Your funniest moments in COTW

[DarkFalz]

So what are some of the funniest things that have happened to you guys in this game? I've got a couple of good ones.

While hunting on Yukon I had a group of Caribou emerge from the trees while I was making my way through a clearing so I quickly crouched down as they approached. They ended up walking right up to me and I wasn't even hiding in a bush or anything either. I was just crouched down in the middle of this clearing and these Caribou are about 15 feet away not even noticing that I'm there. Of course I decided to take advantage of the situation to try and get one of them but naturally, just as I selected my target, they suddenly realize that I'm right next to them and get ready to flee. Obviously I now had to rush to get my gun out to take the shot but instead of selecting my .303, I accidentally selected my .22LR instead. Surprisingly enough though, it worked:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2997569384

As for my other story, it happened a few days ago on Emerald Coast. I was tracking down a male Red Fox and when I eventually found him, I discovered he had a female traveling along with him which I was definitely happy about. If I was quick enough, maybe I could get both of them. So I got into position and got a good shot lined up on the male. However, literally just as I was firing the shot, the female decided to change direction at the last possible second and she walked right into my crosshair. I ended up giving her quite the headache:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2997569157

[VictoriaHuntress]

I have a story, while I wouldn't consider it funny, that was a very memorable experience.

This happened during my very first game, back in Dec 2021 or early January 2022.
I was in Yukon Valley at the time, and after purchasing the 300 Canning Magnum, I thought it would be a good time to take it out for a Bison Hunt.

So, armed with the 300 Canning/Argus Scope (I was expecting a long range shot), a-hunting we will go!

I started from an outpost cabin near the center of the map, where I had spotted bison to the northeast a few days previously. Knowing that a need zone was up in that area, and the time they would be there, I started out early in the morning, hoping to get into a good shooting position before the bison arrived. Well, as I'm making my way to the area, I spotted the herd about 300m ahead of me, upwind, heading northeast as well. I continued my stalk, in stealth mode, until they were about 150m away, stopped at the zone.

As I was crouched down in the trees, invisible, trying to get a clear shot at a nice bull, I heard that loud warning blast from directly behind me - nearly jumped out of my skin!

Still crouched, I spun around to see this huge bison bull approaching my position, most likely a straggler trying to catch up to the rest of the herd. Well, he's not happy to see me or smell me, and I could tell that he was getting ready to charge (this was when bison were very aggressive - I-kill-you-for-looking-at-me-crazy). There was nowhere for me to go, and no chance of outrunning this beast, who is now about 5m away.

I did the only thing I could do - I stood my ground, detached the sight from the rifle ( surprised and relieved that I had the presence of mind to do that!), took aim at his chest and fired. He dropped practically at my feet - turned out to be a heart shot. If this had been a real life situation, I would have done the same thing ( like I really have a choice? LOL), but I have no illusions that it would have ended well for me.

This was the most exhilarating moment in the game up to that point, and while I've experienced many more of those since then, there is nothing like the first time one cheats virtual death. That's what I love about this game - never knowing what to expect.

[Mo0on]

There was that time I was using the ATV and flew hundreds of feet in the air somehow.

The mallards used to bug out and you'd see a whole flock 2 feet off the ground flapping their wings fleeing and none of them are moving an inch, stuck in position. Twilight zone type of magic. Moment you shoot one they all unbug and fly away.

Or that time I joined a multiplayer lobby and every single animal was a rare fur type and running on the spot stuck in position like the mallards. Left immediately.

[TruebornJester]

I got jump scared by a rabbit once whilst stalking a Black bear with a bow

[misfitsailor]

Years ago on Layton I found a coyote that was stuck mid-air, twisting and flipping impossibly fast. It looked just like the effect from the X-Files. I decided to put it out of it's misery by shooting it. When I did, The coyote launched straight up like a rocket and went out of sight! (Kind of like Wile E. Coyote.)

[BiggestMoisture]

Yesterday I was waiting in one of those perches you can build. Anyways, I was waiting around for about 15 minutes for a blacktail deer to harvest at night. Finally, there it was, right next to me. I had previously already shot 4 rounds to try and complete the achievement for getting a kill on your last round. At this point, the deer was damn near right below me and I aimed right behind the shoulder blade, fired....and I hit the wood plank of the perch...since it was my last round and I have manual chambering and reloading on, I panicked and never got the kill.

[david.hardie]

My own dog has given me a fright a few times.
However the one I remember bursting out laughing at was one of my first attempts at hunting a lion.
I was new to the map and had only discovered a couple of need zones for them but one was a feeding zone next to a patch of high grass.
Thinking I was beyond clever I decided to lay down in the grass and occasionally pop my head up to see if any lions had arrived.
After several minutes nothing was happening and I was considering getting up and moving elsewhere when a lion found me.
Yup it walked straight up behind me and killed me.
Bought the tripod stand DLC 5 minutes later.

[James]

One dark night in Yukon I was in my tent, dog outside, me shuffling ammo and preparing my pack for next day, ready to tuck in for the night. While going thru my inventory one last time, I heard my dog growling and moving about outside. Suddenly a wild roar and groan and feet stomping the ground as if... yes there was a bear right outside. I hurried out but saw nothing. Pitch black. Dog was gone. Soon enough my dog appeared in the light from the tent and as I turned on my flashlight I could see depressed grass all around and all the tracks the bear left behind him from the brief contact with my dog. And then running off. I gave my dog 2 biscuits and a pat on the head.

[Humpenstilzchen]

Once I was bow hunting and saw that Lynx about 120 meters away and was like "no way I can hit this tiny cat from back here" but I still had to try sniping it for the lols and I managed to hit it with my first try. I couldn´t believe my luck lol.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2997736369

[yogisgoat]

I hit a rabbit with the atv and it (the atv) flew 50 yds. through the air, landed in 6 inches of water on the lakeshore and burst into flames.
I've also had a water buffalo follow me into an outpost and stomp me to death.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1674256288

[BAG-One]

Originally posted by VictoriaHuntress:

I have a story, while I wouldn't consider it funny, was a very memorable experience.

This happened during my very first game, back in Dec 2021 or early January 2022.
I was in Yukon Valley at the time, and after purchasing the 300 Canning Magnum, I thought it would be a good time to take it out for a Bison Hunt.

So, armed with the 300 Canning/Argus Scope (I was expecting a long range shot), a-hunting we will go!

I started from an outpost cabin near the center of the map, where I had spotted bison to the northeast a few days previously. Knowing that a need zone was up in that area, and the time they would be there, I started out early in the morning, hoping to get into a good shooting position before the bison arrived. Well, as I'm making my way to the area, I spotted the herd about 300m ahead of me, upwind, heading northeast as well. I continued my stalk, in stealth mode, until they were about 150m away, stopped at the zone.

As I was crouched down in the trees, invisible, trying to get a clear shot at a nice bull, I heard that loud warning blast from directly behind me - nearly jumped out of my skin!

Still crouched, I spun around to see this huge bison bull approaching my position, most likely a straggler trying to catch up to the rest of the herd. Well, he's not happy to see me or smell me, and I could tell that he was getting ready to charge (this was when bison were very aggressive - I-kill-you-for-looking-at-me-crazy). There was nowhere for me to go, and no chance of outrunning this beast, who is now about 5m away.

I did the only thing I could do - I stood my ground, detached the sight from the rifle ( surprised and relieved that I had the presence of mind to do that!), took aim at his chest and fired. He dropped practically at my feet - turned out to be a heart shot. If this had been a real life situation, I would have done the same thing ( like I really have a choice? LOL), but I have no illusions that it would have ended well for me.

This was the most exhilarating moment in the game up to that point, and while I've experienced many more of those since then, there is nothing like the first time one cheats virtual death. That's what I love about this game - never knowing what to expect.

That's probably the most frustrating thing for me.
On too many occasions I'll head off to a need zone with a little time to spare to get a good position under a tree only to find that the dear/moose/bison need to actually pass by my position to get to the need zone. It usually ends with at least one animal being spooked by me and spooking the whole herd or, worse still, trampling me before I even know it's there.

The funniest thing I saw though was in a similar situation, under a tree waiting for deer to show up and I can hear a stack of them behind me. I keep waiting and waiting and eventually turn around to have a look the other side of the tree and see a deer literally drop from the sky to the ground about 50m away.

[RatBoggles]

Seeing players or animals get launched into orbit for no good reason

[BAG-One]

Originally posted by BRUSHRAT:

Seeing players or animals get launched into orbit for no good reason

I see a similar thing on Ride 4 in multi player sometimes. The rider in front will suddenly veer right off the track and back again for no reason.

[Kenn_Ethic]

Getting "Mr. President, get down!"ed by a spooked, running female deer as I shot an arrow at a male deer.

[WondrinOstrich]

A bear ate my prey!

Was following a hit on a blacktail deer - not a very good hit though, I must confess - but the bloodtrail told me less and less health and of course one follows, but suddenly I hear a bear warning me no far away.

Well, bears can be kind of a threat - so my shote thoughts tell me - that's why I hurried more cautiously to find the poor deer, but arriving at the end of the blood trail right in front of me
there was a "bear eating zone" right on time and the corpse of "1 deer"... oh my dear ...

made a "photostory" out of it with footprints and all, in case any groundkeeper might have some questions, but that ain't much evidence to proof anything but my amazement..

If there ever was a question about a location name: this is not it,
for I call it the "Eaton Place" best episode with Johnny-Raw ;-)

I guess, it's just a coincidence, don't know if the game is written that way,
nonetheless I learned, again, not.to.pull.the.trigger.when.you.are.not.sure.of.the.outcome !!

[Geronimo]

Mine would have to be a day on the Vurhonga plains.

I left an outpost in the northern sector on the ATV travelling southward.

Shortly after I could hear the thunderous pounding of hooves directly behind me. A huge herd of Wildebeest had chosen to stampede on the same path I was taking across open plain, and as I continued driving they just kept pace and direction with me for quite a way.

It's possible there might have even been two different herds congregated because there definitely seemed to be more than usual.

Of course this was back when the reserve first came out and I think they've reduced those Beastie herds since than for FPS sake.