what map has the most animals

[Church]

ive shown this game to a freind hes never played this game or ever gone hunting ive told him the basics about hunting but i dont want him walking for too long and getting bored so what map has the most animals

[Hylie Pistof]

normal would be all maps have more or less equal amount of individuals = animals.

but we dont have a definite number, we can just assume, although there are more animals then you can shoot in a whole day on one reserve - even with friends ;) people have tried afaik.

since you two are true beginners, limited in gear/weapons and experience, you may want to visit a map with a far view and ethical species for your .243.

i would suggest the map Bushrangers Run, an Outback inspired map with Kangaroos, Feral Goats, Axis Deer and Red Fox, that all can be taken down with that rifle you have. for Rabbits and Feral Hogs though, you would need the Shotgun (Birdshot for Rabbits and Slugs for the Hogs).

another fine map is Whiterim Ridge, but spawn at the North Lodge "Danford's Refuge". in that area you will find Arctic Fox, Dall Sheep and Sitka Deer for the .243, and Snowshoe Hare for the Shotgun.
DONT forget the Blue Basic Arctic Clothing or you will freeze your A$$ of ;)

here some basic tipps for beginners:

move crouching, even if you dont cover much ground. you will never see animals if they can hear you from afar.
only after a shot, when you have spooked everything around anyway, walk to your prey. or if you want to get somewhere and dont have tents to spawn at. but once you get close switch to crouching again.

try to start in the north and move south, general wind direction is from south west to north east. scent reducer will help you later on to get closer, spare it until you have some experience.

use your binos, stop from time to time and peek into the distance and shady areas in the forest and between the trees. movement is what you are looking for, but thats also what gives YOU away ;)

dont take any shot, aim propper and try to drop the animal in the tracks/on spot. aim for the vitals, at best lungs/heart, between the front legs or from the side, close/right behind the front leg.
otherwise you will have to follow a bloody track until you can harvest that one.

weapon sway/wobble will reduce with higher rifle levels (every weapon seperate).

pickup all tracks and calls with your handheld Huntermate, leveling that will increase the infos you get.
spotting too, but lvl 5 is enough to fill the info box that apears top right, with all we get.

Low and Slow is the game here, no fast paced run and gun thing. the shot is the last thing you do befor harvest, so always remember, this is all about hunting, not shooting ;)

find your prey, get into position for a drop shot and take your time.

to make ingame money (Gm$), activate all missions and complete the first 3 whitetail missions. it was the previous tutorial and has to be completed befor all other missions will unlock.
for example in Loggers Point, start in the north, walk towards the middle hunting tower, you may encounter some whitetail befor so watch out for calls and tracks.
once you are at the tower (maybe try the one befor too) use your bleat caller to attract deer.
wait until your Binos have picked up the spotting (the info box top right), then shoot and hopefully drop the deer, no matter if buck or doe.
walk back where it came from to pickup all 3 tracks for the missions and then harvest that deer.
now all other missions will unlock when you checked the box for "Automatically activate new available missions".

you will make Gm$ just by roaming the maps.
alot of first parts are all about spotting and tracking, but of course you can focus on a certain species too - aslong you have a weapon for ethical ammunition - the actual requirement for shooting anything - the ammo!

hope this is helpfull and gets you started well enough to continue this quite relaxing but still thrilling game about hunting (not shooting XD).

for questions use this forum and have a look at HooCairs Wiki:

https://thehunter.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hunter_Wikia

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2878466302

[Brave Sir Robin]

They claim there is no map better than any other, but I find Redfeather Falls to have the most spawns. It's also got really low grass with easy slopes, meaning you can see animals from far away. In the more heavily-forested areas, you can spook things because you don't realize you're right on them. The blacktail deer will generally get you better $gm than the whitetails on this map. You'll see bears, moose, and elk, but you won't be able to get them with your .243.

I suggest you do some single-player missions and buy a shotgun and slugs. That will let you get a good majority of the larger animals.

[Pete Gaimari]

Shotgun and slugs comes free when starting. Just like the .243.

[Hylie Pistof]

Originally posted by Brave Sir Robin:

I suggest you do some single-player missions and buy a shotgun and slugs. That will let you get a good majority of the larger animals.

what is a single player mission, and how do you seperate them from other ones?

all missions are activated one by one, means, you cant skip a mission and do the following, you have to complete the first befor the second ^^
there are some rare missions that specifie single player, but that is because a certain animal has to be spawned, what obviously is not possible if you enter an existing multie player session that someone else has started ;)

Originally posted by OldMtnMan:

Shotgun and slugs comes free when starting. Just like the .243.

right, you get 2 guns for free, the .243 rifle and the 12GA shotgun.
both come with 3 packs of ammunition, in case of the shotgun thats all 3 ammo types each 3 packs.

problem for most beginners is, to get close enough for that to be effective. it takes some time to get used to the pace here and learn about the animal behaviour.


sadly the OP has decided not to play this game further and probably deleted it, since there is no mouse icon beside his name that indicates owning the game.
his time played was 0.3 hours, and never replied in this thread anymore.

hope he finds a game that suits him more and has fun there.

[Pete Gaimari]

It's his loss. Classic is still the best but I don't do the missions, so I don't know how frustrating that is.

[Hylie Pistof]

well, in my play time per day i play 3 different games, one is classic.

i do the daily missions like in another game too, that brings me to different maps every day. and since the missions are active, i dont realy have to focus on those, they complete randomly by accident. especialy all the start missions about tracking and spotting.

although some days i do have a look what i can do, and even then its not hard to get things done.
i dont complete whole packs often and reset between 240 - 260 missions after ~6-8 weeks. often when i get to bow and certain weapon parts. thats still more then 150K Gm$ income.

so all together, there is in my opinion no great grind and also no forcing to do anything.

frustration comes from the die hard players that HAVE to do everything and fast, they have forgotten what playing is about ;)