it’s impossible, but the chances are slim around here in my opinion (unless you know someone).
