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<blockquote data-quote="lostinnd" data-source="post: 255592" data-attributes="member: 1428">Arrowhead hunting used to be one of me and my dad's favorite past times.&nbsp; Started finding a few along Sak before it was banned but nothing too nice.&nbsp; Moved on to walking plowed fields after a rain and had a ball in some spots.&nbsp; Had some luck along oil field roads and pads where the prairie was torn up.&nbsp; Best areas are high points with a view of the river or creek.&nbsp; Some of our oldest stuff came from lower elevations along rivers/creeks where they probably camped.&nbsp; Gave up for the most part about 15 years ago when no-till became popular.&nbsp; Spear points and arrowheads are cool but we found many scrapers or weird items that are more unique.&nbsp; Lots of heartbreakers out there, you see a tip sticking out of the dirt and pull it out to find it broke in half.&nbsp; Flint bleaches white if it is in the sun for a long time so don't look for just brown shiny specks.&nbsp; Someday I would like to do some small excavations on family land and sift through and see what a guy can find.&nbsp; There are a few burial sites and other probably religious sites still out there.&nbsp; We never touched those areas, some things have more worth left as is and it is a shame people mess with them to make a few bucks.&nbsp; Down here in SD/NE where we are now I haven't seen much but they seem to have a lot more topsoil.&nbsp; Although I have heard of people finding mastodon bones etc in some locations so that might be the next target.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lostinnd, post: 255592, member: 1428"] Arrowhead hunting used to be one of me and my dad's favorite past times. Started finding a few along Sak before it was banned but nothing too nice. Moved on to walking plowed fields after a rain and had a ball in some spots. Had some luck along oil field roads and pads where the prairie was torn up. Best areas are high points with a view of the river or creek. Some of our oldest stuff came from lower elevations along rivers/creeks where they probably camped. Gave up for the most part about 15 years ago when no-till became popular. Spear points and arrowheads are cool but we found many scrapers or weird items that are more unique. Lots of heartbreakers out there, you see a tip sticking out of the dirt and pull it out to find it broke in half. Flint bleaches white if it is in the sun for a long time so don't look for just brown shiny specks. Someday I would like to do some small excavations on family land and sift through and see what a guy can find. There are a few burial sites and other probably religious sites still out there. We never touched those areas, some things have more worth left as is and it is a shame people mess with them to make a few bucks. Down here in SD/NE where we are now I haven't seen much but they seem to have a lot more topsoil. Although I have heard of people finding mastodon bones etc in some locations so that might be the next target. [/QUOTE]

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