redkneck Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Just spent 3 days on the lake with the girls for their 12th b'day. Had about ten 11/12 year old girls with us all weekend long. Spent all the time skiing, a little fishing, grilling and swimming. Things were going great till I hit a stump and shattered the outdrive. Luckily had some friends out to tow me the mile or so back to the cabin. Did get to dig a little and found a nice big two blade broadhead, circa 5000 B.C. Funny thing is, the little island I was walking around looking in the water had a surprise. Heard a crashing noise, then a few minutes later a deer started blowing at me. Funny, she's on a one acre island in the middle of the lake in town. Wild! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Sorry about the outdrive John...That bites. Hope it ain't a hard expensive fix. Sounded like one heck of a weekend with all them ( I picture anyway)...screaming teenage girls . But I have to admit...that find of the arrowhead is a special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Sounds like a great weekend with the exception of the lower unit. Dang stumps eh? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Too bad about the outdrive John, sounds like a great weekend otherwise. Hope the repair does not set you back too much. Nice find there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 If you owned an Evinrude the stump would be the one in need of repair...... Neat broadhead. We can't "hunt" them here.......the government would rather them stay in the mud than be on display at one's home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted August 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 That stinks Corey. I guess we can dig all we want in MS, cept for burial mounds, or so I've heard. There's certainly more in the ground than will ever be uncovered, or so I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 If you owned an Evinrude the stump would be the one in need of repair...... Neat broadhead. We can't "hunt" them here.......the government would rather them stay in the mud than be on display at one's home. Is that a county rule Corey? When I was in West Texas a few years ago... I was encouraged by the 40,000 acre land owner to look for arrowheads to take back home. Hmmm... Sorry for a bit of hijack John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Sorry, should have clarified. It is illegal on government/state owned land. The lake I live 5 miles from is government owned and is slap full of artifacts. If you are caught with them in your possession on government land, its an automatic $500+ fine, get caught digging the ground up and your looking at federal charges. Private owned is totally legal. I'd like to get into artifact hunting but don't own enough land and don't know anyone who does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Not sure about public land laws here, but am sure digging is not allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Major bummer about the outdrive John...that's going to hurt your hip! 2 cool discoveries though. Glad you were able to put the bad news behind you and enjoy the outing. With the number of civil war relic hunters out there now I'm not sure what the rules are for artifact hunting anymore. I know part of the process for drilling oil & gas exploration wells on BLM lands requires a drill site evaluation/survey before moving any dirt. We had to hire people to check the site for arrow heads, etc. There was one site I recall back in the early 90's that uncovered what must have been an ancient indian village of some kind. The archeologist took over that area and about 6 months later we we were finally informed that an alternate drilling location had to be selected. Not sure how long the archeologist worked that site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 400 bucks on a used upper assembly from ebay, hopefully I'll get out with just that (there went my stash for a new bow this year!) Oh well. I've never found but just one civil war artifact, the hilt of a sword, and about 6 inches of blade while we were plowing next to Tombigbee years ago. Would like to go sometimes, but have enough hobbies that go underfunded and unattended to as it is, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 That's no good. I remember towing those things out of the lake when I was in the Coast Guard. Cool arrowhead though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 that's too bad about the outdrive. hopefully $400 and little headache will put you back in business. that is cool you discovered the deer and arrow head. looks to be in good shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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