Best place to take down a Moose?

[Kaii]

I need more storage, and since I'm not confident in going after the technical backpack, the Moose backpack is my next target. I have a hunting rifle with a full magazine, and I'm fairly accurate at shooting, so I just need to know a good spot to take one down. I was hoping to spy one at Coastal Townsite because I can just hop into a car and watch the Moose, but none have spawned so far.

[Pbaier5150]

My personal faves are Milton basin or wing by mountaineers hut.

Or you could do some trekking around HRV up to monolith lake and you may fine a moose carcass on the way. Also the one at monolith lake is not bad with the cave on the far side of the lake.

Or find the mysterious signal fire which could have a satchel already crafted for you.

If you get used to HRV, you'll be able to handle AC (similar maps in terms of "maze-yness" and vertical levels.

Get the satchel l, tech backpack and well-fed bonus for +15 Kg. It's worth it.

[RabbitRidge]

Your biggest problem will be finding a moose under the right circumstances for your current situation. They generally rarely spawn, so if you want to confront one in an area of your choosing be prepared to wait a long time.

Edit: another reason I like the ML Dam/Ravine area for a start (eventually you'll get one with the right conditions).

[Kaii]

Originally posted by RabbitRidge:

Your biggest problem will be finding a moose under the right circumstances for your current situation. They generally rarely spawn, so if you want to confront one in an area of your choosing be prepared to wait a long time.

Yeah, I'll probably end up just roaming around with my hunting rifle, and when I finally encounter one just finding a spot to lure it to which would let me take it down piece by piece.

[deelee58]

My personal favorite place to kill a Moose is Trappers homestead. If you crouch next to the cabin overlooking the valley you can wait till the Moose walks a bit closer then take a rifle shot. I have bagged several there.

[Kaii]

Originally posted by deelee58:

My personal favorite place to kill a Moose is Trappers homestead. If you crouch next to the cabin overlooking the valley you can wait till the Moose walks a bit closer then take a rifle shot. I have bagged several there.

I visited that spot when investigating to see if I wanted to move my base there, there wasn't a moose, nor a bear, which was a shame.

[mf187doubleg]

Personally, I prefer to hunt in FM (just at the entrance from Mystery Lake on the right) or Milton Bassin / Marsch Ridge. Also check close to Trappers cabin in Mystery Lake. If you cannot find fast in those 4 spots you have bad luck :)

[Martial.Lore]

You don't find a moose: It finds you. It is only when you stop searching and pass through moose territory on another, completely different quest that a moose will be almost guaranteed to spawn.

[Pbaier5150]

Originally posted by Martial.Lore:

You don't find a moose: It finds you. It is only when you stop searching and pass through moose territory on another, completely different quest that a moose will be almost guaranteed to spawn.

This is 100 pct accurate.

Just like when you are flush on firewood, you see limbs all over, everywhere you go. The second you get low and head out to do some choppin', not a limb to be found.

[RabbitRidge]

I love it when I get a little too quick clicking and instead of dropping the sticks I just collected, I drop the only book of matches I have into a pile of 500 sticks. :D

[Pbaier5150]

Originally posted by RabbitRidge:

I love it when I get a little too quick clicking and instead of dropping the sticks I just collected, I drop the only book of matches I have into a pile of 500 sticks. :D

The worse one is a quick double click on something small on a metal shelf, while you have a hacksaw in inventory.

No, I don't want 8 scrap metal, I just wanted the book of matches.

[I'll be the one]

Originally posted by Kaii:

I need more storage, and since I'm not confident in going after the technical backpack, the Moose backpack is my next target. I have a hunting rifle with a full magazine, and I'm fairly accurate at shooting, so I just need to know a good spot to take one down. I was hoping to spy one at Coastal Townsite because I can just hop into a car and watch the Moose, but none have spawned so far.

Any moose that is near your base like at Trappers is great. Most spawn sites have a convenient fallen tree or a big rock you can shoot from. For those rocks see if you can climb down from the edge so he can't get you. So I would say 1) Trapper's 2) Near the Dam 3) CH Quonset as the easiest. Hardest is 1) AC 2) FM 3)DP. My picks are easy it is to shoot safely. I have had runs where I killed a moose on my 10th day. Killed a moose at the Carter-Hydro dam and when I returned 60 days later there was another moose in the same place.

[caphe_boda]

For what it's worth, I just went through this with a new survivor save, It depends on what difficulty you're playing, and what the moose spawns are set to.

Anecdotally, probably the best place is Trapper's, but for whatever reason, it seems like the moose spawns there less frequently, even if it's the set place for it to spawn on that map. Again, I can't prove that, it's just what I've found across four or five survivor runs.

A place I found to be relatively good is the fishing hut in Pleasant Valley. If you plan it right, you can build a fire between you and the Moose, making sure the river is behind the moose. Shoot at it, and hopefully it will run away. Eventually it should run across the river. You can then stand on some rocks on the other side of the river and shoot it relatively safely.

If the moose doesn't spawn on whatever map you're on, even if you're in a place with moose markings in the trees, what I've done through several saves: stock up on food, firewood, and a safe place to sleep in the area. Camp out for 6 to 12 days. Usually the moose will show up within that range of days depending on spawn rate....

[caphe_boda]

p.s. that being said, the spot where the moose ALWAYS seems to spawn is at Bleak Inlet, near the transition cave to Forlorn Muskeg. There are hunting blinds there, but also, timberwolves, and there's not a great location close by to drag all the meat etc once you're done.

[Blizzard Walker]

I prefer the pond along the road between the Milton trailer and the Spruce Falls Bridge. The Moose at that location seems to spawn more frequently there than anywhere else in my experience; most recently spawning twice in a 20 day period. On my current Voyageur run I have seen the Moose at Trappers only rarely and the one in Milton Basin not at all. The location at the Milton Trailer has a handy leaning tree to use for stomp free hunting. Additionally it is only a short trek back to the Trailer's barrel when lugging Moose steaks.

[Kvakosavrus]

I would advice first going for the technical. Yes it's a hard and dangerous journey but you get +5 kg immediately. Moose business can demand 2-3 weeks or more. Finding moose, drying hide (10 days)...