This calendar is compiled to promote muzzleloading shooting in Washington and the Northwest. It is also available at http://wamuzzleloaders.org To get a new event included or supply information for future lists contact the Washington State Muzzle Loaders Association through Bob Gietz, 19220 Old Ranch Lane SW, Rochester WA 98579, 360.273.7862 or e-mail to: duckfreak@q.com
.EVENTS WITH CONFIRMED DATES ARE SHOWN BOLD
CONTACT WITH THE LISTED INDIVIDUAL(S) PRIOR TO TRAVELING IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Listed events projected from past years without current information are shown in italic type
Jan 12-14 WSMA SILHOUETTE MATCH, Evergreen Sportsmen’s Club Pete Strobl 360.352-1800
Tim Sampson 360-264-4243 Mike Nesbitt miken54@aol.com 12736 Marksman Rd SW Olympia 98512Jan 14-15 Mountain Man, Indian Craft and Cowboy Action Show Gerry Lane 503-661-2159
Gresham National Guard Armory 544 NE Division St Gresham OR 97030
Jan 25-29 Washington Sportsmen’s Show Puyallup Fairgrounds Walt Christensen 206.878.4907
Feb 4-5 Tioga Mt. Man 2012 Winter Rendezvous Ken Sjogren 541-396-5565
Rook Higgins Park, OR, Buff Coplin 541-396-6217 buffvalley@webenet.net
Feb. 17-19 Rain-Dee-Voo, Capitol City Gun Club,Littlerock, WA Rowland Zoller 360-350-2895
raindeevoo2012@gmail.com Tim Sampson 360-264-4243, 14318 Littlerock Rd SW, littlerock WA 98512
Feb. 18-19 16th Annual Couer ‘d Alene Muzzleloading Arms & Historical Crafts Show Tony 509.397-4447
4060 N Gov’t Way Couer d ‘Alene, ID 83814 mttoptradi@colfax.com
Feb. 18-19 32nd Heritage Fair Eugene, OR Lane County Fairgrounds Melody Morrell 541-689-4281
796 W 13TH Ave, Eugene OR: Ft Umpqua M.L. P.O.Box 566, Springfield OR 97477
Feb. 23-26 40th Annual Horse Ridge Winter Shoot, Grizzly Mt. Long Rifles,
Bend, OR ,Ken (Ratrobber) Miltenberger 541-389-7007 miltfarms@cbbmail.com
Marty (Snowflake) Adams 541-410-3492
Mar 4 Hells Canyon Muzzleloaders Memorial Shoot Down River Range
Clarkston, WA Montana 208-791-6596 Don (Ol' Hoss) Dotson 208-843-2017
Mar 10-11 30th Annual Cascade Mountain Men Muzzleloading & Pioneer Craft Show
Evergreen State FairgroundsMonroe, WA
Bud Maune
budmaune@aol.com http://www.cascademountainmen.com
Mar 15-18 Spring Thaw Rendezvous Evergreen Muzzleloaders, Adam Sampson adams@setina.com
Mike Nesbitt miken54@aol.com 12736 Marksman Rd SW Olympia 98512
March 17 Y.V.M.L Grudge Match w/ Wenas Valley Muzzleloaders Ken Boyle (509) 949-1218
Mar 31 WSMA Annual Program Support Dinner Mark Rumbaugh 253-858-0563 two2rs@gmail.com
Tacoma Sportsmen’s Club Puyallup, WA Steve Cole 253-389-8922
Apr 6-8 Bear Mountain 18th Annual Trappers Creek Rendezvous Dianna Cunningham 530.917-5283
Redding, CA Ernie Stephenson 530.549.5170
Apr. 13-15 Spring Rendezvous Lewis & Clark P. O. Box 44, Roosevelt, WA 99356 SR14 mile post 133
Michelle Stanley 509-387-6224
Apr.13-15 OR State Championships, Tri County BP Club, Sherwood OR, Clifford Reed 503-632-7791
April 15 Lolo Trail Muzzleloaders Spring Fling Orofino ID: Directions: Drive straight through Orofino on Michigan Ave
which will turn into Grangemont Rd. At mile post #5 watch for signs. Turn left on Lower Wells Bench Road.
First log house on the left. Bill (Two Dogs) Kaufman 208-476-3371 Larry (Smoke Pole) Kaufman 208-476- 7749
E-mail: Cathy Walker <cagwalker@orofino-id.com>
Apr 19-22 Sonoma Valley Muzzleloaders 31st Annual Rendezvous
Cloverdale, CA, Marie Hill Ranch on HWY 128 near Booneville. Camping open April 20th
Booshway: Terry Weaver (707) 664-0511Segundo: Michael George (707) 996-1308
E-mail: Glenn O'Neil
glennoneil@yahoo.com No dogs allowed
Apr 20-22 Sagebrush Free Trappers Annual Rendezvous, Rattlesnake Mountain
Rattlesnake Mt. Shooting Facility, Benton City WA. Bill (Ironheart) Kater 509.582-2728
Phil (Talkin’ Crow) Hight 509.588-3036
talkincrow@msn.com
Apr 20-22 WSMA TRADE GUN CHAMPIONSHIPS, Don Kerr 360-786-1380
Evergreen Muzzleloaders, Littlerock WA Mike Nesbitt, miken54@aol.com
12736 Marksman Rd SW, Olympia WA 98512
Apr.20-22 Wenaha Muzzleloader’s Rendezvous, "Griz Flats" near Troy Or.
Family:$25, single $15, Single event $5; Sunshine 541-962-6140 sancoyaustin@eoni.com
Rattlesnake 541-278-7868 Bull (541)377-8415 & Yout Skut (541)910-4300
Apr. 25-29 35th Annual Frog Holler Primitive Rendezvous Oakridge, OR Melody Morrell 541-689-4281
Preregistration required : Ft Umpqua M.L. P.O.Box 566, Springfield OR 97477
Apr. 27-29 Skagit Muzzleloaders
Rendezvous President: Cindy ‘Mud Woman" Walton 360-631-6799
Sedro Woolley, WA Booshway:Jerry’Lady Duck’ McKinney 360-630-4387;
Segundo Sherry ‘Milkdud’ Mills 360-333-7216 skagitmuzzleloaders@hotmail.com
Apr 27-29 David Thompson Black Powder Shoot Tobacco River Muzzleloaders
Eureka, MT Joe Nelson 406.882-4691 Jerome Johnson 406 889-3845
Apr 27-28 2nd Annual West Coast Horn Fair John Shorb bigsmoke72@charter.net
Veteran’s bldg. Morro Bay, CA
www.westcoasthornfair.com
May 4-8 Sagebrush Primitive Skills 2012 Young men & women age 12-17
May 18-20 Limit 50 enrolled, cost $10
Clint Bouslaugh509.585.6415
May 4-6 Olalla Long Rifles Rendezvous, John Dilger 360-698-3331, Dave Riggs 360-871-7175
Poulsbo Sportsmen’s Club, 16990 Clear Creek Road NW,Poulsbo, WA
May 2-6 California State Championships and California NMLRA Territorial at Sacramento Shooting Center
Michael Bush 916-362-1469, George Steger 530-477-1069 steg86@gmail.com
May 19,20 Oregon Gunmaker’s Fair,Ron Scott 541.858-2800 ronscottflintlocks@gmail.com
Philomath OR 4730 West Griffin Cr. Rd, Medford OR 97501
Lock Making and Patchbox Workshops held the two days prior
May 4-6 Mt Mazama Spring Rendezvous Contact: Booshway Kurt Phillips 541-891-5140
Klamath Falls, OR e-mail:
ridered@charter.net or Mac : macnkay69@hotmail.com
May 10-12 Grizzly Mt Spring Rendezvous, Prineville OR Dianna White 541-447-4146
May 11-13 Grizzly Mt Spring Shoot at the Club Grounds between Redmond & Prineville Off Hwy 128
between mile markers 14 – 15 Google map Crook County Prineville, Oregon. Booshway: Dirtlicker (Harley Hunter)
Co-Booshway Diana White (Crashpad) 541-280-6806, flatpad76@gmail.com Deena Hobbs (Coffeebean) 541-420-0126.
email saddles@iglide.net
May 12 Y.V.M.L. Northwest Championship Musket Match Musket Match Yakima, WA
Loreen Lund (509) 966-9339
May 11-13 Snohomish Valley Muzzleloaders 23rd Annual Rendezvous Skagit Site near Sedro Woolley
Harold McCurdy 360-387-2625 hkandkam@frontier.com
May 18-20 Merical Mountain Rendezvous, Marion Montana
Flathead Valley Muzzleloaders, Contact Don Webber (406) 752-5190
M
ay 24-28 Flying M Rendezvous Jack Meade 503-324-6700 buxtonoutback@aol.comForest Hills Black Powder Brigade web:
www.fhbpb.com
May 25-28 Sapphire Mt. Men 31st Annual Wild Horse Rendezvous, Mike (Lone Oak) Tomell 406.626-4702
Missoula MT mdtomx2@msn.com
May 25-28 Paul Bunyan Plainsmen, 37th Annual Memorial Day Mark Curtis 253.678-5343 mtntrekr@yahoo.com
Rendezvous, Puyallup, WA Karla Hilberg 253-927-1296
hillberg_jim@comcast.net www.pbrsc.org
Jun 1-3 Running Cayuse Rendezvous, Cascade Mountain Men www.cascademountainmen.com
Table Top Mountain area out of Ellensburg WA
Booshway: Howard (Lee) Johnson, holeejo@juno.com
June 2nd Bremerton Brigade Kids/youth shoot, Poulsbo Sportsmen’s club, 16990 Clear Creek Rd NW, Poulsbo WA
Wally McKendry 360-990-2584
wjmckendry@earthlink.net Doug Kitchens 360-340-2268 dougkitchens@gmail.com
June 7-10, 5th Annual Gold Mountain Rendezvous Coeur d'Alene Muzzleloaders
Sagle, Idaho 4588 Sagle Rd. Sagle, ID 83860 4.7 mi from US 95 on Sagle Rd
Booshway, Bob Kelley, 208-777-6931
topcarp@live.com),Segundo Pat Silbernagel 208-255-8813
Howard Wright, President 208-687-1149 (Wright82@roadrunner.com):
Coeur d'Alene Muzzleloaders on Facebook
Jun 7-10 Cascade Brigade Rendezvous Booshway Ted Hartman 541-788-2122
Bend OR
saddles@iglide.netJun 6-10 Snowy Mountain Muzzleloaders & Re-Enactors' 7th Annual Rendezvous
6600 East Fork Road; Lewistown, Montana 59457 Dean406/428-2286 dmkdak@midrivers.com
www.snowymountainmuzzleloaders.com or www.wix.com/abwestburg/Snowy-Mtn-Muzzleloaders
Central Montana, 11 miles SE of Lewistown, Montana at the Ed McGivern Memorial Park adjacent to East Fork Reservoir
June 9-10 Ft. Walla Walla Days & Art Show , Fort Walla Walla Museum 755 Myra Road,Walla Walla, WA,99362
Paul Franzman Communcations Manager 509.525-7703, Website: www.fortwallawallamuseum.org e-mail: info@fortwallawallamuseum.org
June 12-17 Idaho State Muzzle Loading & NMLRA Territorial Championship BOISE Idaho
A.K. Burr, (208) 870-0551,aburr@cableone.net
Jun 15-17 Tall Grass Rendezvous, Vernonia Muzzle Loaders, Vernonia, OR.
Booshway: Lois Braze 503-681-8328 Cell 976-645-7210
Jeff Strickland 503-359-9141 day 503.324.4024eve
Jun 15-17 29th Oregon Trail Muzzleloaders Rendezvous Albion, ID Rick Ramsey (208) 670-1021 mtnman2@pmt.org
Jun. 16-17 Hog Heaven Muzzleloaders Annual Father’s Day Rendezvous, Chris Lewis 208-835-8272
Troy, ID www.hogheavenmuzzleloaders.com Vernon Illi verncyn@tds.net
Jun 16-17 Friends of Spokane House Encampment Living History Weekend
Spokane House, Nine Mile Falls WA Contact Information:
Dan Day, President of F. O. S H. Dkd.day@gmail.com www.friendsofspokanehouse.com
Jun.22-30 Pacific Primitive Rendezvous,, Winchester Idaho. http://www.pacificprimitiverendezvous.com
Jun 22-24 38th Annual Interlake Rendezvous Skagit Muzzleloaders site, Sedro Woolley, WA
Booshway: Larry"Overload’ Litten 206-310-5530 LLITTEN@wilburellis.com
Segundo: Steve Trader 206-571-6662 steve.trader@scotts.com
Jun 21-24 Idaho Free Trapper’s 30th Annual Rendezvous; Idaho Free Trappers Ltd 2011 , Cascade Idaho,
From Idaho Highway 55, turn east onto Corral Creek Rd between mile markers 109 & 110. Stay on Corral Creek Road
to end of road Sign, Turn right, pass thru green gate and follow the road to the Rendezvous site.
Rendezvous registration Mike Miller 208-336-7524 MillerMike729@hotmail.com
Link: http://www.
idahofreetrappers.com
Jun 21-24 Sternwheeler Days/Living History POC Liska and Raunchy Crowley, P.O.Box 63, Klickitat WA 98628
At Cascade Locks OR at the port
Jun. 22-24 Palouse Hills Muzzleloaders 21stth Annual Rendezvous Tony Roberts 509.397-4447
Colfax, WA
mttoptradi@colfax.com
June 28, 29 Kalispell Encampment presented by the U.S. David Thompson Bicentennial Partnership near
Thompson Falls, MT. Pre-registration required. On-site camping available. College accredited
courses for educators and historians. Local Contact: Jennifer Fielder 406-210-5944 or jofielder@blackfoot.net
July 6-8
Tacoma Sportsmen's Club Summer Rendezvous,Dennis Pirello 206-300-1714
pirello9472@msn.com Puyallup, WA Dwayne Anderson 253-375-3009
July 6-8 CRIT’R’s 16th Annual Pack In, Granite Falls, WA 425.335-4262
July 6-8 Hells Canyon Muzzleloaders 35th Annual Rendezvous Webb Ridge Rendezvous Grounds, Winchester ID
Montana 208-791-6596 Don (Ol' Hoss) Dotson 208-843-2017
Hell’s Canyon M.L. P.O. Box 508 Lewiston ID 83501
July 7 David Thompson Days – Parade, Living History Encampment, Community Celebration
Thompson Falls Brigade, Thompson Falls MT Event Location: Downtown Thompson Falls
Contacts: Jennifer Fielder; 406 210 5944;
jofielder@blackfoot.net
July 12-14 3rd Annual Broken Wagon Rendezvous, Veneta OR 84209 Territorial Road
Ft Umpqua ML Box 566 Springfield OR 97477 www.fortumpquamuzzleloaders.org
Allyn Wilson 541-935-8528 jkhillside1980@yahoo.com
Jul. 12-15 32nd Annual Buckskin Bill Rendezvous, Cascade, ID Booshway
Segundo:Charlie Swindell 208.559-7408 cbrokenone@aol.com www.blackscreekrange.com
July 13-21 Rocky Mountain National Rendezvous, Roitz Ranch, Mt. View WY,
Registration deadline June 9, 2012 www.rmnr.org
July 13-15 Pre-1840 Primitive Skills Week End (Women Only)
www.womensprimitiveskills.comPaul Bunyan Sportsmen’s Club, Puyallup WA Booshway Ann Rumbaugh shortcake2rs@gmail.com 253.858.0563
Renita Foust 360-551-0751 renitaterry@gmail.com Segundo Kim Kormas 253-253-326-5420 or 253-229-8871 kkorm@comcast.net
July 13-15 Barlow Trail Long Rifles Rendezvous.2 mi. from Gov’t Camp in Mt. Hood National Forest.
Marvin (Stinky) Wamboldt at 503-668-6275 or 360-430-7262) e-mail
Marvinstinky@aol.com.Jim (Screamin’ Fern) Sheets at 503-722-7514 or Dave Pettit 503-709-8460 bertamommasquaw@aol.com
Jul 19-24 Western States Muzzle Loaders Association Black Powder Shoot and Oregon NMLRA Territorial,
Josephine County Sportsman Association, 7407 Highland Ave, Grants Pass OR 97526
Roger McFall, President (503) 625-6864 maryroger28@frontier.net www.wsmla.org
Jul 19-21 Mt. Mazama MM Shotgun Rondy on the Ca / OR Border Pretty Balls 541-885-5488 ckhlwh@aol.com
Jul. 19-22 40th Annual Peninsula Long Rifles Rendezvous Port Angeles, WA
Deb Rupp - (360)452-6755,
drupp@wavecable.com Karl Schroeter 360-452-5463 w6cku@aol.com
Jul. 20-22 44th Annual Pine Creek Rendezvous Cliffdell, WA (New temporary site, easy access)
Gary Wilson e-mail sharkchumm@msn.com 509-248-1118
Jul 20-29 Mountain Man Rendezvous at Red Lodge Red Lodge MT, Kathy Burgener 406.446.3443
bearcave@prodigy.netBob Thompson 406-446-1366, ohgs1@aol.com Early set up 8 AM July 20 Complete info-
http://www.redlodge.com/rendezvous
July 20-22 36th Annual Lolo Trail Rendezvous Orofino ID Rudo Road 2.9 miles down the road}
Bill (Two Dogs) Kaufman 208-476-3371 Larry (Smoke Pole) Kaufman 208-476- 7749
Guy (Ridgewalker) Walker 208-435-4814 Email;Cathy Walker <cagwalker@orofino-id.com>
Jul 27-29 Tenino Oregon Trail Days, 35th Annual Gib Isaakson Memorial Black Powder Shoot
Tenino, WA Will (Bugler) Ulry 360-352-4224 mcchess@aol.com
Aug 2-5 Tioga Mountain Man 2012 summer Rendezvous,Ken Sjogren 541-396-5565
Coquille OR (Mast Family Farm) Buff Coplin 541-396-6217 buffvalley@webenet.net
Aug 3-5 Bremerton Brigade Muzzleloaders Rendezvous, Poulsbo Sportsmen's Club Poulsbo WA
16990 Clear Creek Rd NW, Poulsbo WA Booshway: Doug (Badwind) Kitchens 360-340-2268
dougkitchens@gmail.com, or Boyd Philips 360-692-6643
Aug 2-5 Nehalem River Rendezvous,; Booshway: Lois Braze 503-681-8328 cell 976-645-7210 Vernonia, OR
Segundo: Dan Ball Jeff Strickland 503-359-9141 day 503.324.4024eve
Aug.9-12 Seven Rivers Mountainmen Rendezvous near Brady store on the Satsop River
Booshway: Jerry Charlton 360-500-0744, Charlie Battersby 360-538-7403 elbat@q.com
Club president: Nathan Olsen 360-249-5118
DIRECTIONS; Take Oly-Aberdeen hwy westbound go by Elma, cross the twin bridges, look for the Brady turnoff,
turn right, you are on the Middle Satsop rd. Keep going straight, follow the 7-Rivers signs to the West Satsop Rd,
Turn left there, about 3 city blocks on the right, follow the signs. If you cross a concrete bridge you have gone too
far.
Aug. 17-19 Central Whidbey Sportsmen Rendezvous, Safari Rd, Coupeville, WA http://www.cwsaonline.org/
Grey "Black Hat" Wunderly, 360-679-1714; cel: 360-6-0740 blchat1@yahoo.com
Chris(Powerdancer) Elaison 360-675-7122 David "Rabbi" Hollett @ 360-675-7540 dlhollett@comcast.net
Aug 22-26 Washington Historical Gunmaker’s Guild
Steve Biama 425-466-6956.Littlerock, WA Steve Skillman
360-458-8740. Glenn Sutt (360) 455-9904, kavic@comcast.net
Aug 31-Sep 3 Grand Ronde Muzzleloaders Labor Day Rendezvous, La Grande OR 97850 Hwy 244, 2 miles from
Hilgard Park David Bingner (Dyin’ Goose) 541.963-2440 Darrell Plank (Mountain Man) 541.963-5368
www.lgrpc.com(Camping open Wednesday August 29th.. Earlier by appointment)
Aug 31-Sep 3 2012 Green River Mountain Men Rendezvous at Peninsula Long Rifles, SEQUIM, WA
Green River Mountain Men, Booshway Lance Mertz 206-384-9496 LANCE.MERTZ@GMAIL.COM
Segundo Michael Mahlock 253-931-5418 mmahlock1@comcast.com Trade Chief Michael Shurr..253 884 6763
threeshurrs@yahoo.com
Sept. 7-9 Mt. Mazama MM Come on to Paisley,OR Mac the Knife 541-281-2422 macnkay69@hotmail.com
Billie Bonnet 541-883-8911(call ahead for fire restrictions)
Sept ?? Astoria Bicentennial Fur Trade Encampment, Astoria Bicentennial Committee,
Fort Stevens State Park 100 Peter Iredale Rd Hammond OR 97121 Set up 9-11&12
Jeff or Jane Donnelly 503-325-9026 AstoriaFurTrade@aol.com www.astoria200.org
Sept. 13-16 Fall Harvest Rendezvous & WSMA PRIMITIVE Pete Strobl 360.352-1800
CHAMPIONSHIPS, Evergreen Muzzleloaders,, Littlerock, WA
Sept 13-16 Steen’s Mountain Men Rendezvous. Kevin Klatt (Killer) 543.573-2234 jklklatt@centurytel.net
Yellow Jacket Lake, Burns, OR
Sept 28 & 29 Sacajawea Heritage Days, Phil Hight 509-588-3036 Talkincrow@msn.com
Sacajawea State Park, Pasco WA, Dennis Barr 509.943-9574 Mountnman123@aol.com
Horse Heaven Historical Re-enactors & Sagebrush Free Trappers www.Sacajaweaheritagedays.org
Sep 28-30 Trask Mt. Primitive Rendezvous Jack Meade 503-324-6700
buxtonoutback@aol.comForest Hills Black Powder Brigade web: www.fhbpb.com
Nov 17 Yakima Valley Muzzleloaders Turkey Shoot Gary Wilson509-248-1118
sharkchumm@msn.comYakima, WA
2012 CALENDAR: MONTHLY EVENTS
Postal Shoots Pacific NW Flinter’s Association, Spokane Jack Dolan 509.299-5419
1st Saturday Snohomish Valley Muzzleloaders, Marysville WA. Ron Biggerstaff 360.668-6731
1st Saturday (Oct-May) Puget Sound Free Trappers, Littlerock WA Bob Gietz 360.273-7862
1st Saturday Green River Mountain Men, Ravensdale WA Matt Berntsen 425-235-7254
1st Sunday Bremerton Brigade in conjunction with Olalla Long Rifles, Poulsbo, WA
Doug Kitchens 360.340.2268 / John Dilger 360.698.3331
1st Sunday Palouse Hills Muzzleloaders, Colfax WA Tony Roberts 509.397-4447
2nd Sunday Spokane Falls Muzzleloaders, Spokane WA Jack Dolan 509. 299-5419
2nd Sunday Seven Rivers Mountain Men, Hoquiam WA Nathan Olsen 360-249-5118
2nd Sunday Lewis & Clark Muzzleloaders, Vader WA Don Fillpot 360.425-9381
2nd Sunday Evergreen Muzzleloaders, Littlerock WA Mike Nesbitt MikeN54@aol.com
3rd Saturday Interlake Mountain Men, Rose Hill WA Dell Ellison 425.483.5710
3rd Saturday Tacoma Sportsman’s Club, Puyallup WA
Dennis Pirello 206-300-1714
3rd Saturday Sagebrush Free Trappers, Rattlesnake Mt. Phil (Talkin Crow) Hight 509.588-3036
3rd Sunday Mica Peak Muzzleloaders, Spokane WA Rick St. Marie 509.893-9558
3rd Sunday Cascade Mountain Men Lee Johnson 253.922-3073
3rd Sunday Issaquah Gun Club Paper Shoot (Meat Prizes) John Abbott 425.392-1972
11:45 Issaquah, WA
4th Sunday (Nov.-Apr.) Paul Bunyan Plainsmen, Puyallup, WA Mark Curtis (253) 678-5343
4th Sunday (3d in Nov., Dec.) Peninsula Long Rifles, Port Angeles WA Brad Pinnell (360) 681-0225
Last Sunday Skagit Muzzleloaders, Sedro Woolley, WA Cindy Walton 360-631-6799