Another category of Indian marker trees are the "V" trees, which I also call "Gun Sight" trees or "Land Buoy" trees. Many times, a single bifid oak was split (most likely using a tree log or heavy limb) so that it creates a common root but is separated into two different trunks. These trees were commonly used in place of fence lines, territory edges, or hunting, fishing and water source ground boundaries. This classic "V" tree is found in the Blanco state part next to the bridge crossing. The tree (s) is old enough to be an original Tonkawa tree boundary most likely claiming the Blanco River within its territory. These trees are quite numerous up and down the 281 Buffalo Highway and need to be protected from the future of the 281 expansions. The early settlers, I believe, also used this type of system to mark land boundaries before fencing could be established because fencing was expensive to install and keep maintained.