Hunting, Fishing & Plants Field Guide

Hunting & fishing field guide.
Animal sizes and what weapon to use to get perfect skin.
Where is all the legendary animals and fish?
What lure do i fish with?
What is the location of the trappers?
Where do plants, herbs, berries, mushrooms and orchids grow?

Animal size & Optimal weapons

Kill Quality

There are three kinds of hit,
Hitting the red zones during Dead Eye should score you a fatal or critical hit.
Fatal = The animal dies instantly.
Critical = You may have to follow your prey until it collapses. (or if you’re using poison arrows)
Normal = Ruin the pelt.

Legendary Animals

Animal	Info
Legendary Alligator	The Legendary Alligator can be found to the south of Lagras, in the marshy swamps west of Lakay in the Bayou Nwa region of Lemoyne. Loot, Legendary Alligator Skin Legendary Alligator Tooth Big Game Meat
Legendary Bear	Find the Legendary Bear in the clearing to the north of the lake at O'Creagh's Run in the Grizzlies East region of Ambarino. You can first obtain the loot after completing the mission Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego in Chapter 2. Loot, Legendary Bear Pelt Legendary Bear Claw
Legendary Beaver	The Legendary Beaver is found just southeast of Elysian Pool, due west of the Van Horn Trading Post. Loot, Legendary Beaver Pelt Legendary Beaver Tooth Legendary Beaver Carcass
Legendary Boar	You'll find the Legendary Boar around the northwest section of Bluewater Marsh, at the northern edge of the Bayou Nwa region of Lemoyne. Loot, Legendary Boar Pelt Legendary Boar Tusk
Legendary Buck	You'll find the Legendary Buck in the black bone forest at the western foot of Mt. Shan, northwest of Strawberry in West Elizabeth. The Legendary Buck pelt is valuable, and the Legendary Buck Antler trinket is great to get early on as it increases the quality of all your skins. Loot, Legendary Buck Pelt Legendary Buck Antler Legendary Buck Carcass
Legendary Cougar	You can hunt the Legendary Cougar west of Tumbleweed in Gaptooth Ridge in New Austin. Loot, Legendary Cougar Pelt Legendary Cougar Fang Legendary Cougar Carcass
Legendary Coyote	The Legendary Coyote can be hunted near the west end of Dewberry Creek, northwest of Rhodes in the Scarlett Meadows region of Lemoyne. Loot, Legendary Coyote Pelt Legendary Coyote Carcass Legendary Coyote Fang
Legendary Elk	You'll hunt the Legendary Elk in the woods due east of Bacchus Station, to the north-east of Fort Wallace, on the border of New Hanover and Ambarino. Loot, Legendary Elk Pelt Legendary Elk Antler
Legendary Fox	The Legendary Fox can be found just east of Mattock Pond, to the north of Rhodes in Lemoyne. Loot, Legendary Fox Pelt Legendary Fox Claw Legendary Fox Carcass
Legendary Moose	You'll find the Legendary Moose in the far northeast corner of the map, by following the train tracks north from Annesburg or heading up the river from Brandywine Drop in Roanoke Ridge. Loot, Legendary Moose Pelt Legendary Moose Antler
Legendary Panther	To unlock this legendary hunt, you must first complete 9 Master Hunter challenges. Once you do, you can find the Legendary Panther in the woods south of Bolger Glade, west of Shady Belle. Loot, Legendary Panther Fur Legendary Panther Eye Legendary Panther Carcass
Legendary Pronghorn	The Legendary Pronghorn can be found in New Austin, to the east and slightly south of Fort Mercer. Loot, Legendary Pronghorn Hide Legendary Pronghorn Horn Legendary Pronghorn Carcass
Legendary Ram	You'll be able to find the Legendary Ram in the hills just north of the railroad, slightly east of Cattail Poind, across the Dakota River to the east of Valentine. Loot, Legendary Ram Hide Legendary Ram Horn Legendary Bighorn Ram Carcass
Legendary Tatanka Bison	You'll find the Legendary Tatanka Bison in Hennigan's Stead, south of Stillwater Creek. Loot, Legendary Tatanka Bison Pelt Legendary Tatanka Bison Horn
Legendary White Bison	The Legendary White Bison can be hunted along the north shore of Lake Isabella, in the Grizzlies West region of Ambarino. Loot, Legendary White Bison Pelt Legendary Bison Horn
Legendary Wolf	The Legendary Wolf can be hunted and skinned in and around Cotorra Springs, to the southwest of the Wapati Reservation and across the Dakota north of Fort Wallace. Loot, Legendary Wolf Pelt Legendary Wolf Heart Legendary Wolf Carcass

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Legendary Fish

Fish	Lure	Info
Legendary Bluegill	Special Lake Lure	The Legendary Bluegill can be found south of Clemens Point off the shore of Flat Iron Lake. You will discover it if you accept Kieran's offer to go fishing during Chapter 3.
Legendary Catfish	Special River Lure	The Legendary Catfish can be fished for in the creek deltas to the west of Sisika Penitentiary on Sisika Island.
Legendary Chain Pickerel	Special River Lure	Fish along the Dakota running northwest of Flatneck Station.
Legendary Gar	Special Swamp Lure	The Legendary Gar can be found in the marshy swamp between Lakay and Lagras in the Bayou Nwa region of Lemoyne.
Legendary Largemouth Bass	Special River Lure	You can fish for this Legendary Largemouth Bass southeast of Lake Don Julio, on the shore of the San Luis River in New Austin.
Legendary Muskie	Special River Lure	To catch the Legendary Muskie, head to the lighthouse at the south end of the Van Horn Trading Post in New Hanover.
Legendary Perch	Special Lake Lure	You'll find the Legendary Perch swimming in Elysian Lake, southwest of Annesburg in the Roanoke Ridge region of New Hanover.
Legendary Redfin Pickerel	Special Lake Lure	You can fish for the Legendary Redfin Pickerel in the largest pool of Stillwater Creek, between Thieve's Landing and MacFarlane's Ranch in New Austin.
Legendary Rock Bass	Special Lake Lure	You'll find the Legendary Rock Bass in the Aurora Basin, at the head of the Lower Montana River to the west of Manzanita Trading Post in the Tall Trees region of West Elizabeth.
Legendary Salmon	Special Lake Lure	The Legendary Salmon swims in the cold waters of Lake Isabella, far to the northwest of Valentine in the Grizzlies West region of Ambarino. You catch it independently or as part of the Stranger quest A Fisher of Fish.
Legendary Smallmouth Bass	Special Lake Lure	Fish in Lake Owanjila, to the west of Strawberry between the Big Valley and Tall Trees regions of West Elizabeth.
Legendary Sturgeon	Special River Lure	Fish off the railroad bridge over the mouth of the Lannahechee River (or rowing out a boat), between Saint Denis and Rhodes in the southern part of Lemoyne.
Legendary Trout	Special River Lure	The Legendary Trout can be found in the basin far north of Annesburg, in the northeast corner of New Hanover, up the Kamassa River from Brandywine Drop.
Legendary Northern Pike	Special River Lure	The Legendary Northern Pike can be found in the waters near O'Creagh's Run. It can only be caught in the stranger mission "The Veteran - II", and is referred to as "Tyrant" by Hamish Sinclair.
Legendary Channel Catfish	(can't actually be caught)	It is rumored to inhabit in the San Luis River, south of Benedict Point. Fishermen have tried for years to catch this fish but no one has ever been successful.

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Fish, Lure & Bait

Lure / Bait	Fish
Cheese	Best for catching smaller fish like Bluegill and Rock Bass .
Bread	Best for catching smaller fish like Perch and Redfin Pickerel .
Corn	Best for catching smaller fish like Bullhead Catfish and Chain Pickerel .
Live Worms	Great for catching medium fish like Steelhead Trout .
Live Crickets	Great for catching medium fish like Smallmouth Bass .
Crayfish	Great for catching medium fish like Largemouth Bass .
Lake Lure	Excellent for catching medium/large fish like Lake Sturgeon and Muskie .
River Lure	Excellent for catching medium/large fish like Northern Pike and Sockeye Salmon .
Swamp Lure	Excellent for catching medium/large fish like Channel Catfish and Longnose Gar .
Special Lake Lure	Used for catching medium/large and legendary fish .
Special River Lure	Used for catching medium/large and legendary fish .
Special Swamp Lure	Used for catching medium/large and legendary fish .
Special Spinner	All larger fish and legendary fish.

Source Red Dead wiki[reddead.fandom.com]

Trapper locations

Saint Denis
Riggs Station
West Elizabeth
New Hanover
Blackwater	A fifth Trapper Location can be found in the far south-west region of West Elizabeth, far to the West of Blackwater in the region of Tall Trees. Follow the river that heads down Tall Trees, and look for where the road curves East to climb the hill, where you'll find the Trappers location. This location is only accessible after Chapter 6.

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Plants

Plant	Location
Alaskan Ginseng	Ambarino West Elizabeth
American Ginseng	West Elizabeth New Hanover
Burdock Root	Great Plains
Blackcurrant	Gaptooth Ridge Cholla Springs
Common Bulrush	It can be found on shoreline of any type of water.
Desert Sage	Gaptooth Ridge Diez Coronas
English Mace	New Austin Grizzlies East
Golden Currant	West Elizabeth New Hanover
Hummingbird Sage	Kamassa River Lemoyne West Elizabeth
Indian Tobacco	West Elizabeth Ambarino Lemoyne
Milkweed	Dewberry Creek Lemoyne (By the rivers)
Oleander Sage	River banks of Bayou Nwa
Prairie Poppy	Great Plains
Red Sage	Río Bravo
Vanilla Flower	Bayou Nwa
Violet Snowdrop	Ambarino
Wild Carrot	While wild Carrots are found in all regions, they are most present in Southern New Hanover and Northern Lemoyne
Wild Feverfew	Hennigan's Stead
Yarrow	New Hanover Lemoyne

Herbs

Herb	Location
Creeping Thyme	New Hanover New Austin
Oregano	This most common plant can be found everywhere on the map.
Wild Mint	Can be found everywhere on the map.

Berries

Berries	Location
Blackberry	West Elizabeth Dakota River
Red Raspberry	Citadel Rock (outside of Valentine) Grizzlies East Big Valley
Evergreen Huckleberry	Kamassa River (going through Lemoyne and New Hanover)
Wintergreen Berry	Ambarino North New Hanover (In the forests)

Mushrooms

Mushroom	Location
Bay Bolete	Tall Trees West Elizabeth Caliban's Seat
Parasol Mushroom	Wooded areas
Chanterelles	Lemoyne New Hanover
Ram's Head	West Elizabeth Ambarino

Orchids

Orchid	Location
Acuna's Star Orchid	Bayou Nwa Lemoyne
Cigar Orchid	Bluewater Marsh Lemoyne
Clamshell Orchid	Scarlett Meadows Bayou Nwa
Dragon's Mouth Orchid	O'Creagh's Run Grizzlies East Ambarino Grizzlies West
Ghost Orchid	Bayou Nwa
Lady of the Night Orchid	Bayou Nwa (Specifically along the Kamassa River and the northern part of Caliga Hall)
Lady Slipper Orchid	Big Valley West Elisabeth Tall Trees Monto's Rest (Only available during the epilogue)
Moccasin Orchid	Roanoke Ridge New Hanover
Night scented Orchid	Bayou Nwa Lemoyne
Queen's Orchid	Bayou Nwa
Rat Tail Orchid	Bluewater Marsh Bayou Nwa
Sparrow Egg Orchid	Roanoke Ridge New Hanover Río Bravo (Only available during the epilogue) New Austin
Spider Orchid	Bayou Nwa Lemoyne

[Marsi0574]

harken23, cant really help you more than that badgers only come out in the dawn/dusk/night and are skittish and hard to see since they "glide" along the ground like a litte snot, is as big a two squirrls and almost never makes a sound.
But i think they go for both the baits.

[Marsi0574]

A Sassy Dragon, i see, dont mind the black and red colors on the text, my understanding is that the red text is only to highlight the preferred weapon, as you see a rifle kill on a massive is still a perfect pelt but the font is black because its not rockstars recomendation for that animal since its harder to get a clean kill on a massive animal with a rifle since it does less damage, while a sniper rifle makes more damage and an easy kill on a massive.
same if for the sniper on a large but reverse since a large animal can move faster and is harder to scope whit a sniper and therefore swap of color on rifle and sniper rifle.
Punchline is that it does not matter if your a good shoot.
This is MY understanding of the difference in color on the fonts.

[harken23]

I'm hunting for Badgers, just a regular (perfect) pelt for crafting. Where are they? I'm searching around the spot on land where the Legendary Bluegill icon is, where there's a Squirrel and (I think) a Badger icon on the map. I've been there for 3 days, 24 hours, and haven't even seen one. And I've never even seen one, so they're not in the Compendium. It also says in the game that Chantarells can be used to craft Herbivore Bait. But that doesn't even seem to exist (Potent Herbivore Bait does, but doesn't need Chantarells...

[Spoopy Owl]

no, i understand the quality and using the right weapon, but take the rifle for instance. A headshot on a Medium is a black "Perfect" a headshot on a Large is a red "Perfect" and a headshot on a Massive is a black "perfect" again. I don't know what the colors mean.

Right now, I'm just primarily doing my hunting with a rolling block and a varmint rifle in case I see a nice rabbit or something, but, i just don't know if I should be doing something different.

[Marsi0574]

A Sassy Dragon, all pelts/skins have a 3-star quality rating as a default, you can never get a 1-star pelt to become a 3-star pelt even with a perfect kill.
The pelt need to be 3-star before the animal is killed, and to maintain the 3-star you need a perfelt/critical kill.
Did that make it clearer or even more muddy for you?

[Spoopy Owl]

I have a hard time deciphering the kill quality chart. Like, if I'm hunting Bison, do I have to use the sniper rifle and score a headshot or critical, but can I also use like, an Elephant rifle or some other rifle using proper ammunition. I'm not sure what the difference between the red Perfect text and the bold black text

[AverageCanadian]

i feel like writing this in a actual journal, anybody agree with me?

[Vault_Boi :D]

extra helpful. Thanks dude.

[立青]

This is amazing :D

[Orangelmao]

This is amazing :D