Tips to track Fallow Deer?

[Winter]

I am new to the game, all i do is follow the deer tracks forever and it never ever stops.

[McSqurl Nugget]

probably an old track. use the caller if you have it unlocked. if you don't then hunt Roe deer until you get the antler rattle unlocked. It's used to call in the Fallow.

Also explore, look for their need zones. You can usually find them in the Petershain corn fields and south of that. West of the shooting range in those hay fields is also a good spot.

[Winter]

Thanks!

[McSqurl Nugget]

also the guides section in the forum here has maps of each reserve with the most common locations of each animal in that map. Check those out.

[Striker]

Tracks tell us where an animal has been, poop tells us how long ago. If the poop says "old" or "very old" don't waste time continuing to follow those tracks unless you are attempting to find out where it's feeding, resting or drinking. Undisturbed animals in this game tend to travel with the wind at their backs as they move from one need zone to another. It's easy, when following tracks, to wind up with the animal being downwind of you. You don't want that.

[Geronimo]

Originally posted by Autobot:

Tracks tell us where an animal has been, poop tells us how long ago. If the poop says "old" or "very old" don't waste time continuing to follow those tracks unless you are attempting to find out where it's feeding, resting or drinking. Undisturbed animals in this game tend to travel with the wind at their backs as they move from one need zone to another. It's easy, when following tracks, to wind up with the animal being downwind of you. You don't want that.

Disagree here autobot.

First of all, if you find the droppings are old, dont give up on it right away. Many times that animal will be just ahead in a NeedZone where it's been long enough for those tracks to say very old, even though it's just 50 yards away.

Also the animal may have already reached the turning point of its pathway and if you check a few yards off to each side you may spot its fresher returning tracks.

A trick u may also want to exploit when tracking a wounded animal.

Secondly, given that animals are following programmed AI pathways, and wind direction changes randomly, animals will not be able to travel with the wind.

[dgeesio & ronMctube]

my fallow deer guide made recently. give it a try

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmznITIn1f8