Light Ranges Reserve - California

[fickle linden]

Welcome To Light Ranges Reserve, And Ti The Sierra Nevada Mountains! Here You’ll Find A Good Amount Of Familiar Species, As Well As A Good Amount Of New And Unique Species. The Main Biomes You’ll Find Are: Mountains, River Valleys, Mixed Forests, Coastal Redwoods, And Coastal Chaparral.
The Species List Includes:

Returning Species:
White-Tailed Jackrabbit (Found Map Wide)
Rio Grande Turkey (Found In Valleys & Forest)
Coyote (Found Map Wide)
Bobcat (Found Map Wide) (Class 2)
Blacktail Deer (Found In Redwoods)
Bighorn Sheep (Found In Mountains)
Wild Boar (Found Everywhere But Mountains)
Mule Deer (Found In Forest & Valleys)
Black Bear (Found Map Wide)
RM Elk (Found In Forest & Mountains)
Roosevelt Elk (Found In Redwoods)

New Species - Mountains:
White-Tailed Ptarmigan (Class 1)
Snowshoe Hare (Class 1)

New Species - River Valley:
American Crow (Class 1)
California Quail (Class 1)
*Mandarin Duck (Class 1)
*Mexican Duck (Class 1)
*Redhead (Class 1)
*Northern Pintail (Class 1)
*Greater White-Fronted Goose (Class 1)
Virginia Opossum (Class 2)

New Species - Mixed Forest:
Mountain Quail (Class 1)

New Species - Coastal Chaparral:
Tule Elk (Class 6)

*The Waterfowl Could Also Be Found In The Coastal Chaparral Area, As It Will Have A Coastline.

The New Great One Species Would Be An Elk, And You Could Grind Any Of The 3 Subspecies (Roosevelt, Rocky Mountain, Or Tule) To Get This Great One.

[ebon parrot]

I love this idea and the way that it's split into multiple biomes. I also love all of the new species, especially Tule Elk. However, I feel like a California map is a bit incomplete without a coastal Redwood Forest area featuring Roosevelt Elk and Blacktail Deer. That's just my opinion though!

[fickle linden]

I Would Have Added That, But From What I’ve Seen It’s Pretty Much Complete Illegal To Hunt In Those Coastal Redwoods. There Are Pockets, But The Majority Of That Land Is Protected.

[ebon parrot]

I know most of it is protected. I just figured that some creative liberties could maybe be taken, since it's a game where we do a lot of things that aren't realistic. That being said, even without redwood forests it would still be awesome!

[fickle linden]

I Guess You’re Right. I’ll Probably Add That Redwood Forest In Since It Is A Game After All

[ebon parrot]

I'm not saying that you need to, but it would be really awesome (especially since you already have a coastal environment included) and it would be a good reason to throw in a couple more fan-favorite species

[jagged steeple]

this looks stunning

[analog rune]

Roosevelt elk are incredible in the coastal rainforests

[jagged steeple]

ive heard they need a remodel in cotw

[fickle linden]

They really do, both elk subspecies do.

[jagged steeple]

why are the antlers so red

[analog rune]

Guessing because he just finished shedding his velvet and the blood hasn't dried yet. Either way he looks great

[fickle linden]

Roosies also tend to have darker colored antlers than most elk species, and they tend to be a reddish color in early fall.

[inland kindle]

As much as I despise the state with a Firey passion, they do have a wide range of game & with it in-game virtually you can actually hunt without the ridiculous number of restrictions. But you have not just 1 but 3 Elk species listed so its a 👍 for me.