Backcountry Events


THE RAID ON BLEDSOES’S STATION 
September 25-27, 2026




REGISTRATION : CLICK HERE

GUIDELINES

 GUIDELINES 


Hats :

Acceptable - Round hat, cocked hat, knit caps.

Unacceptable -Floppy and poorly styled hats, dead animals.


Shirt :

Acceptable - White or natural linen, small check linen.

Unacceptable - Calico or block printed shirts, cotton shirts.


Jackets :

Acceptable - Linen or wool broadcloth jacket cut in the correct style.

Unacceptable - Wearing just a waistcoat over a body shirt, synthetic fabrics or F&I era clothing.


Breeches or Trousers :

Acceptable - buckskin/braintan, linen or wool breaches in the correct style. Linen trousers. Unacceptable - Baggy ill-fitting breaches, inauthentic fabrics.


Stockings :

Acceptable - Natural color Wool or silk stockings with a seam up the back. Unacceptable - Striped stocking, synthetic stockings


Shoes :

Acceptable - Buckle shoes, pucker toe moccasins. Unacceptable - Hi-Low Trekkers (limited), modern shoes


Leggings :

Acceptable - Broadcloth or stroud leggings in red, blue, green, black etc. Buckskin leggings

Unacceptable - Baggy leggings


Hunting Shirt :

Acceptable : Linen in natural or dyed colors caped and fringed. Buckskin hunting shirt in the correct style

Unacceptable : Walnut dyed pull over shirts, split front waggoners smocks, bulky

cotton hunting shirts.

 

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Blankets : Correct Dutch or point style blankets in plain white with red or blue stripes.

Unacceptable: Candy striped or colored blankets 


Knapsacks and haversacks : Uhl style knapsacks, blanket rolls, wallets

Unacceptable: haversacks, giant bags, leather and embroidered knapsacks 


Shot pouch and horn: Correct style powder horn and simple shot pouches 

Unacceptable: contemporary style bags and horns. Animal part bags


Rifles and fowlers: Rifles or fowlers in the correct style. Brown Bess in limited quantities 

Unacceptable: Caplocks, hawken rifles, contemporary style guns 

 

Additional Guidelines : BEARDS must be less than 2 weeks growth. No 90s Longhunter attire. 


Acceptable tents are as follows : Bedroll under the stars, a small wedge, a linen or canvas tarp, a blanket. 

Unacceptable : Diamond fly, baker lean-to, marquee etc. 


There are bathrooms on site and water. 


Registrations will be reviewed and will be accepted based on adherence to the above guidelines. If you have questions, please email us at : gildedbeavertrade@gmail.com

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