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St. Eustachius' Day Medieval Boar Spear Hunt' - September 20, 2008

The Ranger Badge

There are NO MEMBERSHIP DUES OR OBLIGATIONS associated with becoming a Ranger.  Each Ranger receives a FREE pewter Ranger Badge (cast in a hand-carved soapstone mold like many of the the medieval originals).

Membership in St. Hubert's Rangers is a judged process.  Individuals interested in becoming Rangers, who meet the criteria below, should submit an Introduction Form, and email a photo for consideration.

To be eligible for membership an individual must portray a medieval (for our purposes, the 5th century through the 15th century), western-European hunter, and have at least a basic head-to-toe set of clothing, accoutrements, and hunting equipment specific to their chosen time period.  Clothing should be suitable, in style and color, for hunting afield, and the prospective member must have either a period hunting weapon, such as a longbow or boar spear, or a hunting animal such as a hawk, hound or ferret.  Participating in actual hunts is not a requirement of membership, but having a complete, period, hunter kit is.

A member's persona could be that of anyone who hunted for sport or necessity in the Middle Ages, such as: a huntsman, nobleman, forester, poacher, outlaw, etc.  For our purposes, a hunter is defined as anyone who participates in the chase of a small game or large game animal, with the means of personally dispatching the hunted animal.  Trapping and angling are beyond the scope of St. Hubert's Rangers.

The evaluation of submitted photos is a subjective process.  However, photographic evidence of a reasonable effort towards  head-to-toe authenticity that reflects an understanding of the time period, will most likely qualify.  Clothing, accoutrements, or hunting gear that is not consistent with the time period, or obviously modern materials or items would make one ineligible for membership.  If prospective members belong to other living history organizations, such as the SCA, they need to make sure favors, badges, and other regalia specific to that organization are not displayed in their submission photos.

It should be the perpetual goal of each Ranger to improve upon the period authenticity of the design, materials, and use, of their clothing, accoutrements and hunting equipment.  But minimally, a Ranger’s clothing, accoutrements and equipment should satisfy an educated and discerning eye from all but the closest distances.  Authenticity beyond that is at the discretion of the individual.  Things that could not be readily detected without close personal inspection, such as period under-clothing or hand stitching, reflect a higher level of authenticity, but are not required.

This website is the public face of St. Hubert's rangers.  However, Rangers are also invited to join a (members only) discussion site, where they can share all their interests in medieval-style hunting with like minded individuals, and organize group hunts.

Here are some select articles by Rangers from our 'Research' page that may be helpful:

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