I've only successfully hunted on land thus far, but I have an observation and I'd appreciate your thoughts. Lots of people suggest looking for sites near creeks and other water sources. In my area, most of the fields I'm checking aren't by water, but we have two types of soil -- sandy, upland soil and black low ground. I assume the black soil was marsh or swamp land. Most of the worksites I find are on sandy soil close to the low black ground -- usually not more than 50 yards away.
A few assumptions:
1. Maybe the marshy ground held more game to hunt?
2. These sites (nearby sandy ground) usually have a ton of flakes, but not many points. So they were making tools there, but not using them to hunt. Maybe campsites?
3. From what I've read about local history, our area had few permanent settlements, but contained several major trails and was a seasonal hunting ground.
Questions
1. I almost never find points in the black ground, but when I do, they tend to be complete more often. Maybe the swamps were impassable, but wounded animals would die there?
2. Why camp so close to a mosquito infested muck? I haven't found many worksites in sandy ground away from the swamps, but I do find points, so I assume they hunted the uplands too.
3. Does anyone else have observations to add?
A few assumptions:
1. Maybe the marshy ground held more game to hunt?
2. These sites (nearby sandy ground) usually have a ton of flakes, but not many points. So they were making tools there, but not using them to hunt. Maybe campsites?
3. From what I've read about local history, our area had few permanent settlements, but contained several major trails and was a seasonal hunting ground.
Questions
1. I almost never find points in the black ground, but when I do, they tend to be complete more often. Maybe the swamps were impassable, but wounded animals would die there?
2. Why camp so close to a mosquito infested muck? I haven't found many worksites in sandy ground away from the swamps, but I do find points, so I assume they hunted the uplands too.
3. Does anyone else have observations to add?
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