Is it bug or what?

[𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔲𝔰 𝔄𝔠𝔱𝔲𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔰]

Why does EVERY animal spook at approx. 60 meters?????And deer in the Roosevelt forest spook at(WTF???) 100-150m.HOW???Im not running,my dog stays nearby and doesn't move,im crawling to animal and it spooks at 60m.........Impossible to hunt in the forest.Iheard a moose,called him,he called me at 60m(only icon,i didn't see him) and .....THIS F**** ♥♥♥♥ SPOOKED(RED ICON) AND RAN AWAY!!!!Predators like puma and bears run away too.....They must attack instead of escaping!!!This makes the game very unrealistic and idk why is it called "simulator".Should be fixed cuz it is impossible to hunt in the forests.

[𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔲𝔰 𝔄𝔠𝔱𝔲𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔰]

i tried to change clothes but it doesn't help,animals still run away at long distances

[Pittie]

Yes, the spookdistance is way too long. With scenteliminator it works a bit better, but only for a very very short time. And it is way too expensive.
The game looks not bad, but the gameplay is extreme bad designed and I doubt that they will ever change it. It's better to look for other games. I regret the purchase very much!

[Vincent]

Have you used trees and bushes? Did you notice the wind direction? You can't be with the dog for closer ranges either. If you play smart, you can approach to the animal much closer. I hunt with bows and my range tends to be 35/45 meters, deers included and I have never used sprays of any kind. Seems to me that you're in the learning curve, so be patient.

About predators, the game doesn't include character life and it doesn't make any sense the concept of being attacked. Think about it as it's kind of ideal world where you are the predator for all of them, which at the end is true. If you really miss that, COTW has this mechanic for you.

[Vincent]

Just in case that you have doubts:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2243754509

And it isn't even raining :)

[☆ Special Guest Star ☆]

Use low visibility clothing, stay crouched, use bushes as cover, use callers frequently, take a nice firing spot and remain still whenever an animal is closing, watch for wind direction, and most importantly: don't bring the dog. They seem to spook animals from quite a long distance no matter what.

[☆ Special Guest Star ☆]

Please allow me to share my observation about the game. On forest maps if you keep wandering around your smell and noise will scare most of the animals away without you even noticing them. This is absolutely realistic. Unfortunately, the dog seems to add a lot to that. But if you have the patience to remain still lying down in a bush for 10-15 minutes, it's amazing how much wildlife will gather around you. The lake shore of the Harghita map just like the river banks on Roosevelt Forest seems to be a busy highway of animal traffic, setting up a hidden firing position at these places and calling animals into your firing line can basically guarantee success to you.

[𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔲𝔰 𝔄𝔠𝔱𝔲𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔰]

Originally posted by ☆ Special Guest Star ☆:

Use low visibility clothing, stay crouched, use bushes as cover, use callers frequently, take a nice firing spot and remain still whenever an animal is closing, watch for wind direction

i did......

[𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔲𝔰 𝔄𝔠𝔱𝔲𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔰]

i found an elk today in the forest,called him,stopped my dog and waited for him.....when he was at ~60-70m(i couldnt see him behind trees) and his icon became red immediately and he ran away...........AND IT IS CALLED HUNTING?I cannot stalk animals, the only way to hunt something there is to play in maps with big meadows and shoot everything at 100+m using normal rifle.In thehunter (both games)you can hide in the bushes or grass and lure animals very close for bow hunting but in Hunting "SIMULATOR" 2 bow hunting and hunting in forests in TOTALLY impossible because EVERYTHING runs away at 60-70m even if you are prone,don't move,you wear right clothes and your dog is far from you nd doesb't move too.

[☆ Special Guest Star ☆]

Try not bringing the dog with you.

Btw you can safely shoot at animals from 100m distance, just try to crawl into a proper firing position.

[𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔲𝔰 𝔄𝔠𝔱𝔲𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔰]

Originally posted by ☆ Special Guest Star ☆:

Try not bringing the dog with you.

Btw you can safely shoot at animals from 100m distance, just try to crawl into a proper firing position.

i'll try....

[☆ Special Guest Star ☆]

Kittycat's getting slightly agitated at around 40m, and I was just lying on a ridge not in cover at all. Ever since I leave the dog home I can lure the prey really close.
I hope the link works.

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1629698156021112431/11FE144809AB93354D769DB5552981EF67F74F8F/

Anyhow, I'd say keep trying and testing. Even though the game isn't that complicated, many factors can affect your hunting success. I personally didn't find scent killers any useful, just as the dog except for hunting ducks, but a good cover and remaining silent seems to be important. But as I said it's only my experience, it may take some patience the figure out some methods that's gonna work for you. :)

[Vincent]

Originally posted by $ D@rk Re@per $:

i found an elk today in the forest,called him,stopped my dog and waited for him.....when he was at ~60-70m(i couldnt see him behind trees) and his icon became red immediately and he ran away...........AND IT IS CALLED HUNTING?I cannot stalk animals, the only way to hunt something there is to play in maps with big meadows and shoot everything at 100+m using normal rifle.In thehunter (both games)you can hide in the bushes or grass and lure animals very close for bow hunting but in Hunting "SIMULATOR" 2 bow hunting and hunting in forests in TOTALLY impossible because EVERYTHING runs away at 60-70m even if you are prone,don't move,you wear right clothes and your dog is far from you nd doesb't move too.

All the tips that Special Guest Start has given to you should improve your experience a lot and, as he said, shooting from 100m should be safe and with proper position, you may gain hunting precission.

Here is another tip for you with animal callers (if you don't use them you should) that would help you.

When you hear the animal and the icon appears try to find a good spot to use the caller. The animal will describe, approximately, a line that will cross near to the place where the caller was used. With that said, you should use it in a place where you would have plenty of visibility of the animal and a place to stay covered on the surroundings (on the sides). Also, you should control the wind and, if it's possible, stay with headwind.

If the animal walks towards to you, he will see you from further distance that if you are positioned in one side with some cover and, also, you would have better aim position to make the shot.

Originally posted by ☆ Special Guest Star ☆:

Please allow me to share my observation about the game. On forest maps if you keep wandering around your smell and noise will scare most of the animals away without you even noticing them. This is absolutely realistic. Unfortunately, the dog seems to add a lot to that. But if you have the patience to remain still lying down in a bush for 10-15 minutes, it's amazing how much wildlife will gather around you. The lake shore of the Harghita map just like the river banks on Roosevelt Forest seems to be a busy highway of animal traffic, setting up a hidden firing position at these places and calling animals into your firing line can basically guarantee success to you.

Thank you for the observation about smell and noise in the forest. I noticed that I could hunt easily on first minutes in the forest, but then animals would disappear and I couldn't understand what I was doing wrong.... Now it makes totally sense to me.

[Vincent]

Originally posted by ☆ Special Guest Star ☆:

Kittycat's getting slightly agitated at around 40m, and I was just lying on a ridge not in cover at all. Ever since I leave the dog home I can lure the prey really close.
I hope the link works.

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1629698156021112431/11FE144809AB93354D769DB5552981EF67F74F8F/

Anyhow, I'd say keep trying and testing. Even though the game isn't that complicated, many factors can affect your hunting success. I personally didn't find scent killers any useful, just as the dog except for hunting ducks, but a good cover and remaining silent seems to be important. But as I said it's only my experience, it may take some patience the figure out some methods that's gonna work for you. :)

This picture is a really nice example of a good spot to wait for your prey :)

[Vincent]

Oh, another tip that might help (at least for me was usefull). Hunt where it's raining, it's a bit harder to locate animals, but it's more difficult for them to locate you. You'll have more room to make small mistakes that won't warn the animal and you'd learn much better what not to do when an animal it's closer.

[☆ Special Guest Star ☆]

Originally posted by Vincent.ae:

This picture is a really nice example of a good spot to wait for your prey :)

That spot I found to be really good for rabbit hunting because that is what I found challenging to me at an embarrassing level. :D
They usually hop around below the ridge and I have good visibility on them, otherwise I literally can't find them. But the interesting things is, sometimes deers grazing around, and sometimes they disappear and a bunch of bobcats appear instead. You can actually learn a lot how the animals' AI works by only observing for a while without shooting at them. I've spent lots of hours at such spots like that ridge on Bandera region. I have similar spots on all maps. Of course this consumes a lot of time and patience, but this is why I'm literally addicted to this game. Not just the shooting, but the virtual camping outside, comes handy in sh*tty pandemic times.

She spotted me only 24m away.

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1629698156021258883/A92ADE53B165A67160972E84BA7AA037BC952B1A/