How do I get deer to go where I want them?

[clingbeetle]

They always go the opposite direction I'm trying to herd them in, any advice?

[BeeJang]

Deer are harder to herd in New Lands. What I do is walk to them slowly. If they notice me and run to my desired direction, good, just follow them and repeat. But if they don't notice me and stay still, I will back away a few step and approach them slowly again. They should notice me by now and run.

It will be tricky when they run in opposite direction or escape my archers. I'll try to race past them and hope they turn away to my desired direction. But you will know it when you and the deer race too far and it's not worth anymore. Just let them go.

[goldenleaf6]

Originally posted by BeeJang:

Deer are harder to herd in New Lands. What I do is walk to them slowly. If they notice me and run to my desired direction, good, just follow them and repeat. But if they don't notice me and stay still, I will back away a few step and approach them slowly again. They should notice me by now and run.

It will be tricky when they run in opposite direction or escape my archers. I'll try to race past them and hope they turn away to my desired direction. But you will know it when you and the deer race too far and it's not worth anymore. Just let them go.

Exactly. Here's what I do:
If the deer is in desired direction (towards the camp),
walk towards the deer. If the deer doesn't notice and you're pretty close, back up and try again. IF you get too close while walking, the deer will run in the other direction! Estimating the appropriate distance comes with experience. When the deer begins running, keep a constant distance.; your horse is faster than a deer, so run up behind it (but not too close!) and then walk, to keep the deer running. IF you failed and the deer runs in the opposite direction, WAIT UNTIL IT WALKS and then try the method below.
If the deer is in the opposite direction (away from the camp),
from a fairly far distance, run toward the deer. This is a bit trickier, as the deer won't always run back toward you, but it usually does. IF the deer is eating, wait until it walks to try this method.
Hope this helped!

[Bad & at Peace ©]

stay behind and walk slowly behind the deer, works 9/10