The Western Ghats of South India for a new reserve...

[tight cove]

I'm native to these lands and this place is packed with rich biodiversity, especially Nilgiri Hills and Munnar. Its home to unique species like Nilgiri Thar, Lion-Tailed Macaque, Sambar Deer, Black Panther, etc...

Its also a home for a rare flower called "Kurinji or Neelakurinji" that blooms once in 12 years.

A humble suggestion for a new reserve !!

[silver heron]

But what animals would be there you only said 4

[errant trench]

Hey @tight cove ! We absolutely appreciate your insight, especially as someone native to the area. The rich biodiversity of Nilgiri Hills and Munnar, with its unique species would indeed make for an incredible new reserve. If you ever want to share more of your thoughts or if there’s anything specific you’d like to see in future updates, please don’t hesitate to reach out through: https://support.thehunter.com/hc/en-us/requests/new.

[tight cove]

Animal Species Envisioned based on Nilgiris and the entire Wester Ghats

Waterfowl and lake Birds:

1. Indian Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)

2. Common Moohren (Gallinula chloropus)

3. Great Cormorant ( Phalacrocorax carbo)

4. Bar headed Goose ( Anser indicus)

5. Whistling Duck( Dendrocygna javanica)

Small Games:

1. Indian Hare (Lepus nigricollis)

2. Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica)

3. Indian Grey Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii)

4. Indian Porcupine (Hystrix indica)

5. Jungle Cat (Felis chaus)

6. Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata)

7. Indian Black-naped Hare (Lepus nigricollis nigricollis)

8. Spotted Chevrotain (Moschiola indica)

Medium games:

1. Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)

2. Indian Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak)

3. Chital / spotted deer (Axis axis)

4. Four-Horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis)

5. Indian Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)

6. Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor)

7. Wild Boar (Sus scrofa cristatus)

8. Dhole (Cuon alpinus)

Big Games:

1. Gaur (Bos gaurus)

2. Indian Water Buffalo /Bison (Bubalus bubalis)

3. Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)

4. Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

5.Common Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes)

6. Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)

7. Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus)

[silver heron]

Nice

[plucky compass]

Not sure why the dislikes ??? Would be helpful if 👎 would say why they dislike ....

[warm sierra]

Oh thats easy for me: Last I checked Sport-hunting is outlawed in India

That is why I downvoted and I will explain why

And just because we can now somewhat expect Protected Species in the game does NOT mean we will be getting reserves set in countries that have BANNED sport-hunting generally speaking, which rules out
• India
• Afghanistan
• China (since 2006)
• Kenya (since 1970)
• South Sudan (this was one of the first things they did upon becoming independent from Sudan)
• Brazil (only in Rio Grande do Sul and only for wild boar and ducks, but its an on and off situation meaning that while it did open in 2013, it may be banned now, and subsistence hunting is quite different and there is no way they would allow foreign hunters to take part)

Why do I say Sport Hunting specifically
• it can be used to refer to Trophy Hunting, which is what we are all doing in this game one way or another

If we did get another map in Asia its more then likely to be somewhere like Japan, Central Asia, Mongolia or Pakistan with places like the UAE (as a compact map), Malaysia and the Caucasus Mountains also being possibilities

Nepal worked for several reasons (in my opinion)
• It already has a hunting reserve irl that is referred to in the in-game dialogue on Sundarpatan
• I suspect the talk about reopening tiger hunting in Nepal might have contributed to their inclusion on Sundarpatan
• Its home to the highly requested Tahr and is one of the two main destinations for them (New Zealand is just more accessible)

[hexed rune]

I feel like I should also add that this game is far from a true-to-life hunting experience. irl you can't kill an entire herd of whitetail without jail time in the USA (yet we cull deer in this game like they are wild hogs in texas lol).

I understand hunting in those countries are illegal in real life, but this is a video game, and they have proven that by adding tigers as a huntable species (due to popular demand, not based on real-life laws).

If we are talking about the legalities of sport hunting in video games, I say anything goes depending on what the developers want.

[warm sierra]

I will point out that Nepal does allow limited sport hunting and if there is one aspect of realism I want to see maintained its keeping potential future reserves set in countries that allow sport-hunting

If a person wants a truly fantastical hunting game that is far from realistic I can point to dinosaur hunting games (Prehistoric Hunt, plus the community for the Carnivores Games put out some fantastic standalone mods) and there are games that go into fantasy while still having modern animals (Like Project Hunt, a game that is having a Texas themed map coming out soon with Cassowaries and Black Rhinos on it)

I have accepted that yes, there are aspects of the game that are quite unrealistic for the sake of gameplay, for example Alberta, the Canadian Province that Askiy Ridge is set in does not allow caribou hunting irl and mountain goats are a once in a lifetime draw (regardless of weather you get a tag or not you can never draw for mountain goats again) and yet I killed more goats on the first day of the map being out then there are tags available in the province

[scarlet sierra]

this is such a good suggestion, why are there so many dislikes?

[scarlet sierra]

but its just a video game? i dont understand why that should matter

[warm sierra]

If that is your argument in favour of a map like this I see no further point in continuing this discussion

[scarlet sierra]

Your right, i was just saying, im actually from here so im really intrested in this topic

Sorry if i bothered you, i was just seeing old threads on this