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• a little knots Posts: 1,222 Officer

  June 2015 #32

  capt louie wrote: »

  I've seen some of those outside of Folkston,ga. and around here.
  
  Really cool. There are trees on Rousseau that are cat face sticking up.

  
  Capt . Louie ...... have also seen trees scared very similar
  in Gothe !!! coincidence ?

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• Turner River Terror Posts: 12,268 AG

  June 2015 #33

  Gothe is only 150 miles south of where I found mine.
  A Mule Team could travel that far in a couple days..
  Resin / Sap was also used for Lantern fuel and Perfume base.
  Google Naval Stores and you'll know what kept the South in shoes during a very bleak time.

  Killin and Grillin :grin

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• surfman Posts: 6,017 Admiral

  June 2015 #34

  I found one in Steinhatchee springs last year I almost just left it laying on the ground but thought what the heck that would look kind of cool hanging on the wall so I took it home, will post a picture next week, did not realize it was a collector’s item, nowhere near as impressive and the on the OP posted. there were pieces of clay pot laying around on the ground and I looked a little but did not find a whole one, maybe next time.

  Tight Lines, Steve
  My posts are my opinion only.
  
  Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.  Will Rogers

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• Cyclist Posts: 23,340 AG

  June 2015 #35

  My wife and I own a 1 acre lot in downtown Gville with a bunch of long leaf on it and they all have catfaces. They are all over the state and the southeast corresponding with long leaf flatwoods and sandhills. They also tapped large slash pines as well.
  
  I hunted Goethe last year and found at least 15 nice catfaces in just one afternoon. Lots of longleaf!

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• Red Fish Posts: 1,163 Officer

  June 2015 #36

  I have never been very clear on what exactly a catface was/is. Is it when the pine is opened up into the bark? Are they natural, man made, or both? Like I said, I have heard the term quite a bit, but never been real clear on exactly what it is.

  Genesis 27:3 - Now then, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me.

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• Skunk Ape Posts: 3,860 Captain

  June 2015 #37

  Red Fish wrote: »

  I have never been very clear on what exactly a catface was/is. Is it when the pine is opened up into the bark? Are they natural, man made, or both? Like I said, I have heard the term quite a bit, but never been real clear on exactly what it is.

  It where skunk apes marked their territory back in the day.

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• AllenR Posts: 2,702 Captain

  June 2015 #38

  Red Fish wrote: »

  I have never been very clear on what exactly a catface was/is. Is it when the pine is opened up into the bark? Are they natural, man made, or both? Like I said, I have heard the term quite a bit, but never been real clear on exactly what it is.

  
  http://pureflorida.blogspot.com/2005/08/cat-face.html

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• Walker Dog Posts: 2,155 Captain

  June 2015 #39

  They aren't just found in the sandhills. Seen plenty in places that are a long long way from the nearest hill of any kind.

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• Turner River Terror Posts: 12,268 AG

  June 2015 #40

  Skunk Ape wrote: »

  It where skunk apes marked their territory back in the day.

  
  
  THIS , If you ran into a Real Orginal Skunk ...He'd rake you face before he went for your throat..
  Hence...He's real dead and got a Cat Face....We know what happened to him.:hairraiser.

  Killin and Grillin :grin

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• Skunk Ape Posts: 3,860 Captain

  June 2015 #41

  I know a few areas I'd like to go out and look around again for some more stuff. I found a stump one time with some metal on it, but I didn't pay much attention to it. Lots of broken pots, I bet there's so,e cat faces around there.

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• FloridaOD Posts: 4,514 Captain

  June 2015 #42

  We fan out over the land of catface in modern day 'recreation' mode,it is interesting to study the history.
  
  "Can't to Can't" was one saying back then- the workers worked from 'can't see daylight to can't see daylight'. (boy,if I could just muster the will to hunt that hard,quit Tree Hugging Clay Pot Rambles....:grin )
  
  Catface/pot activity continued to around 1950

  Hunters are present yet relatively uncommon in Florida :wink

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• surfman Posts: 6,017 Admiral

  June 2015 #43

  AllenR wrote: »

  I would like to find one and take it to the kids event next year

  
  
  Allen, you are welcome to borrow the one I found for show and tell, it has the tin on it too but no pot, it is about 24 - 30" tall so it is not too big to handle, it is at my place in the Hatch.

  Tight Lines, Steve
  My posts are my opinion only.
  
  Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.  Will Rogers

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