Thanksgiving Arizona Arrowhead Hunt: Nov 2018

Tia and I take the dogs with us and we go on an AZ arrowhead hunting trip out north of town. We pick up a lot of broken arrowhead pieces and we find a few complete points amongst the rubble of ancient camp sites and artifacts. Follow along on one of our weekly adventures looking for arrowheads in Arizona.
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[@BeardedBaldGuy87]

Been here all my life (31) years and I've never looked for arrowheads even though I've spent a lot of time in the desert. Gonna have to look now. Thanks for sharing this video

[@richie5844]

Brooo you probably walked past so many!! Its all good tho i bet you still got some good finds after this comment

[@coyotearrowheadhunting3083]

EXCELLENT to have found you friend. I also hunt in the desert and it is my passion. That honey-colored tip is beautiful. You find points similar to mine and the landscape is very similar in certain places, I felt like I was the one who hunted. I'll be watching all your videos.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Coyote Arrowhead Hunting thanks. It’s mostly shed hunting, but I’ll try to do more arrowhead and artifact vids.

[@greatbasinman]

Beautiful lithics, looks like ya could walk for days, gotta love the desert!

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Yeah, lots of open country. We walk a lot of mesas and old hunting/travel sites.

[@GDSavingThePast]

Great day out with some nice finds. Just found your channel and subscribed. GD

[@NM-apache]

You guys kept finding, and finding, and finding. Good for you! We live in Cali where we cannot do that unless on private property. We are moving to Arizona soon where we will finally be able to do this!

[@sethtanner8048]

Hello there, just thought i would drop a line letting you know how much i love your arrowhead video's and channel..... Happy hunting and look forward to seeing more.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Thank you Seth, means a lot to us. Stay tuned.

[@jackaz7887]

Awesome finds. Would you mind telling whereabouts this is?

[@zachatake]

Looks like a hunting ground, that’s why the most of what you found were fragments. I’d look around for the rest of the pieces to one arrowhead.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

I've never had much luck finding pieces to make a whole. I have a friend that has found both sides of a broke a few different times, but I haven't ever been able to do that.

[@zachatake]

That’s really awesome we live in Northern California and find arrowheads in the creeks, sometimes in fields near grinding holes. I’ve never found any connecting pieces but my friends have and it really would be cool to find connection fragments.

[@buffaloman55]

Haul that rock work home, some nice finds and love the drone videos

[@pinebeltrelics8055]

Awesome hunt you guys!! Such beautiful material and so much of it!! Every piece y’all picked up had flakes all around it!!! Gotta love sites like that!!! Thanks for the show and happy new year!!

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Yes, we are blessed with great lithic materials around here. Thanks for watching.

[@roxymarie17]

This is awesome! How in the world did you come across such a great spot. There were artifacts everywhere.

[@Specksworld]

Wow that's almost unbelievable I've been out there a few times and never seen ground like that like that anyway on the h*** were you able to walk past that corrugated pot and not pay more attention to attention to it it gave me a heart attack Anyway I see this is old but we'll check out your channel Peace & Love bro

[@patchjohanson]

Did a double take. I thought you were a dude I was in the military with. That one looked like a heart breaker agate basin made from pet wood.

[@philliphammon8944]

Thats bad ass. I have filled up cups of pieces of pottery but never found arrowheads

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

They are all around. Just have to learn to see them, just like antlers.

[@baitammo4652]

Cool finds! That pottery is awesome!

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Thanks for watching.

[@smokeeater8387]

Some nice finds brother, good bead find for Tia, that’s something I haven’t found yet. Those big pottery shards were awesome. I read in other comments you don’t keep the pieces but I might of had to grab those with that beautiful workmanship on it. I have only found a handful of pottery shards and most were dime sized. Live the vids brother hope you and Tia have a stellar New Year👍🇺🇸

[@smokeeater8387]

Love the vids

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Thank you. Hope you and yours had a great holiday season and that you have many awesome finds this year to come.

[@MrPoetnscribe]

Why don't you keep the pottery shards? That pot was incredible!

[@joecaton2856]

That is super cool! Out of curiosity how far away was your second spot from the first area you were looking in?

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Probably about 20 minutes away.

[@robnewlee1787]

Had to laugh at your frustration with so many "busted" finds...it took me 5yrs. of looking to find my first busted arrowhead! I was overjoyed to find anything that had been worked. 15 yrs. later, I found another and a month after that, a 99% full arrowhead. Also, as it turned out, I would find 50 beads to one tip. Ha. To you folks still looking...don't give up! Thanks RO for many good tips in comment section.

[@actionjacksonartifactsandb877]

Hello from Central Kentucky, Beautiful Lithic materials out west, congratulations on your finds.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Yes, we are pretty lucky with the quality, colors, and variations of lithics they had to work with.

[@shedmachine9915]

Wicked cool man I looked some when I was down by the 4 corners area but no luck

[@bottomjon9933]

Beautiful finds! Really love the material! Just found your channel

[@paleomountainman9824]

Love the dogs. My dog digs up artifacts for me. Kool video. Jimmy

[@warren3665]

Some very nice finds! I used to love to go out looking for that stuff when I was living in southern NM, but I would really have to work at finding them, you make it look easy. Now I live in NW Montana and the only places you can maybe find anything is riverbanks and you have to be extremely lucky.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Yeah, AZ and NM have a lot of great sites and places to look, that's for sure. We have some great rock varieties as well.

[@jakematthewsmissouriarrowh3704]

Killer finds man. There is such a vast differance between there and from where I'm at here in Missouri. One question though, why not keep the pottery? You got an ancient 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle there. I'd be putting broken pottery shards together till I had a full bowl. Is there some kind of law in AZ that prevents retrieval of certain types of artifacts? I'm not dogging ya man, just saying, I started drooling when I saw that one pot sitting there looking all pretty. Thanks for the video, I'll definately sub to your channel.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

We only keep certain styles and only ones I'm sure we have most of the pieces. On state and federal lands you aren't even allowed to collect pieces of pottery, so you have to be careful on what you pick up. That particular one is a corrugated jar, with no outside design or paint markings. Imagine doing a puzzle with no design or picture and only trying to match the edges up. Just not worth the time or the effort. I have glued many painted bowls and pots together over the years, but I usually don't mess with the corrugated style pots.

[@jakematthewsmissouriarrowh3704]

@@RogueOutdoorsmen right on, I'm just the type of collector that keeps everything. Keep the videos coming.

[@marcj212]

Awesome stuff! I was also curious about if you pick up pottery or not. If not, why?

[@lizardwhisperer1403]

Some of those well made broken tips were most likely 'Black Mesa Narrow Notch', they're characteristically a well made type.

[@straubdavid9]

Subbed ...... love the western lithics ...... thanks so much for a video of your adventures. Take care ..... looking forward to going back and playing catch-up on any of your previous vids. I have a feeling that I may have run into a vid or two of yours in the past.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Thanks for watching and subscribing.

[@bricehale6593]

Some really cool material out there

[@yeyo6335]

I have had the opportunity to find some points in some ranches in the south Texas area, but were could I go in Arizona, or anywhere else because everywhere I see in the side of the road there is a fence line. Thanks

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Those barbed wire fences are usually for cattle on state and federal land. You are usually good to hike there unless there are “no trespassing” signs. If you down load the onX maps app on your phone, it will show who owns what parcels.

[@yeyo6335]

@@RogueOutdoorsmen so it's not private property?

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

yeyo 633 usually only if it’s posted with signs, but that’s why I have that app, so I know whose property it is. Almost all state and federal lands have cattle leases on them and that’s why they have those barbed wire fences by the roads.

[@Eman_ly]

What tips do you have for finding ancient campsites in Arizona?

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Follow the water.

[@charlesstuart4236]

Very cool 👍

[@johnh5494]

5:13 top right above of the piece you picked up brown & white. ????????????

[@highplainschipper6564]

Cool stuff y'all. What state are you in?

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

HighPlainsChipper, thanks. AZ

[@ancientohioartifacts9227]

Great video. Glad I found your channel. Just subscribed

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Thanks for watching and subscribing.

[@raymondbird5916]

I just came across your Channel y'all found some pretty nice stuff I subscribed hope to see more from you

[@jonlennon3348]

Is there a law that wont let you recover pottery? Great video's.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

You can’t collect/keep pottery from state or federal land but you can keep surface collected arrowheads.

[@danholland131]

Thank you for that video that stuff is very cool I wish I could be with you guys. Love your videos

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Thanks Dan. Appreciate the support. New apparel stuff is coming soon, haven’t forgotten about you.

[@ravenfeather7087]

According to the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, No, it is not illegal to pick up arrowheads as long as they are on the grounds surface. You cannot dig for them. Also you cannot take arrowheads from any federal land, such as a National park or reserve, or from a Native American Reservation no matter how you find it.

[@kenanderson2216]

I don't think you are supposed to be leaving with those sir. You must be from out of town.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

That’s the difference between us. I know the law and you are still “thinking”. Born and raised local. Please do some reading. ARS 41-842 concerning AZ State lands. Says that “arrowheads are not considered artifacts”. Then read Title 16, section 470ee, sub section (g), has to do with ARPA violations and penalties. Says there are no violations for “arrowheads found on the surface of the ground”, referring to public/federal land.

[@kenanderson2216]

@@RogueOutdoorsmen Lawful and ethical are 2 different things. Your children will no longer be able to go out and find history as you are sir. Nor will anyone else's. Congratulations. You know the law.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

@@kenanderson2216 my kid will grow up knowing how to find these from a young age. We will try to save as many as we can from cattle and development before all trace is wiped out. Don’t try to push your ethics onto ours.

[@kenanderson2216]

@@RogueOutdoorsmen That's strange, my ethics about this subject come from the people that made those fine arrowheads you seek stockpile for your ego. I was told to leave it where it lays. So its not MY ethics. It doesn't take a lot of brains to realize this. Well, maybe it does. DO as you will. I am just some dickhead commenter on KZbin.

[@brianthebuckleywoodsman7869]

Really awesome video!! Glad I found ur channel... subbed... GR8 scenery n finds!!!! GLHH

[@troymitchell7138]

Wow and I thought you were just an antler guru. Those are real nice Good looking Dobermans

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

No guru, just love to explore and find things.

[@troymitchell7138]

Rogue Outdoorsmen always time for that. Be safe out there

[@BeardedBaldGuy87]

I didn't think they would be on the surface

[@rockhunter6260]

Great hunt, love the material you have out there. Great spot on that bead Tia, you save any pottery shards, the ground looked loaded with them?👍🏻

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

No, we don’t keep pieces. I do have quite a few full pots and bowls though.

[@danpoore99]

are you close to cave creek by chance

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Dan Poore maybe 3-4 hours away.

[@AZHighDesert2]

Sir, could you tell us the general area that these were found in? Thank you.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Eastern AZ

[@tacocaza]

I just found your channel! Very cool hunt....I’ll be watching from now on. Awesome points and massive pottery shards! I may have some vids that may interest you, so feel free to stop by any time.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Sounds good, thanks for watching.

[@JLC87420]

Nice. Good job on not taking any of that pottery might of had some bad voodoo following it.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

We don’t keep pieces and there is no such thing as bad voodoo. That would be like you breaking a plate and years from now someone finding a piece of it, keeping it, then something happening because of it. Ridiculous. I may be stitious, but I’m not superstitious.

[@JLC87420]

Rogue Outdoorsmen my grandma was very big on the superstition of things a person lived with might have bad voodoo on it. She thought it was so correct that she thought she got cancer from a chest piece her brother gave her from a ruins in New Mexico.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Crazy. Some people are that way or just try to find meaning or reasons for why things happen. We aren’t that way.

[@johnh5494]

@@RogueOutdoorsmen Just don't dig any graves. A friend of mine told me about three guys that dug a grave in Indiana. Just a few day later one of them died from something unknown. One of the other guys said to his other friend "I think we got into a bad one. Within six months all three guys were dead from some type of strange happening. Be careful. Don't dig graves.

[@TraceySatan]

I have an arrowhead collection. Some people have told me they wouldn't want it, bad voodoo. If I made something & someone found it hundreds or even thousands of years later, I would think that would be pretty cool. How do you know the Indians wouldn't feel the same way?

[@chrisstewart6273]

I'm curious is this legal where you are at? Public or private land? Do you keep the heads?

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

We keep them. It’s important to know your local, state, and federal laws. We try to hunt mostly private parcels that ranchers use for cattle grazing, but we also hunt state and public lands. Under Federal law, Title 16 section 470ee subsection G, says that there are no penalties for surface collected arrowheads on public land. Under AZ state regulation 41-842 it says that “arrowheads, coins, and bottles” are not considered archeological specimens, so they are not illegal to surface collect on state lands. AZ is also a “free range” state. If the private parcels are not fenced and don’t have posted “no trespassing” signs every 1/4 mile, then you can hunt and travel on them without any trouble. Most people don’t know the law, so it is best to have copies of above mentioned laws on your phone. I have friends that have had arrowheads taken from them while out hunting by AZ Game & Fish officers, because they told them it was illegal to collect them. Know the law, even when they don’t.

[@chrisstewart6273]

@@RogueOutdoorsmen Thanks for the information. From what I understand here in Oregon it is against the law to collect them, at least on public ground. I need to look into it more. Any how cheers bro.

[@jasonrigsby6190]

So you can’t keep the pottery or metates you find?

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Only when those items come from private property. You aren’t allowed to collect “artifacts” from state or federal lands. But surface collected arrowheads aren’t considered “artifacts” under state and federal regulations. Title 16, 470ee, subsection G. Also look up ARS 41-842.

[@strr01]

What area are you guys at?

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Near Snowflake.

[@VitaliteeOnthemic]

I live in show low and would kill to know even one of your spots. Looks like your out east of snowflake but who knows

[@14149bb]

Good day! Thanks.

[@daxtonimlay4340]

We could never find any were did u find them at

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Daxton, they are all over. Just have to know how to find their hunting and travel sites. Look by washes and creeks or old dry lakes. Or sometimes we find them near camp and ruin sites.

[@YsabetJustYsabet]

Nice video and some beautiful finds, but I could barely hear you.

[@noertdk9228]

What location is this, I just moved to Az and want to go for a hunt also

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

It's up near Snowflake, AZ.

[@TheAnsonamy]

Hi, we live in snowflake and want to go searching. Can you tell me where to look?

[@dkworkman82]

Dude that is cool, I know some spots right on the az/new mex border

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Right on. Just be careful of what land you are on. Know the rules/laws.

[@carmstrong3254]

Real nice

[@lizardwhisperer1403]

'Black Mesa Narrow Neck' at 2:30, circa A.D. 1 - A.D. 800

[@R3dNeckRevolutionGaming]

Where in Arizona

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Eastern. I live in the Snowflake/Taylor area.

[@josephcaton3122]

What part of AZ is this?

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Around Snowflake.

[@ryancoleman5327]

Where in AZ?

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Eastern

[@thewhitewolf6054]

Hey I am going to az soon and I completely understand if you can’t do this but is there any spots you know of to arrowhead hunt at? If you want you could email me or comment. Once again I completely understand if you can’t. Thanks

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

What part of AZ are you headed to?

[@thewhitewolf6054]

Rogue Outdoorsmen staying at Pinon but will have two days to go wherever so really wherever works.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Piñon on the Navajo Rez? Are you a native?

[@thewhitewolf6054]

Rogue Outdoorsmen no but where visiting family that lives there. Than later the trip we’ll be going to Holbrook to see some more family so we are looking for some places to hunt because we’ll be able to camp for two days between than.

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Ok, you aren’t supposed to collect arrowheads on the Rez, unless you are from there or a tribal member. I have plenty of spots around Holbrook I can help send you to, I live just 30 minutes south of Holbrook.

[@lizardwhisperer1403]

Black Mesa Narrow Neck at 2:35

[@jerrypegram4352]

W

[@waynewfbi]

That’s not cool Native American artifact should stay there

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Good idea, let’s let them be trampled by cattle, broken, and lost forever due to weather, erosion, and urban expansion. Better to save them and preserve them for future generations. You don’t like preserving history? Or leave it all out there and pretend it doesn’t exist?

[@RogueOutdoorsmen]

Same here. Not sure why they think that way.

[@philliphammon8944]

@John Fields lol i hope you're kidding😂. If not, youre a pussy.

[@TraceySatan]

Why? When I lived in Reno, NV, I saw whole housing communities built on places where you could find tons of arrowheads. Yeah they were best left alone so people could build houses on them, never to be seen again! Wonderful idea!