I've heard from many I ain't no Boy Scout, why do I need to do a bunch of Requirements for? I don't need to prove nothin to no body. That very well may be the case, but if one is not interested in doing the types of things that are listed in the Requirements or has done all the things and has no desire to do them again and teach and show others their skills. Then maybe the American Mountain Men is not the organization for you. For these requirements are the types of things that are at the very core of what we stand for and do as American Mountain Men. That's the way my stick floats any way. |
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a. One method or a combination may be used. |
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b. Bull boat may be used in place of canoe. |
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c. You are expected to gain as much distance as possible. |
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d. This trip must be under primitive conditions, taking nothing that would not have been available to the mountain man between 1800-1840. Rifle, hunting bag, powder horn, and knife must be along. |
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Five day horse back ride in to AMM National on Dry creek by Gros Ventures River and five days at nationals 6/26 to 7/6 1999. Jill, Yaro Mike Powell and Allen Hall road with me. |
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Five day ride with Richard Ashburn I packed one of the pack horses for the ride 9/22-27 2000. |
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#13. Must be able to cook a meal of meat using only the meat, fire, a knife, and materials found in nature. |
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I have done this on a number of our camps in fact at most of them. I am partial to meat roasted on a stick or just throwed on the coals and roasted. |
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One of the camps I did this at was National 2001 with Yaro and Jill. |
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#14. Must be able to converse using Plains Indians hand talk. The 200 words on page 64 of Tompkin's book "Indian Sign Language", will be used as a basis for conversation. To complete this requirement, you must demonstrate your ability to read the signs for 50 words, as well as to give the signs for 50 words. |
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I passed this one off at Osborne Russell Feast camp at Fort B. With Chas Rauch January 2 1999. |
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Since passing this requirement off I have worked with other members in the party to help them learn and pass this requirement. I have found it very useful when hunting with members of the party or just conversing with Jill. It is amazing the different names you can be called using Sign! |
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#15. Have at least three full years as Bossloper in this Association |