Need Zones/Grinding for Higher Level animals

[SuicideSauce]

I am on Hirschfelden and having trouble getting animals to appear around their need zones during their times. Only way I can get them to show up is to visit multiple times and one will show up at that. Most of the time it is a doe. When I first started hunting the zones there were multiple deer, again mostly does. I figured I just needed to work more and I would get different spawns. Now they do not seem to be spawning at all. What is going on? Also, am I correct in the assumption that hunting an area more will cause higher level deer to spawn eventually?

[Geronimo]

First thing I'm wondering is if you're spooking animals with your regular coming and going there. And your post suggests shooting alot to get higher level spawns, so you may have chased them to other areas.

And yes, hunting will cause higher levels to begin appearing but where depends on how you are hunting an area.

There are factors involved that could require you to be using various tactics.

[SuicideSauce]

I am placing the tents far enough away I think. I placed them on the far side of the lake I am hunting. I have also sat there for in game hours and nothing appears. I have more luck walking around and shooting randoms that appear. Also most of these areas have little to no hunting pressure.

[p00se2]

hirschfelden is broken
foliage doesnt block animals sight as much
and you generate double the noise

which often spooks animals long before you ever see them

if possible - find a different reserve that has the animals you wanna hunt


https://steamcommunity.com/app/518790/discussions/5/3202619099984684204/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/518790/discussions/5/3046109410085686952/

[SuicideSauce]

Is the whole game broken? My tree stands always come down, the animals are not spawning, I am having trouble getting Canada geese to return to the same field even after hunting pressure is gone. I have read a lot of other people complain about the same things from other maps.

[p00se2]

your experience should improve once you move off of hirsch and forget it ever existed

Originally posted by SuicideSauce:

Is the whole game broken?

not yet
but the developers competence will eventually make it happen

[Geronimo]

If this is a new map u will need to unlock some need zones to begin seeing more animals.

Try to connect zones with species u want to be there though.

Establishing a few rabbit zones isn't going to let you start seeing deer.

[SuicideSauce]

Thanks for your help everyone. I will most likely be moving to another map for now. Any recommendations on a new map to start?

[Woodyplank]

It is possible that grinding in an area will eventually result in higher level animals appearing in that area. In Hirschfeld all the high level animals (classes 2-9) are male so killing females won't get you where you want to go. When it comes to diamonds eventually appearing in that same area it's anybodies guess. In my experience some areas are more likely to have a max level or diamond eventually appear than others.

As far as a different map goes: SRP has a lot of medium to long range shot opportunities and good species diversification when it comes to how animals are distributed on the map.
8 species (Turkey, Mtn Goat, Puma, Bison, Elk, Mule Deer, Pronghorn, Black Bear) make it far from boring.