Frontier Adventure & Trace

September 5-7, 2008 - The Range - Trace Registration $15

Due to the Trigo fire, we were forced to postpone the Frontier Adventure and Spring Trace this past weekend. The Frontier Adventure has been rescheduled to September 5, 6, 2008. We will conduct the Frontier Adventure just prior to our annual fall event. By scheduling the Frontier Adventure for September, it will allow us the opportunity to clear and rehab the burned areas of the Range and will put us in the middle of the annual monsoon season (rain). However, by putting off the Frontier Adventure, we will need to allow for some flexibility in the coming months:

-          Any FCF candidate that had planned on attending the National Rendezvous, they will be allowed to go even though they do not have FCF membership. Fill out the National Rendezvous registration as if they are members of the chapter.

-          We will have a pre-Adventure call out at Pow-wow (similar to the way it was done way back in the old days).

-          The Frontier Adventure application deadline has been extended to August 29. We were scheduled to have 24 candidates participate in the Frontier Adventure this past weekend – so, we can increase this number with a few more months of preparation

Frontier Adventure - September 5-6, 2008

  • The Frontier Adventure is a series of events which are used to determine if a candidate is qualified for FCF membership. A candidate will have an opportunity to engage in a number of required frontier skills - black powder shooting, flint & steel fire starting, trap setting, hawk throwing, and knife throwing. The greenhorn will also gain knowledge about frontier cooking and shelters, common outfits present on the frontier, and highlights in the life of Jedediah Smith. Please submit your application for FCF membership by Friday, August 29, 2008.

  • Application for FCF Membership

  • Black Powder & Knife Permission Form
  • Questions? Contact Oak.

National Scout - Plainsmen Territory

hex83.jpgA competition was held at the 2007 Plainsmen Territorial Rendezvous to determine the National Scout representing the Plainsmen Territory and the Territorial Scout to serve the territory for a two year term. The National Scout representing the Plainsmen Territory is Zack 'Oso' Evans from the Jed Smith Chapter.

Range Report

The Manzano foothills were heavily burned just west and north of the Range. The Range did not sustain any additional burn damage from what occurred the previous week when about 5 acres on the western boundary burned in places. We’ll be rehabbing the burned areas and fire lines in the coming weeks.