No Lions

[RadarLuv]

I have spent 4 hours on Savanna and not 1 lion seen or tracks. How do you hunt something that ain't there?????????????

[Woodyplank]

Lions are there but I find them most often early morning and late afternoon. A nearby water source with prey animals in the vicinity is what I look for. They are not abundant but it's not unusual to go have to try an area multiple game days (morning and/or late afternoon) before I see or even hear one.

[RadarLuv]

I walked the entire map not 1 lion nor 1 track.

[NuCkEnFuTs]

They are the smartest animal on any reserve. they'll hear, see, stalk and kill you before you even know they're there. Or they'll run. work the lake areas in Central Savanna.

[NuCkEnFuTs]

How a found my first one today
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1664569122

[Ogami]

Played the first time since last year, found a lion in the first 20 minutes. Big water hole, he stood on the other side, i shot him with the 7mm.

Its just random luck.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Woodyplank]

Walking is not the best way to hunt Savanna or South America. 3 white bars on the noise meter is like the kiss of death to your ability to find animals.

[Whaaaaaaaatt]

Usually I’m able to find a few in an hour whether that be by seeing them or hear or them, granted shooting them is a whole different story.

[DanthemanBoone]

Had my best returns hunting by the twin lakes in the centre of the map.
Find a high spot with good oversight and go prone and wait. The lions tend to patrol around the waterhole.
When you find sign, back off and set up an ambush. 50% of the time they will come back past the same place.
Shot 6 in one hunt at the double lakes doing this.

if there are lions about stay out in the open. Scan the tree lines with the binos, (or the camera on full magnification), looking for resting lions.
Watch the other animals, if they suddenly spook for no apparent reason it could be a lion nearby.
Dont go into the trees after them. Thats a death sentence. They attack too fast, unless you already have a weapon in your hands you will be lion poo for sure. Most time even with your weapon at the ready you will still be too slow.

[Woodyplank]

I opted to change scopes while watching some Gemsbok and Warthogs at a KIva. After finishing that minor task I found the area around the Kiva empty. That is, until I spotted a Lioness basking in the sun next to a bush about 30m from the waters edge. My take home on that was, when animals quickly vacate an area...look carefully around.

Don't know why but it is rare that I hear an animal in Savanna sound off with a warning when a lion is around. Quite different behavior compared to PF where nearly any animal will warn of a Puma being around. Even ducks take wing.

[NuCkEnFuTs]

Funny you say that yesterday I was hunting and watched a Puma chase a duck. I couldn't believe what i was seeing at first.

[็ikun]

they run around me a lot :/ some sneak behind me and charged me ( well i die )

[Tommyangelo]

the thing about lions, or any big cat they ambush they are not out in open alot any heavy brush I find them or they find me normally and kill me....

[Mr. Ed]

Just checked out the twin lakes in SE Central Savanna. There are lions there all right. Got killed stepping out of my tent, got killed going to my blind and almost got killed taking down some poacher traps but jumping into the lake saved me. Saw Jackals, Wildebeasts, Gems, Kudu and Springbok (along with lions of course). No long distance shooting here folks, it's all up close and personal.

[naspa]

I had the same problem, until I installed the DLC. :-)

The lions are particular active around lakes at dusk and down.
The best sport I found is the lake south west (fever tree area).
Another good rule is to look around the herds of wildebeest - the seem favorite on the menu of the lion.

[OkynO]

I bought the 2019 editions and I can't add a dlc with the lions