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An important part of Horizon: Forbidden West is upgrading your gear, weapons and, of course, pouches for you to hold various items in. Be it more arrows, bombs or potions, it’s something that shouldn’t go ignored throughout your playthrough. One of the limiting factors, though, is that you will need to hunt animals in the wild and, hopefully, they will drop what you need to upgrade. Different animals will live in different climates; for example, jays are located more east, while Pelicans can be found on the coasts. We’ve comprised a list and a map for players to better find the animals they’re looking for.
Big Horn Goat
Essentially a mountain goat, these animals generally live on the mountains, or in the barren sands far south of Plainsong.
By far the most plentiful creature here, as soon as you see a Peccary getting over the first mountain, you won’t stop seeing them. They’re all the way from past the first mountain until San Francisco.
Prairie Dog
One of the more rare creatures, as they’re small and are in only one area in the game, Prairie Dogs, can only be found around the Scalding Spear zone and west of The Maw.
A similar situation to Raccoons, Rabbits can only be found in the first zone in the game along with being North of Plainsong.
Surprisingly less common in the future, it would seem, you can find Raccoons in the first area of the game, with the only other spot you can find them being north of Plainsong.
After getting past a very cinematic scenario in the main story, you’ll gain access to the second area of the campaign. This is generally where Red Foxes hang out, even on the mountain a little further down the way.
Found in more luscious environments, squirrels can be found in the original zone and north of Plainsong.
Keep with the trend, Wild Boards are most plentiful in the original area in the game.
Horned Lizard
Similar to Vulture, you’ll only find Horned Lizards from Scalding Spear south into the desert.
Crustaceans
Used in various pouch upgrades, crabs can be found on the shores of any location. Where there’s sand there’s crabs.
Keeping up with the trend, lobsters will also be found on the coastlines alongside San Fran.
In the deep forest and swamp area in the south, you’ll be able to find ducks hanging about.
Geese are pretty easy to miss as they can only be found north of Scalding Spear.
One of the more rare animals on this list, you can find jays hanging out in the starting area of the game.
Owls are easy to miss, but they’re plentiful in the more mountainous terrain. There are even some on the outskirts of the second mountain north of Thornmarch.
As soon as you hit the shores of the West Coast, you’ll find flocks of pelicans at your disposal.
Similar to the pelican, these birds can be found on the shores of any location, although mostly in San Francisco.
As you may suspect, you should be able to find Vultures in the desert area and around the city of Scalding Spear area.
Similar to Moonfish, as soon as you hit the coast, you’ll be able to catch as many bass as possible.Carp
In the lake south of the Cinnabar Sands you will find a ton of carp swimming about in the freshwater.
Easily the most plentiful, as once you get to the coast, you’ll be able to find them everywhere.
Probably the hardest to track down in a meaningful pack, Salmon can be found in a cold climate, namely northwest on the map. On our map, we’ve directly put the Salmon icons over the best farming spots (namely the riverbed and a small pond).
