Hi Dawgwood. I just read your other thread in Cache hunting. Here:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,189006.0.html
You seem to have several really interesting points to your story and just may have something to pursue here. You mention knowledge from the "old timers", found a bent tree, possible "pointer trees" with rocks enbedded into their "Y's", burried metal objects (line of horse shoes), and what certainly looks like a pointer rock on the ground.
I'm no expert but have a couple suggestions. First and foremost I believe you will have better luck and receive much better, detailed replies if you post some pics. In your other thread you mentioned several times about I'll get a pic of this or that, or I'll blow that pic up and look, but have not posted them. The people you're asking for help from really do need to see what you are talking about.
I would also post your story (with pics) here
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/board,78.0.html in the KCG forum just to cover your bases.
Pics pics pics pics pics and more pics! Will only help
Hope the knee is better! Good luck and keep us posted.
Trout