A tip for the guy looking for that perfect cougar

[Lord El Supremo]

Go to a known cougar area and manage to get one to chase you to a location of a mission window character. The cougar can't kill these "white dot" characters and if you jump off your horse and kneel or stand behind them the cougar will attack them first. And bite down on their necks for what seemed to me to be longer than when they bite my neck. Giving me a clear aim point-blank at its head for about two full seconds before it released the NPC and that white dot character ran off and abandoned their post. Leaving me with.....a three-star cougar.

[Geargut]

Hmm. Could try that. I usually just chat up divorce attorneys.

[katzenkrimis]

Originally posted by Geargut:

I usually just chat up divorce attorneys.

Cougars are the best.

The younger ones don't have enough life experience, money, or intelligence.

[JuiceWSA]

Originally posted by Lord El Supremo:

Go to a known cougar area and manage to get one to chase you to a location of a mission window character. The cougar can't kill these "white dot" characters and if you jump off your horse and kneel or stand behind them the cougar will attack them first. And bite down on their necks for what seemed to me to be longer than when they bite my neck. Giving me a clear aim point-blank at its head for about two full seconds before it released the NPC and that white dot character ran off and abandoned their post. Leaving me with.....a three-star cougar.

Yea, that seems like a lot of work... try this instead:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2674035840

Start at Deer Cottage - Apply Cover Scent.
Ride North to the field of play.
Put Potent Predator Bait in the Red Circle.
Run back to Green Rock.
Kill Cougar with regular arrow.
Repeat for as many Cougars as you need.

Note:
Predators won't spawn if a campfire is in the area. If there is, it's probably Murfrees looting some tourists. Kill 'em. Start again.

Note 2:
You may not have to save and reload at Deer, just ride back to Deer and reset the spawn. If a Cougar doesn't show up, ride back to Deer, save, load, and go again.

I started a new playthru a few days ago and needed 5 with a bow for the challenge. When I was done - in an hour or so - there were 5 Cougar Carcasses (4 perfect), 3 Black Bears (1 perfect) and a perfect Wolf in that red circle.

I got ate once - when a Cougar showed up at Deer, right as I loaded in from a save... Well... wasn't much I could do. I was putting cover scent on as the horse tossed me to the ground, unarmed... standing there with my cover scent out...lol

Normally, I don't kill Black Bears unless I need the pelt, but they were getting in my way this time - they just complicate things so I'm eating those.