Moose hunting

[britt_williams]

Can someone please tell me a reliable way to farm meese? Lol! Sorry, it's "moose" for the plural!

Every place I've gone to where an online article directed me, I only find elk. Do they coexist? Or does the elk prevent the moose from spawning?

I'm not looking for the Legendary Moose, just ordinary moose.

[IDwLoD]

the north has some decent spawn options for moose.
start above Brandywine Drop (above Annesburg).
the moose often hang around the water there.

from Brandywine Drop, follow the road Left towards Ambarino,
there can be a moose above the road there (above the O of Ambarino).

other option is Owanjila left of Strawberry, moose can spawn at the water when riding towards the dam.
and follow the road up to Little Creek River, moose can spawn in the field under the homestead with barn.

if you keep riding between these locations you can probably get a few moose to spawn.
and i noticed the moose seem to spawn more in the early evening.

good luck.

[britt_williams]

Wow! I found a moose almost immediately after arriving at Brandywine Drop! Thank you!

[Lonesome 77]

I came here prepared to give an answer, and came away learning there's actually moose north of Annesburg...never figured that!

I got my first moose in Lake Owanjila just the other day, despite going around the Little Creek River and Lake Owanjila areas a lot lately. He wasn't on shore enough so I actually tried using a nearby canoe to ram into him, until it allowed me to skin xD

Note: for what its worth, apparently its possible to transport at least one large pelt (like from a moose) on a canoe without it falling out. I dropped the moose pelt in a canoe on Lake Owanjila and paddled across on my way to the trapper (who set up a bit north of there). At first I worried that it'd fall or clip out of the canoe, but it didn't.

[IDwLoD]

i think you can even bring 3 total.

1 on your personal horse > whistle to keep the horse following.
steal a horse from npc > store 2nd big pelt on that and ride the stolen horse.
kill another moose or big animal > Lasso them while on the horse.

and you can store 4 animals on the sides of the horses aswell.
then start riding > bring in 3 pelts + 4 side animals > profit :p

[JuiceWSA]

Moose Tip - it really works (4 out of 10 +/-):

Clear all animals out of an area. <---a Moose Area is good, but not necessary.
Drop a Herbivore Bait (standard).
A Decent Chance a Moose will walk in.
Had a Moose saunter into Dewberry Creek - not exactly a Moose Area I would have thought - until it walked in.

Another possible Moose can be found in Hamish's Yard (Veteran's Homestead) - or around the lake.