

This can be tricky if the bear is moving from side to side in your field of view. I found I had much better hit/shots fired ratio when I would aim, get the bear in the sights, then re-aim to make sure it lined up. I found that the rifle is most accurate in the first second of aiming, then drifts all over the place. I got to the top of the hill, saw Smokey through the trees, crouched, and lined up my shot. Pretty much every time I tried it, the bear was next at the spot just above the Trapper’s cabin on the map. Look at your map for the likely spots to find it. A Walk in the Woods Doesn’t Have to Be Rushed As you progress through the mission, look for the red blood splatter when you fire from a safe (hopefully) distance and immediately check your journal to make sure credit was given. If you got a shot in and the bear ran away, check your journal to make sure that you were given credit and it reads (1/6) bear encounters. Tip to remember throughout this story line: I think Jeremiah read too much early American history or something, but that is horrible advice. You do NOT have to follow Jeremiah’s advice and shoot when it is bearing (see what I did there?) down on you and you can see the whites of it’s eyes. You need to hit the bear 6 (six) times in order to kill it. This will certainly cause screaming and fleeing.

Have your flare gun ready and when you exit, fire at the bear. Second method) This method is much more likely to buy you some time, but you don’t get a hit right out of the gate, prolonging your hunting of ‘Ol Smokey. Sometimes he (or she, #feminism) came at me anyways and mauled me, sometimes it reared up on it’s hind legs and when I fired the rifle near point blank range, the bear ran away. The first method is more risky than the 2nd.įirst method) Have your rifle at the ready and soon as you exit Jeremiah’s shack, aim and shoot that Big angry Furball. This next part, I did try a couple different times, different ways, with varied results. Startling, for sure, but not an automatic mauling.įirst, make sure your rifle and your flare gun are both loaded. So when I started the mission, the bear is waiting outside for you, right off the bat. How I figured out how to hunt the bear without getting mauled.
