Do you find many points in fields with no flakes or chips?

[mikez]

I'm still learning. I have managed to find two locations in which there are loads of quartz flakes, chips, brokes, blanks etc. My very first two points came from one of those areas.
Here's my question; in both cases, the hot spots are small sections of large field complexes. There are hundreds of acres to hunt but only a very small portion of that shows the flakes. I have found I have no more patience to hunt the barren ground where no flakes appear. On the other hand, I go over and over the same areas that have chips.
Is it a waste of time to hunt away from the flakes, or should all fields be checked carefully even in the absence of flakes?

 

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[Th3rty7]

usually it is a waste of time, I like to slow down in the hot spots and quickly walk the perimeter

 

[ShowmeMoflint]

I have found in the areas that I hunt if there are very few flakes chances are that it is a old site and the farmers just haven't went deep enough.Or maybe it will be a waste of time.I have a dalton drill found in a field where there was no flint what so ever.Yes I think though usually it is a waste of time and energy that could be used somewhere you know there was Indians.You just never know though until you try

 

[pickaway]

Sometimes,but fields with alot of material seem to produce more artifacts.

 

[tomclark]

Lots of chips means worksite and many brokens. Yes you can find some good ones but most will be broken.
I concentrate on areas with no chips but more whole lost hunting points. There are places today just like back in the day where you'd find lots of spent bullets or arrows in good hunting areas. I especially like areas that concentrate game if you can identify those areas now since few look similar today. Kill Zones.
Items like beads and everyday items, broke and whole are found near chip sites. More whole ones in habitation areas

 

[Th3rty7]

Look for secondary spots in conjunction with the main site. The next closest watering hole/ spring, a distinguishable landmark, a high spot overlooking the main site, etc. I've had good luck at these nearby sites in the past, they've usually been within a short walk away, the problem is many times they aren't plowed or exposed.

 

[Tnmountains]

Here's my question; in both cases, the hot spots are small sections of large field complexes. There are hundreds of acres to hunt but only a very small portion of that shows the flakes. I have found I have no more patience to hunt the barren ground where no flakes appear. On the other hand, I go over and over the same areas that have chips.
Is it a waste of time to hunt away from the flakes, or should all fields be checked carefully even in the absence of flakes?

If I know the field I hit the hot spots like you do a couple of times. I usually know the site and where to look but I only learned that by quickly walking the whole thing.You tend to concentrate where you see a lot of flint and flakes. I have leaned that even out of that flinty area you may find your best stuff. Sometimes the flint will pick back up in a field also with nothing in between it. Many times I have found stuff where there was nothing else around or in the general area.(I am assuming you are talking about a field that does have a site with flint).One field I hunt I used to just hit one spot. Twenty years later I have learned that site runs for almost a 1/2 mile in a line at an angle. Lost of dead spaces inbetween. My advice is once you have hit your hot area look outside the heavy flint zone and see if you find something that has been missed or uncovered or is similiar elevation to what you are hunting. Every site is diffrent and the other advice on similiar areas and water nearby is good advice as well. Hope you find them all !!!
TnMountains