Animals are found in fields and forests. Some animals are easily killed with a single bullet. A killed animal can be gutted with a Hunting Knife, providing Raw Meat. Raw meat can then be turned into Cooked Meat using a Fireplace.
Dead animal bodies despawn automatically after 2 minutes.
Animals that can be found are:
| Animal type | Quanity of meat | Total blood points (raw) | Total blood points (cooked) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mod:Rabbit | 2 meat | 200 blood | 1000 blood |
| Chicken | 2 meat | 200 blood | 1000 blood |
| Goat | 4 meat | 100 blood | 400 blood |
| Boar | 4 meat | 150 blood | 400 blood |
| Sheep | 4 meat | 100 blood | 400 blood |
| Cow | 6 meat | 100 blood | 600 blood |
Eating raw meat significantly lowers the amount of blood regenerated and run the risk of contracting an infection.
Dogs[ | ]
Dogs were added in the briefly in DayZ 1.7.3, however they have since been removed in the latest version (1.7.4.4) to be reworked. They were never re-added.
A code review[1] performed by Redditor sqseven indicates the following will be possible:
- Dogs were be controlled by the player by whistling. Slow down, wait, call back, etc. were all be controlled by different whistles.
- Players had have to feed them raw steaks and water.
- Dogs appear to be able to track and warn their owners by barking or growling.
- More info and videos.