🦌︴general

[azure crag]

I'm aware. Poison dart frog style adaptations. Watch someone's head explode when you tell them the snake is poisonous and venomous. 😆

[twin spindle]

Well where i'm from people still think that bear meat is safe to eat.

So, yeah...

[nimble sequoia]

the best part is both tiger salamanders and garters are becoming even more poisonous

because theyre in an endless evolutionary arms race

where the salamander becomes more poisonous

[twin spindle]

Not to mention that 10 out of 10 bears will have tapeworms and all kinds of parasites that will ruin your life if consumed.

[nimble sequoia]

then the next generation of snakes is more resistant

and it keeps going

[jovial bluff]

Wonder how languages that don’t differentiate the two convey that

[nimble sequoia]

to be fair, it is as long as you arent an irresponsible idiot who tries to cook predator meat rare or medium

theyre uses in stews for a reason theyre supposed to be fully cooked through to well to kill everything

[twin spindle]

All bears contain tapewors and parasites, 10 out of 10 times though.

Like, ive not seen a single bear NOT contain these.

It's not like "rarity' as with venison and CWD

[nimble sequoia]

bears in areas with landfills and by people do specifically, its a much worse issue in much of Europe compared to the US

in the US you dont really find tapeworms in truly wild bears that arent by cities/towns

unless theres a nearby illegal dump site

[azure crag]

I'm pretty sure the semantics really only matters in conversation, in an actual 'we need to eat, can we eat this one' situation it would probably be less of an issue. I personally loathe the whole "venom isn't poison" rhetoric of the west because it isn't true, anyhow.

[twin spindle]

Interesting, one would think considering how urbanized and capitalistic America is, that it would not be the case.

I still wouldn't eat bear meat though, but i'm the guy who wouldn't eat wild boars either.

So, i'm the odd one either way.

Boars for trophies only.

[nimble sequoia]

it helps that the lower 48 alone is sightly large by land area than all of europe west of the Dneiper River

[twin spindle]

Donate rest.

[vital quail]

yellow.

[jovial bluff]

The Rocky Mountains and western deserts aren’t exactly very hospitable for cities

[nimble sequoia]

also this, most of our wildlands where hunting is done is in areas where the human population is smaller

most bear hunting is out west

[azure crag]

Believe it or not, despite how industrialist the US is, they're one of the greenest countries on the planet, per capita.

Which isn't saying much, people are gross.

[nimble sequoia]

and the most populous state of the mountain west and southwest i think is new mexico with like

8.5 million people

followed by AZ and Co each with like 7 and 5 million people

and then utah, the dakotas, wyoming, montana, and idaho plus nevada all have significantly less

[twin spindle]

We're a country of less than one million total and all our bears have tapeworms for some reason, even the ones in the highest mountains where even wolves are scared to take a sh*t somehow.

But our territory is also very small, so that could be it.

[nimble sequoia]

it likely has to do with waste processing laws

if illegal dumping of random trash and sewage waste isnt really restricted at all

or isnt punished when done

then that does cause that

we had similar tapeworm issues in US bears before the clean water act set standards for sewage dumping/treatment

[twin spindle]

Yeah having a small territory makes it harder to deal with waste, but come on, we're only 700k total pop.

[nimble sequoia]

was in the late 1960s iirc

[twin spindle]

But balkan people are gross when it comes about ecology.

What do you expect from people who drive with a phone in one hand, smoke a cig in another, and shift with a leg all at the same time.

[vital quail]

purple.

[jovial bluff]

That and bears can travel far quick, I could see how a small condensed country would allow bears to run into people and their trash far more easily.

[twin spindle]

Luckily one of our national parks are very diverse and vast, probably one of the best ones in this region honestly. The animals there are uncontaminated

[abstract orchid]

Should I prioritize penetration over expansion or vice-versa?

[vital quail]

Balkanic hate will not be tolarated

[twin spindle]

But obviously, can't hunt on national wildlife parks.

[nimble sequoia]

pen, does more damage

[abstract orchid]

Gotchu tyty

[nimble sequoia]

hes not wrong, he's also from the balkans so lol

[vital quail]

well I'm from Romania and it's pretty clean in my city

[twin spindle]

Confirmative bias, you guys have gypsies (joke of course) 🙂

[peak cosmos]

i lowkey dont know if you can say that

[twin spindle]

Why not? That's their official name (the roma people-gypsy)

Not an insult where i'm from lol.

Like, that's in their ID lol.

[peak cosmos]

in some places it's considered an ethnic slur but i understand you didn't mean it that way, just letting you know

most people in here i assume are from the US or UK where it is often seen as a slur

[junior marsh]

Yeah it's like a half-okay half-terrible thing to say depending on where you're at and who you are talking to

And if you use the "safe" term where the other is bad it's the reverse oftentimes 😅

[peak cosmos]

sorta like that british term for cigarette

means different things at different places

[jovial bluff]

in the USA we have a term referring to that word that means getting ripped off or cheated, it’s definitely got derogatory connotations

[peak cosmos]

you can also just say romani to avoid further confusion

[twin spindle]

Anyways, I might want to buy a new hunting rifle, but unsure what I could do, maybe a .308 win

[nimble sequoia]

we have banned people for using it given that in english speaking parts of Europe as well as the US, Canada, and Mexico the old name has become a slur

so now it is Romani/Roma

im not gonna whack you for that cause its not abundantly obvious and there's obviously no intended malicious use of it in your case but just dont use it in the future; only saw Roma/Romani going forward in this server

[twin spindle]

@azure crag Would you want to check out a store in our country (website) and check if there's something you like in there?

I genuinely don't know much past the usual calibers and almost exclusively 7.62 as thats what we used when I was younger lol. Just as an advice I mean.

But I do remember you said you aren't really versed in rifles IRL, so I digress..

[twin spindle]

https://tenor.com/view/captain-ron-sunglasses-gif-6428547034715602348

@nimble sequoia how versed are you in guns irl except 7.62 ones

🤔

for hunting i mean

[nimble sequoia]

i have lots of lore and a reasonable amount of shooting experience

i may have answers to you questions so feel free to ask

[twin spindle]

I don't know how IRL calibers work for hunting except 7.62 (ethicality and behaviour against animals) but ive done sports shooting only (shooting range on a paper target)

So I was thinking of getting a hunting rifle that could be versatile but not sure what those calibers would be (lets say for as many game as possible but except birds or waterfowl)

I could link you the website if you'd care to check and tell me what would fit that.

I assume something like .243 reasonably would cover a lot of animals IRL, but not sure. There's a few of those in store.

I do already have 9mms and had 7.62s although not for hunting, so that's most i know.

[nimble sequoia]

with the bullet weights available i've know .243 winchester to cover everything from coyotes (sometimes foxes) up through moose and bear

its a nice flat shooting cartridge with a range of loadings for different uses that is actually quite powerful IRL

[twin spindle]

Care to check the site and tell me what would you pick as the most versatile option in your preference?

[nimble sequoia]

sure, you got a link for the site?

im mostly familiar with american ammo brands but i can stretch my experience a bit with european options

[twin spindle]

A few.

But they are in our language so you might need to right click > translate to english in your browser

(1) https://www.duplet.me/me/oprema/
(2) https://ceskazbrojovka.me
(3) https://arsenalshop.me

There's probably some I am missing too, but this should be enough really.

Price isn't an issue, just what would be the most versatile (although if i wanted to cover waterfowl and birds I assume i'd need the 12gas or something similar too)

But then again, you could use shotguns and then do buck or other ammo, so no clue if that's more versatile, but lacks range (from my experience in sports shooting)

If you have issues navigating to the weaponry headers let me know.

[nimble sequoia]

im just waiting for my slow ass internet to actually translate the pages

[twin spindle]

Lol, it shouldn't take long even with ADSL internet, maybe it's just that our websites are that slow, loads fast for me though I didn't translate.

[nimble sequoia]

no its because local internet traffic is high for me

[twin spindle]

This one particularly seems to be chambered in 243 and 308 winchester

[nimble sequoia]

all the angsty children are on winter break rn

[twin spindle]

But I never tested those calibers, much less in hunting except 7.62 and 9mm

[nimble sequoia]

so theyre all using the goddamn internet space on thousands of gigabytes of streaming data

[nimble sequoia]

i saw that one it's a solid looking rifle; both cartridges are quite versatile but .243 has more room for smaller game animals

[twin spindle]

Well I gave u like 3 links, all of them have like 100+ rifles total at least, so lots of options to choose from.

Whatever you think would seem reasonable for versatility.

Id have to practice with it eitherway. Honestly if it was just up to me i'd get a 7.62 and call it a day. But I guess that's a bit unethical for smaller game.

[nimble sequoia]

honestly, any of these bolt actions in .243 or 6.5x55

for the most versatility

[twin spindle]

what about the win30-xx ones?

or 7mms

[nimble sequoia]

theyre more powerful but more likely to like, completely annihilate a smaller animal

really these are all good guns and great cartridges with fantastic options

its down to what you think youll be hunting

[nimble sequoia]

what is the smallest thing youd think youd shoot with a rifle?

[twin spindle]

A fox.

Rabbits and similar would probably require way smaller calibers.

[nimble sequoia]

yeah, .22s or .17 cal pellet rifles/pistols

[twin spindle]

But i'm definitely not buying multiple guns just to cover more honestly, just to switch from sports shooting to hunting a bit

[nimble sequoia]

hmmmmm

[nimble sequoia]

honestly, if you wanna have a happy medium that can kinda just, do whatever the hell you want it to but have enough power to wallop something on the larger side

.308's your best go

I can recommend any of the Sellier & Bellot ammo thats available that you can find, especially softpoints that are 150 to 180 grains

[twin spindle]

Well check if there's anything specifically decent from the links, and screenshot me or give me a link to the weaponry if you want

Just talking about calibers alone wouldn't suit it I guess. Different brands and ergos too.

Lots of Berettas, benellis, and CZs

[azure crag]

Oooh sure

[twin spindle]

Nice, here's the links:

[twin spindle]

@azure crag

[nimble sequoia]

I know CZ rifles tend to be good, although my expertise with european rifle companies is limited

[twin spindle]

Right click > translate

[twin spindle]

Yeah we dont have many USA brands here for some reason, so u'd have to just choose whatever is available on the links, and see if there's anything you'd snatch for urself

Then i'll try and research from there

We have Bergaras too

Steyr also.

[nimble sequoia]

this CZ 600 is nice but it's only in 223

[azure crag]

I can tell you right now if you want to maximize versatility, a shotgun is the way to go. Shells are much easier to change than any AR platform, and you'll be able to tackle a wide variety of game. Get one with rails for a simple scope and you're golden. Unlike in the game, a shotgun is terrifying work no matter what you're targeting, as long as you remember which shell you loaded.

I can't tell you much about rifle calibers but I can tell you that much for certain.

[twin spindle]

Yeah though that CZ store has only CZ, have u checked other non CZ stores from links?

[nimble sequoia]

am searching around

[twin spindle]

Well there are 12gauges, quite a lot on these links

However, Ive not shot 12gas irl, only 7.62 and 9mms and similar for sport (comp shooting)

There are slugs, buckshots, birdshots, so that's versatile, but I reckon the range isn't that good either way.

[azure crag]

12ga is reliable and ammo is readily available. I've got a 12ga KS7 and it's never thirsty.

[azure crag]

Not true. Again unlike games, real life shotguns have terrifying power even at range. With a choke and a full length barrel you can put a grapefruit sized hole in a target with buckshot at 50m.

[twin spindle]

Yes, but getting to the game within 50m is tricky still, atleast I believe so.

[craggy ether]

Looking for somebody to play with I'm new

[twin spindle]

We always shot wild boars with 7.62 from quite some range.

[oak orbit]

slugs will go like 75m

but after that its drop city

[nimble sequoia]

https://www.duplet.me/me/detalji/314/#arc_title
This Browning A-Bolt is in several calibers that are nice and would work great for boar hunting; personally I would pick this one up

[azure crag]

Slugs can be accurate at long range but you need a Slug Gun specifically. It's a shotgun with a rifled barrel designed specifically for marksman antics with slugs.

[nimble sequoia]

would personally pick .243 Win given your want of versatility + power

[twin spindle]

Nice, thanks.
But wouldn't i need to choose into one caliber only, or its a interchangeable barrel?

[craggy ether]

Yo can somebody help me on my tier where I'm at I just need all of the Outpost

[nimble sequoia]

as far as I can see one caliber only, but I'd choose .243 Winchester

[craggy ether]

Oh and I need to do the tent glitch

[twin spindle]

https://arsenalshop.me/product/steyr-mannlicher-luxus/

[nimble sequoia]

and then go buy some 90gr and 100gr Sellier & Bellot softpoints

[twin spindle]

@nimble sequoia this one has interchangeable barrel

so seems even more versatile

[nimble sequoia]

nice

[twin spindle]

But idk how good it is

[nimble sequoia]

Browning A-Bolts are quite beloved here in the states

[azure crag]

What map?

[nimble sequoia]

theyre usually sold in .30-06 and .243

[nimble sequoia]

what tent glitch?

[twin spindle]

He wants to stack tents to not pay for them.

[nimble sequoia]

if you mean duplicating them/getting more than 16 down on the map that's an exploit

[azure crag]

I think he means placing tents to travel to and unlock outposts.

[twin spindle]

Not for having 16+ only

[nimble sequoia]

hmmmmm

[azure crag]

OH that's a thing?

[nimble sequoia]

yes

very common TOS violation actually

[azure crag]

Yeah nah I'm not participating in that hokey.

[twin spindle]

Sadly ammo is limited here so I dont think i can get specific grains or brands

But I will try to find quality ones for sure.

Since we don't import that much given we are a small country, and if so, it'd be mostly european stuff.

[azure crag]

Anything that's not Turkish.

No offense if you're turkish.

[twin spindle]

Truer words have never been spoken, kekw.

[twin spindle]

Slavic, so no

Sworn enemies

[craggy ether]

Yo can somebody just help me on TIA Aurora

[azure crag]

Bro scroll up

[twin spindle]

So, u checked?

[nimble sequoia]

Sellier & Bellot is in Czechia they should be able to either ship to you or have it stocked in local stores around you wherever they may be

https://www.sellier-bellot.cz/en/products/rifle-ammunition/rifle-ammunition-sp/detail/175/

[twin spindle]

So far Honse gave me https://www.duplet.me/me/detalji/314/#arc_title this Browning

[nimble sequoia]

here's one of their .243 listings

[twin spindle]

I'm just curious if i do happen to get across a larger game like big buck, .243 irl can realiably double lung and not have animal flee too much right?

[azure crag]

I'm still set on the slug gun recommendation. Get a shotgun with a rifled barrel (slug gun) and you can use slugs at 200m.

[craggy ether]

What DLCs should I buy as a new player

[nimble sequoia]

yes, i've actually seen it drop 800lb elk dead on the spot at 300 meters

with good ammo it hits like hammer despite having a smaller bullet diameter

[azure crag]

Bloodhound is the only DLC I really recommend as a must have for PS5, since we get ATVs at default. Everything else is mostly up to taste or kind of useless until you figure out what you're doing.

[twin spindle]

Fair enough, thanks, whajt about what Negative said? To opt for a 12ga or similar and just rotate ammo accordingly

The shotty would also allow me to do waterfowl and birds, though im certain i wont be doing that in a while either way

[craggy ether]

I was thinking of the m1 grand getting most of the maps in getting like a lot of the bullet things cuz like I can spend like $100

[violet edge]

uh guys, i found a level 4 stubble quail. im not sure what happened made dime by 80 😭

[nimble sequoia]

depends on the range you're hunting at, but honestly for overall best versatility having a good rifle plus a shotgun lets you cover all the things you want to hunt

i'd say buy a rifle with intent of big/medium game now and consider a shotgun later when you want to do duck/goose/rabbit/dove

[nimble sequoia]

yeah theyre broken

[azure crag]

The M1 is cute but not really a rifle I'd recommend, personally. Some folks love it though. When it comes to gun choices that's all up to preference. When it comes to other stuff, like Feeders, Tripods, and the E-Caller (Ambusher) DLCs, they're all pretty widely considered worthwhile.

[violet edge]

so its not really a real dime?

[twin spindle]

Makes sense, I see that there are some .270 too

That feels like it can be ethical for a fox but better for mid+ game

[nimble sequoia]

no its buggy and wonky

[nimble sequoia]

.270 is also a fantastic cartridge

[violet edge]

ah okay

[nimble sequoia]

its actually .30-06 necked down to a .27 caliber lmao

[twin spindle]

The issue is i dont know how .30-06 is either even though I know its a popular hunting caliber

Since i never hunted with any caliber except 9mm and 7.62 (mostly sports shooting still)

[craggy ether]

And then what's the best way to find all my Outpost onto Aurora

[peak cosmos]

the m1 is cute and i i love it but i agree that more functional "feature" packs are better to get first

[twin spindle]

so no behaviour shown on actual animals.

[azure crag]

12ga slug guns can field sabo rounds that send 300-500 grain rounds downfield, accurately, at 1500+FPS. Modern shotgun tech is wild.

[nimble sequoia]

big case, heavy bullets, can hit like a truck or a train depending on what loads you use

[violet spear]

Im new here, hello!

[azure crag]

The 30-06 is the southern American redneck's God Round. Shoots flat, shoots far, never fails. Kicks like a mule.

[peak cosmos]

how about a balkan redneck?

[azure crag]

Whatever falls off the truck

[azure crag]

https://tenor.com/view/reaction-funny-cartoon-no-nope-gif-14640241138196957288

[twin spindle]

The issue is most shotties I see on these 3 links don't even have a rail for scope.

[oak orbit]

i think hes referring to a duplication glitch on console that involves the beaver fell a tree on your tent message. theres certain spots on maps that you can place any structure at in another players lobby that gives this message and dupes the structure every time you place it there

[twin spindle]

So not sure how smart it is to use slugs scopeless.

[oak orbit]

pretty sure its un patch able

i paid for all my structures like a real savage and then found out about it lol apparently its a “big” thing on console

[tame ginkgo]

can anyone vc real quick got questions about my boar grind

[peak cosmos]

console bros gotta take what exploits they can get

[azure crag]

Money is too easy to come by to entertain that kinda crap

[azure crag]

https://tenor.com/view/false-wrong-fake-incorrect-untrue-gif-23252753

[oak orbit]

exactly

but people are lazy, its the easy way out lol

[twin spindle]

The other site has sellier & bellot but for 7mm mostly

[oak orbit]

i got like 15 grinds setup so money is no worry around here 😂

[peak cosmos]

i wish i could send cotw-bucks to people cause i have more than i can spend

[oak orbit]

i spend everything i make tho ive never hit 1 milly 😂

decoys ammo you name it

[nimble sequoia]

It's good ammo, i use their .303 ammunition in my Lee Enfield

[twin spindle]

The only thing im curious is why Negative suggested a shotty for versatility if most shottys dont even have a rail to mount a scope lol

[peak cosmos]

he did say he can't say much for rifle calibers so my guess is he has mostly or all experience with shotguns

[nimble sequoia]

oh because they have the ability to swap out loads for any hunting situation

that and many of them are drilled and tapped

so you have to mount a rail on the reciever

[peak cosmos]

oh but he did say that thing about 30-06

[twin spindle]

Yeah i mean i gave him 3 links, if he can find any shoty he thinks is good, id try and test both the rifle Honse gave and Negative shotty gave.

[nimble sequoia]

and then the scope on the rail

[twin spindle]

And see what I like more.

[peak cosmos]

i know he is a southern boy

[twin spindle]

Is that the standard for shottys? to be predrilled but don't come with a rail?

Very different to the 9mm handguns im used to in sports.

[nimble sequoia]

for most yeah

all the semi autos ive ever held are like that

[azure crag]

Yeah, shotguns traditionally are shot iron-sights. It's considered pretty fancy to scope 'em.

[nimble sequoia]

the pump actions occasionally

[twin spindle]

Makes sense.

Well, let's see what Negative suggests from shottys from these 3 links.

Appreciate it lads.

[azure crag]

I tried checking the links but on my phone there is no translate option, even on the desktop version.

My personal shotguns are Mossbergs and Kel-Tecs. Any semi-auto or pump will do the job, but if you want to hunt with slugs at long range, you need a rifled barrel, aka a Slug Gun. Slug guns specifically use Sabot rounds.

Mossberg is a reliable name and I doubt they produce anything that's not gold. I even have a 9mm mossberg handgun. 😆

[twin spindle]

Ah, well if you care to, i can help you navigate to the weaponry tab, it's one click away, lol.

As for Mossberg, none in my area.

I assume it's not european brand

So that's maybe why.

[peak cosmos]

mossberg is american yea

[twin spindle]

Remember, we're a country that is 3rd or 4th in the world per capita in gun ownership but we still don't have American brands for some reason.

[azure crag]

Sadly that's what I'm familiar with. I can't help you with other shotgun brands except Kel-Tec, but their gear is typically more tactical/home defense than practical hunting.

[peak cosmos]

🦅

[twin spindle]

Well if you know Benelli, Beretta, Steyr..Bergara

There are some on the sites I mentioned, so..

[azure crag]

With few exceptions, we prefer european firearms anyhow. Don't tell the other rednecks I said that though.

[azure crag]

Yeah but not for shotguns. Shotguns are Mossbergs or your grandpa's Remington down here.

Benellis are for rich bird doggers.

I'm not insisting you need a shotgun BTW, if you want a gun for each occasion that's just as good, as long as you have the space and your wife doesn't nag you about it.

[twin spindle]

Well no wife here so peaceful life for now 🙂

But yeah not keep on buying multiple guns really. I already had a few, and getting rid too.

Enough of sports shooting so time to try ethical hunting.

I guess it'll be some .243 in the end.

[azure crag]

I've never heard anyone speak ill of .243.

[twin spindle]

So i guess i'd have to avoid some of these with .243 lol.

[peak cosmos]

good lord

[twin spindle]

These wild boars grow this big coz of all the uranium after war bombing, probably. (/s)

[azure crag]

I'm gonna blow your mind here, but a .243 can still drop one of those beefy boys.

[tropic leaf]

Tha mi fon uisge, cuidich mi, mas e do thoil e.

[quasi sage]

Anyone tried stacking great ones of the same species before?

[azure crag]

It can be done.

[peak cosmos]

i know people have but im not sure it has much of an effect

[nimble sequoia]

fyi we cant post dead animals outside of #🥩︴irl-hunting due to Discord's terms of service

[twin spindle]

Oh sorry, I will delete then

I thought only gore isnt allowed.

[quasi sage]

What effect does it do to the species?

[azure crag]

The effect is having a bunch of G1s to hunt all at once for a video. That's about the only reason to do it.

[azure crag]

None at all.

[peak cosmos]

yeah what he said

[nimble sequoia]

it would be if it were up to us but it's Discord's policy overall

[quasi sage]

Some of my animals aren't spawning/going to need zones anymore

[twin spindle]

Ah i reckon because u set up tje other channel to be nsfw and 18+?

Wouldnt doing the same to gen solve it too

[nimble sequoia]

correct; we had to go by Discord's policies

[quasi sage]

I find them on my rest zones now 😂

[peak cosmos]

im sure they're respawned somewhere in a different zone

[azure crag]

Go somewhere else on the map and murder.

A bit of genocide always does the trick.

[nimble sequoia]

oh and btw I'm confirmed still on the lest for that guided pronghorn hunt this year

[quasi sage]

They didn't spawn somewhere, they just decided to drink near their rest zones

[twin spindle]

Damn.

[quasi sage]

I found 2 herds doing that somehow

[nimble sequoia]

ive even seen .243 drop elk close to twice the weight of those larger pigs

when you drop it right into the boiler room and puncture both lungs it has a tendency of demolishing what youre aiming at

[peak cosmos]

W

when you goin?

[quasi sage]

I'm murdering small game then tried to move time. Another herd decided it was done with the zone(didn't even shoot anything from there on the last rotation they showed up).

[nimble sequoia]

this fall

[azure crag]

https://tenor.com/view/ponke-ponkesol-solana-sol-monke-gif-9088178999545228277

[nimble sequoia]

gonna do the primary draw in April

[peak cosmos]

good luck to you

pronghorn are lowkey the dopest ever

you'll have to report back how they taste

[azure crag]

Don't forget to bring your Vasquez Cyclone. 45 Air Rifle! Perfect for Pronghorn.

[nimble sequoia]

😭

[nimble sequoia]

i shall

[cobalt spear]

pronghorn back to class 4🤞

[azure crag]

https://tenor.com/view/modern-family-spray-squirt-annoyed-irritated-gif-4445288

[peak cosmos]

someone remind me, pronghorn do come to feeders?

in game i mean

[cobalt spear]

yes

[peak cosmos]

hell yes

air rifle might just see its day in my inventory

[peak cosmos]

hes right

[azure crag]

Well, if they do move to class 4 the Cyclone can still take 'em. Never enough class 1-3 though. Gimme squirrels and opossums.

And a .38 air rifle to shoot em. 😆

[peak cosmos]

lowkeyy

i'd get more use out of a 1-3 air rifle than 2-4

[azure crag]

Even just 1-2, as long as it's more reliable for class 2 than the .22h or .22mag at 300m.

[peak cosmos]

mink would be fun with that, even though i absolutely dread using anything but the shotgun on them

[azure crag]

Where are the mink?

I'm dialed in on the Marten. Time to up the difficulty.

[peak cosmos]

around the watery areas on torr nan. ive seen them mostly around the big lochs/rivers in the southern area but i've seen a couple up north as well

apparently they swim around when they feed, that's probably your best bet on getting a long shot on them because they're otherwise hiding in very dense foliage

oh and they feed at night. good luck 🤣

[nimble sequoia]

ironsights 200+

[azure crag]

So I line these shots up by spotting them within 100m or so with the binoculars, placing a way point, and then moving 300-400m out to snipe them, because class 1 animals can't be tagged with the binoculars at 300-400m. They're too small to register. 😆

A lot of the shots I make I can't actually see the animal because of foliage.

[nimble sequoia]

this is why i used to take the 16x scope with sight spotting

[peak cosmos]

yeah im not 100% sure how that works on a moving target

youve got your work cut out for you

that being said i would love to see some crazy ass shots on mink in the water

[azure crag]

Moving targets typically get the "keep it under 200m" treatment.

[peak cosmos]

yknow what fair enough

the northern area does seem more open than the south though

[azure crag]

I'm not good enough (yet) to make 400m shots on class 1 animals in motion. Except that Pheasant headshot. But it was a pheasant. They're not exactly fast.

[peak cosmos]

the longest shots i take on class 1 are about 65m so i wouldn't beat yourself up about it

[quasi sage]

Water on lower half of the map or thereabouts

[peak cosmos]

they make some funny sounds

[nimble sequoia]

growlingstomachsoundeffect.mp4

[peak cosmos]

u need to get ur stomach checked out zach

[nimble sequoia]

nah im built different

[peak cosmos]

mine dont sound like that

[peak cosmos]

you when youre hungry https://youtube.com/shorts/nbSqX3vxCm8?si=SEe0PraoyCrh29hb

[keen crane]

Yooo

[nimble sequoia]

why is it so loud lmao

[peak cosmos]

i dont know it lowkey scared me

[nimble sequoia]

how does so much noise come from such a small animal

[cobalt spear]

Small animals are always louder than massive animals

[peak cosmos]

gotta defend themselves somehow

[nimble sequoia]

mf birds be like

[rugged jetty]

Is voice chat a thing chatgpt said yes but im kinda starting to learn not to listen to it after it told me best gun for lions was a 22lr

[peak cosmos]

no voice chat is not a thing

i would be inclined to agree with you about disregarding it entirely

[rugged jetty]

Ah woulda been cool for multi coulda even had it scare animals and stuff

If your too loud

[cobalt spear]

never use ai for this game lmao

[rugged jetty]

Good tip

[cobalt spear]

it's wrong about literally everything lmao

[rugged jetty]

Is there like a info site?

Like a trello or sum

[peak cosmos]

there's an app, CotW Companion, and a wiki

[cobalt spear]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/17MZHyDo2N58YslkdNHTGnN9xdSazLfx7gP1zs6K4bg8/htmlview?pli=1#gid=946134408

[rugged jetty]

An app rly

Sick

[peak cosmos]

yeah

It's pretty nice, i use it often

[rugged jetty]

Is it on pc or can i get it on my phone aswell

[peak cosmos]

only phone i think

[rugged jetty]

Bet

Tyyy

Called cotw guide correct?

[unique swallow]

The app is called COTW companion

[peak cosmos]

mine is called cotw companion

[rugged jetty]

Oh

[peak cosmos]

are you android or ios?

[rugged jetty]

I see it now

[rugged jetty]

Ios

[abstract orchid]

Unfortunately I didn't find any other diamonds but I've had a couple of close ones

[rugged jetty]

Thats sick tysm both of you

[peak cosmos]

was just wondering if maybe you couldnt see it cause you were on android or somethin but you figured it out

[abstract orchid]

How many diamonds does one usually find in a day

[peak cosmos]

.02

[rugged jetty]

Yea it was just weirdly low on the search

[peak cosmos]

less than 1

[abstract orchid]

Oh so they're not as common as I thought

[peak cosmos]

i think i had like two maybe three on my best day

and i've been playing years

[abstract orchid]

Yeh same, I've been playing for do long and I only started pulling golds like a year ago

I got da strats fr

I did find a Fabled but I lost track of it

[wary arrow]

I’m back

[peak cosmos]

i'd probably get more if i just hopped from lake to lake but thats boring

[abstract orchid]

Omg hi we missed you

[abstract orchid]

You don't like hunting at lakes?

[peak cosmos]

sometimes, usually not though

it's good for visibility but i don't use rifles as much anymore so it's actually harder for me to get a good shot across the water lmao

i prefer a clearing

[abstract orchid]

Oh, what do you usually go with?

[abstract orchid]

Yeah same

[peak cosmos]

bows, shotguns lately

i really love the longbow

shotgun is because i've been shooting a lot of birds but since i don't have a rifle with me i've been using the slugs for bears and goats too

[abstract orchid]

Yeah I did start using the bow last time but I guess I left it in my storage so I went on a rifle rampage

[leaden nebula]

https://tenor.com/view/tabs-totally-accurate-battle-simulator-gif-21155478

[merry wave]

Just bought the scotland map. What animals can I expect and class?

[outer abyss]

yo why cant i join any vc's

[patent basin]

How to Unlock Permissions

• To unlock the ability to post pictures, react, join a voice chat, and use the forums you've gotta talk A LITTLE BIT.
• To unlock the ability to embed, screenshare, change your nickname, and use gifs you've gotta talk A LOT.
• To unlock the ability to use external emoji and stickers, you've gotta talk SO MUCH.

[outer abyss]

aight

thanks for telling

[wary arrow]

The highest class is only 6. Birds mostly and very small animals

[peak cosmos]

lots of class 1s, grouse, woodcock, mustelids. four types of deer, boar, goats, fox and badgers.

[outer abyss]

do you guys think the layton lake lodge or the spring creek manor is better

[peak cosmos]

spring creek

[merry wave]

What the Mallard is a mustelid?

[peak cosmos]

animal group that badgers, weasels, mink, marten, wolverine are grouped into

[merry wave]

So I'm thinking 1, 2, 4, 5, and maybe 6?

[peak cosmos]

?

[merry wave]

BNy the way, I'm real into the VA on the map. God, I love the accent.

[peak cosmos]

oh for the classes?

[merry wave]

Yes please.

[peak cosmos]

mink and marten are class 1, badgers are class 2.

you can see them all on the wiki though

https://thehuntercotw.fandom.com/wiki/Tòrr_nan_Sithean#Huntable_Animals

[fast granite]

Anyone on PS5 want to do a western themed hunt figured it be fun?

[hardy jungle]

So just massacre all males without causing a dead zone best way for g1

Those are what I shot down first there either level 2 or low threes

[leaden nebula]

Check the codex and it’ll tell u everything

[merry wave]

I just hit the castle as my first fast travel. I saw the washing machine and I was, "Oh my god! People are living here right now." And the lit candles? Is it wierd I actually feel obligated to close every door I open?

Is all the artwork original by the game studio?

[spiral kraken]

Anyone else love hunting reindeer for no reason and think it should be the next g1 lol

[thorn rune]

I’ve asked before, but anyone know the actual difference between 20/16/12/10 gauges, specifically regarding birdshot performance?

Do they have different chokes/spread or something? Why would I ever opt for a 20g over a 12 or 10

[merry wave]

No clue. I'm still using the revolver with .410.

[thorn rune]

Oh for real? I know that one has a very tight spread comparatively. What kinda performance have you gotten from it with .410?

[merry wave]

It's been a while since I've logged in, but you do want to be pretty close with the birdshot. I haven't really messed with the buckshot shells since they released.

But I do know the community will tell you to stick with the .22 LR or even the .22 magnum.

[thorn rune]

I don’t think it can even chamber buckshot, it’s just birdshot I’m pretty sure

[merry wave]

I can try it real quick.

Oooooo..... I can't. Nice. Points for technical work.

[torn shale]

Can I have a diamond or great one

[merry wave]

Man, I don't even wanna hunt anymore. I just want to pick up one of these books and just hang out by some of these candles. The dev team did an excellent job.

This scottish castle feels like a home.

[tropic leaf]

No

[sand blade]

Rule #9.

[thorn rune]

IRL it has no problem chambering buckshot and slugs and I’m kinda confused why it’s not allowed to when we get them free with the DLC

[leaden nebula]

10 gauge is the biggest, 20 is the smallest.

[merry wave]

It's my understanding that rifled barrels have issues with buckshot. Whether that's true or not, I don't know. Although I am kind of disappointed that it's 2-3.

[leaden nebula]

Cotw sizes are broken tho so it don’t matter

[merry wave]

I think he's askin gperformance wise.

[sand blade]

Isn't it also the amount of pellets inside the shell?

[merry wave]

IRL yeah, but I don't think the devs think that far ahead. or it's a game engine issue.

[thorn rune]

IRL the Taurus Judge has a rifled barrel, albeit really shallow

It actually performs far better with buckshot than birdshot, but it’s actually got just terrible accuracy with all .410 shotshells as well as .45 Colt and .454 Casull, which is all the ammo it can chamber. It might have better accuracy with .410 slugs than .45/.454 but it’s hard to say

It’s a really bad gun.

[sand blade]

Ahh mk, I have noticed slight pattern difference on the hirsh shooting range and some carry a bit farther but nothing major.

[cobalt spear]

Little difference but for some reason 10ga is worse than everything else

It struggles at ranges that others don't

[merry wave]

I have a personal issue with 7.62x39 being used as a hunting rifle. Now, I've never gone hunting, but I never fifgured that kind of round would be used.

[cobalt spear]

Been broken like that since salzwiesen

[thorn rune]

worse?

I guess that .410 is probably worse too, right, it certainly seems to be

[cobalt spear]

Forgot about .410. .410 is worse yeah

[thorn rune]

Is there a way to report it?

[cobalt spear]

I've reported it and many others have too

[sand blade]

My favorite right now is the 12 gauge. I down like 3-6 geese at a time at 50-75 yards out. (On the ground )

[cobalt spear]

Iirc they said they fixed it but the problem is still there

[thorn rune]

In terms of slug usefulness I am on the fence as to whether or not 12ga is better than 10ga (assuming 10ga doesn’t inhered the damage falloff issue the birdshot has)

[cobalt spear]

20ga also seems weaker but it's also 20ga so it actually might just be weaker on purpose. Not as bad as 10ga though

[merry wave]

I'd love to see a .22 magnum revolver.

[thorn rune]

16 ga slug is actually atrocious

[cobalt spear]

10ga slugs are pretty decent on class 6-8 but struggles on 9 in my experience

12ga is okay on 4-5, it works at the least

[solid badge]

I only ever use shotguns for class 1 icl

[cobalt spear]

12ga is my baby for birdshot tho

[cobalt spear]

Same

Buckshot is a nightmare

[merry wave]

Anyone know what the next bit will be?

Map? Weapon?

Actual camouflage?

[thorn rune]

16 is a bastard gun unfortunately. Any thoughts on its performance?

[merry wave]

I like the Drilling. I use 16 buckshot mostly, though the 9.7 is a good deer round.

[cobalt spear]

It's good for birdshot but that's it

[thorn rune]

It’s a very unrealistic portrayal of buckshot tbh

12 gauge 00 buck is a classic hog gun caliber, it’s a point and shoot and works well up to 50 yards

I guess I can see why it would be suboptimal for trophy hunting but it’s still the most powerful loading many shotguns have

[cobalt spear]

I swear birdshot is better than buckshot sometimes

[hexed wind]

Hey so I’m getting back into CoTW and got a question. This new great one what’s the best way to do it

[cobalt spear]

I shot a raccoon dog point blank at 5m with 10ga birdshot and it didn't even get to a lung

[peak cosmos]

you use buckshot?

[merry wave]

Yeah. The Drilling is a heavy rifle, so I just take it and all its compatible ammo. I use mostly buckshot though for the 2-4.

[peak cosmos]

how close do you have to be for it to work?

[merry wave]

Meh. Call it 50m or around there. PObviously, closer the better.

[thorn rune]

Do you ever get trophies??

[merry wave]

I'm not a trophy kind of guy. Maybe someone else can hlp you with that.

[peak cosmos]

i have only terrible experiences with buckshot, 20g on a whitetail no vital. i dont remember which gague though, probably 12

yeah i was wondering about that lmao

im more curious wether you pass all 4 checks using buckshot.

[merry wave]

Buckshot in general just sucks. If your going for trophies, use a rifle or if it's a bird, use birdshot or .22, either the LR or Magnum.

[thorn rune]

I meant do you ever pass the harvest check

I don’t really see a benefit of the magnum over the .22 hornet

[peak cosmos]

alright i figured

[merry wave]

I honestly don't remember. It's been a while. After I get this cabin, I'll try a Hershey run and let you know.

[thorn rune]

Honestly considering the weight of both the .22-250 and the .22 pistol I’m not sure taking the magnum or the hornet makes sense.

It’s 2.5 pounds for a 1-2 vs 3 pounds for a very capable 1-4

[hardy jungle]

Do I even wanna grind the magpie goose for albino for my albino croc well not albino seem like pieball is the whitest one since albino is not a thing I think for it

Anyone know how bad that struggle is

[stray thicket]

I only use the shotgun to kill flying birds or multiple birds with one shot, other than that I use the .22 especially for farther shots

[thorn rune]

The .22-250 is very capable of blasting birds out of the air, it’s an absurdly fast cartridge, but it doesn’t pass harvest check.

.22 hornet passes harvest check but I don’t own mississippi and haven’t gotten a chance to try it.

IRL, it would be the fastest cartridge behind the .22-250

[stray thicket]

yeah I feel Mississippi isn't worth it but idk I'm good with the maps I have

[cobalt spear]

.22mag is a good option too

[peak cosmos]

why 🥺

[thorn rune]

I feel like it can’t possibly be as fast as the hornet and I would assume it has a terribly slow reload, comparatively

[stray thicket]

Why I say Mississippi isn't worth it?

[merry wave]

You get the black and darker colored foxes though. It's good for trophies.

[cobalt spear]

It's good for making pot shots on flying geese hundreds of meters away but that's it really

[thorn rune]

.22 hornet or magnum?

[cobalt spear]

I just use the .22lr instead, especially since it's consistent with its bullet drop and the mil dots

[cobalt spear]

Mag

[stray thicket]

are you talking about gray fox?

[peak cosmos]

yea 🥺

[merry wave]

Yeah. Man, I need to play more.

[cobalt spear]

Missi goated

[thorn rune]

The thing that really annoys me is the terrible performance of .22 hornet vs .22 magnum

[stray thicket]

looking at the animal list none really stand out

[umbral loom]

I prefer.22mag

[peak cosmos]

you dunno ball

[stray thicket]

ok

[cobalt spear]

quail and gray fox carry it icl

[peak cosmos]

that and gators and eastern wilds

[thorn rune]

IRL, .22 hornet is a VASTLY more powerful cartridge than .22 mag.

Not only 2-4 times as powerful at the muzzle, AND at 200 yards.

But the game treats it as equal or worse to .22 mag which is just absurd

[cobalt spear]

Tons of guns are like that

[merry wave]

I want 7.62X54R to have something other than soft point.

[cobalt spear]

.45-70 is known for taking big game irl, but in cotw it can't even get double lung on moose at 25m

[thorn rune]

Well they really should do a balance re-evaluation imo, particularly with the very small calibers like .223

[cobalt spear]

Definitely

[merry wave]

.223 has been broken as long as buckshot has.

[cobalt spear]

They treat .338 and .300 as almost the same

[thorn rune]

.22 hornet, .223, .30-30, all extremely popular hunting calibers that are very underperforming

[peak notch]

Most of the guns in game aren’t balanced right

.300blk why are you like that 😭😭😭😭

[thorn rune]

The .338 expansion ammo is significantly better than .300, but that’s about it.

Given both rifles are 5 weight it is kinda a shame

[cobalt spear]

.338 soft points were my baby when i first started

[cobalt spear]

.300 is 4 weight

[peak notch]

7mm I unironically used for years

[thorn rune]

I was referring to both .338s

[cobalt spear]

And much flatter shooting

Oh shiz

[stray thicket]

Is polymer always better than soft point

[peak notch]

As my only weapon I mean

[cobalt spear]

Not always

Like 7mm soft points perform better on water buffalo sub 150m than .300 polymer tips

[thorn rune]

Absolutely not, it really depends on the shot angle and the caliber. For some calibers it’s explicitly better because they don’t have the pen to double lung, or vs small targets they’ll massively overpen so you want a bullet to make use of it

[stray thicket]

ok

I like getting shots Like this for the funnies tho

[thorn rune]

Not my shot but eyeshots are very possible

[stray thicket]

I see that's why it don't hit skull

[peak cosmos]

yup

[stray thicket]

Wait on a leucistic

[peak cosmos]

yea lol

[stray thicket]

I forgot leucistic wigeon were even a thing

[thorn rune]

Do you have any thoughts on .375 soft points? The stats would suggest they’re awful

[peak cosmos]

i have two leu females

[cobalt spear]

I'll have to try them out but i'd imagine they're pretty good

[thorn rune]

I’ve heard from another guy that they are in fact awful so IDK

[abstract orchid]

Right in the neck eh

[stray thicket]

yes also I changed my profile right as you replied

[abstract orchid]

Yes I did notice that

[stray thicket]

🦐

[abstract orchid]

Hello shrimp boy

[stray thicket]

hello

[abstract orchid]

Born-again shrimp

[merry wave]

Who was asking about the .410 buckshot passing harvest check?

[thorn rune]

how do I get the cool looking .300 variant with the engraving?

[peak cosmos]

me

[merry wave]

It's at an angle, but this might give you an idea about the penetration of .410 on a Roe at least.

[peak cosmos]

yeah absolutely not lmfao

[merry wave]

I mean, if it was a straighter shot, maybe. But I think it was more for foxes and smaller critters.

[peak cosmos]

im not rocking with 'maybe' i'd rather bow them myself

if im gonna be that close anyway

thanks for testing it so i don't have to

[thorn rune]

17m is just wack

[peak cosmos]

is the 509m of tracking before or after you shot it 😭

[merry wave]

It was after. Yeah, the angle of the shot did not help whatsoever. I'm trying again at a need zone.

[thorn rune]

The fact that the other .410 has six shot of birdshot and also loads .45 colt which is easily the third best handgun round makes this shotgun completely awful

[peak cosmos]

the judge cant load buckshot can it?

[merry wave]

You'll find the community really doesn't use buckshot either. It's just too busted. And the fact it's a .410 doesn't help. I was wanting it so long, but now it's ew.

[maiden remnant]

is it just me or are the dogs bugged 24/7

[merry wave]

Naw it can't.

[thorn rune]

No, but I don’t see a reason it would ever need to, especially considering how .410 buckshot is worthless

[peak cosmos]

slugs bro

[thorn rune]

This is literally its only purpose

[peak cosmos]

no i agree, i was curious if it could penetrate to a vital on the same shot with it having a more clustered spread, i don't know if that makes much of a difference

[thorn rune]

And frankly the judge should be able to chamber them, there’s no reason it can’t

[merry wave]

I may be able to answer that soon. Hopefully.

[peak cosmos]

not if it cant chamber buckshot

[merry wave]

Jesus Christ. I got a much better angle and shot off, but this .410 buckshot is a slow bleeder.

[peak cosmos]

no vital again im guessing

[merry wave]

I doubt it. I'm tracking it. I'll post a pic when I get it.

[peak cosmos]

i am very curious as to why buckshot is your ammo of choice

you do not seem to be enjoying yourself

[merry wave]

I actually haven't messed with it since release for the .410.

[peak cosmos]

so this is out of necessity i guess lol

[merry wave]

Oh my god, it' snot even close. They should say class 1-2.

[thorn rune]

I don’t know if the drilling is better or worse than the 7mm

My guess is that it’s significantly better and the numbers simply lie

[merry wave]

I mean, it's better to find out now rather than later. You had a question and I wanted an answer as well so it worked out for us.

[thorn rune]

.410 buckshot is significantly stronger IRL than in game and even it won’t reliably kill a small deer at 20 yards

[merry wave]

Here's the second one.

[thorn rune]

Truth be told I think it’s for wild dogs or something like that if you’re too weak to shoulder a regular shotgun

[peak cosmos]

708m 😭

[merry wave]

That's the pattern I'm seeing. No pun intended. Bah-duh bum!

[thorn rune]

No disrespect but this was a pretty poor shot angle and would be pushing it even IRL

[merry wave]

Naw, you're right.

[thorn rune]

Especially at 35 meters, lol

It’s actually kinda strange, because on paper .410 buck isn’t bad

But it just doesn’t get remotely the same results as 12 gauge

[torn shale]

Can I have a diamond or great one

[merry wave]

Well like we've been saying, buckshot's been broke since the start of the game pretty much. Sad fact is that's about average pen on any given gauge i think.

Lazer, you've been warned about asking. Stop.

[thorn rune]

.410 buck will do weird things like completely fail to penetrate deer at 20 yards when it absolutely has the energy to do so, and I wonder if it’s because of the absence of an effective shot cup or something because the pellets are stacked in a line

[torn shale]

Rule 9 says no trading

Nothing against what I’m saying

[peak cosmos]

rule 7 says heed the mods

[thorn rune]

Nah mate I was referring to real life, haha

Heard a story of a guy teaching his kid, shot a small doe with .410 buck at roughly 20 yards and it ran off. Shot another doe later with a .410 slug and dropped it—same doe. The .410 buck didn’t go deeper than a half inch, wounds weren’t even bleeding poor thing

Saw the pics so I believe it

[torn shale]

So they can make up random rules🤔

[merry wave]

I'm not a mod. I just know you were asked to stop. You'll have to ask for clarification if you need it.

[peak cosmos]

no, begging falls under rule 9, and continuing to ask despite being asked to stop falls under rule 7

[thorn rune]

I do wish the .410 pistol could load slugs

But honestly from what I’ve heard about it IRL, maybe that’s realistic that it can’t. Allegedly if you shoot slugs with it, the primers will invariably back out or blow out, which makes turning the cylinder impossible

[torn shale]

Look at rule 9 a little closer and to make your point I was asking not begging

[peak cosmos]

youre "asking" for free trophies which nobody wants to give you and persisting after youve been told to stop

youre not gonna pull off a loophole here

[torn shale]

I don’t “have” to stop but whatever

[peak cosmos]

dont then see where it gets you lmfao

im not a mod so be my guest

anyway.

[peak cosmos]

that makes sense, .45 is a decent enough category as is

[thorn rune]

The .357 has some pretty decent stats, actually. I was quick to overlook it because it’s ugly and silly looking

Better pen ammo than .45, but far worse expansion ammo

[merry wave]

Except that 2-6 range is pretty nice.

[thorn rune]

I would assume it has a much flatter trajectory but haven’t tried it

[merry wave]

And .357 hits like a brick anyways.

[thorn rune]

With .45 you get 1-5 (because it loads .410) and the penetration ammo is identical to the .44 magnum pen ammo, might have more damage falloff idk

[peak cosmos]

with the judge being light as hell its almost zero drawback anyway, just bring a larger gun

[stray thicket]

I'm just here

hi 🙂

[thorn rune]

With .357 you save half a pound at the cost of no .410

[peak cosmos]

was using the focoso earlier today and i like it a lot

[stray thicket]

Love smoking badgers with the focoso

[peak cosmos]

brought it for wolves while i was hunting snow geese

[merry wave]

I wish we had more rifles like the Mosin.

[thorn rune]

Oh damn .357 has WAY cheaper ammo than .45, fully 1/2 the cost

-# kinda like real life

[peak cosmos]

didn't run into too many but a few unfortunate mountain goats walked into my setup begging for it

[thorn rune]

What’s the bullet drop like?

[peak cosmos]

didn't get a chance for a long enough shot to know

maybe i'll take it to the range

once i did aim high and spine one, so maybe not bad?

i overcompensated

[thorn rune]

I will say, the .45 has the benefit of a really nice incremental zero with the mildot setup—75,150,225,300—at the cost of a slow projectile

Now that I think about it, how come .45 has better stats all around than .357, but is only 2-5 instead of 2-6

[merry wave]

.45 long is just more expensive, isn't it? Isn't it a specialty cartridge?

[thorn rune]

Ehhh

Idk if you can call what was once the most popular handgun cartridge in the world ‘specialty’ but it’s certainly rare these days

[stray thicket]

I only know the base game guns and dome of the ones you get in quests

some

[merry wave]

Once? I thought it was pretty much one of the only ones made? lol.

[stray thicket]

And also the virant

I'm not good at remembering stuff in this game

except dime for black grouse being 120

[thorn rune]

Well it goes like this. Back in the day when .45 colt was popular, there were tons of proprietary black powder cartridges and calibers in circulation, both handguns and rifles, and many of them made for the purpose of patent evasion.

It kinda died down for a while and only a couple were left standing, .45 colt being no doubt chief among them, and then cordite, the first modern smokeless powder, supplanted nitro powder/guncotton and you see a lot of experimentation and a bunch of weird cartridges pop up again as people are experimenting, some of which have stood the test of time.

[vapid dune]

Good morning,

Would soon go on stalking, then on sit-up hunting, if anyone wants to come along, please add me.

I have built up a great territory with kirrungen and more.

If Germans are here, feel free to contact us via DM

[keen crane]

Yo

[merry hare]

Is the te awaroa good ?

[vernal wave]

Ye

I like it

[merry hare]

Ok

I might buy it

[vernal agate]

is multiplayer bugged i cant play with my friend

[thorn rune]

Yes, make an apex account and have them do the same. It’s more reliable.

[thorn rune]

Check gg.deals but yeah, fun map. Very good gun

[solid badge]

.45 acp my beloved

[thorn rune]

.45 ACP is actually closer to the .45 Schofield rather than .45 Colt, but they’re definitely related cartridges

[solid badge]

Long as it stops them from coming back as a lich 🙏

[granite timber]

Vector with subsonic ammo needs to be added

[hollow frigate]

Havent played the game since i got the g1 fox 1 year ago. Is there anything new?

[solid badge]

There's a decent amount of new stuff yeah

[hollow frigate]

What Are the g1 now?

[solid badge]

Can't say id use it for hunting ngl

[solid badge]

Red deer

Fallow deer

Whitetail deer

Moose

Black bear

Red fox

Grey wolf

Ring necked pheasant

Wild boar

[hollow frigate]

Grey wolf and boar

Nice

Is the wolf hard?

I already have moose, fallow and red fox. So compared with them

[solid badge]

Compared to the others? Not really

[hollow frigate]

Yukon decent for wolf grind?

[lapis locust]

Is a 7 red deer diamond?

and whats a dimond moose?

[whole vine]

no care for muleys or tahr </3

[whole vine]

nah, 9 legendary for red deer

and dime moose could be level 4 or 5

[solid badge]

OH I KNEW I FORGOT 2

[solid badge]

Absolutely

[regal mauve]

dime moose dont exist

3 trolls

no dime

im convinced they genuinely dont exist

[whole vine]

😭

[lapis locust]

so gold?

it had huge rack

[whole vine]

it will be gold yeah

tbh level 7 racks look cooler than dime racks

[lapis locust]

ik

i lost him though

[whole vine]

but they'll still be gold

oh

[lapis locust]

he ran

[regal mauve]

my biggest fear of getting a dime red is that god awful one

[whole vine]

no major issue if he wasn't a rare fur or anything

[regal mauve]

u know the one

[restive dove]

I just got a max weight diamond plains bison!! :D

[severe monolith]

Does anyone have a map where you can see all the badger buildings?

[brisk condor]

Ummmmm

That's the last one I found

[river estuary]

Do I need to buy tripods for grinding?

[brave gust]

i just shot a litle bird from 380 meters away whith the 22

[sturdy jacinth]

what is that

[unique swallow]

Haggis track

[sturdy jacinth]

ooooo

we need some hunting trucks

[unique swallow]

Not really

[sturdy jacinth]

like for running dogs

[vital quail]

Tripods help you with hunting pressure, it takes 15 animals to make a deadzone instead of 4

Put them 150-160m (165-175 yards) away so they are not getting spooked and you gonna be fine

[sturdy jacinth]

no not really

but it's good to keep the dead zones down

[river estuary]

👍

[vital quail]

A pickup truck would be fire tbh, to put equipment and your dogs in the back

[sturdy jacinth]

i wish they would bring truck to the game running dogs and the buck race the best

[vital quail]

I didn't catch those, got the game during the winter sale

[whole vine]

You doing a mission or are these just in the wild?

I think them being class 0 means mission

[vital quail]

How do I unlock voice chat, I wanna play some COTW with somebody but I have them locked for some reason

[sturdy jacinth]

it the same with me too

[patent basin]

How to Unlock Permissions

• To unlock the ability to post pictures, react, join a voice chat, and use the forums you've gotta talk A LITTLE BIT.
• To unlock the ability to embed, screenshare, change your nickname, and use gifs you've gotta talk A LOT.
• To unlock the ability to use external emoji and stickers, you've gotta talk SO MUCH.

[whole vine]

text some more

[vital quail]

oh

i talked with somebody the other day, and a bit with Triably

[whole vine]

obvs not spam, be we need engagement before allowing users into the vcs as previously ppl haven't behaved

[vital quail]

yeah yeah no problem

[whole vine]

the roles are automatically assigned , not by mods too just fyi

[vital quail]

btw what is haggis dish?

[sturdy jacinth]

good plan

[whole vine]

meal made from the elusive haggis

[sturdy jacinth]

@whole vine what is lev beside ur name

[whole vine]

Server tag !

Lots of people have em , for both public and private servers

This server has a custom tag too

[sturdy jacinth]

how do u get 1

[whole vine]

you can change it in your profile settings !

[outer abyss]

yooo

[brisk condor]

Yeah mission

[brisk condor]

Wild haggis

[outer abyss]

whats the chance of a 7 very hard piebald red deer

[versed silo]

low

[hexed crown]

hello

just dropped 15 dollars on the game feeling amazing

[wary arrow]

Man that sucks. There was just a sale. Could’ve bought like a sold 6 packs with that

[hexed crown]

nah i got like 5 packs and its in AUD i got it while the sale was on

[wary arrow]

Ahhh makes sense

[hexed crown]

yep, got a dog, silver ridge peaks, few guns packs and yeah

[wary arrow]

I think there a few must have packs. Tents, tripods, scopes and cross hairs, modern rifle pack(if you wanna hunt big game immediately), rapid hunt pack, and bloodhound pack

Bloodhound is just if you suck at finding your kills

[versed silo]

it can also warn you of dangerous animals

[hexed crown]

bloodhound was 2 bucks so i just thought what the hell I got lwk lonley in the map, I got the pack with the arenza .300

[teal ruin]

i think i got the same bundle, but i did get 2 extra the electronic caller pack and the one with the cross bow they are both so worth it

[hexed crown]

oh yeah i got the night vision one as well

ive dropped at least 30 bintang on emerald peaks already with the arenza

[wary arrow]

I LOVE having the electronic caller. It makes hunting way more species easier. You don’t need to have in game money or in game levels to determine your callers

[teal ruin]

exactly

[wary arrow]

It’s just HEAVY

[teal ruin]

I thought it was 2 pounds then one day i realized my inventory weight did NOT add up and its just as much as some of my guns

[wary arrow]

I think it’s like 4 or 5

[teal ruin]

3.5

[wary arrow]

And when you can’t afford a backpack it adds up

[hexed crown]

its 4 i think

[teal ruin]

do you know why the find a game is so inactive

ive heard that backpacks are the enemy

[wary arrow]

Just is most times

I’d play with you but I got school soon

[teal ruin]

i just dont like sitting alone for hours

[raw root]

I did see on psn that the base game was just on sale for $5 a month ago and now its on sale for $14.99

[hexed crown]

i got it for 5 or 6 aud

i played hours and hours on my ps4 but no matter what i did none of my data carried over to ps5

even contacted ps pros, they couldnt do shi

[undone stone]

i got it for 1,95

on steam

[hexed crown]

damn nice

[raw root]

Fairly sure all you have to do is transfer your save data and use the same psn account

[wary arrow]

The game isn’t cross compatible on any platform. Also the game was on sale for like $1.59 on steam during December

[raw root]

Ps4/5 is cross compatible as ps5 you're just playing the ps4 version anyways

[wary arrow]

Ahh ok didn’t know that

[hexed crown]

in everyones opinion what is the best rifle any class

[wary arrow]

I asked the same question and it really varies depending on if you want yardage, class versatility, or power

[undone stone]

I think the malmer 7mm

[hexed crown]

i was considering buying another pack for the malmer 7mm but if i save up in game currency i can get it anyways

[teal ruin]

not really a rifle but the crossbow can hunt anything and in my experience it just drops everything

[hexed crown]

im happy with the arenza though and a .223

[wary arrow]

If I had to pick good starter rifles it would be the zarzas

[teal ruin]

is hunting pressure a big deal because i know if you shoot 4 animal in one spot it will deleat zones but how hard is it to remove pressure

[hexed crown]

i main emerald coast so the .223 and arenza are doing great ngl

[hexed crown]

it just does it overtime i think, maybe a day irl or more

bows and stuff use less hunting pressure if i worded that right

[wary arrow]

I’ll have to try it. What classes are they? Bc I’m about to start a fox grind in emerald

[hexed crown]

emerald coast is actually fantastic for foxes

[wary arrow]

You can also create hunting pressure in other spots and it’ll remove it in some spots

[teal ruin]

how much do i have to make to remove it

[hexed crown]

mainly 4-6's, but for bintang and crocs like 7-9

[wary arrow]

I’m using the starter 243. And Vergarda rn

[hexed crown]

excluding birds and stuff

[wary arrow]

I use the zarza 22 for birds

[hexed crown]

try out the .223, i got it for 6000 and so far very good, extremely accurate and great for the map, definitely recomend

[wary arrow]

Any. If you create let’s say 3 high pressure spots around one lake and jump to another lake creating more high pressure it’ll lower the previous pressure faster and to like high to mid

[wary arrow]

Sheeesh idk if I can bring myself to drop 6k. I’m only level 10 with about 10-20k at a time and I need it for tents. The fox grind after research requires many much tent

[hexed crown]

theres a good spot for foxes near a house, i can show the location if you like

if you got a big gun, go south east on a quad and ride around till you find bintang, a good shot gives u 1k and they travel in huge packs

[wary arrow]

If you have a picture that would be great! I can’t hop in game rn. I’m on the bus.

[hexed crown]

easiest money ive ever made, i made at least 30k today along

[hexed crown]

sure, its 2:30 am for me anyways so i'll send it tomorrow

[wary arrow]

Oooo. I heard sand something along a river are good cash

[hexed crown]

insane cash, actually free ive bought 124 rounds of ammo for my arenza cause i keep on running out when chasing the bintang

[wary arrow]

Ooooo👀

[hexed crown]

costed 10 lol but worth

[wary arrow]

My only annoyance with the Fox grind being on emerald instead of Scotland is the fact I wanna play Scotland and not discover a whole different map

Oh and also crocs

[hexed crown]

fair enough

crocs are really fun too

[wary arrow]

I have the reflexes of a stunned goldfish

[hexed crown]

easier to shoot than you'd think

[hexed crown]

lol

[wary arrow]

The Fox grind I researched says there’s two major lakes to pick and about 40-50 Fox drink zones. Set up a tent for every drink zone around the two lakes which totals to around 10 tents

[hexed crown]

.223 is literally perfect for that

[wary arrow]

And since you shoot females and males you need hunting structures too otherwise you blow out zones

[hexed crown]

i didnt even hit one in an organ, literally the tail and still dropped him

[wary arrow]

Yep, Fox splat is comedical

[hexed crown]

fr

roos are fun to hunt as well

[wary arrow]

They’re my favorite animal irl and their model in game is just stunning

[wary arrow]

They look scary

[hexed crown]

i actually hunt a few irl

they look a bit freaky when theyre on all 4's

[wary arrow]

Gulp. Just this muscular dog/donkey looking creature after you

[hexed crown]

yeah lol

lot less scary with a bullet hole in em though

[wary arrow]

Sometimes I feel bad. Imagine you’re just going about your day drinking and you’re suddenly unable to breathe bc you’ve been shot in the lung by a threat you can’t combat. But hey we gotta eat too

[hexed crown]

yup

major pest too

[wary arrow]

I mean that’s true

[hexed crown]

im gonna go to bed now

[wary arrow]

Ok sleep well

[hexed crown]

ty

[noble plaza]

I got a tan Roosevelt elk GOLD 277.52

What’s the rating for a diamond

[stark totem]

Been looking for people to hunt with I’m on ps5 if anyone wanna play

[junior marsh]

#🦌︴find-a-game is the place for that!

[bright saddle]

380.84

[vernal wave]

Guys whats the best map for mule deer?

[sturdy jacinth]

african map

[potent crag]

askiy

[junior marsh]

imma go after that 4th boar today. need a little boar slaying to spice up my week

[sturdy jacinth]

askiy ridge

[regal mauve]

crashing out over mounts again. thank you @frosty herald for the feedback post over a year ago now EW can you PLEASE work on fixing mount sizes in the next update 😭

[junior marsh]

They did fix a few of them iirc

Also hiii

[regal mauve]

i have tried putting some goats up and im genuinely just like screaming over how confusing some of the mounts are 😭

also hello!!! how are you doing its been like 20 years

[junior marsh]

Been working on some stuff and getting distracted by some of my winter sale acquisitions

I can't remember... is there a filter for size?

If not, that would be handy

[regal mauve]

ermm theres class i suppose?

but when tahr are a class 4 and fit onto the one primarily for class 1 animals i guess it doesnt do much 😭

[junior marsh]

Yeah I was thinking like mount sizes cause they do classify them that way for placement. Like I know the multi mounts have their little note on it so you can tell whats medium, large, extra large and so on

Would be cool to filter what you have without going to every single plaque in a lodge lol

[regal mauve]

yeahhh or a little indicator on the animal itself which says like M or smth

[junior marsh]

yee

[regal mauve]

hhhhhhhh some day i will have my ibex wall in spring creek

some day

i dont even have a dime of becite ibex but i WILL

[regal mauve]

forgot to sya but this sounds fancy and scary

[sturdy jacinth]

i need to buy more maps

[regal mauve]

no one here is stopping u so dw about that!

[sturdy jacinth]

yes mama

[junior marsh]

anywho

whats everyone up to today

[regal mauve]

uni work, fallout show soon, and cotw ofc 😼😼😼

[elfin marsh]

I’m in class rn twin

[regal mauve]

dont remind me of class i dont want to write my dissertation

[junior marsh]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an Ash or Smolder today

[regal mauve]

ash or smolder? 🤨🤨

[junior marsh]

Chasing down my fourth g1 boar

[regal mauve]

OHHHHH

has honse got any yet? :((

[junior marsh]

Yee!

He got his first minutes after I got my third 😂

[wanton tapir]

Ciao, qualcuno sa come avere la lingua italiana?

[dry jasper]

i just did a rotation on srp for my bear grind and didnt spot a single bear whats going on?

[regal mauve]

OMG YAY

i havent been about much but im so glad to know that LOL

i was waiting

how long has the 4th one grind been going?

[regal mauve]

hibernation, they do that in the winter months!

[dry jasper]

ur trolling?

[regal mauve]

yeah sorry i have no clue

[bright saddle]

Just COTW being COTW 👍

" The usual " if you will

[dry jasper]

im just confused because im doing the 4 way method and the drink zones dont move

[azure crag]

Go kill other stuff somewhere else for 15-20min. Sometimes respawns don't trigger until you kill a certain number of animals.

[dry jasper]

interesting, ill try

ima herd manage a lil so its no problem

[dry jasper]

Just to inform u there were some mountain lions close to the lakes do bears spook by them?

[junior marsh]

I'm only like 150 in currently. Took a break over the weekend to do some stuff n things

[tropic leaf]

Smolder?

[azure crag]

As far as I know, they don't. But I can't say for sure.

[pastel geode]

I thought bears did get spooked by mountain lions. Huh, might have to do some searching around on this

[dry jasper]

quickly someone tell me is this a cinnamon bear??

[potent crag]

yep

[dry jasper]

really??!

[potent crag]

looks like it

[sturdy jacinth]

school

[merry wave]

The woodcocks look wierd as hell. lol

[dry jasper]

awesome!ive shot like 2 cinnamon bears before i realized it was a rare finnaly i can taxi one

@potent crag i didnt shoot it will it come back to same zone?

[potent crag]

they are adorable

[potent crag]

yep it sure will

[dry jasper]

we have those here in norway i think. theyre very cute

[sturdy jacinth]

@potent crag how much money have in the game

[potent crag]

5,873,374

[dry jasper]

holy millionaira

[bright saddle]

Bayonet charging deer is a fun past time

[dry jasper]

im peeking 100k right now

[regal mauve]

we love being rich

i cant wait to get my hands on a good yak

[dry jasper]

I WOU/LD TOPOOOO

[regal mauve]

theyre one of my fave animals ever

[dry jasper]

mb i was replying to this

[sly trail]

i hate yaks

[merry wave]

They had fun making the Scotland map. "Two fat ladies! Wait, oh, just a wee roe deer."

[sly trail]

they always ruin the goddamn snow leopard scent trail igot

every
SINGLE
time

"oh youre searching this specific species? WRONG im gonna be AGGRESSIVE"

[regal mauve]

havent shot one yet tbh

never been near them

doing missions i havent played sundar much

[sly trail]

im trying to HM them so theyre INSANELY Annoying

[regal mauve]

i got annoyed at them 😭

[sly trail]

like i want to get a SR snow leopard but these DAMN YAKS

[regal mauve]

i wish u luck

[sly trail]

will be needed

[regal mauve]

when i spot a snow leopard ill be like YAY and not shoot it most likely

cant shoot them 😭

[sly trail]

i shot a female cause i was fed up on MP only for her to turn out to be Leu, it was a gut shot cause of the horrible angle 😭

[regal mauve]

my GOD

finally.

anyways

NOOOOOOO

are they hard to spot

[sly trail]

yee

theres also only like 10 on the map

[elfin marsh]

We in French now chat

Oui oui type shi

[dry jasper]

@potent crag ITS 7:20 am and my bear isnt here😑

[sly trail]

😭

[regal mauve]

okay u kmow what ima get myself a yak and also be on the lookout

[sly trail]

if you just walk youre prolly gonna hear a warning call before they spook

[regal mauve]

im assuming dogs doing point snow leopards?

[sly trail]

M class, yeah

[regal mauve]

wanna cheat my way to one 😭

[regal mauve]

WAIT THEY DO?

[elfin marsh]

😭

[sly trail]

oh thats the best part tho

the tibetan foxes

the foxes are EVERYWHERE

[regal mauve]

warning of yak or snowy?

[sly trail]

snowy

youre prolly gonna find like 15 foxes before a leopard

at this point i figured out which 1 it is based on how fast the trail is picked up 😭

[regal mauve]

endangered vulnerable species murder speedrun

some good news for u all there

they are no longer considered endangered apparently!

[sly trail]

WOOo

[tulip raven]

Hey everyone, setting up HM for the first time and I have a question. On a lot of my moose drink zones on medved, there is multiple need zones per drink zone icon, ie 2 with 1 moose and 1 with 3 moose, do I treat them all as one group or by their individual need zones?

[sly trail]

not for long

[regal mauve]

i still dont know if i can shoot one

i love them too much i always have

same as beavers