Cleansing The Creeks of Arrowheads ~ Missouri Arrowhead Hunting, February 2023

[@TennesseeRocks]

Some super finds my friend. We enjoyed watching as always. 👍🏻

[@PtownRockhound]

Your generosity is really appreciated! Thanks for watching.

[@dr.corona2180]

I've searched Missouri's creeks and rivers for four years now and have only found one little broken piece I spend all of my free time looking for them I just wanted to find one to get it off my bucket list😢

[@daveosdigs6967]

sweet finds my friend, congratulations

[@PtownRockhound]

Thanks bud

[@thegeorgiacreekwalker491]

Awesome Finds Buddy, Eagle 👁 🏹🦅

[@PtownRockhound]

Nice to see you came to watch! Thanks!

[@tillersartifactsappalachia1684]

Always excited when I see your videos pop up. Some beautiful points and material God bless

[@PtownRockhound]

Your loyalty is appreciated!❤️

[@jimmypatch5030]

I love how you show all your finds tools brokes etc! Rock on!

[@jimmypatch5030]

Seeing some of those makes me wonder how many we walk over lol

[@PtownRockhound]

Gotta find broken ones to find a whole!

[@PtownRockhound]

Probably many.

[@jimmypatch5030]

That’s right

[@RedEyedPatriot]

Sweet😎🏹

[@PtownRockhound]

Thanks bud

[@thepeopledownriver9948]

Killer finds buddy that Hopewell is a smoker. Alot of good finds, Congrats.

[@PtownRockhound]

The Crinoid embedded in it was pretty cool. Thanks for stopping by!

[@WoodHippy1971]

Between you and the weather, You got me itching to walk them creeks.

[@PtownRockhound]

I've been eagerly waiting for a heavy rain.

[@tammykifer5176]

All I can say is have beautiful I have been finding a few

[@PtownRockhound]

👍

[@RobsRelics]

Nice haul P-town! thanks for sharing!

[@PtownRockhound]

Thanks for stopping by to see what's up!

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

great video enjoyed seeing the finds 😅😊

[@PtownRockhound]

Thank ya. And please come back when there's another video!

[@johnnyphillips9735]

Nice finds thanks for sharing and keep on rocking 👌

[@PtownRockhound]

Appreciate that!

[@warrenmink2429]

Man you and that creek are on fire ! Should rename the creek something with hot springs in it . Killer saves man , thanks for sharing

[@PtownRockhound]

It's a multitude of creeks!

[@HawkingLithics]

Nice recoveries man!

[@PtownRockhound]

Thanks! Out here putting in the work!💪

[@michaelwhiteside1011]

Nice blade. Brokes are still artifacts. Good hunting.

[@PtownRockhound]

The next video is already full of smokers! The last few weeks of this month has been pretty good!

[@michaelwhiteside1011]

@@PtownRockhound we are still waiting to get back out. River is way up here. Good hunting.

[@indianasmith8152]

Nice haul!!

[@PtownRockhound]

Thanks bud

[@eastonbarron3664]

I think there was a georget behind the point you found at 5:18

[@PtownRockhound]

I hope not!!

[@rockhunter6260]

Your having a great year, hope it only gets better👍🏻

[@PtownRockhound]

Thanks. Can only hope!

[@RazinKaneOutdoors]

Awesome hunt killer blade congrats 👍👍good luck on your future hunts

[@PtownRockhound]

I appreciate that. And you'll be surprised to know that the last few hunts since the making of this video have been crazy cool with finds!

[@smokeeater8387]

Right on brother. You’ve been making it happen consistently👍🇺🇸

[@PtownRockhound]

My free time is consumed!

[@smokeeater8387]

@@PtownRockhound As it should be 👍🇺🇸

[@jasminejohnson3326]

Pp

[@deanstephens5940]

At 5:54 into the vid, that blade is a stunner!

[@PtownRockhound]

👊🙌

[@normaferro8054]

Congratulations on all your finds!! So nice to be out there saving them. Take care.

[@PtownRockhound]

Thanks for stopping by.

[@zechtucker71]

Amazing! I'm in missouri myself and still searching for my first!

[@PtownRockhound]

Great state for artifacts

[@HeartbreakerRelics]

WOW! Just wow! Congratulations on all your finds man!

[@PtownRockhound]

Thanks, my friend! Wait till you see the next video!🫣

[@artifactaddiction]

Nice to see some finds there in the creek. That big blade was a showstopper with killer flaking!! As was the Hopewell with both Crinoid inclusions. Sweet pieces. Thanks for sharing!

[@PtownRockhound]

I have to agree with you about the blade. It's probably the best within this hunt. The next video is gonna be a banger!!

[@Richard-fk1ul]

Killer blade you found Chris. Too bad you found so many broken ones. You definitely have a good creek to hunt.

[@PtownRockhound]

The broken ones are part of it. You know how it goes. Wait until you see the next video! It's loaded with smokers!

[@SeMoArtifactAdventures]

Beautiful finds man. Some of those broke ones would have been killers.

[@PtownRockhound]

Takes so many broken ones to finally get a whole one!

[@SeMoArtifactAdventures]

@@PtownRockhound oh man I know. It’s like there’s a magic amount of miles you have to walk before your presented with a good one. 😂

[@PtownRockhound]

💯

[@darewoIf]

12:00 I've been wanting to do a night hunt for a long time, maybe I'll get out this weekend and do one!

[@PtownRockhound]

Nest of luck

[@adamgilbert9176]

Nice

[@zapa1pnt]

Damn! man. How do you spot those things, amongst a field of rocks and even under rippling water??? You're like a fellow I knew, who could spot a green grass snake, in 12" tall bright green grass, out of the corner of his eye. Unreal!!!!

[@PtownRockhound]

When you do something so often it just becomes muscle memory I guess.

[@EricWood-di8ot]

What creeks have you found the best success at? My little boys love looking.

[@PtownRockhound]

Not necessarily what creeks but what conditions. After a really hard rain any location can become good. I've had spots not do much then a hard flood and it's like a brand new area to look. With that said. If you have a smaller, stream type, I would always check them first.

[@BelowWithBo]

What state are you in? Those bigger rocks act as an awesome catch.

[@PtownRockhound]

Missouri

[@anitahedgecock1968]

😊

[@copperhead5216]

Most of all of my arrowhead hunting has been in plowed fields. I've found a few in the creek, it's like looking in a sea of rocks. One has to really concentrate.

[@PtownRockhound]

Patients is a factor for sure!

[@DFWBeyondsky]

What area of Missouri are you by?? I never find that much😂

[@PtownRockhound]

I don't discuss locations on any social media

[@rockingontheridge1734]

Putting in the time.. night hunt?? Huh!!!!! I got light's... LoL

[@PtownRockhound]

Sometimes, you have to improvise to find the goodies!

[@patmccrady6063]

Is he first one a pipe creek?

[@PtownRockhound]

I've never heard of a pipe creek.🤷

[@bigdonniebrasco]

What VERY general part of Missouri do you prefer for artifact hunting? I live in West central but I seem to have better luck in South Eastern

[@PtownRockhound]

I hunt a large section of the southern half of Missouri

[@trumpetmano]

YOu guys ever encounter snakes out there?

[@PtownRockhound]

Here and there. They'll usually just move along as I'm approaching them.

[@matthewanderson490]

The my pillow guy ?

[@PtownRockhound]

Huh?

[@CharlotteHunsaker]

Where can I go legally to hunt for arrowheads? It’s driving me crazy reading 50 articles like you can hunt public waters- you can’t hunt public waters. Why the confusion?

[@dt4676]

Just go do it

[@kristyhanna8476]

I have never had luck in the creeks. (Probably my eyes) 😂 what do you look for as far as the creek? Like the surroundings? Any tips would be helpful 😊

[@PtownRockhound]

There isn't much science to it. Just walk slow and look for worked edges. Some creeks produce more and better quality artifacts than others do. Patients are a big factor. Once you find them in a creek , finding the "hot spot" is key to quantity.

[@TSR_Platz_VR]

I think you missed some

[@PtownRockhound]

Nah

[@TheScamper44]

hey hound! u got some great finds, doing that creek welkin’. seems u’ve one or more ancient sites, creekside. I’d plot u’r nicer find’s loc. on a map, (buy, or make u’r own), where u’r finding the nicely worked pieces, then pay attention to the dirt along the steep banks where it’s washed away or collapsed into the creek. if you can locate the site(s) on dry land, it’d probably pay to do some sifting, those sites will normally be at higher points, small rises, or hills, where the creek is cutting thru or immediately beside, at least that’s how we find it to be around here, in somewhat close proximity to the Mound sites, especially. also…just wondering,’ is there a specific reason u call that piece you found & pulled outta’ the creek at the 13:00 min. mark, a scraper? ‘round my stompin’ grounds, we call them ‘blunts.’ I’m not really certain abt. either term. any archaeologists here willing to weigh in on the subject? just for clarification purposes: we call them ‘blunts’ because the ‘flu-flu bird points’ that we use with modern bow & arrows are basically identical to practice or ‘field’ points, except the tips are pressed into a a rounded mushroom like tip, with four wire prongs spaced equal-distant around the tip. they are usually used with an arrow that has over-sized fletching, for more drag once the arrow begins to slow so u don’t lose it when shooting up, at birds, squirrels, etc. we believe the ancient ppl did similar. I can see then taking a nice point, that maybe got the tip broken, and reworking the tip into a blunt, to use when hunting small game. maybe they even used oversized fletching. because from what I can tell, “there’s nothing new under the sun,” as King Solomon stated. surely, us modern ppl didn’t ’invent’ this method, right? maybe re-discovered… but then again, especially if the piece is over 3/4” across the face of the working end; I could see it being used as a hafted scraper, or even a type of ‘ulu’ knife, if large, and sharp enuf. what say ye, hounds? archaeologist(s)? anyhow, great finds creek-hound. later

[@PtownRockhound]

These "blunts" were actually hafted scappers used for woodworking applications. They weren't designed as "practice darts". They had an actual purpose. After a stone projectile or knife broke off, it would be worked down as a type of hafted Adze forsay.

[@CharlotteHunsaker]

Where can I go legally to hunt for arrowheads? It’s driving me crazy reading 50 articles like you can hunt public waters- you can’t hunt public waters. Why the confusion?

[@PtownRockhound]

As long as you have permission on private property you're all good