#Chesapeake Range - Virginia

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boreal drum
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Virginia offers tons of classic North American wildlife like rocky mountain elk, whitetails, black bear, and lots of small game over a large range of landscapes including marshlands of the Chesapeake Bay, farmland across Piedmont, and the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Species list-

Returning-
Whitetail- 4
Rocky Mountain Elk- 8(class change, remodel, possibly GO?)
Black Bear- 7
Sika- 4
Red Fox- 2
Gray Fox- 2
Coyote- 3(Remodel + class change)
Bobcat- 2
Raccoon- 2
Eastern Cottontail- 1
Mallard- 1
Gadwall- 1
Green Winged Teal- 1
Bobwhites- 1
Wood duck- 1
Northern pintail- 1

New-
Ruffed Grouse- 1
Rock Pigeon- 1
Mourning Dove- 1
Virginia Opossum- 2
Skunk- 2
Ground Hog- 2
Hooded Merganser- 1
Blue Winged Teal- 1
Northern Shoveller- 1
Ruddy Duck- 1
Tundra Swan- 1
Virginia Rail- 1
Eastern Gray Squirrel- 1

Will add more later but these are the basics

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Chesapeake Range - Virginia

fickle anchor
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Imagine misspelling Virginia for 2.5 seconds

spark jacinth
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lmao

boreal drum
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You saw nothing

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While rocky mountain elk only live in southwestern Virginia, they actually have multiple suitable habitable areas that were proposed for them to be reintroduced to. The area I plan for elk to be in is the "Big Meadows" area which is very near where the rest of the map would be(central VA and the chesapeake bay)

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As for Sika deer, they were introduced to the Delmarva peninsula way back when and have lived there since, covering more and more land. The part of the map is going to be based on the yellow/green area which will only be accessible by a bridge and boat, much like the island in the south of Revontuli. This will cover the entire left side of the map and provide a good size range for sika deer and the numerous waterfowl

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I intend this to be more of North American small game map. Basically a mix of the new Salzwiesen and Revontuli as it still has some big game such as Elk which me and tons of other people would like another map of.

bitter knoll
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hell yes, anything with swan and merganser has my vote

boreal drum
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I want this map to also promote the reintroduction of elk into places where the entire population was wiped out. The elk reintroduction in southwestern virginia has been very well so far and has already produced a giant 413" non typical elk. I hope elk get reintroduced into the other areas in blue that i have shown. The only reason they haven't been brought over to other areas is that while they are biologically suitable to live there, they aren't sociologically.

tame spoke
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Isn't there also Manitoban elk? It'll be cool to have another elk species, and I never knew Sika were in Virginia

boreal drum
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Anyways more about the map itself. The central virginia(piedmont region) area is similar to the fields in Hirschfelden or Cuatro Colinas, where you can wander around and find lots of animals feeding. These fields provide perfect conditions for hunting doves, pigeons, and the small game like ground hogs and opossums.

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Also with opossums i'd like to see them have rest zones in the trees, as I commonly see them hanging up there. Would work well with how squirrels would work too

fickle anchor
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What were you thinking weapon wise?

Personally I’d really like to see one of this if EW ever wants to revisit Appalachia;

Savage 220/212, a slug gun

(3-8)

Modern .30-30 (would entail a major rework to the cartridge)

(3-7)

Classic .35 Whelen

(4-8 /w heavy emphasis on 6-8)

Classic .22/.17HMR Lever Action

(1-2)

Umarex Origin .22 PCP airgun

(1-2)

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boreal drum
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I really want a .17hmr lever gun, would be a perfect in between for the .22h and the virant .22

boreal drum
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bumpp

broken terrace
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Hello bebal!

This Virginia map idea sounds incredible! With a mix of diverse landscapes, wildlife, and the focus on small game, it would definitely offer something fresh for players. The addition of species like the Rocky Mountain Elk, Sika Deer, and new small game options like the Virginia Opossum and Ruffed Grouse would certainly enrich the hunting experience.

The concept of promoting reintroduction efforts, like the elk in southwestern Virginia, adds a nice touch of realism to the map too. I can see the appeal for players who enjoy hunting in both open fields and more wooded, mountainous areas. Plus, having small game like squirrels and pigeons alongside larger species really opens up a lot of hunting opportunities.

I’ll be sure to pass this idea along to the rest of the team! If you have more ideas to share, please feel free to reach out via our support portal: https://support.thehunter.com/hc/en-us/requests/new.

tame spoke
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bump

boreal drum
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bumpity

languid wind
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For this map it would be fitting to add the Chesapeake bay retriever as a reskin of the golden retriever, similar to how reserves come with guns

boreal drum
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With northern shovellers and blue winged teal being added, a hybrid plumage type would be an awesome rare. This is a hybrid between all 3 blue wing duck species(northern shoveller, cinnamon teal, and blue wing teal).

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tepid kindle
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Another pretty good north American map(I skimmed through)

boreal drum
tepid kindle
fickle anchor
boreal drum
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welp now i need to change it since wood ducks and pintails were added

west umbra
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W thread RAHHHH 🗣‼️

nocturne kayak
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SIKA

haughty sky
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More NA maps 💔

west umbra
haughty sky
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there is 8, there might aswell be one for each state 😭

west umbra
# haughty sky there is 8, there might aswell be one for each state 😭

I feel like some places have unique enough species to justify a map
And its not like the US is a highly hunted country compared to the rest to the world
Imo the location doesn't matter it could literally be anywhere im always for the species and the environment of the map no matter where it is

boreal drum
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I just primarily want a NA revontuli. So I did what I could and made one for my own state.

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Other states would definitely be better for upland birds tho.

boreal drum
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peak btw