How do you hunt? One arrow doesn't kill them and they run away

[Jay Smizzle]

I've hit countless animals (wild pigs, deer) with an arrow from my crossbow and then they just run off and I can't find them again. One time I actually caught up to the same pig (I think) and hit it again with an arrow and it ran off and I never found it. I haven't been able to kill a single animal during a hunt.

[Stranger]

Curious about it as well. Managed to plant 2 arrows in a deer: 1 in the chest, 1 in the head. It still ran off.
Got a wolf with 2 arrows in its head as well, still eager to fight.
As far as I remember, in KCD1 a one well placed arrow could strike down a deer.

Wouldn't expect it from a boar though. Historically they were hunted with spears rather than arrows precisely due to their thick skin and skull arrows could not penetrate.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

killed a buck with 3 arrows to various body parts. However shots to the head don't seem to do more damage than bodyshots. Maybe my archery skill was too low.

[TERRORIST]

Originally posted by Jay Smizzle:

I've hit countless animals (wild pigs, deer) with an arrow from my crossbow and then they just run off and I can't find them again. One time I actually caught up to the same pig (I think) and hit it again with an arrow and it ran off and I never found it. I haven't been able to kill a single animal during a hunt.

I've noticed with this and kcd1 if you're in a hunting "spot" they should reset and walk right back to the area they originally were. Big bucks and boars seem to take 2-3 arrows to kill. Just keep track of which is which and you'll kill them easily. Can also follow them crouched after each shot and they'll wonder straight into you.

[WraithSquadronRebel]

lol i bowed and crossbowed people in the face and they dont die, un balanced as ♥♥♥♥ game is.

[Mordochlacz]

Originally posted by Jay Smizzle:

I've hit countless animals (wild pigs, deer) with an arrow from my crossbow and then they just run off and I can't find them again. One time I actually caught up to the same pig (I think) and hit it again with an arrow and it ran off and I never found it. I haven't been able to kill a single animal during a hunt.

Use dollmaker poison they won't be able to run away it's pretty OP against animals and humans. You can get recipe from gipsy at nomad camp.

[Das Trojanische Pferd]

shoot it 2 times then follow it and it should bleed out pretty fast im using a crossbow however.

[AugustusKron]

it's pretty silly that Henry can't kill a deer with an arrow

[Mordochlacz]

Ow u can one shot unarmored enemies with good bow, arrows and right perks. I'm pretty sure that u can do the same with animals. Just level up a bit and get better gear.

[Jay Smizzle]

Originally posted by Mordochlacz:

Ow u can one shot unarmored enemies with good bow, arrows and right perks. I'm pretty sure that u can do the same with animals. Just level up a bit and get better gear.

yeah this is the right answer

[Stranger]

Tried this "shoot and wait" method on the deer.
It works.
But it feels dumb.
You shoot a deer in the right eye. It runs away. You sit. The deer returns.
You shoot a deer in the left eye. It runs away. You sit. The deer returns.
You shoot a deer — with arrows sticking from both its eyes — in the body and it falls.
Yay, Henry, the great hunter, prevails!

Literally had this very situation a couple of hours ago.
Any other method is unreliable until specific stats reached.
I wonder if there's anyone able to enjoy this kind of hunt.

[pascal.difolco]

Originally posted by Mordochlacz:

Ow u can one shot unarmored enemies with good bow, arrows and right perks. I'm pretty sure that u can do the same with animals. Just level up a bit and get better gear.

Still seems a bit weird to me in a relatively realistic game that a deer or wolf can run with a bolt in the head...

[BingusDingus]

You need better arrows and a bow. Hunt with a proper bow instead of a crossbow and use hunting arrows, they should go down in a single headshot.

[pascal.difolco]

Originally posted by BingusDingus:

You need better arrows and a bow. Hunt with a proper bow instead of a crossbow and use hunting arrows, they should go down in a single headshot.

Still makes 0 sense, a bolt in the head should kill a deer even if fired by a moronic blind kid

[Paper Rival]

OP Bows mod

https://www.nexusmods.com/kingdomcomedeliverance2/mods/171

[Stranger]

That was fast.

Originally posted by pascal.difolco:

Originally posted by BingusDingus:

You need better arrows and a bow. Hunt with a proper bow instead of a crossbow and use hunting arrows, they should go down in a single headshot.

Still makes 0 sense, a bolt in the head should kill a deer even if fired by a moronic blind kid

In game's defence (although I don't really want to defend it), a poor shot and a bad arrow could - theoretically - just wound the creature. It is a rare chance, but it's there. So there is a place for some non-lethal headshots. But it should be extremely rare.