Guide For Deer Hunter

Pay attention to hunt recommendations. While you can still partake with a less than ideal weapon, it will often force you to take several shots against each target, which will put you in danger of running out of time.

Don’t get overzealous with the upgrades. It might be tempting to go nuts and max out a weapon’s damage, but when some hunts require a set amount of stability or zoom, you’ll end up grinding through a lot of Contract Hunts in order to meet the criteria.

Infrared is your friend. It’s ideal for locating targets with dark fur on night hunts and the easiest way to accurately target internal organs. I know I said not to go nuts with the upgrades, but feel free to max out infrared early. It’s cheap in comparison to most other upgrades and the extra time you can spend using it can be a huge help.

ailing a hunt isn’t the end of the world. It might be irritating to feel like you’ve just wasted precious energy on an unsuccessful hunt, but even when you lose you still come away with a little cash.

Try for lung/heart shots whenever possible. Not only do these hits do more damage (typically dropping a target in one hit), they also add a little cash bonus at the end of the hunt.

When going after multiple targets, try to take an angle that groups them together. The standard bolt-action rifles will prevent you from taking consecutive shots, so the less time you have to spend relocating targets the better.

When going after multiple aggressive targets (i.e. wolves bears, etc), target the nearest one first. This is because once they’re aware of your presence they’ll charge you and try to eat your face. So the further away they are, the more time you have to bring them down. However…

Sometimes it’s better to let carnivores get close. It may sound counter-intuitive, but when you have to kill two wolves with heart shots it can be a real hassle to line up one, and then try to track the second as it bolts straight at you. If you wait for it to get close (and switch to the shotgun, preferably), you should be able to nail it in the proper spot as it leaps at your head. Time also slows down for a couple of seconds and you get a really big Heart icon over the appropriate area, so that helps, too.

Don’t bother with other animals. Unless they’re one of the targets for the hunt, you’ll get squat for taking them down.