-JEB Here's another cool find while out chasing a gobbler one year. Myself and brother were close to bagging his Tom but he just wouldn't come out in the clear. Well anyway, so I'm in the background trying to talk dirty to the ole'tom when I noticed a hollowed out rock. It blended in with all the other stones in a narrow gully with the "rock" covered in lichen. I walk over and then noticed it was pottery. Leaf liter was all around. I motioned my bro to come and check this out. We stood in awe and took pictures. Further investigation I notice the missing pieces trailing up the embankment under leaf liter. What you see here is what we "pieced" together. After our fill, we gathered the broken bits placed them in the still intact lower 2/3rds and cached it waaaaay back up where we thought it rolled down from. You can actually see the fresh "scratching" we did as we looked for the broken bits in the picture.
Funny thing I can remember, even while putting the puzzle back together the wise ole'tom was still gobbling less than 100yds. We had just forgot about the hunt at that point. Later we felt GOOD about the find and placing it outta site. We never did kill that particular bird.
To answer why we (myself and bro) do not take things like artifacts- I was taught as kid from my Pops and grandparents that these artifacts I discover is meant to remain out there where you find it. In my custom, these items may have been a burial site or a special place for people long ago. I respect that so no Bad Medicine or sickness will affect myself or others.
