plowed field action 2/6

[willybee]

my best camp got planted with grass over the cornstalks last november. i did some research on planting corn in missouri, and i think the grass puts nutrients back in the soil for the next corn crop this spring. the problem is grass stops a lot of erosion, which does not help my cause.

its been 2 and 1/2 months since my last trip to this camp. the water was a little higher than normal, because it rained over the weekend.


here we go, down the rabbit hole.....


cruised 2 miles and then up a creek where i parked on a gravel bar. 15 feet from the boat was this translucent dickson missing its point:



i knew the field was gonna be grassy, but had decided to check it out anyway. a quarter mile into the field i saw this:

talk about getting your heart pumping! whew. its a stemmed knife with a corner missing from the base. i was hoping it was a huge spear, but no such luck.

PART 2 several posts below-these guys are faster than me!

[eddies]

that thing is nice looking cool pic also

[Wichita]

One in the river/creek, and on in the field! I'd say that's a good day!

[Scotto]

That knife in situ pic is great.

Hard to believe the grass is that green and growing in MO in early February.

[beargrass]

Be careful around those water passage drains, I had a good friend nearly die in one those things...once you get sucked in you cant get out...love the finds!

[willybee]

still dazed from that last knife, i stumbled a few feet further and saw this:



is that what i think it is?




its an arrowhead base , and <<it could be whole>>. lets dig it out:





OMG---does it have a tip?




YES! score. if this field is fresh plowed and it rains, 20 plus brokes and a couple gooders would not be unusual. i figured on maybe finding a couple brokes with the grass growing, but it worked out better than i had hoped for.



man thats about all you could ask for in a day.

it sure is awesome going upstream under power in these smaller rivers.

willy

[MO816]

Great day Willy! Thats a great field. I can say no one i know plants grass but it must work. Figured it would at least be wheat if the nutrients are going to be used. That knife is a heartbreaker but still awesome!

[Patrico]

Very high-grade materials in that field Flintpirate!

[questor]

Great hunt and finds. Glad to see the white one come out whole for you. Hope you get that gully washer that you're needing before that grass really takes off.

[10pointer]

Great finds willy! Love that point glad it was all there for ya. I love this time of year, nothing growin and no bugs. Good luck