Outdoors Man Award Requirements

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Venturer Outdoorsman Award

OutdoorsmanAward

requirements

The Outdoorsman Award is particularly demanding. It is awarded to a Venturer upon the decision ofthe Venturer Company executive and the advisor, having satisfied themselves that the Venturer hascompleted the requirements in each of the four (4) sections below:

Section 1 - Discovery

Complete the first plus any other two (2) in this section. Projects may be carried out in groups. In eachcase participate in the preparation of a written, sketched, taped or photo log of the trip.

Visit a place of interest on foot involving an overnight stay and at least a total of 32 kmwalking, OR64 km cycling, OR320 km by car, train or bus ORa similar trip at equivalentlevel by means of the Venturer's own choosing.

In ten (10) hours walk 32 km, ORcycle 120 km, ORswim 1.5 km non-stop, ORjog/run 4.5km non-stop ORcomplete an endurance test at equivalent level of the above of your owndesign.

Visit a palce of interest on foot involving a total of 16 km walking, ORinvolving a total of 40km by cycling, ORinvolving a total of 240 km by car, train or bus ORa similar trip atequivalent level by means of the Venturer's own choosing.

Participate in the planning, organizing and carrying out of a Company overnight trip to aVenturer Company in another District or Region. Participate in the organization and executionof a joint activity with the Venturer Company visited and participate in the preparation of a log

covering the event. Over a winter, spring, summer or autumn season, practise an outdoor interest such as: plant

collection, photography, forestry, meteorology, sketching, bird watching, leaf collection,survival training, animal tracking, or another interest of your choice. Study a stream or lakeand state what condition it is in and what, if any, proposals are needed to correct badsituations. Make a report or visual presentation to the Company describing the study.

Section 2 - Challenging Activities

Complete one (1) of the first two projects,AND both the third and fourth projects. Projects must becarried out in groups of three to five Venturers.

Utilizing a minimum of survival equipment, camp forty-eight (48) hours in a bush orwilderness area involving hiking a minimum of 3 km each way. On return, prepare a report tothe Company.

Build and furnish an igloo or winter shelter and live in and around the shelter for thirty-six (36)hours. Hike, snowshoe or ski into the area in which the igloo or shelter is to be located,carrying or sledding all necessary equipment. On return, prepare a report to the Company.

Plan, organize and participate in an overnight back-pack hiking trip or canoe or cycle trip withyour Company, to explore and map a trail, stream or similar area of interest not before visitedby the Venturers. On return, prepare a report to the Company.

Plan, organize and participate in an overnight camping expedition, utilizing lightweight orminimum amount of equipment and minimum rations to a point of interest chosen by theCompany utilizing transportation available to the Company. On return, make a presentationabout the trip to the Company. Some experimenting should be done before making this trip inorder to determine the minimum requirements for survival equipment.

Section 3 - Outdoor Skills & Knowledge

Complete all of this section.

1. Select a campsite and setup a no-trace camp. Meals may be individual or group,using minimum pots, pans and dishes. Understand and explain reasons forselecting the site. Why was the camp considered a "no-trace" one? Was "no-noise"included?

2. Participate in a number of overnight camps to a total of forty (40) days, at leastseven (7) of which must be consecutive. A maximum of ten (10) days (which mustbe in temporary shelter) may be undertaken with your family or another groupoutside of the Company. Give evidence of having practised an outdoor interest on at


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least two (2) of your camping trips.

3. Assemble, display and describe winter and summer survival kits and explain their

use. Know how to identify and gather edible roots and berries and construct asummer and winter shelter with a minimum number of tools. Explain what to do ifyou become lost in the wilderness.Optional: Explain the theory and snaring, skinning and cooking wild game.

Complete any three (3) of the following:

1. Name the main parts of a hand and felling axe, explain the care of axes and replace

an axe handle in a camp environment. Name the parts and care of a hunting knife orpocket knife. Demonstrate practical ability in the use of axes and knives in thecutting of deadfall and the carving of wood figurines. Demonstrate how to sharpen aknife and an axe.

2. Plan, purchase, prepare and serve for a group of at least three (3) Venturers on aweekend camp, and also build, start and maintain the fire used for cooking; or showthat you know how to use and take care of a backpacking stove.

3. Maintain a weather log for a period of sixty (60) days, noting cloud formations, wind

strength and direction, precipitation and barometer pressures. Be able to explainwarm and cold fronts and the cloud formations associated with each front.

ORConstruct a device for measuring wind strength and barometric pressure. At acamp, try to forecast the weather on a day-to-day basis.

4. Demonstrate the tying and practical use of ten (10) knots or bends, four lashingsand one whipping. Explain the construction of a simple camp tower and bridge andconstruct either the bridge or tower.

5. With the aid of a compass, carry out a journey over a 5 km cross-country course

using written instructions requiring a minimum of fifteen (15) separate changes ofdirection. Complete accuracy is required, and the whole journey must not take morethan sixty (60) minutes.ORJourney for one full day with only a map. Keep compass in pack and use only ifnecessary. If you use the compass, the trip doesn't count.

6. Practise survival camping for a weekend, eating off the land.

Complete any two (2) of the following:

1. Acquire a new outdoor skill, e.g. if you can't swim, learn to swim. Similarly, learn to

sail, canoe, climb, fly model airplanes, go-cart, photograph wild birds or animals.

2. Demonstrate ability to deal with first aid situations which might arise in an outdoor

situation (approximate level - St. John Ambulance Standard Certificate) ordemonstrate ability to deal with water safety situations arising from water activities(Bronze Medallion or Red Cross Leader Patrol).

3. Be able to describe and identify fifteen (15) birds, their eggs and nesting habits.Birds selected must be native to your province or region, or to be selected throughpersonal experience.

4. Be able to describe and identify fifteen (15) animals - excluding domestic animals -the size of their litters and the means of feeding their young. Animals selected must

be native to your province or region, or to be selected through personal experience.

5. Be able to describe and identify fifteen species of trees, moss or lichens and theirleaves and fruit where applicable, and identify their commercial use, if any. Youshould select trees you have personally observed.

6. Describe and identify five (5) major constellations and name their principal stars.

Demonstrate one method of determining direction by the stars on a night hike foreach compass direction. Demonstrate a method of telling time by the sun anddirections by the sun


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Section 4 - Conservation

Investigate and give a report to the Company on any one (1) of the following subjects. The report mustbe at least twenty (20) minutes long and may be illustrated by any means of your own choice. A groupof Venturers can investigate and make a report, but this report would have to be at least thirty (30)minutes long and would need to be illustrated.

Animal conservation or plant conservation

Air conservation

Water or sea conservation

Soil conservation

Mineral conservation

Ecology

Governmental conservation measures

Volunteer conservation groups

What any industry or company is doing about conservation

Any subject of your own choice dealing with some aspect of conservation or ecology.

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Outdoors Man Award Requirements