Went Mushroom Hunting

[Jack]

Found a half dozen of the smallest morels I can remember ever finding. And found a bunch of ramps. Gonna have to go back to that spot with a trowel and see what they're all about. All you guys talking about ramps has me thinking I'll have to give them a taste!

Had to walk across a small section of plowed field today. And found this...


Gonna have to go back to that field sometime! ;D

[determinator]

Awesome arrowhead find, Jack. You're firing me up to explore the plowed field on my brother's land. ;D

I have a question about the morels, since I have never looked for them. Are there certain conditions, as far as other plants popping up at about the same time, or similar things, that tip you off for the best time to start looking? Like, when the lilacs bloom, or something like that?

I seriously doubt that they are coming up around here yet. At least it's raining today here. The weekend looks dry, though.

Got my outdoor mushroom growing spot dug up yesterday. It's a spot where I started a compost pile a few years ago. It has a southern exposure, but is in the shade due to the tall spruce trees. I'll have to get some hardwood chips before then. I won't be using it for 3-4 months, since it'll be indoors until then. I'll get it going in a little over a week, indoors. They are called "wine caps", "strophs", or the "godzilla mushroom". Big uns. ;D

[paddyg441]

;D ;D

Beautiful Arrow, or is it a Spear Head "Jack", sure like the Colours in the Stone, nice find !!!.

[Admin]

That must be fricken awesome finding those all the time. Those Indians must of sailed a lot of arrows into those fields back in the day.

[Jack]

There's all sorts of natural indicators I watch for before going out most years. One of my favorites is when you start to see a bit of color in the lilac blooms. Others will watch for the magnolia trees to bloom or apple blossoms. It can vary quite a bit, from one year to the next, far as exactly when they'll pop up. Another favorite of mine is when the tulips start blooming good. Like everything else that grows....you'll find them popping up earlier in some places than others.

Paddy, This one's an arrowhead. 1&3/8" long and 5/8"wide at the base. And still surprisingly sharp!


JC, I freakin love finding these things! Not sure how much this one's worth right now. Values have gone down some over the past few years. I sold one, that was slightly larger than this one, for $60 about 10-12 years ago. This one may be worth slightly more than the one I sold back when. Or slightly less depending on the buyer.

[determinator]

Thanks for the advice, Jack. It gives me another way of looking at things. ;D

And what JC says...what's with all the arrowheads lying around? It seems really strange. Lots of lost arrows, maybe?

[Jack's Butt Buddy]

Nice find Jack ;D
You always have great advice

[Jack]

May 4, 2013 5:33:34 GMT -5 determinator said:

And what JC says...what's with all the arrowheads lying around? It seems really strange. Lots of lost arrows, maybe?

Lots of different theories about why there's so many. Gotta figure one reason's because there were so many people, for so many years, that had to make and use them for providing food and protection. One idea, that made sense to me, was the fact that they were nomadic. And rather than carrying all of their stone tools, along with all of their other belongings, from place to place, they'd discard or cache them and make new tools when they reached their next destination.

[determinator]

Thanks for the insight about why so many arrowheads, Jack. They most have been able to really crank them out, to leave so many behind. I guess they weren't on the internet so much back then...

[loggerlloyd]

nice find traprjack. may 5th my sons birthday, i went mushroom hunting, he looked for artifacts. i found zero mushrooms, but he found a 6.5" agate basin and about 2" tee drill.

[Jack]

May 5, 2013 20:30:19 GMT -5 loggerlloyd said:

nice find traprjack. may 5th my sons birthday, i went mushroom hunting, he looked for artifacts. i found zero mushrooms, but he found a 6.5" agate basin and about 2" tee drill.

WOW! I would love to see some pics of his finds. That is freakin awesome!

Were both pieces complete? Or nearly complete?

Just guessing if that agate basin is complete it may be worth over $1000. Maybe CONSIDERABLY more!

[Deleted]

One must have pretty good eyes for finding these artifacts. When tkfurs and I walked thru a plowed field Saturday, coming out from digging ramps, all I seen were rocks
And, he even said he knows guys that hunt that field for arrowheads all the time

[Jack]

May 6, 2013 8:37:50 GMT -5 @charder said:

One must have pretty good eyes for finding these artifacts. When tkfurs and I walked thru a plowed field Saturday, coming out from digging ramps, all I seen were rocks
And, he even said he knows guys that hunt that field for arrowheads all the time

Anyone that can find morels can surely find arrowheads! Moving slowly and checking out everything/anything that could possibly be an artifact will put some in your pockets. They're not always just laying "right out in the open" like the pictures I've shared. Sometimes only a small part will be showing like a tip or an edge of the artifact/arrowhead.

[loggerlloyd]

traprjack, yes they were complete. i am still trying to figure out how i can put pictures on here. i would like to show also his pictures of his fur catch from this past season.

[determinator]

Took a spin out to my brother's property today, but it turned out that the field that used to be plowed wasn't for a few years. Used to be a corn field. I saw a lot of plowed fields on the way there, though. I don't know if it would be right to look around without permission first, though. I'd have to ask the people living adjacent to the field, I think.

[Jack]

It's always best to get permission. Especially in my neck of the woods. Folks around here don't take too kindly to trespassers.