Did I say all relic collectors have mustaches? What I reported is that on  
the ACRA list a number of consulting companies have reported law  enforcement in 
their areas have documented that a hobby of some  people in the drug industry 
is "arrow head" collecting on their  spare time (maybe Civil War items too, 
who knows?). Rather  than jump into denial or ridicule my comment, I would 
expect my  colleagues on HISTARCH to have a more open-minded consideration of why 
law  enforcement people have bothered to report the hobbies of people engaged 
in the  drug industry. Could it be that folks who flagrantly violate laws in 
for a  living would have no issue with trespassing on anyone's land to hunt for 
 artifacts that also have a monetary value? And, no where did I equate all 
relic  collectors with drug dealing. Sheesh!
 
Oh sure, every few years or so, someone gets interested in why history  buffs 
and antiquarians go out in the field to find "free" things of value. About  
every decade, archaeologists get concerned and begin talking again. I guess we  
are in one of those times. And in this context, we should be interested in 
the  range of groups who engage in trespass and recovery of artifacts from 
private  and public lands. Just who are those guys? No, but I  would bet none were 
"Catholic girls."
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.