r/reddeadredemption • u/TVBoss • Nov 06 '18
Official Legendary Animal locations (Strategy Guide) Spoiler
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Nov 06 '18 edited May 29 '20
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u/greet_the_sun Nov 06 '18
Did you do the bounty in strawberry for the old gunslinger? He's hiding in a mine nearby and I think doing that allowed me to hunt the elk.
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u/fuges21 Nov 06 '18 edited Nov 06 '18
I did the bounty, cleared two gang camps, killed all the predators in the area. Then I travelled across the map and traveled back...still too much activity. Either it’s buggy, RNG, or I’m missing something. Spent hours on it last night
Edit: Well apparently all it takes is complaining on Reddit. I said screw it and did a mission in Strawberry (Micah’s stagecoach robbery) and after that I swung by and sure enough it popped up.
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u/greet_the_sun Nov 06 '18
I think hunting or shooting nearby might trigger it too, when I finally got him was after I did the bounty, slept till the next day in Strawberry and made a point not to hunt anything near the area when I went back.
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u/Brock2845 Sadie Adler Nov 06 '18
What I did for some legendaries is that I set up camp and slept around the area they spawn. Assuming you don't have too many enemies following you, you should "reset" the area and get a better chance at hunting it down, from my experience
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u/Byzon1 Arthur Morgan Nov 06 '18
I was stuck at this for ages. Eventually I got it to spawn by going into the area in the middle of the night, leaving the horse far behind me and crouchwalking practically the whole time.
Not sure if it had anything to do with the deer or if I just got lucky, but that's how it spawned for me.
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u/Freakin_A Nov 07 '18
I did no missions in strawberry and went straight to the buck in chapter 2. Wandered around in his area and didn't see any clues, so I camped overnight, shot a few other animals, visited the trapper and came back and hunted him just fine.
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u/Randym1982 Nov 07 '18
I hate that fucking Buck so much. I've tried everything. Rode in quietly, sent my horse off, gone in at night, Morning, mid day. Slept more than anybody. Fired shots in the air, returned later. Did missions. Etc.
I've even gotten it to where it tells me to look for clues, but no clues have sprung up. It's either a bug, or something else.
I don't think it has to do with doing missions OUTSIDE of the area. It's likely a bug. It's an annoying one too. It's like they dangle a carrot in front of you, only to find out it's not really there.
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u/xman262 Arthur Morgan Nov 07 '18
I never got that for the buck, only the white bison and the beaver halfway through the hunt. Hopefully it works for you guys, as the hunting part for the buck is pretty hard to find the spots
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u/Hellfalcon Jan 02 '19
for anyone else having this problem now
theres just a lot of activity in that area, its the Odriscolls camp, the hunter going after the bear who might have spawned, bounty hunters, basically any people in the area. once you clear those or check around, the camp/save/reload will do it, or some people have taken a train to saint denis and back to reset the area and had it work immediately
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u/mrossm Nov 06 '18
I tracked him, found him, got the message, and he disappeared. Looked around and found its dead body. Ok, free skin.
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u/jpgaudette Nov 06 '18
I had the same issue. I kept trying to sleep and come back. Ultimately, i just went on my horse, entered the zone, left, entered, left, repeatedly, until it told me I could track it.
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Nov 06 '18
I had to completely leave the area in order to stop getting that message. That gang camp is right in the middle of where you have to track the buck. Leave the area/state and then let some time pass. The camp should disappear eventually and let you start the hunt!
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u/SixGunChimp Nov 06 '18
Try camping out and hunting in the area overnight. That's what seems to work for me when there's "too much activity in the area"
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u/RSWJ Nov 06 '18
Just keep checking back in that area. Took me a few hours but I just wasted time by killing other animals and taking them to the nearby trapper. That area is just overfilled with animals and you just have to get lucky.
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u/throwawayMambo5 Nov 06 '18
If you pass the "there's a legendary animal bro" notification it doesn't pop up again, you have to ride a good distance away and come back and then wait for the notification again.
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u/thatguyonthecouch Nov 06 '18
Leave the area, sleep, leave horse, use cover scent, walk back to area without horse.
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Nov 07 '18
Whenever it says this to me i just save the game and load that same save again, it spawns you a short ways away and usually when you walk back it is fine
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u/ecish Nov 07 '18
Mine was being spooked by a single rattlesnake hanging out in that area apparently. Killed it and it immediately appeared
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u/TVBoss Nov 06 '18
Nothing I can find. Ive read the best time to bag him is morning tho, if that helps
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u/PatDylan Lenny Summers Nov 06 '18
Did you find the drunk guy on the road next to the crashed wagon by the river? After I 'helped' him, I set up camp and slept until evening and poof, the buck was trackable
edit: Also I didn't even know there was an O'Driscoll camp nearby, so that's probably still there for me
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u/Spartanfan515 Arthur Morgan Nov 06 '18
Try and restart the game. If you make a camp to close to the site even after you tear it down or leave the area it will still say to much activity
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u/Deafacid Nov 06 '18
I was having trouble too, I just rebooted the game and camped nearby, went to the spot next day and it worked for me.
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Nov 06 '18
I just saved my game manually just outside the site where the buck spawns and then reloaded the save, rode to the spot, and reloaded again when it said it was too active. On the second reload I was able to track it.
Also, I had completed the Strawberry bounty already.
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u/Smokebomb_ Nov 06 '18
Leave your horse well behind and walk to the area. You might have to reset it by doing a mission or something first
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u/rbrownlol Nov 06 '18
I just got the buck last night after about five hours.
I had luck approaching from the south, a wolf pack of 2 wolves spawned near the Indian burial ground. Killed them, and walked in. Got my buck.
There may be a spawn point down there, is my thought process. I had previously been entering from the north for hours.
Hope this helps.
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u/echof0xtrot Nov 07 '18
try dying. I was having the same issue before a cougar killed me, then I found the buck shortly after
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Nov 07 '18
I dealt with this issue for 5 hours yesterday. Here's what I found:
Do the bounty
Clear the camps (I had 2)
If that's not enough, you need to start clearing all the predators. I cleared 2 bear and a cougar.
Sleep just outside the boundry to test each "step".
It seems random as hell though, this happened for days for me. Frustrating to say the least.
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u/Trankman Nov 07 '18
Come in from the west side. I had trouble too. Sleep at a camp and then head in I got the question make instantly after doing this
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u/Vukmir_Vukmir116 Nov 07 '18
If you have a bounty on you it’ll usually tell you that even if no bounty hunters are spawned atm
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u/tipsystatistic Nov 07 '18
Weird, I discovered the area going through it to do the bounty in strawberry. Came back afterward and got the buck. Never even saw an Odriscoll.
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u/Gunney55 Nov 07 '18
yea i had to try that one like 3 different times before i could find a clue. idk why that one is so hard.
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u/LOCORUSTO Nov 06 '18
im bummed theres no legendary turkey
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u/dmkicksballs13 Nov 07 '18
Honestly, I would have like some more diversity in legendary animals. Like I feel the fox, coyote, and wolf are too close. And we didn't need two bison.
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u/LutzEgner Nov 06 '18
Sucks that you can only hunt the legendary panther if you do the hunting challenges first. They are so tedious I dont see myself completing them.
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u/McTrill Nov 06 '18
This:( i thought the panther was going to be like the final catfish in fishing. Where you go after completing 13 others. Like man i don’t want to do all those challenges:( i guess i kinda understand it.
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u/Gefarate Uncle Nov 07 '18
You get extra health, stamina and dead eye for doing challenges. Once you've done them all you get a set with additional bonuses on top of that.
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u/Ghiggs_Boson Nov 07 '18
My stuff is already max level (8). Can my health and stamina get higher than that through these challenges?
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u/-QuickDraw_McGraw- Nov 07 '18
No but unlocking all the items from challenges and crafting really boosts your character. The item boosts still apply even if you're not wearing the item
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u/Ghiggs_Boson Nov 07 '18
Do you get a boost once you get the complete set? That’s cool. Maybe I’ll try to do them now
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u/thatguyonthecouch Nov 06 '18
I knocked the hunting challenges out yesterday and for the most part they we're pretty quick... All except the kill and skin 5 cougars with your bow. Fuck that challenge, it took me like 5 real time hours to find those 5 and the skin part of the challenge isn't in the description so I killed the first two with dynamite and they didn't count. They only respawn once every 2-4 in game days and there is a lockout on repeat sleeping to advance time.
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u/LutzEgner Nov 06 '18
I knocked the hunting challenges out yesterday and for the most part they we're pretty quick... All except the kill and skin 5 cougars with your bow. Fuck that challenge, it took me like 5 real time hours to find those 5 and the skin part of the challenge isn't in the description so I killed the first two with dynamite and they didn't count. They only respawn once every 2-4 in game days and there is a lockout on repeat sleeping to advance time.
Yep that is exactly the one I am having problems with now. :/
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u/thatguyonthecouch Nov 06 '18
This is how I did it, and the cougars would consistently show up after 2-3 days but sometimes wolves or a bear would also spawn and scare it away.
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u/LutzEgner Nov 06 '18
Thanks, I will try that out! Have you tried the cougar spawn in new austin as well?
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u/thatguyonthecouch Nov 06 '18
Nah, I'm still in the beginning of chapter 6 so haven't gotten down there yet.
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u/gaybearswr4th Nov 07 '18
I used new Austin. Basically just sprinted around the spawn north of tumbleweed and central cholla springs constantly until my horse bucked me or I saw a cougar chasing a deer. If you down it and have the execute button, don’t hit it because it won’t count as an arrow kill—shoot it
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u/juhpopey Nov 07 '18
I had more frequent spawns from the mapped cougar location northwest of Annesburg. I just ran back and forth NW and SW on the trail near the drawn cougar image, zig zagging into and out of the forest until one spawned, nabbed it, then slept a few times for the maximum amount to get the next spawn. I got my final two here a bit faster than I got the first two in West Elizabeth.
Edit: have not unlocked New Austin so can’t comment on that location
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u/jeaston44 Charles Smith Nov 07 '18
Exactly what I did. I even had a random guy shoot the cougar before I could get it with my bow
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u/Effective-Bit-8759 Nov 22 '24
Hey there - just in case anyone is trying to do the cougar challenge - 2 cougars spawn by the railroad tracks near the Mad Scientists tower. Start at the bridge where the Legendary Moose spawns. head on the left or right side of the tracks passed the shack in the right. One spawns on the right close to the tower and further up near the shack another will spawn. If you get a bear just start over. Only one predator usually pops. If you wanna make a loop you need to make it to the covered bridge part of the tracks to get it to completely reset. It works both directions. This works over and over again. This also works night or day and in both the story and online mode for that dailies to kill/skin a cougar. Hope this helps someone 😊
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u/DashLeGrand Nov 07 '18
Man I didn't know this and spent like 45 minutes looking for that fucker the other day
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u/angrydigger Arthur Morgan Nov 23 '18
When do the hunting challenges get unlocked
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u/LutzEgner Nov 23 '18
They should be there right from the start. Press left on the dpad, there you can see them
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u/jeaston44 Charles Smith Nov 07 '18
It’s a fun hunt though. I recommend doing it in the evening/night.
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u/LutzEgner Nov 07 '18
I cant, as said I need to do those challenges first and they seem to much a grind to me
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Nov 06 '18
Is that the entire full map?
Or have you just not explored the left hand side of it?
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u/mikeism Arthur Morgan Nov 06 '18
that's the entire map, partner
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Nov 06 '18
Thanks boss,
I'm curious to why the left is blank like that.. Are they planning any future DLCs which will "unlock" that part of the map or will it be an extra area for online game play?
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Nov 06 '18
I don’t think they have anything planned for that. It looks odd but I don’t think they care for making the map a “perfect fit” so to speak
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u/PingPlay Nov 07 '18
The New Austin section was really only put in as fan service for those who played the first game.
Aside from the legendary animals and a few random encounters, there’s not really anything to do down there.
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u/vorgain Nov 06 '18
I thought pronghorn said penguin and was REALLY confused for a moment.
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u/Collusion_illusion Nov 06 '18
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u/bystander007 Nov 07 '18
If you're still playing Chapter 1 to Chapter 6 don't both going near New Austin. Invisible snipers kill you the moment you cross the River. Have to get to Epilogue 1 or 2 to enter that area.
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u/APleg Nov 06 '18
Is there any way whatsoever to hunt the 3 legendary animals south of the border? I've completed the game and started again and I'm at chapter 2 so don't worry about spoiling the game for me. Will I be able to hunt them this early.
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Nov 06 '18
Arthur can’t go below the Montana River aka he’s not really allowed to be in RDR1 territory so not really
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Nov 06 '18
Anyone who’s done all the legendary hunts: is the rewards you get at the Fence worth it? They look like they have nice benefits like increased time on deadeye and increase health, but I don’t know if it’d really be that noticeable
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u/Atlanshadow Nov 07 '18
The trinkets are not why I'm hunting. I'm hunting for sick animal outfits at the trapper.
Ghost Bison woooooooo.
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u/gaybearswr4th Nov 07 '18
The trinkets are nice but the outfits are the shit. I’m trying to unlock every outfit...have a spreadsheet of skins I still need lmao
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u/CaptainWaders Nov 07 '18
Also interested in this answer.
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Nov 07 '18
I’ll probably just do it for the fun of hunting legendaries. I need to unlock the bolt action though. Only have the rolling or block rifle or whatever it’s called
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u/mmmFries Hosea Matthews Nov 07 '18
All I wanted was the trinkets for possible better pelts. I achieved and it became an obsession to get those, the talismans and the trappers outfits.
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u/tipsystatistic Nov 07 '18
Based on the trinkets I have, they are not for dead eye, health, or stamina. They’re unique perks that don’t have stats. Like drinking 2x more alcohol before you feel the effects.
Also the legendary skins are used by the trapper for unique outfits.
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u/real_sithlord Nov 07 '18
Man why couldn't they have put the legendary cougar at that one cabin in Tall Trees
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u/McNabFish John Marston Nov 07 '18
Tanners Reach.
Spent so much time up there in the previous game, a group of us kicking cougars in the face, last man standing.
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u/D5HalfNormal Sean Macguire Nov 07 '18
I can hear Graham Greene say "tatanka" in Dances with Wolves.
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u/Sandblaster1988 Nov 07 '18
No. I haven't seen any buffalo.
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u/D5HalfNormal Sean Macguire Nov 07 '18
buff.....buff.....bufflo.....tatanka
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u/Sandblaster1988 Nov 07 '18
Put's both index fingers up beside my head. Shoving my vest under my shirt for a fake hump.
Tatanka.
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u/looloopklopm Nov 06 '18
Why are there only 5 in the completion menu? Are any 5 ok? Do you need a specific 5?
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u/Dan_Of_Time Hosea Matthews Nov 06 '18
A lot of the completion tasks only require a limited number. I think it's so you do "enough" before stuff becomes tedious.
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u/falconsomething Nov 07 '18
Strategy? I came across the bear and immediately went “welp... pulls out springfield here goes nothing!”
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u/TVBoss Nov 07 '18
😂 i immediately jump off my horse so she doesnt die...usually forget to grab a good gun
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u/falconsomething Nov 07 '18
It was ceremonial for me lol I walked my horse to a safe distance, gave her a goodbye carrot and pat, grabbed my rifle and got her the hell out of there!
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u/dmkicksballs13 Nov 07 '18
Is anyone else crazy disappointed that pretty much the only thing that made most of these animals "legendary" was that they were white?
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u/bystander007 Nov 07 '18
I am mildly irritated that you can't hunt the Cougar, Pronghorn, or Tatanka Bison as Arthur Morgan because you instantly die upon entering New Austin.
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u/cubsfan2154 Arthur Morgan Nov 06 '18
Is there only 1 legendary animal you can kill?
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u/TVBoss Nov 06 '18
Yes, and yo can only kill it once. They dont respawn
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u/iamthenewone Nov 06 '18
So let's say, I killed the wolf, came across some O'Driscolls and forgot to take my rifle from my horse and they killed me.. Is my legendary wolf, which I had on my horse + the pelt gone forever now?
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u/doitforthepeople Charles Smith Nov 06 '18
the pelt gone forever now
No, if you lose the pelt it ends up at the trapper.
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u/flip281 Nov 06 '18
I think I'm about to finish the game and I've not stepped foot in New Austin.
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u/jcasa11 Nov 06 '18
You can't access west of West Elizabeth until after completing the story. I kept trying and getting hit with insane amounts of bounty hunters and maxim guns until I looked on here and learned that.
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u/silversoul007 Hosea Matthews Nov 07 '18
Just curious. How did you safely venture into Austin? I believe West Elizabeth is kinda hot territory because of what happened in Blackwater.
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u/mmmFries Hosea Matthews Nov 07 '18
Finish the main story and then you can go there in the epilogues.
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u/silversoul007 Hosea Matthews Nov 07 '18
I see. Is it not possible to go there as early as Chapter 3?
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u/BoatshoeBandit Nov 07 '18
You will get insane amounts of bounty hunters on you south of the river in West Elizabeth. You instadie when you cross into Hennigan’s stead in New Austin. Until the epilogue that is.
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u/silversoul007 Hosea Matthews Nov 07 '18
Alright. Guess I'll go there during the epilogue. Thanks for the info good feller!
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u/Hostess_Spider-Man Nov 07 '18
Anyone know where I can find a panther so I can get that sick jacket?
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u/ELTURO3344 Nov 07 '18
Any way to remove my bounty in black water in order to explore the holy land?
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u/TVBoss Nov 07 '18
None that I can find. Arthur is hunted down as soon as he gets near
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u/ELTURO3344 Nov 07 '18
I got black water before I had a standoff with 50+ lawmen they don’t stop until I’m dead
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u/cmeb Nov 07 '18
Has anyone tried riding around the Blackwater area while on that one mission in chapter 2 that takes place down there?
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u/SlashingKarma Uncle Nov 06 '18
What do I do if I acquire the pelt of a legendary animal? Do I craft clothes or something?
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u/Teh_Devul Nov 07 '18
END GAME SPOILERS
I have a question...
so when you and Sadie go to get that banker bounty in Tall Trees you get attacked by a huge bear that took like a million shots and still survived and it looked unique, is that not a legendary bear? I thought for sure there'd be two legendary bears given that there are 2 legendary bison.
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u/Basically_Zer0 Nov 07 '18
So am I fucked if I accidentally sold the bear pelt?
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u/uhhDudeWhut Nov 07 '18
Youre meant to sell the legendary pelts. The trapper still uses them to make clothing for you to buy
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u/TVBoss Nov 07 '18
I think you can only sell legendary pelts to the trapper tho. Someone please correct me if Im wrong
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u/kfresh Nov 07 '18
That's true. I'm not sure why, but I tried to fence a legendary pelt, and luckily the game didn't let me.
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u/riiibbbs Sean Macguire Nov 07 '18
Theres a fish at Elysian Pool on the right side river that has a crown on it like the other legendary animals. Is that not a legendary? Irs not on this map
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u/TVBoss Nov 07 '18
I think this is just legendary skins for crafting. I could be wrong. Its in the strategy guide
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u/victimm146 Nov 18 '18
The legendary fish that appear on your main map after you discover their territory will have a crown like the animals. And yes, there is a separate map of the legendary fish locations you get from ole buddy Jeremy
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u/Shinchan01 Nov 14 '18
where to track legendary moose. been around the area and didnt spot any. only spot the king of tree.
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u/TVBoss Nov 14 '18
I havent been up that far yet, but if you ride around that spot it should give you the entering legendary animal message, you havent gotten that?
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u/Shinchan01 Nov 14 '18
i gotten the hint. and marked on the map already. even caught the legendary fish nearby already but still didnt spot the Moose
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u/TVBoss Nov 14 '18
I just went up there too. Got the hint, map marked but i cant find the moose either. Ill tey again tmrrw maybe
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u/Shinchan01 Nov 14 '18
i found a guy staying on the tree. that is it.
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u/TVBoss Nov 14 '18
Same! LOL he yelled at me
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u/Shinchan01 Nov 14 '18
Finally found the legendary moose . Apparently need to finish the ? Stranger quest on the top right of the map first .
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u/dokdicer Nov 14 '18
I got too much activity on the white buffalo on lake Isabella. Any idea how to fix that?
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u/TVBoss Nov 14 '18
Were there wolves or any other people/animals? I cant imagine, its such an isolated location. Maybe ride off a bit, setup camp and rest then come back to it?
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u/dokdicer Nov 14 '18
I really don't know what it was. I ended up resting a few days and it worked. Maybe there is something to the theory that shooting a gun in the area scares the animals for a few days. I don't know. Anyway, I got it now. For whatever reason.
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u/BeefyPorkter Apr 27 '19
I cant prove it, but the banks stealin my money!
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u/TVBoss Apr 27 '19
LOLOL so random. That and the "I wish folks would just leave me the hell alone" guy. I love the background dialogue
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u/Nasher97 Nov 06 '18
I didn’t see this on there but the legendary Arabian horse and a legendary fish are located around the southwest/ west side of Lake Isabella. I don’t have a fishing rod so I didn’t even bother to find out what fish it was. Best of luck hunting. Yeehaw
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Nov 07 '18
OP is the real MVP.
Thank you.
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u/TVBoss Nov 07 '18
Aw shucks☺
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Nov 07 '18
Now if only I can not get mauled by the grizzly for the 5th time lol.
The thing jumped off a cliff to maul me while I wasn't even hunting it, bringing my legendary bear hunt luck down to -500% thus far.
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u/TVBoss Nov 07 '18
I hate the bears and cougars. Having a hard time getting perfect pelts, bastards wont die
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Nov 07 '18
Too real.
I used like 8 express shots from my Springfield rifle and that damn grizzly just waltzed right over me like nothing...they were all chest shots too.
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u/TVBoss Nov 07 '18
Im wondering if a poison arrow would work
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Nov 07 '18
I'll be trying that soon...and dynamite too :) ...fuck the pelts right now, that bear must die damnit lol
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u/Baelon_Targaryen Nov 07 '18
Don’t worry about perfect kills with legendaries. They’ll be perfect no matter how you take it down
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u/jtf604 Nov 07 '18
Thanks for this map. Been looking for something like this for a while now. I actually ran into the legendary fish which I noticed isn't on your map. It's at the body of water called Lagras about NW of St. Denis. I actually stumbled upon it while looking for the gator 😌
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u/TVBoss Nov 07 '18
I think this map is just legendary animal skins for crafting. What do legendary fish give you except stats? Do you get extra meat or anything?
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u/Jz6x6 Nov 06 '18
Legendary cougar sounds like fun...