Wildlife

Wildlife can be found at almost all locations except for Marinas. Bait Shops will only have Crows, although Wolves can spawn overnight. The High Ground location in the Campaign does not have any wildlife.

Crow
Crows are the most common wildlife encountered. They make noise (caw) on their own as indicated by yellow lines coming from their beaks. Crows warn other wildlife of your presence if they see you by making more noise (red lines). Best bet is to run up to a Crow (hold Shift) and scare them off (press Spacebar).

Crows drop a Feather when driven off. Feathers are used to craft Arrows.

Crows scavenge dead Wolves. You can farm feathers by killing a Wolf, driving off the Crow for a Feather, and wait for the next Crow to land on the dead Wolf.

Crows can be killed with a Bow and a single Arrow for the Dead Eye achievement.

Rabbit
Rabbits can be found at any location except for Bait Shops.

Look for rabbit holes in the ground if no rabbits are visible.

Rabbits always run away from you and try to go down the nearest rabbit hole.

You can kill a rabbit by positioning a Snare above a rabbit hole.

You can capture a Live Rabbit by deploying a Box Trap above a rabbit hole. You can deploy a Live Rabbit to distract a Wolf.

You can kill a group of rabbits by deploying a Gas Bomb (Jar + Sumac + Camp Fire).

You can kill a Rabbit with a Bow and a single Arrow for the Dead Eye achievement.

Rabbits can be killed by a single snake bite.

Searching a dead rabbit or killing a Live Rabbit gets you a Raw Meat and a Rabbit Hide. Rabbit Hides are used to make Pouches, Leather Kits, and Rabbit Felt clothing.
 * Each Pouch (2 Rabbit Hides + Stitching Kit) adds +4 to the Bag Inventory up to a maximum of 28 inventory slots
 * A Leather Kit (Rabbit Hide + Nuts N Bolts + Steel Knife + Workbench) is needed to make Wolf Hide and Bear Hide clothing including the Elder Wolf Jacket and White Wolf Jacket
 * You need 7 Leather Kits to make a complete set of Wolf Hide clothing
 * You need 7 Leather Kits to make a complete set of Bear Hide Clothing
 * You need 2 Leather Kits to make the Elder Wolf Jacket
 * You need 2 Leather Kits to make the White Wolf Jacket

Boar
Boars can be found at any location except for Bait Shops.

Boars guard an area. When a Boar sees you or is alerted by nearby Crows, the Boar begins to stalk you.

Boars charge you after making a squealing noise. Simply move to the side to avoid the linear charge.

Getting hit by a Boar results in a Laceration or a Broken Bone.

Boars can be killed with a Spear Trap, a Bow and 2 Arrows, or two snake bites.

A dead Boar can be searched for a Raw Meat and a Boar Hide. Boar Hides are used to make Boar Hide clothing and Steel Knives.

The Boar King
The Boar King is a giant Boar that can be killed with 4 Arrows.

The Boar King drops 4 Raw Meat and 3 Boar Hides.

Wolf
Wolves can be found at all locations except the Bait Shops, although Wolves can spawn overnight at Bait Shops.

One to three Wolves can appear at a location. Wolves can be found during the day and sometimes appear at night.

Wolves are aggressive and attack you when they can get behind you resulting in Lacerations.

You can briefly shoo away a Wolf by using the Spacebar.

Using a Torch prevents Wolves from attacking you.

Wolves can be killed by Tainted Meat, Tainted Bait, a Spear Trap, 3 snake bites, and a Bow using 3 Arrows.

Wolves can also be killed by a Bear.

Searching a dead Wolf gets you a Raw Meat and a Wolf Hide. Wolf Hides are used to make Wolf Hide clothing.

Snake
Snakes can be hard to see. Aesop will alert you when a snake is nearby.

Snakes attack anything that gets too close (except for Aesop) resulting in a Snake Bite. The Snake slithers off after attacking.

The Snake Bite affliction can only be cured by drinking Dandelion Tea or Sumac Tea.

Left untreated a Snake Bite results in death.

Snakes are attracted to lit Camp Fires and Torches. Don't build a Camp Fire too close to Snakes. Expect to get followed by Snakes if you are carrying a Torch.

A single Snake Bite can kill a Rabbit. Two Snake Bites can kill a Boar. Wolves are killed by three Snake Bites. Killing a Bear takes four Snake Bites.

Snakes can be killed with a Bow and a single Arrow for the Dead Eye achievement, but drops nothing.

Bear
Bears are always found guarding a bear den. You can rarely sneak past the Bear and search the bear den.

Bears do not attack unless provoked by getting too close or getting attacked.

Once provoked, there is no safe area from a Bear except for the Dock.

Bears automatically attack any nearby Rabbits, Snakes, Boars, and Wolves.

Bears can be killed by four attacks from any combination of Spear Traps, Arrows, and Snake Bites.

The safest way to kill a Bear is by using three Spear Traps set up in front of the bear den and using an Arrow to provoke the Bear.

A dead Bear drops Raw Meat x2 and a Bear Hide. Clothing made from Bear Hides is the best available in the game except for the Elder Wolf Jacket and White Wolf Jacket,

You can also safely search the Bear Den for random items after the Bear is dead.

Elder Wolf
The Elder Wolf follows you from location to location until killed.

The Elder Wolf always runs off after attacking you or being attacked and not killed.

To guarantee killing the Elder Wolf, set up two Spear Traps right on top of each other and lure the Elder Wolf into the pair of traps.

The Elder Wolf drops the Elder Wolf Hide which is used to make the Elder Wolf Jacket.

The Elder Wolf Jacket has Cold Protection +20 and a chance to prevent Lacerations from wolf attacks.

White Wolf
The White Wolf is a rare encounter and disappears if not immediately killed.

The White wolf runs off after attacking you or being attacked and not killed.

Set up at least two Spear Traps on top of each other to guarantee killing the White Wolf.

The White Wolf drops the White Wolf hide which is used to craft the best jacket in the game.

The White Wolf Jacket has Cold Protection +20 and a chance to prevent attacks from any animal (lacerations, broken bones, snake bites).