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The "Stalking Scout" - SPACE IS LIMITED!
Five Days to develope skills and equipment necessary to become a "stalking scout" Monday August 6 through August 10, 9:00am - 4:00pm Costs: $50 deposit due with Registration form to hold your spot, the full week cost is $200 For a Printable Registration Form and Brochure; "Stalking Scout" |
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The “Stalking Scout”! This year"s camp will focus on the Sullivan-Clinton march down the Susquehanna River during the Revolutionary War. The wilderness was a daunting environment; General Sullivan did not want to risk letting his troops wander too far from the river. A small group of Native Americans and Patriots became his scouts. Scouting skills are very different from the skills used in combat. Scouts had to be “invisible,” make keen observations, and return to General Clinton with vital information about the enemy. Each participant will develop the skills and equipment necessary to become a “stalking scout.” The week"s activities will culminate in a genuine session of stalking “enemy troops.”
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
| Morning |
• Overview of the week • Start a journal • Stalking: skills & games |
• Expert George Cummings displays
1700’s gear & clothing as a model for making a “kit” (day pack) for a summer scout, either Anglo or Native |
• Make beeswax candles • Make a primitive tin candle holder |
• Make a horn spoon and cup |
• Start a fire using flint & steel
striker • Primitive archery • Assemble day packs; pack cornmeal & jerky; fill water gourd |
| Afternoon | • Tracking along Owego Creek |
• Make a gourd canteen • Make a felt hat |
• Make a leather belt pouch • Play a stalking game |
• Make arrows, and then shoot at
targets using a primitive bow • Sew a blanket • Play a stalking game |
• Stalk an “enemy” camp • Prepare lunch on the trail |