Each animal in Red Dead Redemption has its own unique behaviors: dogs will chase wagons, or bark at potential enemies. Barnyard animals will herd together, taking fright at loud noises. Large birds will scavenge from corpses, while predators like bears or wolves will put on aggressive threat displays and fearlessly attack humans.
Here are a few of the ones you may encounter across the world. Click on the image of each for a full size illustration and more info.
Hunting was a vital means of survival in the
West. In Red Dead Redemption, animals in the ecosystem will prey on
each other – and sometimes even on you or your horse. Protect and
defend yourself with the aid of trusty weapons and tools - or go on the
offensive and hunt for sport and profit. You can purchase special items
to aid in hunting and drawing out more elusive game. After a
successful kill, animals can be skinned or plucked and then traded for
goods with local merchants.
In addition to your trusty gun and lasso, here are a few key items you can use to aid your hunting prowess:
Attracts all animals in the vicinity to your
location. To properly use Bait, get off your horse and pour it on the
ground, then move a good distance away from the spill zone so you don’t
scare the animals away that you’re trying to attract.
When equipped, binoculars will extend your field
of vision and allow you to spot animals off in the distance. These
trusty field glasses can be purchased at certain general stores across
the frontier.
The true sportsman's ultimate all purpose tool.
In addition to helping you to fend off enemies at close range, the knife
is essential for hunting, allowing you to skin animals for valuable
pelts and hides.
Hunting Challenges, which can
be done both as part of the single player experience and in multiplayer
Free Roam sessions, will reward you for hunting down and killing set
amounts of the most dangerous animals.
In addition to the thrill of
the hunt, you can also make a great deal of money from hunting. Things
like meat, fur, feathers, hides, claws, teeth and tusks all carry a
value. Earn even more cash by selling animal parts to shops further
away from an animal’s native territory.
