Call of the Wild

Wolf Adventure: Call of the WildYou are about to leave on another great adventure, this time with your family on a family campout! Before you leave on this new adventure, you should be prepared for any type of weather you might encounter. You will learn how to be ready for anything on this adventure! Your parents and leaders will help a lot at first. Try to do more yourself each time you go camping! Let’s go, Wolf Cub Scout!

Rationale for Adventure

Many boys join Scouting because they want to go camping. This adventure will introduce Wolves to several camping skills – selecting and bringing gear, participating with their families in campfire shows, and being prepared for bad weather.  They will also learn about animals they might see, the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids, tying knots, and how to handle potentially harmful situations

Requirements

Complete requirements 1-4 plus at least one other.

  1. Attend one of the following:
    1. A pack or family campout
    2. An outdoor activity with your den or pack.
    3. Day camp
    4. Resident camp
  2. With your family or den, make a list of possible weather changes that could happen during your outing according to the time of the year that you are outside. Tell how you will be prepared for each one.
  3. Do the following:
    1. Recite the Outdoor Code with your leader.
    2. Recite the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids with your leader. Talk about how these principles support the Outdoor Code.
    3. After your outdoor activity or campout, list the ways you demonstrated being careful with fire or other dangers.
  4. Show or demonstrate what to do:
    1. In case of a natural disaster such as an earthquake or flood.
    2. To keep from spreading your germs.
  5. Show how to tie an overhand knot and a square knot.
  6. While on a den or family outing, identify four different types of animals you see or explain evidence of their presence. Tell how you identified them.

Takeaways for Cub Scouts

  • Outdoor essentials
  • Identifying animals
  • Tying square and overhand knots
  • Taking care of themselves in the wilderness
  • A Scout is obedient, courteous

Historical Requirements

2015 Handbook requirements

Wolf Handbook, page 30
Wolf Den Leader Guide, page 33

  1. While a Wolf Scout, attend a pack or family campout. If your chartered organization does not permit Cub Scout camping, you may substitute a family campout or a daylong outdoor activity with your den or pack.
  2. Show how to tie an overhand knot and a square knot.
  3. While on a den or family outing, identify four different types of animals. Explain how you identified them.
  4. With your family or den, make a list of possible weather changes that might happen on your campout according to the time of year you are camping. Tell how you will be prepared for each one.
  5. Show that you are ready to be a Wolf Scout by demonstrating what to do for the following:
    1. A stranger approaches you, your family, or your belongings.
    2. A natural disaster such as an earthquake or flood happens.
    3. Before eating, you wash your hands properly to keep yourself safe.
  6. On the campout, participate with your family or den in a campfire show. Prepare a skit or song, and then present it at the campfire for everyone else.
  7. Do the following:
    1. Recite the Outdoor Code with your leader.
    2. Recite the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids with your leader. Talk about how these principles support the Outdoor Code.
    3. After your campout, list the ways you demonstrated being careful with fire.