VOL1266-X
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- Jan 10, 2007
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We've Kept This Quiet Until Now: The Tenn. U.S. Williams Cleaner Camp-VIDEO
Last winter, a veteran relic hunter told us about a U.S. camp discovered in the 1980s. I contacted the landowner who had stopped all hunting over 10 years ago. I talked with him a few minutes and he said relic hunters had “covered him up”. I then told him that I appreciated his time and was pleasantly surprised when he gave me and the other Trio members permission to hunt.
After the Arkansas trip, I made 3 scouting trips to the large farm. I walked right in the middle of the field where the landowner said that relics were found. My first signal was a Williams Cleaner bullet. During the scouting trips, 40 % of the 52 relics I dug relics were Williams Cleaner bullets. The relics were only 5-8 in. deep. I didn’t tell Doug or Josh about the site until I felt certain that I had pinpointed the tent lines which I did on trip 3. Then, Doug went with me for 3 trips and we coaxed Josh into going this morning. Josh’s work schedule and other obligations do not allow him but a couple of hours of hunting daily after he travels to meet us and returns home.
Today, we met at the site to hunt and recovered 40 relics including Josh’s center to an eagle breastplate. The lack of many brass relics and the abnormal number of Williams Cleaner bullets is puzzling. Perhaps, a large box of cleaner bullets was brought to the camp instead of being packaged with each pack of 20 .58 cal. bullets as was normally done. The first pic shown on the red background are of my scouting trip finds. The 3 hunts with Doug are on the beige, light blue and green towel. Today’s Trio hunt is shown in the bottom pic. We will keep you posted on further finds. HH and Merry Christmas from Doug, Josh, & Quindy.
Last winter, a veteran relic hunter told us about a U.S. camp discovered in the 1980s. I contacted the landowner who had stopped all hunting over 10 years ago. I talked with him a few minutes and he said relic hunters had “covered him up”. I then told him that I appreciated his time and was pleasantly surprised when he gave me and the other Trio members permission to hunt.
After the Arkansas trip, I made 3 scouting trips to the large farm. I walked right in the middle of the field where the landowner said that relics were found. My first signal was a Williams Cleaner bullet. During the scouting trips, 40 % of the 52 relics I dug relics were Williams Cleaner bullets. The relics were only 5-8 in. deep. I didn’t tell Doug or Josh about the site until I felt certain that I had pinpointed the tent lines which I did on trip 3. Then, Doug went with me for 3 trips and we coaxed Josh into going this morning. Josh’s work schedule and other obligations do not allow him but a couple of hours of hunting daily after he travels to meet us and returns home.
Today, we met at the site to hunt and recovered 40 relics including Josh’s center to an eagle breastplate. The lack of many brass relics and the abnormal number of Williams Cleaner bullets is puzzling. Perhaps, a large box of cleaner bullets was brought to the camp instead of being packaged with each pack of 20 .58 cal. bullets as was normally done. The first pic shown on the red background are of my scouting trip finds. The 3 hunts with Doug are on the beige, light blue and green towel. Today’s Trio hunt is shown in the bottom pic. We will keep you posted on further finds. HH and Merry Christmas from Doug, Josh, & Quindy.
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