Todays Quick Hunt

[The Grim Reaper]

Even though it was only in the low 40's today with a brisk wind blowing I had decided yesterday I was hunting today on my day off. I had spent my last 3 Thursdays doing wifey things and was going hell or high water today. I spent the first 45 minutes driving around trying to find a spot to hunt and finally spotted and old spot I hadn't been to in a while. We had a decent storm roll through yesterday but it still need some rain on it. It was washed down enough to find a couple nice pieces though. I found a really nice Hafted Scraper made from Flint Ridge Flint. I also found a nice Thumbscraper made from Cater Cave Flint. I also found what I thought was going to be a old Penny. It looked big and it look like copper until I picked it up and cleaned it up and it ended up being a states quarter.

And I got a nice scare that got my heart pounding. The last two pictures are what I thought for sure was a Pipe when I first spotted it but it turned out to be a metal valve.

 

[coosakid]

What kind of places do you hunt or look for? Old Fields.... I usually hunt clear cuts since there's so many around

 

[diggingthe1]

Your post makes me want to get out and go hunting. Its always nice to get out. It would be nice to have a little rototiller with dull blades to go over some spots Nice scraper.

 

[GaRebel1861]

I know the feeling well about the pipe. I was hunting in a river several years ago and saw a small orange in color "trade pipe" laying at the bottom. Turned out to be a rubber spark plug cover off a lawnmower.

 

[1320]

Love the Flint Ridge piece....

 

[creekhunter]

Pretty good hunt by anyone's standards! Love the Carter Cave material.

 

[crj1968]

Wow looks like you are in a great area. That larger scraper is really cool with the colors in it.

A pipe! Oh man that would have freaked me out too.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I know the feeling well about the pipe. I was hunting in a river several years ago and saw a small orange in color "trade pipe" laying at the bottom. Turned out to be a rubber spark plug cover off a lawnmower.

I have found several pieces of Trade Pipes in this field since there an old house site on it. We find lots of Clay Marbles, Ceramic Dolls, Utensils, etc so I thought for sure it was the Bowl off of a Trade Pipe. It needs more rain and then it will produce more I'm sure.

 

[rock]

Well glad there was somebody out there with me yesterday looking (different states) in the freezing wind. So many brokes and a couple of uglies is all I found. At least you found a nice end scraper and tools. Always fun to look.

 

[joshuaream]

Steve, I can see how that pipe-wannabe got your heart pounding.

 

[NCPeaches]

Too bad about the pipe but all the rest are real nice. The one in the top row far right in pic 5 looks like a tip I found a couple years ago and hoping the rest of it will turn up. Is it symmetrical?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Steve, I can see how that pipe-wannabe got your heart pounding.

That dry spot looked like pecked green Pipestone from a distance of about 15 feet. I literally let out an audible gasp when I first spotted it. Then a I took a couple of steps closer and I could see the bolts. lol

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Too bad about the pipe but all the rest are real nice. The one in the top row far right in pic 5 looks like a tip I found a couple years ago and hoping the rest of it will turn up. Is it symmetrical?

That is actually a base off of an Adena. At least that is what I believe it to be.

 

[joshuaream]

That dry spot looked like pecked green Pipestone from a distance of about 15 feet. I literally let out an audible gasp when I first spotted it.

I probably would have squeeled like a 13 y/o girl at a Justin Bieber concert.

 

[monsterrack]

I can't count how many times that a piece of junk or a hunk of discolored clay would make me jump across a creek to get to it , thinking it was something great. Great finds though, I always say any find is better than no find and the stone type is fine.!!!!!!!

 

[SCrocks]

Nice finds Steve! Don't find many hafted scrapers around here. Only a few over the years. I to have had my heart skip a beat from old parts and junk partially sticking up.