#New Upland Game Birds on Existing Maps

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rigid ingot
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I think it would greatly enhance the game to add more upland game birds, especially on certain maps that are somewhat lacking in terms of species diversity. As a result, I'd like to see at least a few of the following upland game birds added to the game.

Grey Partridge (Hirschfelden)
Common Quail (Hirschfelden and Cuatro Colinas)
Sooty Grouse (Layton Lake)
Ruffed Grouse (Layton Lake, Yukon Valley and New England Mountains)
White-tailed Ptarmigan (Layton Lake and Silver Ridge Peaks)
Helmeted Guineafowl (Vurhonga Savanna)
Eared Dove (Parque Fernando)
Spruce Grouse (Yukon Valley)
Red-Legged Partridge (Cuatro Colinas)
Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse (Cuatro Colinas)
Dusky Grouse (Silver Ridge Peaks)
Mourning Dove (SRP, Rancho Del Arroyo, Mississippi Acres and New England Mountains)
American Woodcock (Mississippi Acres and New England Mountains)

Something I love about the newer maps is that almost all of them have upland game birds on them. These birds are fun to hunt while traveling across the map, and there's so many different ones that could be added to the various existing maps.

I think that all of these species I listed here would be good additions to the game. In the forum thread, I will give more information on each of these species, and explain why I’d like to see them on these respective maps.

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Grey Partridge (Hirschfelden)
The Grey Partridge is a common and widespread game bird in much of Europe, and it has also been introduced to certain regions of North America. Also known as the Hungarian Partridge, it is related to pheasants and other partridges. I know we already have pheasants on Hirsch, but I think this species would also be a good addition to the map.

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Sooty Grouse (Layton Lake)
This is a species of forest-dwelling grouse native to the Pacific Coast Ranges of North America, making it the perfect upland game bird for Layton. It is one of the two species of Blue Grouse. This species would fit in very well in the dense conifer forests all over Layton. The Sooty Grouse would offer a unique challenge for novice and expert hunters alike. It would also fit in very well alongside Layton’s current inhabitants, especially animals like Blacktail Deer and Roosevelt Elk.

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Ruffed Grouse (Layton Lake, Yukon Valley and New England Mountains)
This medium-sized species of grouse is the most widely-distributed game bird in North America. It is common in forested regions and is often hunted in areas with lots of aspen stands and thick brush, which would make this species very well suited to the landscape of Layton. It is also a very commonly hunted species in New England, which would make it a perfect addition to New England Mountains. Many people were hoping that this species would be included on New England, so adding it to the game would probably make those players very excited. They could also be added to the densely forested areas of Yukon Valley.

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White-tailed Ptarmigan (Layton Lake and Silver Ridge Peaks)
The White-tailed Ptarmigan is the only species of ptarmigan that has not yet been added to the game. It is the smallest species of Ptarmigan and the smallest bird in the grouse family. It is a permanent resident of high-altitude areas in Alaska, mountainous parts of Canada and the western United States. It would be a great addition to the high elevation areas of Layton Lake and Silver Ridge Peaks.

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Helmeted Guineafowl (Vurhonga Savanna)
Vurhonga Savanna does not currently have any upland game birds, but Africa has plenty of upland game birds available to hunt. I think one of the most interesting ones is the Helmeted Guineafowl. These birds are very widespread in Africa and commonly hunted. They have a bony head crest and an unfeathered head that gives them a slight resemblance to Turkeys. Guineafowl form large flocks, and they breed in warm, fairly dry and open habitats with scattered shrubs and trees, making them a perfect fit for Vurhonga Savanna.

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Eared Dove (Parque Fernando)
Parque is located in Argentina, and the only map located in South America in the game. Argentina is well known for massive dove hunts, with the particular dove species being the Eared Dove. While I really don’t think COTW would be able to render thousands of doves simultaneously, flocks of about 20 or so could work. This would be the first upland game bird on Parque, and would help to depict some more of Argentina’s native wildlife.

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Spruce Grouse (Yukon Valley)
The Spruce Grouse would be a fitting addition to the forests of Yukon Valley. This is a medium-sized grouse that is closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests of North America, making this species a perfect fit for the forests of Yukon Valley. Yukon Valley doesn’t have any upland game birds currently, so the Spruce Grouse would be an excellent addition and would help to expand the species variety of this map.

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Red-Legged Partridge (Cuatro Colinas)
Another game bird in the same family as pheasants. The Red-Legged Partridge is native to southwestern Europe, including Spain (where Cuatro Colinas is located). This species breeds on dry lowlands, such as farmland and open rocky areas. It would be the perfect species to add to Cuatro Colinas, and would fit in well with all of the other species on this map. Perhaps this species could be found in the areas that don't have Pheasants, to fill in those areas a little bit better.

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Dusky Grouse (Silver Ridge Peaks)
The Dusky Grouse is the other species of Blue Grouse. It is a forest-dwelling grouse native to the Rocky Mountains, including Colorado, where SRP is located. The breeding habitat of the Dusky Grouse is the edges of coniferous and mixed forests in mountainous regions, making it perfectly suited to the landscapes of Silver Ridge Peaks. It is closely related to the Sooty Grouse, and the females of these two species look quite similar, although the males are different in coloration.

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Mourning Dove (SRP, Rancho Del Arroyo, Mississippi Acres and New England Mountains)
A common bird species throughout North America, I think that the Mourning Dove would be a great addition to the game. It would fit in quite well on a variety of maps, including Silver Ridge Peaks, Rancho Del Arroyo, Mississippi Acres, and New England Mountains, all of which lie within the year-round range of this species. This is one of the most abundant and widespread birds in North America, and more than 20 million of these birds are hunted every year. In addition, the Mourning Dove is a popular game bird throughout the United States, and that might make it a very popular addition to the game.

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American Woodcock (Mississippi Acres, New England Mountains)
The American Woodcock is a small shorebird species found primarily in the eastern half of North America. This game bird looks very different from any others in the game. The American Woodcock lives mainly in upland settings, unlike most other shorebirds, and this would make it a perfect addition to New England Mountains. Mississippi Acres also lies within the Woodcock’s range, and both of these maps have plenty of ideal habitat for the Woodcock. It is quite popular among hunters in the eastern United States, which might make it a popular bird in the game.

wild birch
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I'm all for more birds but I want a pointer and retriever first

rigid ingot
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Fair enough. Maybe a new dog DLC could be added alongside an update that adds some of these new birds? That would actually be a great way to sell a DLC like that.

vital fulcrum
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Yes to all of this

rigid ingot
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I didn't mention it in my original post, but there's also several upland game birds that are already in the game that could be backfilled onto more maps. Here's a few examples:

Western Capercaillie (Hirschfelden)
Black Grouse and Hazel Grouse (Medved Taiga)
Willow Ptarmigan (Yukon Valley)
Ring-Necked Pheasant (Silver Ridge Peaks, Te Awaroa)

dense tangle
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Ring necked pheasant could also be added to te awaroa along with California quail and/or chukar or even peacock if they could model the tail right

mint harbor
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The peacock would be better for Te Awaroa then pheasants.

bright rock
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This is what the game really needs. Some maps have areas which feel totally empty and these additions would be an serious improvement. Revontuli is my favourite map to play because it has various upland species.

I personally think that need zone grinding is boring and I like just to roam around. That hunting style is much more exciting when you need to have your shotgun ready all the time.

cold pier
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Sage grouse would be a good addition to silver ridge peaks, they are the largest grouse in North America.

mint harbor
rigid ingot
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Some of the other maps that have Pheasants on them capture that feeling as well to some extent

rigid ingot
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If some more upland birds were added to the existing maps (specifically Hirschfelden and Layton) I would want to see the little fake birds on those maps go away. The little fake birds don't add anything really, they're low poly and end up breaking the immersion more often than adding to it. Actual huntable birds would be much better.

rigid ingot
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In addition to the Red-Legged Partridge, a couple more upland birds that could be added to Cuatro Colinas would be the Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse and the Common quail. The Iberian Peninsula seems to be one of the only areas of Europe with any species of Sandgrouse, which would make the Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse a very interesting species to add to Cuatro Colinas. The common quail is found throughout much of mainland Europe during their breeding season. If we were to get a second Africa map or another map based in Europe, such a map could also include the Common quail as a returning species from Cuatro, as these little birds have a very wide range across Europe, Africa and parts of Asia.

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Personally I'd prefer to see the Sandgrouse added to Cuatro rather than the Common quail, because the Sandgrouse would be much more unique from all of the upland game birds we currently have in the game. However, both of them could potentially be added to Cuatro.

grim oxide
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but it would work for the other maps

rigid ingot
grim oxide
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bobwhites can be hunted here, but pretty much all of them are on privately stocked game farms

rigid ingot
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Since it seems like a decent number of people were on board with this idea, I'm planning to make another one similar to it but for Waterfowl species instead of upland game birds. Expect to see that other one posted in the next few days.

timid prairie
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Yeah ruffed grouse should of been added to NEM from the beginning. Pheasant and quail aren't a wide spread game bird here. We know EW could of easily added them since they have a grouse template already from Rev Coast. More than likely just laziness.

grim oxide
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and they could’ve easily added ptarmigans from revontuli to yukon too

rigid ingot
rigid ingot
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Also, by the way, I'm currently working on my idea for waterfowl species to add to existing maps. Expect to see that idea posted in #1067511606373785730 sometime in the next couple of days

rigid ingot
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Here is the link to my new thread that discusses new waterfowl species on existing maps. If you liked the idea of adding new upland game birds to existing maps, please consider checking out this idea as well, as the two posts are similarly formatted and are intended to be complementary to one another.
https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1093270680038027294

hushed knoll
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I'd love to see all of these, and having willow ptarmigan backfilled to Yukon would be awesome. I'd love to hunt them in the more open plains area

rigid ingot
vital fulcrum
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Bumping this up

gloomy quiver
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Bump

prisma cipher
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i feel like the sooty grouse could be on yukon too

wicked plinth
vital fulcrum
wicked plinth
rigid ingot
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I added the Pin-tailed Sandgrouse and Common Quail to my original post

sharp nebula
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Are there any other maps that would be suitable of Ruffed Grouse? You said that it's the most widely distributed game bird in North America, but would only add it to two maps. Certainly there's other maps in the game that would also be suitable for this species, right?

rigid ingot
sharp nebula
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It would be nice if they were added to Yukon too then, cuz currently that map doesn't have any upland birds

rigid ingot
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Ruffed Grouse are neat looking birds too, so I wouldn't complain at all if they were included on several different maps.

sharp nebula
rigid ingot
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yeah it kind of does. I think a lot of species of grouse do that though.

sharp nebula
sharp nebula
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oh, neat. I guess you learn something new every day.

prisma cipher
rigid ingot
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bump

short kraken
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Bump

mellow rapids
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What can we add to Medved taiga

mellow rapids
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A species of grouse or ptarmigan

wicked plinth
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Willow Ptarmigan Or Rock Ptarmigan

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So,nothing new.

brittle sierra
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This needs to happen. It would help some maps tremendously.

visual berry
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bump

rigid ingot
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The addition of more Upland Game Birds would be the perfect thing to accompany the addition of new shotguns in the game:
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burnt widget
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Bump

vital fulcrum
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11 more until 100

visual berry
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10 more

delicate fog
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Nice!

vital fulcrum
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Bump

jade path
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I Feel Like White-Winged Dove Would Fit Better On Rancho. They’re Very Common Doves To Hunt In Mexico.

jade path
vital fulcrum
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Bump

fringe tulip
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Hell yeah I'm all for grouse being added they are the best bird for hunting in real life

Only thing I will point out is that the spruce grouse should also make a appearance on New England Mountains as they are on the Maine/Vermont fauna list but that's no big deal honestly as long as they make a appearance

We just need more bush chickens

rigid ingot
fringe tulip
rigid ingot
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ok, I will add NEM to the list of maps they could potentially be added to

fringe tulip
rigid ingot
fringe tulip
rigid ingot
fringe tulip
rigid ingot
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bump

brittle sierra
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bump

vital fulcrum
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Bump

jade path
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A Couple Other Species That I’d Recommend Are:

  1. Chukar (Layton & SRP)
  2. Mountain Quail (Layton)
  3. Greater Sage-Grouse (SRP)
  4. Greater Prairie Chicken (SRP)
  5. Scaled Quail (Rancho & SRP)
  6. Mearns Quail (Rancho)
  7. Elegant Quail (Rancho)
  8. Inca Dove (Rancho & Uncommon On SRP)
rigid ingot
fringe tulip
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We need partridge and grouse

Best tasting bird get at me

shrewd niche
odd saffron
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Bump

vital fulcrum
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Bump

shrewd niche
fringe tulip
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More never hurt anyone 😉

rigid ingot
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bump

vital fulcrum
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Lets bump this up again

finite sphinx
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Himalayan snowcock on sundarpaton would be nice

shrewd niche
silent prism
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Is there a waterfowl version?

rigid ingot
jade path
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Salzweisen Park could eventually have a few more duck species such as Garganey, Mandarin Duck, Northern Pintail, and Red-Crested Pochard. Granted, Salzweisen has a lot of duck species already, but I wouldn’t complain about a few more species.

shrewd niche
rigid ingot
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bump

golden dove
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Wood Pigeon on Hirsch and Salz

Eurasian Woodcock on Hirsch and Salz

rigid ingot
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those are also a possibility

golden dove
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I think three species for Sundar - Peafowl in the lowlands, Satyr tragopan in the midlands, and Snowcock in the highlands

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And if not peafowl, then yes the Monal

rigid ingot
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I think both peafowl and monal could be added tbh

golden dove
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True, the problem (among many) with Sundar is that the midlands are sooooo empty and could use some love

rigid ingot
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I think there should be peafowl in Terai, Snowcock in the Himal region, and Monal throughout both Pahad and the lower parts of Himal

golden dove
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I like that idea

rigid ingot
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maybe the tragopan in there as well if there's enough room for them

golden dove
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I'd assume soye