In this Red Dead Redemption 2 Hunting Requests Guide, we will show you each request and where you can find them, as well as the animals it requires you to hunt down. In addition, we will also show you how to get the perfect carcasses that you will need to complete the hunting requests.
The hunting requests are available when you reach Chapter 2, however, it is best to have enabled the critical hit spots skill which is only available from Chapter 6. To achieve a perfect carcass, you will need critical spots highlighted, so you can kill the animal with a single shot as a requirement.
Hunting requests are all found on posters in train stations. Hunting requests will ask you to kill specific animals that have a 3-star quality and to kill with a specific weapon. The carcasses must be in perfect condition, which means you must kill them with one clean shot to the head or the heart.
The 3-star quality animals spawn randomly in areas where they are likely to be found, this may take some time finding the right animal and you will have to use a lot of bait in order to find the right animal.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Hunting Requests Guide
Below we will first show you how you can the perfect carcasses of animals, and what are the hunting requests animals. The list of animals will also show you where they are likely located on the map, as well as what specified weapon you should kill the animal with.
Perfect Carcasses
In order to get the perfect carcass out of your hunt, you must make sure you follow the checklist we have listed for you below. Make sure you are aware of thee steps before you start shooting blindly with any weapon, and potentially ruining the animal carcass.
You must first get a lot of bait since all the animals in the hunting requests are herbivores; you must fill in your inventory with a lot of bait since you will be using a lot of it trying to locate a 3-star quality animal.
The weapons that most hunting requests are to be used for are Varmint Rifle, Repeater Rifle, and Small Game Arrows. Varmint Rifle is used for almost all the animals that are to be hunted, so it’s best you either buy one or equip it during hunting.
Use the bait in a way that you can use your binoculars to identify if it is a 3-star quality animal. This may take quite a long time, and placing in a lot of bait will be required.
The animal must be killed with 1 hit, either to the head or the heart. You can highlight its critical spot by using your Dead Eye and kill the animal. If you fail, the carcass will not be a perfect carcass.
After you kill the animal, you can see if it is still in 3-star qualities. If it is in perfect condition, you will receive a checkmark on the hunting request. You must also bring the animal back to the post office as soon as possible so that it doesn’t decay and lost its quality. Once at the post office, mail it to Ms. Hobbs.
Hunting Requests
Below we have listed all the animals that are asked in each of the hunting requests. We have also noted below what weapon you must use to hunt.
Hunting Request # 1
This hunting request can be found in the Valentine Post Office. In this hunting Request you are required to hunt the following animals:
- 3 Star Squirrel Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow - 3 Star Adult Rabbit Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle
Hunting Request # 2
This hunting request can be found in Strawberry Post Office. In this hunting request you are required to hunt the following animals:
- 3 Star Cardinal Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow - 3 Star Rat Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow - 3 Star Woodpecker Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow
Hunting Request # 3
This hunting request can be found in the Rhodes Post Office. In this hunting request you are required to hunt the following animals:
- 3 Star Chipmunk Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow - 3 Star Opossum Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle - 3 Star Oriole Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow - 3 Star Robin Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow
Hunting Request # 4
This hunting request can be found in Saint-Denis Post Office. In this hunting request you are required to hunt the following animals:
- 3 Star Songbird Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow - 3 Star Sparrow Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow - 3 Star Toad Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow - 3 Star Skunk Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle - 3 Star Bullfrog Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow
Hunting Request # 5
This hunting request can be found in Van Horn Trading Outpost Post Office. In this hunting request you are required to hunt the following animals:
- 3 Star Cedar Waxwing Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow - 3 Star Bat Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow - 3 Star Blue Jay Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow - 3 Star Crow Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Varmint Rifle OR Small Game Arrow - 3 Star Beaver Carcass in Perfect Condition
Weapon: Repeater Rifle Or Standard Arrow
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This concludes our Red Dead Redemption 2 Hunting Requests Guide. Feel free to comment below.
