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My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost.
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Was Fred Bear that old??
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The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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Slightly off topic, but I heard/read somewhere that someone found a possibles bag for a muzzleloader inside of a hollow tree that dated back to the 1800s. I might be wrong though
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Idunno how that dating process they did works but a Sitka Spruce can grow to be 800 years old, just sayin'.
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That is a really great find. Amazing condition.
Thanks for sharing the info.
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The oldies always amaze me. Cool find.
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C'mon Jeff- I think you do know.
Living things quit adding/replacing Carbon isotopes at a known rate to their bodies when they die. These then deteriorate at a known rate after death, so by comparing what should be in a living body to what is left in an artifact, the age of the artifact can be determined within parameters. The older it is, the more uncertainty, the larger the parameters.
Beyond a certain place, the uncertainties become too great, and they have to switch to other elements with longer half-life isotopes. Carbon-dating becomes useless fairly quickly, in geologic terms, but then, we aren't exactly long-lived ourselves. An artifact only a few centuries old can be dated fairly tightly.
If their assesment of origin is accurate, probably some Yupik guy out wandering got offed by Injins. Or the bow was traded/captured to /by same Injin, then lost. Or owner went through the ice, or over-board and the bow washed up close to shore. Shore-line/lake level may have been different also.
Maybe the Illiamna Lake Monster got him...
Last edited by las; 06/30/22.
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Actually, I've never given the process anything more than a little momentary, superficial thought.
The age of the tree was the first thing that popped into my mind.
Thanks for the reply.
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Someone lost a bow.... About 25 years ago a friend of mine found a 12 ga. Weatherby semi-auto shotgun leaning up against a tree. Sheet happens.
Liars should have good memories.
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One of history's earlier examples of "Sorry, I lost it in a boating accident"
Cool find! Thanks for sharing.
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