There have been several threads on newbie's trying to get started and I spent a lot time thinking about it this weekend while hunting. I have exactly one bit of advice above what the others have offered. So to make a short story long..... I should note that I was a cold-turkey rock hunter. No one turned me on to it, no one showed me the ropes, I spent a lot of time walking around not finding points before I realized this point. I literally hunted arrowheads in New Mexico for 4-1/2 years and never found a single point. I found some pottery sherds, some petroglyphs, fossils and some otherwise cool stuff. Once I moved to the mid-west I was finally able to find points and I've found many 100's of them over the last 11 years. So... with much build up.... prepare to be disappointed by the simplicity of this concept and know that I mean no disrespect to those of you trying to find traction in this fantastic hobby...... YOU CAN'T FIND ARROWHEADS AT A SPOT THAT DOESN'T HAVE ARROWHEADS! That's it. The end of the story. So if you can take this advice seriously and are new you need to stop looking for points and start looking for sites. If you're on a site that has points an untrained monkey can find them (see my pictures from Sunday). If you're at a site with no points Howard Carter, Mary Leaky, Davis and Squires could all be hunting together and collectively wouldn't find squat.
Before you try to find a point, try to find flint. Once you find flint, try to find worked flint. Once you can locate and identify worked and refuse flakes the points will find you. It sounds simple but walking around the desert for 4-1/2 years taught me a lot.
Before you try to find a point, try to find flint. Once you find flint, try to find worked flint. Once you can locate and identify worked and refuse flakes the points will find you. It sounds simple but walking around the desert for 4-1/2 years taught me a lot.
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...Were did the Indians get there flint'..?
