I want to start hunting arrowhead at my dad's land around the lower pecos area. Problem is I have no clue where to look. Any good resources?

I am no expert. Around here you may find individual points anywhere. The best places are those were you find areas of old small burnt rocks Look for chipped pieces of flint. Small areas were where a few camped maybe overnight. Large areas of burnt rock say 20 ft. in diameter and a ft. or more in height were camps that were visited many times. At least that is what I have found around here.

It's one of my favorite things to do before or after a hunt. Points 90%+ make the case, I have gallon ziplocks full of broken points. I prefer sandy washouts, every few years you get enough erosion to expose new points but like mentioned above they could be just about anywhere, some of my better points have been found not really looking. Any questions just ask.

If I still lived in Texas, I would happily volunteer for that job. You could keep what I find. It is the thrill of the hunt that excites me. Find a creek, then look for the higher ground where they could camp. My old lease had a dry creek on it, but 200 years ago it flowed year around from a artesian well. The high ground around it was full of artifacts. Check any dry drainage areas that have runoff during heavy rain.

We dont have any dry creek beds, we have gullies, and ravines that lead to the Rio Grande. I dont believe we can get down to the river because of sheer drops. I've never really tried to make it all the way down to the river though. We do have a flat area that comes out of a wash where everything get deposited. That's probably gonna be where I check first. Appreciate the info.

What is the concept? Look for camps? Look for hunting area? Are creeks just were everything washed up? What should be the mindset?

Both excellent places to search. Any water feature that can carry and deposit debris will congregate artifacts. I carry an old golf club (2 iron) to flip stuff. I got tired of bending over for "leaver rights".

Remember, much of what you see today wasn't like that more than likely back "then". I like washes and place the land has been disturbed by farming or what not, below outcroppings and on high places where long distance observation can be had.

Water flow was different back in the day as well, above ground water was more prevalent than now, so even old water sheds are a good place.

Find a lot of trash chips and you probably found where at least some work was done, day camp, ectra. You may be able to find "middens" , those are areas that where used for eons to slow cook food and where used frequently, goggle them and get an idea of what your looking for. One of those and surrounding area could keep you busy for a month if you can screen it.

Several years ago, we went to a place just north of Austin. I made myself a "pickle fork" I didn't find nada. Did find some huge pieces of flint.

I really enjoy it also. I have been searching all my life, found my first one on the grandparents farm when I was about 8 years old and been hooked ever since. Good advise above. I'll chime in with looking for ancient water sources, mounds that seem out of place with the rest of the landscape, Along creeks and rivers if you find an abnormal amount of old dried up snails thats a good place to dig. In the last 20 years probably missed some great deer because eyes were on the ground more than scanning for game. A few from my collection

^^^ dog those displays! What all is in the one on the left?

Surface hunting is good way to start. My young daughter has found as many as I have. She found one on my buddies place just on the road. First one in 15 years of owning it. I have found several broken points in the same are. At my lease we found a few in sandy areas that looks like they would had a camp.

I tried many times with no success until one day I was sitting down putting on my snakes boots when I noticed about 2 feet away a dime size piece of what appeared to be flint with a chips on it.
I finally found a very nice point when I wasn't even looking. Good luck!

I found my first and only when I was in fifth grade. I just looked down while on the playground and there it was. The school is roughly 200yds from the Pleasanton River. I had it for a whopping two hours or so before someone stole it off my desk.

My granddad and I have found hundreds on the Colorado River bottom across from Colorado bend park and Gorman falls. That whole area was an Indian camp. When we were in the drought several years ago and Lakes Buchanan and Travis were really low, old Indian camps started popping up. You have to be careful though, people were getting filed on for violating the state antiquities law. One interesting incident though, a co-worker was just exploring the exposed lake bed on Buchanan and happened to look in a hollow tree stump and found a human skeleton. When the bones were checked, they were estimated to be over 150 years old. I would like to know that story.

Plowed fields along creeks and rivers was my arrow hunting areas. The flat areas along a rivers were popular Indian village locations. The plowed fields a day after a light rain, the arrowheads would be laying on the top washed clean by the rain. The bad part, the plows usually broke off some of the points.

A lot of former dry creek beds have been plowed under and unless you have been there after heavy rains, you would never suspect there had been a creek in the area. These all have potential.

Creek crossing generally have camps on both sides of them, nothing has changed in hundreds of years it’s still the best place to cross

That's kinda funny. The first one I found was down in Dimmit while looked for a deer I missed. So excited. I put it in a pocket I had gloves in and it was cold. I lost it when I pulled my gloves out. So we go back to the area a day later and buddy finds his first while looking for mine! Never found mine. My 12 year old has found 3 whole points and many partials. One was on a school trip to Texoma!

Ive never found one. I would absolutely love to.

If ever in Corsicana stop by the Pearce museum on Navarro campus.Thousands of points. Mostly by one family.. See the Malakoff heads also.

Found this one, think it's broke.