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Requirement #1 of The American Mountain Men
Must have a full set of hand-cut and -sewn clothing and handmade accoutrements. These must be researched for authenticity of the 1800-40 period and be of a type which would have been seen on men in, or moving to, the … Continue reading
Posted in American Mountain Men, Historical Clothing and Equipment
Tagged fur trade, mountain men, rendezvous, Mountain Man, AMM
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Accepting a Prospect into Probationary Membership of the American Mountain Men.
I have seen a lack of consistency in the members of the AMM in how they handle assessing prospects. Some seem to be saying, a sponsor must camp with a prospect twice before considering any paperwork while others make their … Continue reading
Posted in American Mountain Men, Pet Peeves & Other Rants!
Tagged AMM, Mountain Man, mountain men
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Sardis Camp
A couple of my friends joined me and two of my dogs for an overnight on my land along Lake Sardis in south eastern Oklahoma. We paddled in and found a nice place to camp. Curley used his harness … Continue reading
Posted in American Mountain Men, Historical Adventure, Hunting & Trapping
Tagged AMM, camping, canoe, fishing, Hunting
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Green River 2017
Green River 2017 November 4, 2017, Aaron Griggs, Mary Sims, and myself arrived at Green River, Utah around noon. We met up with Ed Bevers, Bill Bailey and Todd “Pete” Peterson. Pete, Mary, and I set up camps at Crystal … Continue reading
Missouri River Trip 2017
Day One – 6/30/17, Aaron & I left home about 6 pm and drove to Wheatland, WY where we got a room for the night. Day Two – 7/1/17, We traveled across Wyoming to Billings, MT where we stopped … Continue reading
Do you really need that?
I am just as guilty as the next guy when it comes to bringing too much stuff to a rendezvous, re-enactment or other historic event. It seems we have so much cool stuff and so little opportunity to use it … Continue reading
The Wolf Eared Hat
I have been intrigued by the wolf eared hat since I first started studying Alfred Jacob Miller’s paintings. They most certainly are a hunter’s hat and an early form of camouflage. I have seen many attempts at re-creating these unique … Continue reading
My Brown Bess
When I got married in 1981, we took our honeymoon around Lake Superior. We visited all of the historic sites we could find. At Fort Michilimackinac, we saw the Great Lakes fur trade first hand and watched a man shoot … Continue reading
Posted in American Mountain Men, Historical Clothing and Equipment, Hunting & Trapping, Shooting
Tagged AMM, brown bess, canoe, muzzleloader
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Green River 2016
Saturday, November 5, 2016, I met Aaron Griggs and Tom Karnuta in Buena Vista, CO at 6:00 AM and we headed west toward Green River, Utah. We arrived at 11:30 AM in time for lunch at Ray’s Tavern before heading … Continue reading
Posted in American Mountain Men, Events, Historical Clothing and Equipment, Hunting & Trapping
Tagged canoe, Green River, Hunting, trapping
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A Canoe Trip on the Guadalupe
May 8 – 13, 2016 – I joined 3 men for a canoe trip down the Guadalupe River in south Texas. We all met at the take-out site near Nursery, TX on Sunday, May 8. I brought with me a Red Drum and … Continue reading
Gabe the Shootist
Gabe the Shootist 