Becoming a Seagirt Forester

The Forester's Trials

To demonstrate a Forester applicant's prowess at arms each applicant must:

• Own their own equipment as required for archery and thrown weapons, that shall be complete, suitable, and in good repair.
• Applicant must also have sufficient supply of weaponry, as required for testing. At least one item shall be of the applicant's own making (see item 4 below).
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the most current An Tir Book of Target, as it pertains to Archery and/or Thrown Weapons.
• Be, at minimum, a warranted junior archery or thrown weapons marshal.
• Be able to create, by their own hand, two of the following;

1. Bowstring or crossbow string
2. Quiver
3. Arrow or Bolt
4. Bow or crossbow
5. Throwing knife
6. Throwing axe
7. Throwing spear
8. a Target either Archery or TW

• Demonstrate knowledge of targets, weapons and other equipment standards as regards to archery and thrown weapons, and perform a range inspection.
• Demonstrate the ability to recognize least three native animal tracks (examples would be bear, cougar, wolf, deer, elk, rabbit).
• Show an ability to conduct archery and/or thrown weapons practices and train new archers and throwers.
• Demonstrate the ability to recognize and identify at least three different types of local trees and three different plants and have knowledge of any potential usefulness or toxicity they have.
• Fully equipped, walk one field course using a bow weapon and one field course using a thrown weapon. At each stations on the course halt, aim, and fire at designated target (targets will be varying heights and visibility). On each course applicants must hit over 50% of the targets.
• Display courtesy on and off the field.