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Flint rock

Posted: March 4th, 2013, 10:39 pm
by Dockwilson
I am looking for flint rock found locally. Anyone have any ideas of where and how to find it?

Re: Flint rock

Posted: March 5th, 2013, 8:20 am
by wevans
You could try the Flint river :-D :smt004 :beer: :beer:

Re: Flint rock

Posted: March 5th, 2013, 8:48 am
by Dubble Trubble
Be careful of picking up ANY rock in Florida. You could be arrested for stealing "artifacts"

Dubble :thumbup:

Re: Flint rock

Posted: March 5th, 2013, 9:23 am
by bayrunner22
I know a guy in Albany,Ga. that makes arrowheads he knows where to get tons of flint rock pm me and I will give you his number if you would like

Re: Flint rock

Posted: March 5th, 2013, 9:49 am
by Steve Stinson
I took my son to the artifact show at the Elks Lodge the weekend before last. He caught the bug to find an arrowhead but...
After the show, about 13 folks were arrested for dealing in artifacts. I sort of think the show was a sting operation to get them all in one place.
I would be careful right now about hunting flint or artifacts.

Re: Flint rock

Posted: March 5th, 2013, 12:08 pm
by Dockwilson
Dubble Trubble wrote:Be careful of picking up ANY rock in Florida. You could be arrested for stealing "artifacts"

Dubble :thumbup:
I'm not looking for artifacts, just flint to make arrowheads myself. Flint itself is not illegal is it?

Re: Flint rock

Posted: March 5th, 2013, 1:32 pm
by lonesouth
good heavens, when did it become illegal to pick up an arrowhead...SMH...

Re: Flint rock

Posted: March 5th, 2013, 1:55 pm
by Flint River Pirate
bayrunner22 wrote:I know a guy in Albany,Ga. that makes arrowheads he knows where to get tons of flint rock pm me and I will give you his number if you would like
Are you talking about me?

Re: Flint rock

Posted: March 5th, 2013, 2:22 pm
by Rhettley
GA law for PRIVATE property.
Laws passed in 1992 make it illegal to dig, disturb, or harm an archaeological site without the written permission of the landowner. Anyone who intends to dig on a site with the permission of the landowner must notify the Department of Natural Resources before the dig begins.

It is not legal to surface collect, dig, or metal detect on state property. This includes Civil War sites. (OCGA 12-3-10(n), 12-3-52)
A very quick way to get yourself in trouble is to hunt arrowheads on the Flint or associatted creeks in SW GA.

Re: Flint rock

Posted: March 5th, 2013, 6:53 pm
by redbelly7
Any land that borders the Flint will have the rock on it. All you need is permission from the landowner to look for it.