where do i shoot?

[The Wok]

what are the weakest points? i dont really know so i shoot the head and on the blood splatter it says "no organs hit","bleed rate:very low" it says i can kill them in one hit, but most of the time for me they just die while running cuz of the blood loss
i'm sorry i'm a newbie

any other tip about other stuff, like tracking..etc would be appreciated

[Jumbled Hokum]

This should help
http://www.deerhuntingbasics.com/images/shot-placement-500.jpg

You will want to aim for the lungs, they are behind the front shoulder. The heart is best but it is a smaller target and it is lower in the body and can cause a miss at range.

Edit added a better picture.

[Nightwalker]

Aim for the heart, lungs, liver or break the deers neck while he's looking straight at you by center punching the white patch on it's throat. Tracking is something that can prove to be difficult. Animals may use the same trail running away after they are hit that they used to get to where you shot them at so it's not unusual for us to find tracks pointing in both directions when following a blood trail. Just keep on going like you were and eventually the trail it left after you wounded it should separate. Whenever possible use your binos to put the spot on the animal before you shoot. This will illuminate it's tracks for you. You have to use the headlamp (Press L) to see tracks between 1900 and 0500 hrs, also known as 7pm and 5 am just in case you are unfamiliar with the 24hr clock, (thats the official night time in this game). Tracks left by a wounded animal can be foot prints, spots of blood or a pile of poo. They could be relatively near each other or 30-60 meters apart.

Just because a weapon is rated to be okay to use on a species doesn't mean it's the best one for the job. For example it's okay to use the 7mm on a moose but it's also doubtful you will take out both lungs if it's over 75 meters away from you when you shoot. On a frontal shot the point of aim to hit the heart on most animals is approx 1 inch above the very bottom of it's chest. If you hit higher than the heart your round will probably get stopped by the muscle and gristle of the chest instead of killing the animal. If you are in doubt about hitting the heat of an animal that is facing you aim instead for the crease made where the shoulder meets the chest. You will take out a lung over 90 per cent of the time.

[fs7kills]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCQqXAGj8jQ

[Leadmagnet]

Unless you actually hit the brain; all you are going to get is a low rate flesh wound and a long tracking session if you shoot them in the head. There is a guide of where to shoot in the guides section. It shows the animals in various positions and where you should place your shot.

[WarpLover]

Originally posted by Jumbled Hokum:

This should help
http://www.deerhuntingbasics.com/images/shot-placement-500.jpg

You will want to aim for the lungs, they are behind the front shoulder. The heart is best but it is a smaller target and it is lower in the body and can cause a miss at range.

Edit added a better picture.

I'd like to see a graphic like that of a bear standing. Haven't dropped one yet.

[The Wok]

thanks guy, you really helped me out...

btw do you have any suggestions of what dlc i should buy? most people in the reviews are saying that a lot of content is on the dlcs and the possibilities are very limited without them

[briansaxton]

IMO, you should get them all. If you're short of funds, wait for a sale; but I have them all and love them. I'd say the most beneficial for me are the tents, the high-tech hunting pack, and the wild goose chase. The least beneficial is the ATVs. I rarely use them 'cause they spook every animal within 500 yds, but they're still fun every once in a while. I'd at least get one trophy lodge, too (Saseka Safari has weapon display as well as animal trophies), because it's nice to revisit your best hunts. My favorite reserves are Te Awaroa (mainly because it gives you the most useful rifle in the game -- the .303 Sporter) and Silver Ridge Peaks (mainly because it looks just like where I live and hunt).

[Leadmagnet]

I'd say the tent dlc would be one of the main ones. You can drop up to 16 tents around the map to use for fast travel, and resupply. Without the tents, you are limited to only the outposts and some places are a nice hike to get to (especially in the event you die for whatever reason).

The ATV is only really good to zoom around the map and unlock towers and outposts fast. Like Brian said, they have a massive spook radius due to being so loud.

As far as the various map & weapon DLC; it's all a matter of personal preference. Is there a particular animal species or area of the world you are interested in hunting?

[The Wok]

Originally posted by Leadmagnet:

I'd say the tent dlc would be one of the main ones. You can drop up to 16 tents around the map to use for fast travel, and resupply. Without the tents, you are limited to only the outposts and some places are a nice hike to get to (especially in the event you die for whatever reason).

The ATV is only really good to zoom around the map and unlock towers and outposts fast. Like Brian said, they have a massive spook radius due to being so loud.

As far as the various map & weapon DLC; it's all a matter of personal preference. Is there a particular animal species or area of the world you are interested in hunting?

oh ok thanks, i'm just interessted in any map without a lot of trees everywhere, i can track anywhere exept on areas surrounded by trees, the animal can see you easily first and flee and the tracking can take up to 20 mins....

well for now all i see are black or whitetail deers, rabbits, moose, black bears, and coyotes...
i saw a lot of people talking about diamond animals, what is it?

[Leadmagnet]

From the animals you listed; it sounds like you are on the Layton Lake map. The Africa map probably has the most open terrain of all the maps. It does have some wooded areas and in places, a lot of tall grass. The wooded / brushy areas are pretty dense and there are lions which will attack & kill you.

There are various levels of trophy animals. They range from diamond (highest), gold, silver, bronze, and nothing (lowest). The diamonds are the hardest to find and the highest scoring. They are the top trophy animals of the species. As you go down the scale towards the nothing rank (typically females of the species) the animals become more common and are smaller.