Rules
- Photos cannot be taken before March 1st, except for the January Area Conference
- Photos can be uploaded starting March 1st.
- Register your crew for the hunt.
- All photos must follow the principles of the Scout Oath and Law at all times.
- Crews must abide by all national, state, and local laws.
- All photos posted must identify your crew number and council name, task number #sr5scavenger2020
Ex: Crew 3, Coastal Carolina, Task number, We loved the hike, #sr5scavenger2020
You can find a list of councils and council numbers here.
- Please include as many crew members as possible in your photos.
- A separate photo must be posted for each task completed.
- Final challenges must be posted by midnight (EST) March 31st.
- The Team with the most points wins!
The Hunt
Outdoor Adventures
Challenge Number | Description | Points | Media Type |
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1 | Your Crew on a bike trip | 300 | Photo |
2 | Your Crew Fishing | 200 | Photo |
3 | Video of your Crew Running around a lake/pond | 200 | Video |
4 | Visiting Ice cream parlor with your Crew | 100 | Photo |
5 | Kayak, canoe, paddle board, or row as a Crew | 300 | Photo |
6 | Float on an air mattress | 300 | Photo |
7 | Find and identify 5 different tree leaves. | 100 | Photo |
8 | Plant a tree | 400 | Video |
9 | Find and identify 5 edible plants | 100 | Video |
10 | Photo of your crew with the moon | 100 | Photo |
11 | Take a picture of a butterfly | 50 | Photo |
12 | Take a picture of a reptile | 50 | Photo |
13 | Take a picture of your crew on a picnic table | 100 | Photo |
14 | Crew members sliding down a slide at a public park | 200 | Video |
15 | Adult Advisors sliding down a slide at a public park | 300 | Video |
16 | Timelapse of your crew playing a sport (kickball, volleyball, soccer, etc. | 300 | Video |
17 | Ride a unicycle | 200 | Video |
18 | Cannonball into water or snow | 200 | Video |
19 | Visit a waterfall as a crew | 200 | Photo |
20 | Video shooting a bow and arrow at an archery range. | 100 | Photo |
21 | Make a field goal from the 15-yard line... Crew does a celebratory dance | 100 | Video |
22 | Sleep in a tent | 200 | Photo |
23 | Sleep under the stars without a tent, at least 3 crew members | 300 | Photo |
24 | Sleep in a handmade shelter (can’t be made prior to the beginning of the scavenger hunt), at least 3 crew members | 400 | Photo |
25 | Share a campsite with another crew | 200 | Photo |
Community
Challenge Number | Description | Points | Media Type |
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26 | Shake hands with the mayor of your town | 300 | Photo |
27 | Write and mail a thank you letter to someone in the armed forces. | 500 | Photo |
28 | Take a picture with your Council VOA president | 200 | Photo |
29 | Take a picture with a VOA Council President not from your Council | 300 | |
30 | Find and photograph a historical marker with your Crew | 100 | Photo |
31 | Photograph your Crew with Police, Fire or Military Service members in uniform | 500 | |
32 | Crew at a Courthouse flag pole | 100 | Photo |
33 | 30 min service project (before and after picture) | 300 | Photo |
34 | Wash clean and detail your leader's vehicle (time-lapse or before and after picture) | 400 | Photo/Video |
35 | Post a picture of your crew in front of a church | 100 | Photo |
36 | Take a picture with your Crew at a Veterans grave | 300 | Photo |
37 | Deliver a meal to your local Fire Station | 500 | Photo |
38 | Crew doing a service project for your Charter Organization | 200 | Photo |
39 | Make a 15 second commercial for your city | 500 | Video |
40 | Take a creative team picture with your state flag | 100 | Photo |
41 | Take a picture of the tallest building/structure in your town | 200 | Photo |
Exercise
Challenge Number | Description | Points | Media Type |
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42 | Picture of your whole crew standing on their heads | 200 | Photo |
43 | Crab walk the length of a football field, whole crew | 300 | Video |
44 | As a Crew hold a “wall sit” as long as you can outside | 300 | Video |
45 | Time-lapse of your crew holding a plank for as long as possible. | 300 | Video |
46 | Go bowling as a Crew | 200 | Photo |
47 | Crew photo at a driving range or golf course |
Creative
Challenge Number | Description | Points | Media Type |
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48 | Create a crew theme song and post a video of your crew singing it | 500 | Video |
49 | Carve your Crew number out of a bar of soap | 200 | Photo |
50 | Make a video showing off your crew’s sweet dance moves | 200 | Video |
51 | Post a video of your crew singing a Disney song in a public place | 300 | Video |
52 | Post a funny (scout appropriate) joke to social media | 200 | Video |
53 | Paint a crew members face with the venturing logo | 200 | Photo |
54 | Reenact a scene of your crew's favorite movie | 400 | Video |
Food Related Tasks
Challenge Number | Description | Points | Media Type |
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55 | Eat at a food truck | 200 | Photo |
56 | Crew doing a Dutch Oven Cook Off | 300 | Video |
57 | Demonstrate how to make the perfect s’more | 200 | Video |
58 | Making a Peanutbutter sandwich blindfolded | 400 | Video |
59 | Cook a pancake in the shape of an animal | 200 | Photo |
60 | Sharing a meal with your Crew | 100 | Photo |
61 | Dropping a frosted cake on a Crew members cake | 500 | Slow mode Video |
Venturing Skills
Challenge Number | Description | Points | Media Type |
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62 | Start a fire with flint and steel-video | 300 | Video |
63 | Make a 1 min video teaching an outdoor skill | 400 | Video |
64 | Demonstrate a first aid technique on a crew member playing victim | 200 | Video |
65 | Demonstrate how to use a compass | 100 | Video |
66 | Demonstrate two ways to purify water | 100 | Video |
67 | Crew says the pledge of allegiance in a patriotic place | 200 | Video |
68 | Crew saying the Scout Law backwards | 300 | Video |
69 | Recite the Outdoor Code | 100 | Video |
70 | Teach a scout how to set up a tent | 100 | Photo |
71 | Tie the 7 basic knots (square knot, sheet bend, sheepshank, clove hitch, bowline, taut-line, timber) | 200 | Photo |