The "No Rabbits" problem some are having.

[KaiEr]

Just an observation:

I too have noticed a definite reduction in rabbit numbers, but it seems to follow a pattern (at least for me).

We've all played and wiped out herds of animals in certain areas, only to find the same species right back in the same area the next day (or even a steady stream of them respawning); that's normal for the game. But what seems to be happening with rabbits (again, for me) is that there is one warren (group/herd) in an area, and that's it - no respawn. If you take out a partial group (say 2 of 4), there will only be 2 there the next time, and if you wipe them out no more will spawn.

This has happened with every single spot I've taken rabbits.

Not sure if this was intentional or not, but I don't see how they could maintain rabbits if they are not respawning.

[tnguy22]

I haven't seen one Rabbit so far in my last 3 sessions.

[bossbill1]

I think the reason there are so many " there are no rabbits threads" is because people are trying to hunt them the same way they hunt every other animal in the game. Walk round untill you see or hear an animal crouch down then shoot it. That does not work very well with rabbits, you wont see many rabbits out in the open they are all hiding in the long grass. You could have one within 5 meters of you and walk straight past it and never know it was there. You need to hunt them by sound as well as sight, find rabbit droppings (preferably just now or very fresh) go crouch and walk slowly forward listining for the noise rabbits make in the long grass, they shuffle about in the grass even when not walking they turn from side to side listning for sounds of danger. Once you hear them its just a matter of spotting them in the grass then shoot it. From what i have found out they do not rely on scent so you can hunt them even if the wind is blowing straight at them. I have no problem finding and killing rabbits I have well over 100 kills on them so far.

[yogisgoat]

I agree with bossbill1. I couldn't find any at first even though there were droppings everywhere. That's because I was hunting them wrong. When you find a likely spot look for an elevated position where you can look down into the grass. Don't be afraid to stand up to scan the surroundings because the bunnies have poor eyesight and the higher your vantage point the easier it is to spot them in the tall grass. Finally, use the binoculars or you won't see them. They don't even render if they're more than 40m away. There can be a dozen of them in the open only 50m from you and without the binos you won't even see them.
Now that I've figured them out I realize they're probably the most common animal in the game.

[Ambro789]

I have found plenty of rabbits, mostly by mistake hunting other animals. When I go looking just for rabbits I never find any. I guess I let the game come to me and get what it gives me. I have noticed a couple things I never have before.

1. Sometimes it seems I get a deer spawn map and never see any rabbits.
2, My RL brother is lvl 10, we never see more than a couple rabbits, seems like we need to stalk them on his maps. On my maps, lvl 44ish, they always come to me. Have no idea why that seems so. I have the skill points in grunt calls and use it on both maps, works best in my maps.
3. People talk about time as does codex. Does not matter, I see them all times of the day. In fact, I was on the rope bridge shooting deer at 300+ yards at 12:30pm; went down to the water and wore the bunnies out on the peninsula out from the rope bridge with my pistol.
4. Seems like shot gun with bird shot fears the bunnies further than the .22. This includes other animals.

Finally, not true about 40m render. If 40 meters is about 120 yards, I have shot them at over 200 yards. Have a screen shot at 189 yards. Was hunting moose at 250 yards and shot a bunny for fun.

Just like in hunter original, always climb a rock, or get in a stand, works wonders.

Also, I just remembered I was shooting deer from to of lookout tower, and shot 2 bunnies from way up there. Not sure why all the animals was around the tower.

[KaiEr]

Originally posted by bossbill1:

I think the reason there are so many " there are no rabbits threads" is because people are trying to hunt them the same way they hunt every other animal in the game. Walk round untill you see or hear an animal crouch down then shoot it. That does not work very well with rabbits, you wont see many rabbits out in the open they are all hiding in the long grass. You could have one within 5 meters of you and walk straight past it and never know it was there. You need to hunt them by sound as well as sight, find rabbit droppings (preferably just now or very fresh) go crouch and walk slowly forward listining for the noise rabbits make in the long grass, they shuffle about in the grass even when not walking they turn from side to side listning for sounds of danger. Once you hear them its just a matter of spotting them in the grass then shoot it. From what i have found out they do not rely on scent so you can hunt them even if the wind is blowing straight at them. I have no problem finding and killing rabbits I have well over 100 kills on them so far.

You are correct. They are pesky little critters. And that is probably the reason for those who have never seen them. I've got no problem finding them and taking them. My only issue is that they never seem to return from places where I've cleared them out. I was just offering that up as a possibility for those who are not seeing them.

[yogisgoat]

When I said they don't render past 40m, I meant to the naked eye. You can see them with the scope or binos at long distances.

40m is about 44yds or roughly 130 feet.

[bossbill1]

Originally posted by KaiEr:

You are correct. They are pesky little critters. And that is probably the reason for those who have never seen them. I've got no problem finding them and taking them. My only issue is that they never seem to return from places where I've cleared them out. I was just offering that up as a possibility for those who are not seeing them.

yeah i know what you mean, I have noticed that they do march very long distances across the map, followed some for ages and never caught up with them. maybe they were just there having stopped from a long trek but don't actually spawn there. its hard to say with them only being out for this long. I would have thought their spawns were random to stop players camping out at one location and getting them when they spawn in.

[saphire jinn]

Kai, i think you might have nailed it on the respawn issue, i have noticed the same thing, now the question is, is it a respawn issue? or is it due to the hunting pressure we put on that area. after a good bunny harvest, that thing is glowing bright pink.

[KaiEr]

Originally posted by saphire jinn:

Kai, i think you might have nailed it on the respawn issue, i have noticed the same thing, now the question is, is it a respawn issue? or is it due to the hunting pressure we put on that area. after a good bunny harvest, that thing is glowing bright pink.

It's not even a pressure issue for me. I'm not seeing them in places where they've been wiped out long after the hunting pressure is gone as well.

I'm still finding them in other areas, but they just never seem to come back to the areas where I've wiped them out.

Maybe they "eventually will" come back, or maybe they've "moved on", but if that's the case, then they are surely not following the same set pattern of all the other species in game.

Any/every other species respawns/repopulates the same general area quite quickly - oftentimes while you are literally picking up your kills.

[saphire jinn]

good eye, hope the dev's are catching this one.
of course if this is the case, then where are the bunnys? will be the most active thread soon.

[mustix]

I just bagged 16 rabbits to make the club reward. Took me about 1h, maybe less

[yato 6.5]

will once again I say where are the Rabbits !! been out 6 more times to where people say they get loadss of bunnies and where i got loads perviously , well seen 1 here 1 there , when before was getting up 5 to 10 in easy time many times over, so i say again , we have a bug , What a bug in COTW !! whats new !!

[KaiEr]

Originally posted by mustix:

I just bagged 16 rabbits to make the club reward. Took me about 1h, maybe less

I know there are people getting rabbits, but some are starting to see fewer and fewer. But I'd like to ask you something about the Hunt Club (since it's still unavailable here in China). How does it work when you do something like killing the rabbits for a reward? Is it set up like a mission, where you 'start' it, or is it simply "Hey! If you shoot 15 rabbits today you will get a reward." type of thing? The reason I'm asking is that I'm wondering if it might be sort of like missions, where the game actually changes when you start it up. Could you have gotten that many in such a short amount of time because the game set itself up for rabbits? Just curious.

And if it's not like that, keep track of where you got them and go back sometime to see if they have repopulated the area. Because that's what I, and others, seem to be having an issue with.

I too was seeing them all over the place, right after the patch, but now they are rarer than trying to find a trophy/male coyote. Last night I actually passed up a trophy elk, because at its feet were 3 rabbits. I seriously felt lucky to find rabbits.

And this may be a user specific type thing that's going on with "us".

[saphire jinn]

the hunt club will be like this, you click on the icon and it will give you the daily mission, it will say something like Harvest a Rabbit in Layton Lake, you take one, you go back to that page and click on Claim Reward and you get 500 bucks and 200 xp, then above is a slider and it will say 1/5 meaning you have taken 1, take four more and you get the next level of rewards, 1/10 and 1/15 will be the levels offered. no mission just take out the animal they have selected. some are difficult, might be harvest a whitetail at 250 meters, it changes every few days.
thing is you dont have to hit "start" its all automatic, i have taken a bison and it says go to hunt club to claim your reward, didnt even know that was the animal they had selected. so the hunt club has no impact on spawning.

[KaiEr]

Originally posted by saphire jinn:

the hunt club will be like this, you click on the icon and it will give you the daily mission, it will say something like Harvest a Rabbit in Layton Lake, you take one, you go back to that page and click on Claim Reward and you get 500 bucks and 200 xp, then above is a slider and it will say 1/5 meaning you have taken 1, take four more and you get the next level of rewards, 1/10 and 1/15 will be the levels offered. no mission just take out the animal they have selected. some are difficult, might be harvest a whitetail at 250 meters, it changes every few days.
thing is you dont have to hit "start" its all automatic, i have taken a bison and it says go to hunt club to claim your reward, didnt even know that was the animal they had selected. so the hunt club has no impact on spawning.

Good to know. So his rabbits had nothing to do with the game making it easier/harder.

BTW - I've got a list of close to 20 spots/areas where I've taken rabbits that are devoid of rabbits now - and hunting pressure isn't an issue. And I'm not talking specific 10 y/sq plots of land or anything, I'm talking vast areas. I spent several hours in game today just looking for rabbits, and only took the animals that literally crossed my path. I didn't see a single rabbit.

The first few days was awesome. I went to my normal spots and rabbits everywhere. Now it's like I'm hunting unicorns.