Black Powder, Muzzleloading & Pre-1840 Groups
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Alabama
 
Diamondback Muzzle Loaders
Location: Salitpa, AL
Contact: Robert Wiatt
1220 Martha Allyn Drive, Saraland, AL 36571
Phone: 251-675-1434
Email:
buckskinner96@msn.com
Spring Shoot 3rd weekend in March. Fall Shoot in November, check for dates. Meet each 2nd weekend.
 
Saughahatchee Exploration Company
Location: Auburn, AL
Contact: Craig and Linda Kerr
1831 Opelika Rd., Auburn, AL 36830
Phone: 334-821-4683
Email:
 
 
Alabama Pre-1840's Historical Society
Location: Birmingham/Andalusia, AL
Contact: Jean Tritt
6029 Elm Ave., Pinson, AL 35126
Phone: 205-681-7997
 
Racoon Mountain Longrifles
Location: Huntsville/Madison, AL
Contact: Connie Cook
1607 Willowbrook Dr. SE, Huntsville, AL 35802
Phone: 205-881-7906
 
Diamondback Muzzle Loaders
Location: Salipta (near Mobile), AL
Contact: Joe L. Clark
15276 Earlville Rd., Citronelle, AL. 36522
Phone: 334-866-7296 Email:
pooblaclark@Email.msn.com
Spring Shoot held the last weekend of April. Fall Shoot held the weekend before deer season starts.  
 
South Alabama Gun Club
Location: Andalusia, AL
Contact: Mike "Hawkeye" Jones
Phone: 334-222-6215
 
White Water Longhunters
Location: Jack, AL
Contact: Rick Richter
Phone: 334-393-2017
 
 Arkansas
 
Early Arkansaw Reenactors Association
Location: Little Rock, AR
Contact: Ed Williams, President
EARA, P.O. Box 21491, Little Rock, AR 72221-1491
Phone: (501) 666-4304
Email:
ed_laurine@juno.com
URL: http://www.arkie.net/~eara/
A very active Pre-1840 reenactors association since 1995 with 150 members in 11 states. Everything from rendezvous, public living history demonstrations to a keelboat on the rivers of Arkansas. Monthly newsletter with annual membership of $12. See our web page for monthly free calendar of events and much more.
 
Arizona
 
Arizona Muzzle Loading Association
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Contact: Ron Doerr
706 S.10th Place, Phoenix, AZ 85034
Phone: 602-340-0580
Email:
rddivfab@amerion.com
Two events yearly: 1st fullweek in April, State shoot Paper and steel; 2nd first weekend in August, Elvorano Fun Rendezvous.
Bill Williams Buckskinners
Location: Williams, AZ
Contact: Wayne Chabisek
P.O. Box 397, Williams, AZ 86046
Phone: 520-635-4321
Fax: 520-635-5351
Email:
Red Capote@aol.com
Annual rendezvous,is in May on Memoral day weekend 30 miles west of flagstaff AZ, and 60 Miles from the Grand Canyon, high in the pines at alt. of 7000 ft. in Williams, AZ at Buckskinner Park. Lots of wood and water, old time fun shoot's, something for the whole family. This is a good green horn rendezvous, Traders row, Plase 1800 traders, tin tipi and primitive camping, come with summer wear and winter as it' in the mountains. The whole town joins in, we have a old train that runs from the town to the Grand Canyon and back. For info call Williams-Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce at 520-635-4061. 
 
  California
 
Big Horn Mountain Men Inc.
P.O. Box 3612, Fontana, CA, 92336
Shoots monthly, 2nd Sunday each month at Gem Ranch, Devore, CA. Meets 3rd Sunday Redlands, CA. Sponsors Holcomb Valley Rendezvous. Looking for a few good Mountain men, and women. We're a family group. Inquire for membership at above address.
 
The Diablo Buckskinners
Location: East Bay (Contra Costa County), CA
Email:
tillershin@aol.com
Pre 1840's trapper era - come join us. Meets 3rd Wednesday of each month at Round Table Pizza, Center Ave. Shopping Center, in Martinez, CA
 
Sonoma Valley Muzzleloaders
Location: Petalum, CA
Contact: Dave Eynon
P.O. Box 750422, Petaluma, CA 94975
Phone: 707-795-9104
Email:
Glennoneil@yahoo.com
Monthly shoots on the 2nd Sunday most months.
 
Sorora Smokepolers
Location: Sonora, California
Contact: Roger Warner
307 Denton Rd., Hickman, CA 95323
Phone: 209-874-1391
Email:
skunksw@aol.com
 
Colorado
 
First US Dragoons, Co. M
Location: Denver Metro/Ft. Lupton, CO
Contact: Robin Burchardt
10700 East Dartmouth Ave., Q-108, Aurora, CO 80014-4859
Phone: (303) 369-2678
Email:
trooperburchardt@usa.net
Strictly 1830s Dragoons. NO MEXWAR done! Must be very accurate in uniforms and equipments(MEXWAR will NOT cut it!) A VERY unique impression for a little-known period of America's mounted military. A horse is NOT required!
 
Kit Carson Mountain Men
Location: Kit Carson, CO
Contact: Park G. Wood
27039 West Ridge, Lamar, CO 81052
Phone: (719) 336-3566
Email:
pgbjwood@centurytel.net
This year will be the twenty-fifth annual rendezvous held by The Kit Carson Mountain Men. It has always been a family event and most folks attending have had fun. Seems though there is not the interest folks once had. Seeing how maw and I moved last year, this may well be the last huraw for the do! We have really enjoyed puttin on the rendezvous and will miss it!
 
 
 Florida
 
Escambia River Muzzle Loaders
Location: Cantonment, FL
Contact: Brandy Bruton
Phone: 904-937-0931
URL:
http://home.cheney.net/~erml/ERML.HTM
 
Florida Frontiersmen
President: James Hull
1879 King Edward Dr., Kissimmee, FL 34744
Phone: 407-933-8322
URL:
http://www.floridafrontiersmen.org
 
Jefferson Longrifle Militia, Inc.
Contact: Dave Anderson, Secretary
P.O. Box 14073, Tallahassee, FL 32317-4073
 
Southeastern Cultural Society
Location: DeLand, Florida
Contact: Jason Wolz or David Mott
Jason Wolz/SCS, P.O. Box 3608, Deland, FL 32721-3608
Phone: 904-740-8946
Email:
JAWolz@worldnet.att.net
URL: http://www.SoutheasternCulture.com
The Southeastern Cultural Society is a new organization, superceding the Florida Indian Reenactment Society (FIRES). With our new name comes a much expanded time period and region, our membership participates in living history and reenactments from the 18th and 19th century throughout the Southeastern U.S. Our organization is open to all persons who portray Southeastern Native peoples or who have a strong interest. We produce a great 16-page newsletter bi-monthly and are planning an annual conference. Please visit our web site at http://www.SoutheasternCulture.com.
 
Georgia
 
Bear Creek Muzzleloaders
Contact: Al & Betty Powell
7695 Atlanta-Newnan Rd., Palmetto, GA 30268
Phone: 770-463-4714
 
Beaver Swamp Primitives
Contact: Pat & Tom Taylor
Phone: 706-743-8203
 
Blue Ridge Mountain Men
Location: Baldwin, GA
Contact: Tony Johnson
Phone: 706-735-4453
Email:
brmm@tds.net
URL: http://www.blueridgemountainmen.org
 
Brotherhood of Buckskinners
Contact: Linda Kassars
Phone: 770-489-4441
 
Brushy Creek Muzzleloaders
Contact: Peggy Griffin
Phone: 912-549-7129
 
Cherokee Barkbusters
Contact: Frank Cobb
Phone: 706-830-9702
 
Cherokee Longrifles
Location: Jesup, Georgia
Contact: Billy Glover
373 S.E. Broad St., Jesup, GA 31546
Phone: 912-530-6989
Email:
billyglover@netscape.net
Meets the 3rd Saturday of every month at Happy Acres Campground, located a few miles from Jesup.
 
Coalition of Historical Trekkers
GA State Rep: Omer Alexander
Phone: 770-931-4876
Email:
 
 
Fort Yargo Living History Society
Location: Winder, GA
Contact: Omer Alexander
727 Kings Ct., Bethlehem, GA 30620
Phone: 770-867-4632
Email:
omer77@alltel.net
URL:  
 
Georgia Flintlock Team
Contact: Larry Richardson
Phone: 706-734-2061
 
Georgia Frontier Rifles
Contact: Linda Kasrass
Phone: 404-489-4441
 
Highland Freetrappers
Contact: Keith Seeley
Phone: 912-883-5808
 
Longbranch Buckskinners
Contact: Joseph Cibulski
Phone: 706-864-6426
 
Muskogee Longrifles
Contact: Bob Fielding
Phone: 706-563-6288
 
South Ga. Wildgrass Rlfles
Contact: Jack Bridwell
Phone: 912-986-8409
 
Southeastern Longhunters
Contact: Benny Cougle
Phone: 912-472-7280
 
Trail of Tears Longrifles
Contact: Cathy Root
144 CC Camp Rd., Milledgeville, GA 31061
Phone: 912-932-5719
 
Idaho
 
EE-DA-HOW Long Rifles
Location: Boise, ID
Contact: Shane (Stumb. Buff.) Sterling, P.O. Box 8591 Boise, ID 83707
Phone: (208)323-8845
Email:
stumblinbuff@yaho.com
We shoot paper targets most of the year but we do put on a rendezvous in July & camp out shoot in Sept.
 
Fort Henry Buckskinners
Victor, ID
Contact: Craig Burr
74 W 300 S., Victor, ID 83455
Phone: 208-354-8300
Email
cjburr@pdt.net
We embrace everything from the longhunter to the Spanish charro influence. Brigade member to the free trapper.

Idaho Free Trappers
Location: Boise, ID
Contact: Troy Upshaw
Address: 240 Morris Ct., Kuna ID 83634
Phone: 208922-5370
Email:
beadmonger@msn.com
Club meetings 1st Wednesday of the month, club shoots 1st Sunday of the month. Rendeavous in June, Cascade, ID.

 

Oregon Trail Muzzleloaders
Location: Burley, ID (Mini-Cassia area)
Contact: Jack Kelley
895 N. 900 E., Rupert, ID 83350
Phone: (208) 531-4344
Email:
jkelley@safelink.net
Organization to promote the safe use of black powder weapons and the living skills of the pre-1840 fur trade era.

 
Southern Idaho Muzzle Loaders
Location: Twin Falls, Idaho area
Contact: Dennis Knapp aka Sticher
4421 N 1355 E, Buhl, ID 83316
Phone: 208-543-8859
Email:
dennisk56@netzero.net
ML shooting club. Shoots are the last full weekend of each month. Shoshone Basin Rendezvous, Memorial Day weekend each year. About 65-75 members. Some into mountain man history, some into shooting only.
 
 Illinois
 
Black Hawk War Society
Location: Northern IL
Contact: Gene Stevens, 1635 N Riverside, McHenry, IL 60050
Email:
estevens@mc.net
Reenacting the Black Hawk War period in Illinois, All 1832 period impressions welcome, Militia, Reg Army, Indian and civilians!
 
 Indiana
 
Brothers of the Wind
Location: Osceola, IN
Contact: Lynn Young
URL:

 

Menominee Muzzleloaders
Location: Plymouth, IN
Contact: Wanda-Club Secretary
Email:
wandaearl@aol.com 

 
 Iowa
 
Timberwolf Rendezvousers
Location: Oskaloosa, IA
Contact: Walkman, 301 North L Street
Phone: 641-673-6791
Email:
walkman@lisco.com
We are a group in Iowa that believes in passing on items of the past and then teaching people so these things do not get lost. We need to do more of this and this world will be a better place to live.
 
 Kansas
 
Duck Creek Muzzleloaders
Location: Independence, KS
Contact: John Brown
Email:
blue@hit.net
Or Lynn Pipher
Email:
lynnp@hit.net
We are a small family-oriented club. We have several Rendezvous each year. We look forward to bigger and better events this year.
 
Jedediah Smith Muzzleloaders
Location: Dodge City, KS
Contact: Gobbler
Phone: 316-385-2233
Monthly Shoots 3rd Sunday every month except Dec & Jan. Club Winterin' third weekend of March. Annual New Membership Shoot and BBQ 3rd Sunday of April. Annual Club Rendezvous---Labor Day Weekend. Annual Membership Drive Chili Supper 3rd Saturday of January.Club Range is 11 miles south of Spearville, KS or 18 miles east of Dodge City, Kansas. Our club represents the years of 1800 - 1840. We welcome visitors, skinners, and friends to come shoot with us.
 
Kansas Muzzleloading Assoc.
State-wide Association
Contact: Bob Besecker, President
615 South Jefferson, Hugoton, KS 67037
Phone: 316-544-4111
Kansas Muzzleloading Association represents all aspects of muzzleloading firearms. Our time period is of 1640 - 1890. Our State Muzzleloading Shoot in held the 2nd weekend of October. Our state convention is held the 1st weekend of February of the year in Great Bend, KS at the Holiday Inn. We have 3 days of Fun. A main speaker, seminars, banquet, traders room and dance are some of the highlights of the weekend.
 
The Smokey Hill Trading Company
Location: Junction City, Kansas
Contact: Randy Holding
121 West 2nd St., Junction City, KS 66441
Phone: 785-238-1878
Email:
rrholding55@excite.com
 
 Kentucky
 
Ole Caintuckee Primitives
Location: Northern Kentucky
Contact: Steve Mullinkin, club president
Donna Esparza, club VP
Email:
donileah@juno.com
 
 Maine
 
The Ancient Ones
Location: Canton, ME
Contact: Dave (Gomer) Bryant
RR 1 Box 5230, Mt. Vernon, ME 04352
Phone: 207-293-2437
Email:
djb21302@aol.com
We are a pre 1840 group, and welcome all living history folks to join us each spring and fall at our 89 acre site in Canton, Maine. Spring vous is the weekend after Mothers Day. Fall vous is Columbus Day weekend. Hope to see you there.
 
 Michigan
 
Clan of the Medicine Wolf
Contact: Jack L. Massimino Sr., President
P.O. Box 223, Otter Lake, MI 48464
Email:
grtdarkwolf@hotmail.com
URL:
http://www.geocities.com/grtdarkwolf
 
 Mississippi
 
Coalfire Creek Muzzleloaders
Location: Columbus, MS
Contact: Gene Davenport
29 Scarlet Drive, Columbus, MS 39701
Phone: 601-328-6745
Shoots on every 2nd and 4th Sunday February thru October. Spring Frolic in May, Fall Rendezvous in October. Range located on Highway 27 North of Reform, AL.
 
Natchez Trail Longhunters
Location: Jackson area
mail c/o Lane Williams, 2820 Pine Circle Drive, Pearl, MS 39208
Phone: 601-939-4382
Email Richard Spencer:
rspencer@teclink.net
Meets first Thursday of each month at Lanes house 7:00 PM.
 
Natchez Freetrappers
Location: Natchez area
Contact: Finley Hootsell
1624 Carter St., Natchez, MS 39120
Phone: 318-336-8925
Email:
fhootsell@yahoo.com
Sponsors Fairfield Plantation Rendezvous first Saturday through second Sunday in November near Natchez, Mississippi.
 
 Missouri
 
Delaware Trace Free Trappers
Location: Ozark, MO
Contact: Jane Wheeler
716 Evergreen, Nixa, MO 65714
Phone: 417-725-3562
Email:
First Royal Regiment of Foote
Location: St. Charles, MO
Contact: Ed Dulaney
1717 Barbara Dr., St. Charles, MO 63303
Phone: 636- 949-9812
Email:
edulaney@charter.net
URL:
http://www.1stroyals.org

 

Fort Hill Ramrods
Location: Hillsboro
Contact: Frank Martin
Phone: 314-487-6336
Has meetings/club shoots 2nd Sunday each month.

Hatchie Run Longrifles
HIGHWAY 15
FAULKNER, MS
Phone: (901) 647-3762
alt: (662) 224-3370
Email:
heehawgirls@hatchierunlongrifles.com
STEP BACK IN TIME BEFORE 1840 AND PARTAKE OR FIX YOUR EYES UPON SOME BLACKPOWDER SHOOTIN, HAWK & KNIFE THROWIN, FIRE STARTIN, PRIMITIVE CAMPIN AND COUNTRY FRIED COOKIN. 
COME ON DOWN AND JOIN US AT HATCHIE RUN, WE'LL BE KEEPIN A CLOSE EYE OUT FOR YA!
We are a living history and muzzleloader club that represents early Colonial to 1840 time period. We promote historically accurate clothing, weapons, skills, and crafts of the period. We are a family oriented club.

St. Francois River Blackpowder
Location: Farmington
Contact: Kelly Dickey, Club Secretary
Email:
keldic@hotmail.com
URL: http://members.tripod.com/~keldic/

 
Trappers of Starved Rock
Location: Saint Charles, MO
Contact: Dave Hewitt
11570 Latonka Trail, Florissant, MO 63033 Phone: (314) 653-1833
Email:
aussiepossey@sbcglobal.net
URL:
http://www.trappersofstarvedrock.com
 
 Montana
 
Bridger Mountain Men
Location: Bozeman
Contact: John Kroskey
P.O. Box 549, Manhatten, MT 59741
406-284-6872
Booshway: John Kroskey
Scribe/Purser: Tom Holcombe
Email John Kroskey:
jekroskey@aol.com 
A buckskinning group dedicated to the understanding of the historical period of the fur trade, including shoots, crafts, and rendezvous. Meetings the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 pm at the American Land Title conference room, 1800 W. Koch, Bozeman, MT. Shoots the 3rdweekend of the month at various locations as designated by the rangemaster. Dues are $15/year, monthly newsletter.
 
Rocky Fork Free Trappers
Location: Laurel, MT
Contact: Cal Metzger
1134 Custer Ave., Billings, MT 59102
Phone: (406) 896-9137
Email:
Calmetzger@hotmail.com
Meeting and shoot 1st Sunday of the month, meeting at the "CHEERIO BAR" at 10:30, shoot at 12:00 2 miles south of Rockvale (we usually caravan it out.) $10.00 yearly dues, membership and newsletter. Members get discount on shoot supplies which are available at every shoot. Monthly shoot fee of $4.00 for members and a blanket prize valued of at least $5.00. Non-members pay $5.00 plus the blanket prize.

Eagle Vallley Muzzleloaders
Location: Carson City NV
Contact: Lil Hawk
1177 Denise Cir., Carson City NV 89701
Phone: 775-887-1221
Email:
ACShufelt@AOL.com

Spring Mountain Free Trappers
Location: Las Vegas
Contact: Lil' Pest
PO Box 13406, Las Vegas, NV 89112-1406 Phone: 702-456-5736
Email:
dobi@aol.com
Turkey Shoot: weekend prior to Thanksgiving. Rendezvous: President's Day weekend. Regular club shoots: check website for schedule and directions: http://hometown.aol.com//smftscribe/page01.html.

 

New Mexico

Carlsbad Blackpowder Club
Location: Carlsbad, NM
Contact: Ed Brown
405 Derick Road, Carlsbad, NM 88220
Phone: 505-885-0405
Email:
crazyed@cavemen.net

 New York

Land of the Seneca MLC
Location: Odessa, NY
Contact: James Dunn
Email:
jad11@cornell.edu
URL: http://www.landoftheseneca.org
28th Anniversary Annual Rendezvous 22 July - 25 July, 2004.

 

Little Beards Club
Location: York, NY
Contact: Nickie Mattice
84 Winchester St., Rochester, NY 14615-2334
Email:
mattices@rpa.net 
We just celebrated 10 years as a club. We have sponsored 2 national events. We hold a public event every year in June called the Joey. We have 6 to 10 public shoots per year and a pack in in the late fall. Our site is located on one of our members private property and we are right along the Genesee River in beautiful downtown Avon, New York. 
 
 North Dakota
 
North Dakota Muzzleloaders
Location: Minot
Contact: Tom Crowson
P.O. Box 835, Minot, ND
Phone: ?58-702-0835
Email:
ndmuzzleloadrs@geocities.com
URL: http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/8510/
Our organization has members from all over North Dakota and the surrounding states. We hold two annual events. An annual Trade Fair and Banquet. On Memorial Day weekend, we host the Annual State Shoot and Rendezvous at Fort Mandan near Washburn, ND. We also distribute a quarterly newsletter informing all members of state and regional events.
 

 Ohio

Feathered-Skull Clan
Location: Lagrange
Contact: Brett Burlison
Feathered-Skull Clan HDQTS.
41225 Webster Road, Lagrange, OH 44050-9420

 

Heeeethi'n Heights
Contact: "Red Dance Bear"
Email:
dpowers@in-touch.net 


The Hocking Valley Muzzleloaders and Primitive Weapons Club
Contact: Denise A. George, Scribe
7458 Meadowbrook Road, Albany, OH 45710
Email:
george@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu 
 
Killum Buck Longrifles
Location: Killbuck, OH
Contact: Ed Skidmore
Email:
ad828@acorn.net
URL: http://members.tripod.com/killumbuck/homepage.html
Pre-1840s black powder re-enacters. Anyone interested in the Killum Buck Longrifles Club, go to our website, it has lots of info - maps, shoot dates, anything you need.
 
Mad River Militia
Location: Bellefontaine, OH
Contact: Curtis Zerkle
Mad River Militia, PO Box 47, Bellefontaine, OH 43311
Phone: 937-844-8486
Email:
jzerkle@woh.rr.com 
Shoots held second Sunday of each month 9:00 Logan Fish & Game. Three pre-1840 events. Memorial Day weekend in Zanesfield. 4th of July weekend and third weekend in September in Bellefontaine.
 
Seneca Muzzle Loaders
Location: Tiffin, OH
Contact: Barb Rumschlag, Scribe
Email:
sml@angelfire.com
Club meets first Wednesday each month, black powder shoot second Sunday each month (except September).We hold two rendezvous a year, May and October. Wood, water, and portajohns provided, no modern hookups. Pre-1840 events. Open to all period shooters, traders, craft persons, buckskinners, re-enactors, and highlanders, all sutlers,blanket traders and merchants of the era welcome. Blanket shoot, primitive archery, hawk and knife matches.
 
Society of N.W. Longhunters
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Contact: Jack Pennington, 5566 Deervalley Ct., Cincinnati, OH 45247
Phone: 513-245-9912
Society dedicated to teach and preserve pre-1840 skills.This group is more Eastern Longhunter rather than Buckskinners. Orders are formed for skills mastery.Skills day held each April. 18th century dance and dinner each Feb. Pack-ins,re-enactment events etc. Men and women welcome to apply for membership-must be sponsored by an existing member. Group meets first Tues of the month at either Farbach nature center or Les Flick's restaurant.
 
The Sons of Liberty (PMLGC)
Location: Canter Caves, Jackson, OH
Contact: Chris Pauley
Phone: 740-663-2735
Email:
bgrimm@bright.net 
We have two rendezvous, May/spring Memorial Day week; Fall/September - Pre-1840 event open to all period shooters, traders, craftspersons, buckskinners, reenactors and highlanders, all sutlers, blanket traders and merchants of the era welcome. Woods walk, hawk and knife matches for registered participants.
 
 
 Oklahoma

Beaver Creek Free-Trappers
Location: Sterling, OK
Contact: Frank D. Kuntz
1640 NW 26th St, Lawton, OK 73505
Phone: 580-357-3491
Email:
fdkuntz@aol.com
Club meets 3rd Sunday every month at 1PM. Club shoot every month at this time. Bring blanket prize. LOCATION: From the East side of Sterling, Okla. turn North from highway 17, go one mile, then turn right, to 3/4 of a mile East and look on the South side of the road for a gate and signs.

 

 Oregon

Below the Medicine Line Metis
Location: O'Brien, Oregon
Contact: Prairierose (Sarah Queener-Plourde)
P.O. Box 49, O'Brien, Oregon 97534
Phone: 541-596-2673
Email:
prairierose@medicineline.org
Pre-1840 living history of fur trade: camps & class room presentations. Metis organization est. 1997.

 

Grizzly Mountain Long Rifles
Location: Prineville, OR
Contact: Hope Bridges / Jim Malloy
20777 Mini Lane, Bend, OR 97702
Email:
hope@bendcable.com
Founded in 1972, Grizzly Mountain Long rifles is a 30 year old shooting club in Central Oregon dedicated to preserving the sport of shooting primitive blackpowder firearms and understanding the historical development and use of blackpowder firearms in the history of the United States. 
   
We are a Charter Club of the NMLRA (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association) and the NRA (National Rifle Association). As a club we host two major events annually, the Horse Ridge Rendezvous which is held in February near Horse Butte just East of Bend, OR. and our Spring Shoot which is held each May at our club grounds located just West of Prineville, OR. 
   
The Horse Ridge Rendezvous draws about 425-450 registered competitors. The competitive events include shooting rifle, pistol or smoothbore (including divisions for women and children), a knife and hawk throw, a flint and steel firestart, an archery shoot, a fort shoot, a shotgun shoot and many other fun events. You will also find many Traders displaying their wares along Traders Row. GMLR raises funds throughout the year to provide prizes for all the children who compete at Horse Ridge and at least 30% of the shooters in each division. This event is open to the public. 
   
Club meetings and shoots are held the second Sunday of each month at our blackpowder-only shooting range West of Prineville. 
   
For more info: GMLR, PO Box 182, Redmond, OR 97756.
 
Spencer Butte Long Rifles
Location: Eugene, OR
Contact: Jim (Ticker) Stroda
23791 Territoial Hwy., Monroe, OR
Phone: 541-847-5495
Email:
jstroda@peak.org
S.B.L.R is a small muzzleloading club that holds 2 rondys a year. One in March and one in September. We meet for club shoots and meetings on the first sunday of every month.

  Pennsylvania

Dogg Clann Muzzleloaders
Location: Darlington, Beaver County, PA
Contact: Motherbuffalo (Sheryl Davis)
313 Willowbrook Road Industry, PA 15052
Phone: 724-495-0406
Email:
motherbuffalo@yahoo.com
URL:
http://www.geocities.com/doggclann muzzleloaders
We hold monthly shoots the second Sunday of each month and 2 rendezvous a year. Please call or email for directions or to be put on mailing list.

Lancaster County Longrifles
Location: Muddy Run Park, Holtwood, PA
Contact: Beverly Heister, 270 McCorkle Road, Hershey, PA 17033
Phone: 717-533-3652
Email:
heister5@paonline.com
We hold a rendezvous and black powder shoot once a year, the end of April. Our average attendance has been 700 participants. Sutler area is open to the public every day. Primitive area is open to the public on Saturday only. Events include shooting matches, seminars, hawk & knife, primitive archery, woods walk, "expedition", highland games, & children's activities.

 South Dakota

Dacotah Territory ML
Location: Aberdeen, SD
Contact: Mike Thelen
38532 149th St., Mansfield, SD 57460
Phone: 605-290-3111
Email:
redriverclerk@nvc.net
URL: http:// www.dacotahterritorymuzzleloaders.com
The Dacotah Territory Muzzle Loaders have been going since 1979. We hold monthly meetings and shoots. In September of every year, we hold our own rendezvous, called Sweetwater. For more info, check out our website.

Texas

 
Aurora Blackpowder Club
Location: Aurora, TX
Contact: Dale White (President 2003)
Rt 1 Box159, Forestburg, TX 76239
Phone: 940-964-2975
Email:
dwhite@trwd.com
 
 
 
Greywood Colonials
Location: Palestine, TX
Contact: Andrea Raum, 79 ACR 458, Palestine, TX 75803
Phone: 903-549-2071
Email:
colonialrondy@aol.com
Family oriented Living History club. Monthly social gatherings, including primitive camping October through April. 50 acre Permanent site located in Palestine. Knife, hawk, bow, blackpowder shoots, mountain-man woods walks, educational classes as can be scheduled. Email Andrea Raum and include Greywoods Colonials in the RE line for a response.
 
Howard County Muzzloaders
Location: Big Spring, TX
Contact: Connie and Lou Key, 1210 LLoyd, Big Spring, TX
Phone: 432-267-6697
Email:
lkey@crcom.net
Family oriented group with great members. hardworking booshway's. Two rendezvous a year, monthly shoots with blanket prizes, group has best gunsmiths and craftsmen around. Encouraging kids and wives with special activities for them. Hard working to keep the tradition alive.
 
No Name City
Location: Edgewood, TX
Contact: Dave "Rainmaker" Riley
Rt. 1 Box 88 BA, Edgewood, TX 75117
Phone: 903-896-1005
Email:
davidr@micrografx.com
Pre-1840's buckskinning club. We have 2 rendezvous a year. Our spring doins is a fund raiser for our Thanksgiving doins. We have just aquired 50+ wooded acres for our new and permenate site. Membership is $1 per adult for the first year (introductory), $10 per adult every year after.
 
Pineywoods Buckskinners
Location: NE Texas; Tyler to Texakansas to Shreveport, LA
Contact: Claude Porter
6244 FM 349 W Lot 8, Kilgore, TX 75662
Phone:903-643-7392
Email:
c_porter@email.com
URL: http://www.pineywoodsbuckskinners.bravepages.com/index.html
Pre 1840 group in East Texas that is active with monthly meetings, that includes shoots, education classes, and just plain fun and get togethers.
 
Ranger Springs Skinners
Location: Decatur, TX
Contact: Gayle Harris
Email:
catwings.gh@gmail.com
Spring Rendezvous - first full weekend in March; Fall Rendezvous - weekend before Thanksgiving. Email me for directions or a map.
 
Texas Assoc. of Buckskinners
Location: Spring, TX
Contact: David Johnston
20931 Fernhollow Lane, Spring, TX 77388
Phone: 281-355-1216
Pre-1840 buckskinning, rendezvous association established in 1978 (just celebrated our 25th year!). We have three rendezvous per year starting in October. We do not have a permanent site so each site is the choice of the volunteer Booshway. For more information, contact David Johnston.

 Utah

Anisazi Mountainmen
Location: St. George, UT
Contact: Vickii Wilde
1981 W. 1030 N., St. George, UT 84770
Phone: 435-635-9426
Email:
wilde@infowest.com
Monthly shoots on the 2nd Saturday of each month.
 
Blackhawk Muzzleloaders
Location: Richfield area, Sevier County, UT
Contact: Hank Shows
45 West 100 South, Monroe, UT 84754
Blackhawks have been an orgenized club for 30 years in the Sevier county area. Prefer pre-1840 gear, but not mandatory if you're working on it!
 
Hell's Hole Mountain Men
Contact: Todd D. Glover, Booshway
2476 W 13010 S., Riverton, UT 84065
Phone: 801-254-8239
 
Old Ephraim Mountain Men
President, Curtis "Varmit" Olsen
490 Glenwood Dr., Hyrum, UT 84319
Phone: 801-245-3027
 
Virginia
 
Chesapeake Bay Fur Company
Location: Virginia Beach
Contact: Jeff Horrocks
4636 Crown Point Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Email:
Airnatlgrd@aol.com
We are a 1740 - 1840 group.
 
Venturing Crew 1776
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Contact: Scott Smith
P.O. Box 75, Lynchburg, VA 24505
Phone: 804-528-3950
Email:
 
 

 West Virginia

Ohio Valley Mountain Men Inc.
Location: Wheeling
Contact: Rainmaker Rogerson
Phone: 304-845-7387
Email:
rainmaker1959@aol.com
Monthly shoots (trail walk), round ball only, no inlines, summer rendezvous.
 
Wisconsin
 
The Bad Axe Longrifles
Contact: Rob Myran, scribe
Rt. 3, Box 147, Viroqua, WI 54665
Elk River Rendezvous
Location: Phillips, WI 54555
Contact: Ellie Borman
Rt.1, Box 74, Butternut, WI 54514
Phone: 715-769-9444
Email:
ewesful@pctcnet.net
URL:
http://elkriver.homestead.com
Our event is the weekend after Labor Day.
 
Slow Water Longrifles
Contact: Rich Neumann
591 E. Fourth St., Richland Center, WI 53581
Phone: 608-647-3039
Email:
bigblue1@pop.mwt.net 
 
Smoky Hollow Muzzle Loaders
Location: Southeastern WI
Contact: Nick Miller, President
5834 Shannon Road, Hartford, WI 53033
Phone: 262-670-0152
Email:
MORGANDAN1@aol.com
Meetings: 7:30 PM, Thursday following first Sunday of each month-The Chalet, Hwy 175, Hubertus. WI. Shoots: First Sunday of each month beginning 11:00 AM on club property near Cascade, Sheboygan County, WI.
 
Wyoming
 
Yellowstone Mountain Men
Cody, WY
Contact: Jim Betters
Email:
betters@cody.wtp.net
Monthly meetings, usually carry ins. Shoots - sometimes. Yearly rendevous about August sometime, either in the Big Horns or around Yellowstone proper. 25 year old club that's kinda loose knit. If going to be in the area e-mail me for info. Love to meet ya.
 
Others

Coalition of Historical Trekkers
GA State Rep: Omer Alexander
Phone: 770-931-4876
Email:
oalexand@bellsouth.net

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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