Hunting

Hunting requires a Wooden Spear, and can be one of the most costly ways to find Food. However if successful gives you more Raw Meat than any other method of finding food. A Wooden Spear only takes 15 minutes to Craft and just requires Hardwood.

Any location where the Track Symbol is displayed you can hunt by clicking on Food, then Look For Tracks.

Looking for tracks, is not always successful. After 3 attempts, the game will tell you there is nothing to hunt in this location, and you will have to wait until morning to hunt again.

There are Four types of tracks: Wolf, Deer, Boar and Bear

If you follow Wolf tracks the hunt will be unsuccessful and you will not see anything, however it will take several hours and cost you stamina, energy and hydration.

If you follow Deer tracks you will find the deer, however it will be too fast for you to catch and so the hunt will be unsuccessful as with Wolf tracks. It will also take several hours and cost you stamina, energy and hydration.

However if you are lucky enough to find Pig tracks, it will take you several hours to hunt down but you can catch a Wild Piglet! It will give you x5 Raw Meat when gutted.

Lastly are Bear tracks, if you want the achievement for being mauled by a bear go for it! Otherwise best to avoid this one...

In the newest versions, you are not guaranteed to find any animals on any given hunt. The deer can be killed with the hunting spear, but not the wooden spear. You can reportedly also kill a deer with the bow and arrow or dart.

Animals found on hunts vary in species, age, and health. It is possible to find an animal that is already dead, if you are lucky. Its also possible to find an old injured animal, which will allow an easier kill. However, you still need the correct tool to kill it, otherwise it gets away.