Wolf Cub Scouts

If a Cub Scout has completed the first grade (or is 8 years old) and has earned the Bobcat Badge, he may start earning the Wolf rank. He receives a Wolf Scout handbook, Wolf neckerchief, and Wolf neckerchief slide when beginning the Wolf portion of the boy scout trail. He will also need a blue Cub Scout Uniform. This part of the boy scout trail is intended to take one school year, preparing the scout to begin earning his Bear rank after he completes second grade. To earn the Wolf badge, a boy must pass 12 achievements involving simple physical and mental skills.

After earning the Wolf badge by completing 58 of the 74 available achievement tasks, the scout may earn arrow points by completing additional achievements and electives. There are 12 achievement areas and 22 elective topics that might interest your scouts.

The Wolf badge must be earned first before any arrow points are awarded. A gold arrow point is awarded for the first 10 achievements or electives over the Wolf requirements. A silver arrow point is awarded for each additional 10 tasks completed. Since all arrow points are awarded after the Wolf badge is awarded, your scouts will not receive any awards until February at the earliest. This is not consistent with the philosophy that frequent recognition boosts participation and sense of achievement. To provide frequent recognition, Wolf scouts can earn Progress Beads - you need to buy these at a Scout Shop. For completing the requirements in 3 of the Achievement areas listed below, one bead is awarded and placed on the Progress Towards Ranks fob. This provides the scout with a total of 4 beads culminating in the award of his Wolf badge. These beads are awarded at the den level rather than at Pack meetings.

Much of the advancement for the Wolf rank is done by the scout with his family outside of the den. The parent signs off in the scout's handbook and the Den Leader records the advancements from the handbook to tracking chart or software program. As the Tiger program was completely family oriented, so the Wolf program relies heavily on family involvement. You will see this gradually change with the scout doing more with his den and more individual direction as he reaches Webelos and Boy Scouts.

More Wolf Scout Information to use. Some of these links will direct you to other websites. Use your browser Back button to return to this page:

  Wolf Scout Achievements - Tasks to perform to earn the Wolf badge
  Wolf Scout Electives - Tasks to perform to earn arrow points
  Wolf Scout Awards - see what awards are available to Wolf scouts
  Wolf Scout Games - den or pack games just right for 2nd graders
  Wolf Scout Graces - fun meal graces
  Wolf Scout Jokes - funny, gross, and silly jokes for scouts
  Wolf Scout Projects - community or conservation projects for your Wolf den
  Wolf Scout Recipes - easy recipes you can make with your scouts for fun snacks or on family campouts
  Wolf Scout Skits - skits that Wolf Scouts like to do
  Wolf Scout Songs - songs for scouts
  Wolf Scout Stories - choose stories that Wolf scouts will enjoy and understand
  Wolf Scout Uniform - make sure you put all those badges and patches in the right spots
  Cub Scout Academics & Sports - extra recognition opportunities
  Wolf Scout Schedule - sample schedule of meetings and activities