In Red Dead Redemption 2, wildlife is central to the immersive open world, bringing the landscape to life. The game’s hunting mechanics are highly detailed, making it a unique experience. Animals have realistic behaviors and interact dynamically with their environment, adding depth and realism. For instance, if you watch a random hawk long enough, you will witness it hunting a snake for food.
The Importance of Hunting in RDR2
Hunting isn’t just a survival tool in RDR2, it’s an essential part of the game’s immersive ecosystem. With diverse wildlife and challenging mechanics, it’s a rewarding experience that impacts the world.
It also rewards you with:
Trapper Gear: Perfect pelts and hides can be used to craft special clothing and accessories at the Trapper, often with useful attributes like reduced weapon degradation or increased stamina.
Legendary Items: Materials from legendary animals are used to create powerful gear, including trinkets and talismans that provide unique, permanent bonuses.
Trinkets and Talismans:
Trinkets and Talismans: Crafted from legendary animal parts, trinkets offer passive benefits such as improved weapon maintenance or increased experience gains. Talismans provide significant benefits, like reducing the rate of core attribute drain or increasing looted money value. They are crafted at the fencer
Trinkets in RDR2
Each trinket provides a permanent, passive benefit. Here’s a list of required materials for each:
Beaver Tooth Trinket
Effect: Reduces weapon degradation rate.
Materials: Legendary Beaver Tooth, Gold Earring.
Buck Antler Trinket
Effect: Increases the quality of skinned animal parts.
Materials: Legendary Buck Antler, Cobalt Petrified Wood.
Cougar Fang Trinket
Effect: Increases stamina experience gain.
Materials: Legendary Cougar Fang, Silver Earring.
Coyote Fang Trinket
Effect: Increases Dead Eye experience gain.
Materials: Legendary Coyote Fang, Abalone Shell Fragment.
Lion’s Paw Trinket
Effect: Increases stamina experience gain.
Materials: Lion’s Paw, Gold Jointed Bracelet.
Elk Antler Trinket
Effect: Increases looted money value.
Materials: Legendary Elk Antler, Cobalt Petrified Wood.
Fox Claw Trinket
Effect: Extends Eagle Eye duration.
Materials: Legendary Fox Claw, Silver Chain Bracelet.
Panther’s Eye Trinket
Effect: Slows Dead Eye drain.
Materials: Legendary Panther Eye, Gold Jointed Bracelet.
Moose Antler Trinket
Effect: Reduces health core drain rate.
Materials: Legendary Moose Antler, Silver Earring.
Pronghorn Horn Trinket
Effect: Prevents pelts and animals from spoiling on horseback.
Materials: Legendary Pronghorn Horn, Abalone Shell Fragment.
Ram Horn Trinket
Effect: Doubles Creeping Thyme, Oregano, and Wild Mint yield when gathering.
Materials: Legendary Ram Horn, Cobalt Petrified Wood.
Wolf Heart Trinket
Effect: Increases alcohol tolerance before negative effects.
Materials: Legendary Wolf Heart, Silver Chain Bracelet.
Tatanka Bison Horn Trinket
Effect: Reduces melee damage received.
Materials: Legendary Tatanka Bison Horn, Abalone Shell Fragment.
Shark Tooth Trinket
Effect: Increases player’s horse bonding experience
Materials: cannot be crafted, can be found east of Annesburg
Cat Eye Trinket
Effect: Increases duration of tonic effects.
Materials: Cannot be crafted, found on island west of Braithwaite manor.
Hawk Talon Trinket
Effect: Decreases stamina drain speed when drawing a bow.
Materials: Cannot be crafted, found at deadboot creek.
Turtle Shell Trinket
Effect: Increases health regeneration speed.
Materials: Cannot be crafted, found in Gaptooth Ridge
Crow Beak Trinket
Effect: Increases looted ammo.
Materials: Cannot be crafted, found southwest of Gaptooth Ridge and beside the Sea of Coronado
Crafting Talismans
Talismans provide even greater benefits than trinkets, often requiring additional unique materials. Here’s what you need to craft each talisman:
Bear Claw Talisman
Effect: Decreases health core drain by 10%.
Materials: Legendary Bear Claw, Silver Chain Bracelet, Quartz Chunk.
Bison Horn Talisman
Effect: Decreases stamina core drain by 10%.
Materials: Legendary Tatanka Bison Horn, Abalone Shell Fragment, Cobalt Petrified Wood.
Boar Tusk Talisman
Effect: Increases horse bonding experience gain.
Materials: Legendary Boar Tusk, Gold Earring, Cobalt Petrified Wood.
Fox Claw Talisman
Effect: Increases the duration of Eagle Eye.
Materials: Legendary Fox Claw, Silver Chain Bracelet, Abalone Shell Fragment.
Wolf Heart Talisman
Effect: Increases alcohol tolerance.
Materials: Legendary Wolf Heart, Silver Chain Bracelet, Old Brass Compass.
In Red Dead Redemption 2, Legendary Animals are distinguished by their size, strength, and rarity. They are significantly larger and tougher than regular animals, making them formidable opponents. These creatures are extremely rare, often found only in specific locations or under certain conditions, which makes locating them a challenge. Each Legendary Animal has unique features and superior-quality materials. The materials obtained from Legendary Animals are essential for crafting high-quality items and talismans that offer significant gameplay benefits, such as improved weapon maintenance or increased experience gains
Below is a video highlighting the difference between a randomly encountered bear and the Legendary Bear
Legendary Animals Location and Hunting Tips
Legendary Alligator:
Location: South of Lagras, in the swamps west of Lakay.
Hunting Tips: Use a high-powered rifle or shotgun with slugs for this massive predator. Aim for the head from a safe distance.
Legendary Bharati Grizzly Bear:
Location: North of O’Creagh Run, Grizzlies East.
Hunting Tips: Use a Springfield or Bolt Action Rifle with Express rounds. Keep mobile and aim for the head or heart.
Legendary Beaver:
Location: Southeast of Elysian Pool, west of Van Horn Trading Post.
Hunting Tips: Use a Varmint Rifle for a clean kill. Approach quietly and aim carefully to avoid damaging the pelt.
Legendary Boar:
Location: Northwest of Bluewater Marsh, northern Bayou.
Hunting Tips: Use a rifle or Bow with Poison Arrows. Be cautious of their aggression, and aim for the head.
Legendary Buck:
Location: Black Bone Forest, northwest of Strawberry, West Elizabeth.
Hunting Tips: Use a rifle or Bow with Poison Arrows. Stay downwind and aim for the heart or lungs.
Legendary Cougar:
Location: West of Tumbleweed, Gaptooth Ridge, New Austin.
Hunting Tips: Use a high-powered rifle or Bow with Poison Arrows. Keep your distance and aim for the head to prevent it from charging.
Legendary Coyote:
Location: West of Dewberry Creek, northwest of Rhodes, Scarlett Meadows.
Hunting Tips: Use a Varmint Rifle or Small Game Arrows for a clean kill. Be patient and take your shot from a distance.
Legendary Elk:
Location: East of Bacchus Station, near Fort Wallace.
Hunting Tips: Use a rifle with Express rounds. Stay hidden, and aim for the vital organs.
Legendary Fox:
Location: East of Mattock Pond, north of Rhodes, Lemoyne.
Hunting Tips: Use a Varmint Rifle or Small Game Arrows. Approach carefully and take your shot from a distance.
Legendary Moose:
Location: Northeast of Brandywine Drop, Roanoke Ridge.
Hunting Tips: Use a high-powered rifle or Bow with Poison Arrows. Moose are large and resilient, so aim for the heart or lungs from a distance.
Legendary Panther:
Location: South of Bolger Glade, west of Shady Belle.
Hunting Tips: Use a high-powered rifle or Bow with Poison Arrows. Keep your distance and aim for the head to avoid being attacked.
Legendary Pronghorn:
Location: East of Fort Mercer, New Austin.
Hunting Tips: Use a rifle or Bow with Poison Arrows. Stay hidden and downwind, aiming for the heart or lungs.
Legendary Ram:
Location: North of the railroad near Cattail Pond, Dakota River.
Hunting Tips: Use a rifle with High-Velocity rounds. The ram often stays on higher ground, so be mindful of the terrain.
Legendary Tatanka Bison:
Location: Hennigan’s Stead, south of Stillwater Creek.
Hunting Tips: Use a high-powered rifle with Express rounds. Aim for the head or heart to take down this large animal.
Legendary White Bison:
Location: North shore of Lake Isabella, Grizzlies West, Ambarino.
Hunting Tips: A high-powered rifle is necessary to break through its thick hide. Aim for the head or lungs.
Legendary Wolf:
Location: Cotorra Springs, southwest of Wapiti Reservation.
Hunting Tips: Use a rifle or Bow with Poison Arrows. Wolves are aggressive, so keep your distance and aim for the head or vital organs.
Hope this guide helped you!
