Another tip:

When trying to get a legendary fish, you'll know it is coming by the large V-shaped wave coming straight at the lure.

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its crazy, i got 220 hours in and never once got bite by a snake. watched this video, and just got bit by my first one lol

I hunt cougars in local pubs. Just sayin...

One thing that I recently discovered, was when Arthur picks plants, and the location is put on map.  Should you forget what plant came from where, simple match the map icon with the icon in your satchel.    For example, if you picked Oleander Sage, then needed it later on, when making poison weapons, but forgot where you got the Sage from, just look at the icon for it in the satchel, then match it with the icon location(s) on the map.  Works great for rare plants like Queen Orchid, Lady of the Night Orchid, etc.

Just keep selling wagons for $40 a peace instead of carrying hide to the other side of the map for $3

If you want to try a neat trick, when a bear is charging you, put away your weapon and stand, face the animal, completely still. It will stop a few feet from you, stomp it’s feet, and turn away.
I tried it to make sure it was true

I usually use a cover scent when I'm near a panther or cougar's area.  I'm not sure it works but it keeps me from peeing my britches at least.

I was killed by a cougar my 1st hour into chapter 2 trying to save some guy...

Once a cougar attacked me while I was standing on the edge of brandy wine drop and when I turned around to throw it off me I yeeted it off if the falls. It was satisfying.

Pretty sure the buck antler dosent make a 2 star animal a perfect pelt. For me at least it seemed more like if you didnt get a perfect kill on a 3star animal it made it stay a perfect pelt instead of a good one

"You will find grizzlys 100% of the time..." until you get to the master challenge and then you cant find any lol

Cougars can also be found at TGI Fridays.

I love charging straight toward bears and having my own personal Revenant encounter.

Thanks to the grizzly bear being a fish predator, salmon and trout have evolved the ability to see shadows moving on the surface of the water and take evasive action instinctively. If you observe a grizzly bear catching fish out of a stream with its paws, you'll notice he will try to orient himself facing the sun so his shadow falls behind him to avoid scaring away the fish in front of them. As far as I can tell, the fish in Red Dead Redemption II are oblivious to shadows.

Hunting is my favorite thing ever because the bear u hunt with Hosea actually has an awesome hat

When hunting cougars sneak very slowly along the game's borderline around owanjila/big mountain around lunchtime. They sleep just along the treeline, Call and shoot before they react

I found about 3 cougars at once in the Great Plains near Blackwater. They're pretty common around there

I find it easy to find Cougars, predators when there are carcasses left around the area, found 2 cougars eating on the carcasses i left in the area they spawn, hope this helps

Although the buck trinket is a must go to, I think for people who are having trouble with perfect pelts is they are not paying attention to the Animal Info . its telling you exactly what weapon you should use. For example: A [blank] animal is best hunted with a repeater, that means use a repeater weapon and "regular" rounds, NOT express etc...unless it specify different ammo. if you are to use a bow with improved arrows, dont use a bow and small game arrows or regular.