Layton Lake Mission: "Harvest 2 Roosevelt Elk from a Hunting Stand"

[Chon the Monk]

I shot 1 male elk from the permanent wooden hunting stand in the north east corner of this hunting area last year which check off "1/2 complete". There are no animals, no need zones, or tracks west of the river - ever - it's a dead area. There are mallards in the river and few whitetail near it as well but no trace of elk. The only need zone for elk is in the extreme north east of the hunting area - a rest area - near the border. I set up a tripod stand there and shot 5 female elk from it - at least 3 died in the marked hunting zone. There are no male elk in this rest zone. Even after shooting and retrieving all these kills the mission still has not checked off complete. I thought I had to shoot a male elk, so after the up-date, i found some male tracks that lead to a water need zone out side the boundaries of the hunting area but he travels through the marked hunting zone to get to it. I shot and killed that male elk from a tripod stand today, and then retrieved it well within the hunting zone, but the mission has still not checked off - "1/2 complete". The elk are only in the foothills of the hunting area in the north east corner well away from the permanent wooden hunting stands. So, if i have to kill a elk from one of these 3 permanent stands i can't complete this mission because they don't go there. They only spawn in the north east foot hills and stay up there or leave the hunting area to the east. Bug ???? Apparently not fixed.

The bear shotgun mission i completed after the up-date - that was fixed.

I haven't tried the coyote mission in the camp yet.

I noticed other maps with similar problems. There many map missions i can't complete because the species of animal are not present in areas that I'm given to hunt. Some of the areas are just to small.

[lagosuchus]

That's a problem in those kind of missions where you have to hunt an animal in a certain area. I made a suggestion some time ago to see if they could try to fix that.
Here is the topic I made: https://steamcommunity.com/app/518790/discussions/2/3118147344419992395

[Nightwalker]

It's true that some missions areas do not have the targeted species as full time residents. The challenge is to lure or call them into the prescribed area. Some players have successfully chased them into the mission area by running around like maniacs in the areas adjacent to the mission area or driving around on an ATV in those outside areas. These desperate measures are apparently best utilized during need zone time frames in hopes that the spooked animals will begin to utilize discovered (or undiscovered) need zones inside or at least within effective lure/calling distance of the mission area.

When it comes to missions that require us to kill an animal inside a specified area only the first hit matters. Both yourself and the animal have to be inside the mission area when you first hit it. If it then runs off and leaves the mission area before it dies it's okay. You can even shoot it again if you have to despite the fact that neither one of you is inside the mission area anymore. I repeat...only the first hit matters.

One thing I have noticed is that you cannot rely entirely on the boundary shown on map when it comes to being inside a mission area. That thing can be 50 meters off. Walk until you get the msg stating that you've entered the mission area. I drop the way point marker at the spot then pick my shooting position or tripod further inside the mission area. That way I know for sure an animal responding to a call or lure is inside the mission area before I shoot it.

[Falcon]

The missions are very literal. Hunting stand means only vanilla hunting stands. Tripods, tree stands, and ground blinds are not allowed.

That mission took me a full day IRL. There are a couple groups of elk that sometimes wander within caller range of one of the hunting stands in the area. I had to spam the caller endlessly until a couple of them wandered within shooting distance. There was one group that showed up out the back window of the stand, so be aware to look that direction every so often.

[Chon the Monk]

I watched a whole football game while sitting in one of the wooden stands with no elk - tv on my right game on my left with headphones . I used the caller, the elk scent, and scent eliminator 3+ hours real time waiting (day and night in game). Nothing showed up. This was just one of the attempts. The elk stay in the foothills far away from the wooden stands. I even tried chasing them to one of the stands with the 4-wheeler, then tried it on foot, but they just turn and a different way - always east. Probably wasted a couple of weeks hunting them in this area. I give up on this mission.

Other maps with the same problem i noticed the animals in question will come right to the border on the map and stop - even when called. The worst one is lynx mission where you have to take a photo within 40 yards. Same problem, call him in to about 41 yards and then it will turn around and walk or run the other way. Doesn't matter whether sitting still or trying to creep up on it. I even tried chasing one down with the 4-wheeler but this map is full of hidden crash points when driving the 4-wheeler so it's a vain attempt to use it. It's way to fast to chase it down on foot. Worst of all it's part of the main mission.