The Deerslayer The Deerslayer The Deerslayer, or The First War-path (1841) was the last of James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales" to be written. Its 1740-1745 time period makes it the first installment chronologically and in the lifetime of the hero of the Leatherstocking tales, Natty Bumppo. The novel's setting on Otsego Lake in central, upstate New York, is the same as that of "The Pioneers", the first of the "Leatherstocking Tales" to be published (1823). "The Deerslayer" is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the series. Fenimore Cooper begins his work by relating the astonishing advance of civilization in
Leatherstocking Council of this. Due to limited usage and a reassessment of the Council's camp programs, a decision was made in December 2014 to sell the Cedarlands property. Camp Kingsley is the current cub scout summer camp and the boy scout winter camp. Henderson Scout Reservation is the current boy scout summer camp. The Order of the Arrow is represented by the Ga-Hon-Ga Lodge. The lodge supports the camping programs of the Revolutionary Trails Council through camp promotions, camp service weekends and positive leadership. Leatherstocking Council Leatherstocking Council serves a portion of central New York. The council provides Scouting to Herkimer, Oneida