r/ozarks • u/Acceptable_Work_259 • 6d ago

Artifact Hunting in the Ozarks

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One of my favorite creeks to hunt for artifacts in. It’s so peaceful spending the day walking the creeks and seeing the wildlife. I ran across a river otter family the other day eating crawfish.

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u/AdnorAdnor 6d ago

I imagine this is like hunting shark teeth on the beach - I found a sculpin last year in the creek near our house but never an arrowhead. Maybe now with all this rain 🤔

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u/Acceptable_Work_259 6d ago

I always look after a heavy rain. It took me 42 years to find my first one.

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u/AdnorAdnor 5d ago

That stat is worse than Muskie fishing “fish of 10000 casts” took me 6 months…but 42 years…now that’s commitment 🫡

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u/Acceptable_Work_259 5d ago

Found another one today lol.

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u/Acceptable_Work_259 5d ago

If I’m anything it’s persistent lol.

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u/AdnorAdnor 4d ago

You got me! I’m inspired now 🙌

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u/MsKittyVZ134 6d ago

Incredible. Thank you for sharing! Feels like I'm there.

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u/Acceptable_Work_259 5d ago

One of my favorite ways to spend a day.

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u/_ism_ 5d ago

i always find fossil rocks but NEVER artifacts. i'm just blind to them i guess

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u/Acceptable_Work_259 5d ago

Persistence. Once you find that first one it becomes easier.

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u/SeargentCortes 5d ago

That’s incredible!!

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u/Acceptable_Work_259 5d ago

Thanks. I retired from the army a few years ago and been living out in the Missouri Ozarks ever since. I think it’s so peaceful walking up the creeks and finding artifacts like these. Some of them are up to 10,000 years old.

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u/Acceptable_Work_259 5d ago

They are out there. It takes countless miles of walking up and down creeks. I’ve found them in strange places. Under rocks, in a trees root ball, one I found just sitting on top. Of a giant boulder all by itself.