Wolf Rank
Second grade: six required Adventures and any two of seventeen electives. Bobcat comes first, Footsteps can be earned through a religious emblem instead, two required steps are done at home with a parent, and Council Fire's model-building requirements build on each other.
The plan behind this
Wolf is the second-grade rank
Wolf is for youth who have finished first grade or are 7 (Guide to Advancement 4.1.1.0). Unlike Lion and Tiger, Wolf Adventures are not all done with an adult partner; the requirements name the den, the pack or the family instead.
What the badge takes
Six required Adventures and any two electives, in any order except that Bobcat is designed to come first (4.1.1.1). Belt loops are given as each Adventure is finished; the Wolf badge is presented at the next pack meeting.
| Required Adventure | Area |
|---|---|
| Bobcat Wolf | Character & Leadership |
| Running With the Pack | Personal Fitness |
| Safety in Numbers | Personal Safety |
| Footsteps | Family & Reverence |
| Council Fire | Citizenship |
| Paws on the Path | Outdoors |
Seventeen electives: check what each one needs
| Needs | Electives |
|---|---|
| A pack or council event | Let's Camp Wolf (a campout), Race Time Wolf (a Pinewood Derby or Raingutter Regatta) |
| A trip or an outing | A Wolf Goes Fishing, Pedal With the Pack (a bike ride), Paws of Skill (visiting or watching a team sporting event) |
| Water | Paws for Water: a supervised swim, including jumping feet first into chest-deep water |
| Time | Germs Alive! (a mold culture grown and then shown at a den or pack meeting) |
| Summer | Summertime Fun Wolf: three Cub Scout activities between May and August |
| Nothing special | Adventures in Coins, Air of the Wolf, Champions for Nature Wolf, Code of the Wolf, Computing Wolves, Cubs Who Care, Digging in the Past, Finding Your Way, Spirit of the Water |
Answer the electives question and only your choices stay on the plan. More than two is fine.
The rank page also lists special electives, Archery Wolf, Slingshot and BB Guns, which can only be done at approved events with qualified instructors. They have no Adventure page, so they are not drawn here.
Done at home, with a parent
- Bobcat requirement 7: the booklet *How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide*, with a parent or legal guardian.
- Running With the Pack requirement 6: reviewing the Scouting America Annual Health and Medical Record with a parent or guardian.
- Footsteps: the family's faith traditions, or instead a religious emblem of the family's choosing.
Council Fire builds on itself
Requirement 3 is a model of your home. Requirement 4 uses the same materials to model a building in your community, and requirement 5 puts both models together into a neighbourhood. Keep the first model.
Who signs off
For activities outside the den meeting, a parent, guardian or other trusted adult may verify that the Cub Scout did their best, and the den leader records it (4.1.0.3).
What this page is
The Wolf rank drawn from Scouting America's Wolf Adventures page and the twenty-three Adventure pages it links to. Each step is a short label; every Adventure links to its official page, which holds the wording that governs and suggested activities for each requirement.
Sources for this page
- Wolf Adventures (Cub Scout rank page), Page last modified 2026-06-19 · Which Adventures the Wolf badge of rank takes, and how many.
- Guide to Advancement, 2025, Section 4.1.1.0 · The six grade-based ranks, who is eligible for each, and that Cub Scouts neither go back to an earlier rank nor move ahead early.
- Guide to Advancement, 2025, Section 4.1.1.1 · Required and elective Adventures in any order, Bobcat designed to come first, and the badge presented at the next pack meeting.
- Guide to Advancement, 2025, Section 4.1.0.3 · Who approves Cub Scout advancement.
- Guide to Advancement, 2025, Section 4.0.0.1 · When a change to an Adventure takes effect.
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