North Texas Royal Rangers

This site provides updates for events happening in the North Texas district for Royal Rangers. Contact us if you would like to see additional information on the site.

Need Training?

If you need training, please contact the district training coordinator Chip Hansel.

Upcoming Events

October 17-19

FCF Family Days Camp 
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November 7-9

Winter Camp

District Staff

Need help?  If so, please contact one of the district staff members for assistance. Their email addresses can be found on the Staff page of the website.

 

 

National Camporama 2026

Start planning on your outpost attending next years National Camporama at Camp Eagle Rock. It will be held July 12-17, 2026. Information can be found on this website but check back regularly as additional information is released. Book mark https://nationalcamporama.com and check regularly.  Early Bird Registration is from September 1 thru October 31. Register early to save the money money.

 

North Texas Returns from the South Central Region FCF Territorial Rendezvous

North Texas Royal Rangers:

It’s me, Jawbone, your Shawnee Trail Fur Company President providing all of you with the story of the 2025 Territorial Rendezvous. This year’s camp theme was “El Camino Real” or “The Royal Road” in English. And how appropriate was the theme because all of us believers are children of the one true King - Jesus Christ. 

Last week, approximately 80 souls gathered  in the highlands of the Manzano Mountains in Central New Mexico to participate in the Frontiersman Camping Fellowship (FCF) South Central Regional territorial rendezvous. Many from Oklahoma (known in FCF as Indian Nation), Kansas (known as Hawken Rifle), New Mexico (known as Jedediah Smith), South Texas (known as Texas Independence), and your very own North Texas, who you know as Shawnee Trail, all traveled the dangerous and dusty trail to congregate up in the cool, thin air of the Southern Rockies. 

Nineteen of your Shawnee Trail members made it up to the camp that is called “The Range”. What a joyous time of fellowship we all had with one another and all the other brothers who came from the other chapters. There we joined together to sing songs of praise, to hear the Word of God, to eat lots of good food, to shiver under the cold showers and to relax under beautiful, dry, and cool nights. 

Our Shawnee Trail brothers: Ken “Coal” Harris, Rodney “BowBreaker” Briggs and Mike “PineKnot” Lyon played their stringed instruments and sang the worship tunes to lead us all into God’s Holy Presence. Such wonderful bliss. 

Many of us competed in contests of skill, strength and marksmanship. The competitions were archery, knife and hawk throwing, black powder shooting and flint and steel fire making. Some of us Shawnee Trail members won some of these competitions. 

The greatest prize of the week was an old-fashioned treasure hunt. Word got out that back in the 1530s, during Coronado’s hunt for the seven cities of gold, one of his lieutenants found a treasure in a cave, but then lost the treasure near our camp area. Clues about the location of the treasure were given out starting Tuesday morning. Three of the Shawnee Trail Young Bucks, Noah Afuahmango, Ryan Snow and Jace Hull, got real busy looking for the treasure and by Thursday afternoon they found the box hiding behind a Crocodile Juniper tree. The treasure included approximately $200 in cash and another $200 worth of beads!! What an outstanding accomplishment! Next time you see these lads shout out a hearty “Well Done!!”

The second greatest prize of the week was brother Mike “PineKnot” Lyon. PineKnot arrived early to camp so he could participate in a Wilderness Vigil which started Monday afternoon. After a challenging walk through the forest, PineKnot arrived at his campsite, started his fire and then spent the night tending and maintaining his fire. When the dawn came there was PineKnot - fire blazing and his spirit on fire for Christ. Praise God!! PineKnot was successful in his quest to enter the Wilderness ranks of FCF. Please congratulate PineKnot on this outstanding achievement. 

Well, all of us returned to North Texas safe and sound, thus ending another adventure around the fire of the FCF ministry. Our next adventure is the make-up Brush Poppin’ Trace coming up September 19-21. Come on out and enjoy fellowship, camaraderie, good food and competition. 

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May The Almighty God bless you all.

In Christ’s love,
Frank “Jawbone” Super, Shawnee Trail President 

 

Frontier Brigade Camp (FBC) Update

Shawnee Trail Frontier Adventure Results (View Photos)

During the Frontier Brigade Camp (FBC) at this year’s summer North Texas Leadership Academy, 12 brave souls stepped forward to undergo the challenge of the Frontiersman Camping Fellowship (FCF) Frontier Adventure (FA). The Greenhorns traveled back in time to the hostile and difficult year of 1836 in order to join up with the Shawnee Trail Fur Company.

The Greenhorns signed up for service, received their stake in the company, and then pressed on to test their skills and earn some pay. After the lean times of a scant breakfast, all the Greenhorns proved they were “Texas Tough” by earning all five pay beads and the special bonus pay bead. These 12 Greenhorns then entered the ranks of the Shawnee Trail Chapter of FCF and enjoyed a hearty feast of a fattened calf.

The players in this drama were the following: Bourgeois: Mike “PineKnot” Lyon; Store Owner: Rodney “BowBreaker” Briggs; Company Scribe/Asst Bourgeois: Michael “BaldEagle” Clay; Camp Cook/Comedy Relief: Frank “JawBone” Super.

The Greenhorns: From Oklahoma: Alex Staggers; Colten Herrick; Carson Compton; Clay Compton. From N. Texas: Charlie Fore; Alex; Elliot Stanley; Joel; Tristan; Daniel; Tyler Woods; Kevin Bundrick.

To these who completed this task, I encourage all Royal Rangers to congratulate them on a job well done.
Praise God for His grace and mercy.


Live life God’s way. In Him Forever.
Frank “JawBone” Super, Shawnee Trail President
frankbisme80@yahoo.com

 

JLDA Photos (Summer 2025)

 

Blacksmith Shop Workday Results

Dear N. Texas District:

Your Shawnee Trail work force went to camp this past weekend to run plumbing and electrical lines to the blacksmith shop. Nine hearty souls turned their attention and hands to this worthy project: Art “Flintlock” Sullivan, Mike “Pine Knot” Lyon, Ken “Coal” Harris, Rodney “Bow Breaker” Briggs, David “String Bean” Lowery, Jason “Tree Trainer” Crafton, Brian Williams, Nick Crafton and your’s truly, Frank “Jawbone” Super.

Renting a rock cutting trench machine was the key to completing this job. The rock cutter enabled the work force to not only complete the plumbing and electrical lines to the blacksmith shop, but to also run plumbing to the pavilion. Now, water runs freely to these places where it’s been needed for some time.

The finances for this work was raised through auctions held at the Shawnee Trail Family Days Camp and Christmas party.

There still remains much work to be done. The blacksmith shop needs light fixtures purchased and installed. The pavilion needs the siding secured on both gable ends, soffit installed on the east end and then painting of the siding and soffit. The game field bathhouse by registration needs soffit installed and painted. The lodge needs maintenance on the rain gutters and down spouts.

If anyone wants to come out to camp and work - whether it be one of these jobs, mowing or trimming trees, please let me know and the camp will be opened for you.

Praise God for all the work completed.

Thank you Shawnee Trail members for all your work this weekend.

May God bless all of you in all your affairs. Live life God’s way.

In Christ’s love,

Frank “Jawbone” Super, Shawnee Trail President

 

 

 

New Shawnee Trail Buckskin Member

North Texas Royal Rangers and Thrill Seekers everywhere: this is Frank “Jawbone” Super, your Shawnee Trail Chapter President, bringing you an update about the 2025 Pow Wow.

This year at Pow Wow one of our beloved Shawnee Trail FCF members stepped forward into the Buckskin ranks. Jason Crafton, now known as “Tree Trainer”, successfully completed a Buckskin challenge. Brother Tree Trainer will further his ministry by taking on leather craft as his frontier trade.

One of the best parts of FCF is our growth in our relationship to Jesus Christ. This growth is expedited by the desire to volunteer to advance to the next level in FCF. It all starts with getting ready to complete the Frontier Adventure, then growth continues through preparation for Buckskin and then Wilderness. Throughout the process we are refined through the blazing fire of our Lord.

If you are feeling stagnant in your Christian walk, I encourage you to volunteer to increase your commitment to Christ through taking on the challenge of FCF either by joining the Shawnee Trail or by stepping up to the next level of Buckskin or Wilderness.

View Buckskin Requirements here for your challenging next steps in FCF.

In Christ’s Love,
Frank “Jawbone” Super
Shawnee Trail President

 

 

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