Wolf Rank Advancement
Here’s How to Help Your Scout Advance!
The Wolf rank brings more exciting indoor and outdoor activities for second grade age youth, increasing in complexity and independence from the earlier Tiger and Lion years.
To earn the Wolf badge, a Scout must complete six required adventures, plus two elective adventures from among the 20 electives in the Wolf Handbook.
- The National Resource page for Wolf Adventures is here. Each Adventure page there lists the Requirements and shares a selection of “Activity Cards” that could be used to complete each Requirement.
- For more resources, see this AAC District Page for Wolf. Each Adventure page there has videos and links to help learn the Adventure topic plus “Assembled” Den Meeting Plans that take the Requirements and/or National activity ideas that are fun, simple and easy and put them into Den Meeting Plans you can use. Word versions of those plans are attached below if you would like to edit to fit your Den.
The required adventures are:
- Bobcat Wolf is a “Character and Leadership” adventure, similar to the pre-2024 Bobcat "rank" but with added elements.
- Paws on the Path is an “Outdoors” adventure built around a walk outdoors and learning outdoor preparedness.
- Running with the Pack is a “Personal Fitness” adventure about fitness and nutrition.
- Council Fire is a “Citizenship” adventure built around flag etiquette, building home and community models, plus a service project.
- Safety in Numbers is a “Personal Safety” adventure that centers on this Protect Yourself video.
- Footsteps is a “Family & Reverence” adventure about family beliefs and celebrations.
The 20 elective adventures are Race Time Wolf (Pinewood Derby or Raingutter Regatta), A Wolf Goes Fishing (Fishing), Pedal With The Pack (Cycling), Paws for Water (Swimming), Let's Camp Wolf (Camping), Champions For Nature Wolf (Conservation), Digging in the Past (Science), Computing Wolves (Technology), Air of the Wolf (Engineering), Code of the Wolf (Math), Adventure in Coins (coins, with a coin game), Cubs Who Care (different levels of abilities), Finding Your Way (Map and Compass), Germs Alive (germs and contagion), Paws of Skill (sports), and Summertime Fun (May through August participate in three Cub Scout activities). (Also Archery, BB guns, and Slingshot, but only at District or Council events with qualified instructors – see Cub Scout Rangemaster training to join the ranks of trained “Rangemasters”).
Requirements and “Activity Card” options are found at the National Resource page for Wolf Adventures and at this AAC District Page for Wolf which has more tips, videos and links, plus “Assembled” Den Meeting Plans you can use.
Parents/guardians or the den leader approve each requirement by signing the Scout’s handbook. Scouts can receive an adventure loop on completing each adventure and, after meeting all requirements (six required Adventures plus two Wolf elective Adventures), have earned the Wolf badge. Click here for information on Cub Scout Uniform options – but check with your Cub Scout Pack to find out what the expectations are (because “A Scout is Thrifty”).
