[Sca-cooks] Fw: [EK-Equine] The Baron's Boast of Hunters (hunting guild)

[John Kemker]

Phlip, thank you very much for this information!  I've been toying with 
the idea of period hunting, now I'll have a group to discuss it with!

--Cian


Phlip wrote:

>Forwarded by request- I think Medieval-style hunting and Cooks are a good
>match up ;-)
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>Saint Phlip,
>CoDoLDS
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>"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
> Blacksmith's credo.
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> If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
>cat.
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>Never a horse that cain't be rode,
>And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
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>Subject: [EK-Equine] The Baron's Boast of Hunters (hunting guild)
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>>For anyone interested in joining this guild, feel free to send a
>>subscription request to TheBoast-requests at drum.org.  You may also pass
>>along this e-mail to whatever group you think might have interested
>>members.
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>>This e-mail is for anyone feeling an interest in joining a group of people
>>looking to find out more about Medieval hunting practices.
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>>Technically there would not of been a "hunters guild" so we're going with
>>calling this 'guild' (as the SCA often thinks of it) "The Baron's Boast of
>>Hunters".  To subscribe, or unsubscribe to thils list "TheBoast at drum.org"
>>or change subscription information e-mail "TheBoast-requests at drum.org".
>>The Baron's Boast of Hunters is open to anyone interested in
>>participating.  You need not be part of the barony of Carolingia.  I
>>suspect a good bit of the activity will be some research and information
>>shared over e-mail.  I hope to have meetings (maybe every other month)
>>however there will be no requirement to attend them.
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>>I'm still not exactly sure where this will wind up.  There have been
>>requests to cover such topics as:
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>>Hunting practices:
>>        archery
>>        equestrian
>>        falconry
>>        fishing
>>        spear
>>Trapping
>>Hounds
>>Butchering
>>Tanning hides
>>Making vellum
>>Fox hunting (equestrian specific)
>>Legal issues within the SCA
>>Hunting event
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>>I'm open to other ideas aswell.  "Hunting" is a HUGE range of possible
>>activities that were a huge part of mideival society, and not recognized
>>enough in the society (IMHO) this I feel is partially due to a lack of
>>knowledge and accessability to the subject.  (Atleast for me that's a good
>>bit of my resistance to having had it be a more active part of my
>>persona.)  So my overal aim is to have more accurate information and a
>>deeper understanding about hunting practices in medieval times, and to
>>share some level of that with the populace.
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>>To address a concern brought up before about the group, there will be no
>>supprise actual hunting taking place.  To hunt (atleast in Massachusettes)
>>you need the proper licensing, the proper locations, at the proper time of
>>year.  You will not show up to a guild meeting and find yourself part of
>>an actual hunt taking place.  I would however, like this to be a venue for
>>people who are hunters and who want to put some practial experience and
>>experimenting with medieval techniques and ideas to be able to get
>>together and do so, but this will never happen without it being CLEARLY
>>stated ahead of time, and at this point atleast it will not be an official
>>SCA guild meeting, and people will have the mundane legal paperwork in
>>order should some of us decide to go on an actual hunt.
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>>I'm also not confining the research and information tightly to any
>>specific time period.  When people bring up comments, information or
>>questions I suggest being specific about when (and often where) you are
>>talking about, and I'm open to modern techniques to be introduced in
>>comparison or when of value to their medieval counterparts.  I really want
>>to encourage people to please let me know their thoughts and ideas!  I am
>>a licensed falconer, but I've never been part of a medieval hunting group
>>like this, and my knowledge of medieval hunting is thin at best!  So
>>please speak up and share if/as you are able.
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>>Warmly,
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>>Ruadh
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