Discover the real meaning behind "know before you go"! Learn about the ins and outs of different kinds of tackle and why they are used, how to tie your rig, and the semantics on how to cast your line; all in hopes of catching the "big one"! Through earning this merit badge, Scouts will develop a myriad of different character-building skills including patience and a keen eye for their surroundings

Outlines requirements for the merit badge in welding.

An overview of emergency preparedness, including home, automobile, outdoor, and weather-related emergency actions, disasters, saving lives, community and national emergency services, and how to get involved in emergency service projects.

Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in pioneering.

Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in swimming.

Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in collecting.

A handbook for earning the Boy Scout merit badge in engineering. Includes information about the scope of engineering, useful skills and tools, and preparing for an engineering career.

Outlines the requirements for earning the merit badge in coin collecting, including information on the history of coins, paper money, building your collection, determining the condition of the coins, and care and display.

Outlines requirements for pursing a merit badge in pulp and paper, including instruction in the history of papermaking, how fibers are derived from wood, how paper is made, and careers in the pulp and paper industry.

A handbook on earning the Boy Scout merit badge on mammals. Includes information on skins, making a tracking pit, and photographing mammals.