Dacotah Territory Muzzle Loaders

Established in 1979 by four individuals who loved camping, fishing, canoeing, and black-powder rifles, the Dacotah Territory Muzzleloaders (DTML) have been seen throughout SD in centennials, festivals, rendezvous’, and various other activities. The DTML is a non-profit, social organization. While there are individual members, the club has always encouraged family membership. Rendezvousing, defined as pre-1840, fur-trade era gathering, can be a wonderful, peaceful, and educational vacation for all family members. DTML members have participated in the Ft. Sisseton Historical Festival since it’s creation over 25 years ago. The club’s own rendezvous, “Sweetwater” celebrated it’s 25th year this September at Sweetwater Lake, northeast of Conde, SD. See the article from the Aberdeen American News here! The club has been represented at regional and national rendezvous for over two decades.

Since it’s inception, the club has had various meeting locations, ranging from the Bonanza steakhouse, the NWPS building, and the Bar’N Restaurant to its current location, the Millstone restaurant in Aberdeen. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at 7:30pm. All interested may attend. The club also hosts a Christmas party/Cabin Fever party during the cold season and has had 1- and 2-day canoe-trips on the James River when enough members are available.

The DTML has had as many range sites as it has had meeting places. In the early years, sites were located at Richmond Lake and a gravel pit near Ordway. The previous site of 15 years, located 20 miles southeast of Aberdeen along the James River, was destroyed by fire in 1999. The club’s current range, located just 15 miles south of Aberdeen, is quickly becoming a superb gathering place for club members on shoot days. The range offers targets from 25 to 100 yards, a clubhouse with wood-burning stove, archery and tomahawk targets, an open fire pit, and lots of shade trees. But don’t despair, there are still many needed clean-up days for you to exercise your club involvement once you join. The club holds regular shoots the third Sunday of each month, excluding September, due to the Sweetwater Rendezvous.

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