Category: Venturers
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Venturing Mountaineering Elective for 2025
To earn the Mountaineering elective for the Venturing Ranger award, Venturers must learn about climbing and bouldering, practice climbing and rappelling skills, and teach others about what they have learned.
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Venturing Fishing Elective for 2025
To complete the Fishing elective for the Venturing Ranger award, Venturers must learn all about fishing. There are options for freshwater fishing, fly fishing, and saltwater fishing. Venturers must then teach what they have learned to others.
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Venturing Cave Exploring Elective for 2025
To earn the Cave Exploring elective for the Venturing Ranger award, Venturers must learn about caving and the skills needed to explore caves. Then they must explore a cave and share their knowledge with others.
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Venturing Project COPE Elective for 2025
To complete the Project COPE elective for the Venturing Ranger award, Venturers must complete a BSA COPE course, attend a COPE director’s course, or participate in an outdoor education course.
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Camping Packing List
One thing new scouts (and new leaders) often ask the first few times they go camping is “What do I need to bring?” This camping packing list will help. Download a suggested list of personal camping gear.
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Venturing Shooting Sports Elective for 2025
To complete the Shooting Sports elective for the Venturing Ranger award, Venturers must learn the safety rules for shooting and must complete a training course. They can choose to use an air pistol, air rifle, archery, muzzle loading rifle, pistol, shotgun, or small bore rifle. Venturers must also share what they learned with others.
