2012 Western AMM Territorial Rendezvous

Missouri River Brigade (MO-IA-KS)

Dates:

Saturday April 14, 2012 at 12:00 pm (Noon) thru Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 12:00 pm (Noon)

Site Photos:

 

 

Site Description:

The Missouri River Brigade of the American Mountian men wishes to announce the dates and location of the Western Territorial Rendezvous for 2012. The location we have secured is a beautiful site on private land in central Kansas. The area is native pasture located along a nice, flowing creek with plenty of trees for wind break and an ample supply of firewood. The area is quite sandy so there should be no problem if spring rains occur. Pack in will be easy with level, solid ground and will be approximately a ½ mile. The Brigade plans to have a travois and Red River cart available to ease the burden.  

The area we will be in is composed of rolling hills and wooded draws and is short-grass prairie, mostly consisting of big and little blue stem. The hillsides are plum thickets and cedars and the creek bottoms are forested with a mix of cottonwood, walnut, ash, elm and Osage orange, with dogwood mixed in.

Booshway: Keven Hiebert

Segundo: Darrel Plenert

Plans are being made for a trade and whiskey tent, with events of skill and challenge. Colleges will include primitive skills, area biology and ethnobotany. We are currently planning on butchering a buffalo later in the week for camp meat and an educational college. Along with the colleges, a horseback hunters ride is being planned that will leave camp sometime early- to mid-week with an overnight camp and return sometime the next day with the ride being 15 to 25 miles. Numbers will be limited on this and you must have period horse gear only.

The Brigade has already secured some fine items for the camp auction but any donations will be appreciated. We plan to raffle off a fine original English double-barrel shotgun.

Look for more information in upcoming issues of the T&LR and/or the Moccasin Mail.

 

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