Task · part of 7. Choose one fisheries task, from an afternoon to sixty days

7(a). Age five fish species from scale samples

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Or identify various age classes of one species in a lake. Either way, report the results. Needs scale samples or access to a lake being surveyed.

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Fish & Wildlife Management Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-05-05), Requirement 7(a)