Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on July 16, 2009, 05:16:50 pm
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I am moving out of Florida for good on monday july 20th.....thats ok dont feel bad for me..lol im goin to Montana. so if anyone has noticed i havent been around much making bows or knapping, its because we have been packing about nonstop for the last month or so.
So anyways, Me and a friend of mine went digging for arrowheads a couple days ago, we didnt find any, probably b\c we were only out for about an hour before the fuzz showed up and issued us trespassing warnings...lol (right there is another strong reason why i am leaving the God forsaken state) but we did find a heap of flakes that was letting us know we were in the area. well i found a large flake of coral that was just a beautiful red color and that go me charged up about finding some stone. So i hunted around another location and right out in the open i found this large head of coral. it was about 110- 115 pounds. so i took it home and grabbed a hammerstone and spalled that puppy out. after knocking off the cap rock and getting around the coarse stone and coral pockets, i cam out with about 40 pounds of nice spalls, quite a few were a really glassy rootbeer color, i am excited to get to my destination and heat treat some of this to see how it looks and works then. i never find good coral, but i think i found some this time, close to the hernando\pasco border in a low lying swampy area. this is probably the last coral i will get so i will use it sparingly..lol not a bad going away present huh? truth be told, i would have much rather found a nice complete point, but this will do.
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I can see some beauties in that there stone ,just waiting for you to uncover them.
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Where abouts in Montana are you going to be
I'm on the cold side of the border maybe we'll run into each at a shoot or something
Thanks Leroy
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we are moving to Lewistown MT. so perhaps we might meet each other some time!
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Thats about a 6 hr drive
to the north 3rd week in june Havre has a good shoot (gotta put up with the wheelies)
Libby to the west 1st of may trad only
Libby is hosting the howard hill longbow safari next july 4th weekend 2010
Never to early to plan Good luck on the move be safe
Thanks Leroy
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thats one heck of a rock..good to hear that you are moving to MT..you will be living in the same town with E.Donnall Thomas Jr...he is one heck of a traditional bowhunter...and a great writer for traditional bowhunter mag....and yes i have meet him..and he is a great guy...i pray every thing works out...i used to live in hamilton...my wife wants to move back bad...john
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My cousin is a pretty big taxidermist in Lewistown and he had hunted lions with Donnell Thomas in the past, i believe they are stil a bit chummy so i am sure i will meet him sooner or later
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Nice find and good luck on the move. If you want to part with the location I could probally send you more when you run out. ;D
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yeah, that would be a good idea, and you could have the neat stuff to show the locals, so just tell of Mullet, where you found that rock...... ;D I could you know help him carry it to my truck, I mean his jeep...... ;)
Wayne
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Well Ryan that maybe that find is a sign of good things to come.Wish we could got together before ya left ,always a pleasure.Have yourseves a safe trip.When you get there maybe I could send you a box of no-see-ums and some sandspers to keep you from gittin' home sick.
Bone pile
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yeah no kidding roger...lol thanks ::)
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Nice find and good luck on you'r adventure !
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Be carefull Ryan and your lovely wife, Thanks. Roger, Wayne, up for a road trip? ;D
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You betcha! ;) I will probably be leaving Tuesday, Wednesday for Montana. Yeah, I will go on a road trip with ya.
Here in Fla.?
Wayne
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Hernando/Pasco county line ;D
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What cities are around there? And when?
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Sounds interesting,I'm going up to that artifact show at St Leo Aug 1st, You know any places around there were you won't get shot?
Roger
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Well from what Ryan said that coral is not too far from St.Leo. Also Buddy Lake is right down the road, not sure if you can still get in there. It was a killer dig site for years. The guys left big heat treated flakes and spalls every where. I'll chec out some Buddy lake spots before then.
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Alright, let me know if you want to make a road trip. I am driving out to Montana tomorrow, or I guess today, Tuesday. Anyway, I will probably be out there about three weeks or so. I will let you know when I get back. I would like to go do that.
thanks.
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I went back and looked at that next to last picture and I believe that rock is Brooksville Chert. If you look in the top center of it you will see a pocket of Dogtooth, Calcite crystals. It still knaps good heated to around 400dgs.
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Ryan, I know how you hate Hickory but you might like it a bit more once in Montana.. Richard.
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HEy Ryan,
Why are you moving out to Montana? Job? Or just looking for a change of scenery??
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just got all settled into montana and starting to get into a routine again.
billy- moved to montana cause FL is just no good for me. montana has better deer hunting for me, better scenery, less sweat, and no building codes outside of town....all around a better place to be, now that i am out here in MT, you couldnt pay me to go back to FL.
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Good to hear you made it ! Looking foward to some pictures of that country...
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Ryan, glad to hear you made it out there safe and sound. I just came back from Thompson Falls, and decided I was going to live out there even if I had to live in my Garage. I have a small living quarters in it, and finished it up this trip, and my buddy's mother n law gave me a stove, and refrigerator. I stayed in the garage living quarters, the last week I was out there. I will be living there soon. My Buddy, and another contractor will start digging my walk out basement in a week from now. I still haven't sold my house yet, but I have to talk to my Brother, since half of the sale will be his, he is out west traveling with his wife, and some friends, and I haven't been able to get in touch with him for a couple of days. Any way, my house is being built in Montana, and I will be a genuine Montanian also. Howdy, Howdy, yup, nope, etc. Gotta practice. I couldn't find any agate in the Clark Fork, or anything down in Townsend, just south of Helena. Yes indeed, Fla. ain't what it used to be, and Montana is definitely the place to be! I will miss the swamps, and ocean, but that's about it, other than Family, and Friends. I stopped off in Billings to see some cousins I haven't seen for quite a while. Where is Lewiston located at? Mullet, I will have extra bedrooms, so if you still haven't gotten your Merriam's yet, come on out, to Montana, and you can load up on them. Oh, you still up for a road trip? I have a clown class to teach, and a clown convention to attend next week, but before that, and after, I have plenty of time.
Wayne
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Sure would like to see some pics of Montana rocks or some florida coral points ,hint ,hint.
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eddie I was gonna say the same thing about that rock, at first it looked like pindead but the inside looks like brooksville chert
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I am glad you finally got to the rocky mountains.. maybe we can get together for some arrow slinging sometime... Hawk..
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I've never worked coral i hope it works out and you can show some of your worked pieces.
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Well Twisted Limbs, I am starting my house in Montana!!! They start the footers tomorrow!!
Wayne
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I think so Jeff. Still looks like some good Brooksville chert. I really like hunting points made out of it.
Wayne, roadtrips over for right now. Hunting season starts on the 26th. And Merriams sound real good.
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I don't know what time turkey season starts out in Montana, but I will be going back out there, pretty soon, to tell my Buddy, what I want done with some trees, and the other pond they are digging. I can call and check with him, and see when, and I will see if he would let you stay in his cabin behind the house, and hunt on his property. There are a lot of turkeys there. Hell they are all over the place. They are nice and fat. The had a grasshopper infestation, and the turkeys, were gorging themselves on em. If you are interested, I will call him. You can fly into Missoula, and he can pick you up, or get one of his sons to do it, and drive you up, or you can rent a car, there, and drive up. It is about a two hour drive. While you are in Missoula, you should check out the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, museum. Pretty neat. Let me know if want to do that. I can almost guarantee you a Merriam. My buddy, can get up on them, and the rest is up to you. He is busy, building my house, and Bow, (wheel bow) hunting for Elk. Let me know if you want me to call him. You will like him, and his family. They are just absolutely nice people. He loves to hunt.
Wayne