creek hunt

[daddyrog]

I hung up my rock hunting boots over 25 yrs ago but after reading on here the past few days; it got the blood flowing again; so I thought well it will be shady on the creek and I've never tried creek hunting before so I'll go for a little while; bad decision; after about 1/2 mile with over a 100 degree heat index; and not even a peace of flint to show I'd had more then enough; if I'd been looking for junk it would have been a gold mine; found everything from gates to tv's. And I wouldn't want anyone else to tell this but I will tell it on myself; I did have one little bit of excitment; thought I had found a cannon ball; but after about 5 minutes of digging in the old gray creek mud; I found that it had three holes in one side; who in haties throws a bowling ball in the creek; so after this little trip; think I'll put the boots back up. Till spring anyway.

 

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[Bum Luck]

I once hunted a genuine Indian battle site, with the permission of the landowners and with an archaeologist.

It was a small shallow pond, maybe 150' x 800', 4 foot deep and muddy bottom.

Looking for old muskets or knives. After a whole day of wading in the muck and finding everything from road barricades to old signs to lawn chairs, we gave up, but we'd covered everything. The closest I came to finding something was feeling something iron about a inch around and 4' long (Yahoo - a rifle barrel!), but it was just an old piece of water pipe.

 

[Tnmountains]

I have had many days like yours. New spots and walked for miles and nothing then next time out you find a couple. Hang in there and post some of the ones you have found in the past. Artifacts is not always about a todays find we just enjoy seeing and sharing the finds. Good fun bunch in here.
Keep the boots ready !
HH
TnMtns