Wildlife

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Animals can be found across Chernarus and Livonia. After an animal is killed, it can be skinned by a player. Skinning drops meat and other resources which are used for crafting.

When a passive animal is wounded, it may start to bleed. However, there is no animation to indicate that the animal is bleeding. Predatory animals do not bleed.

Items dropped from skinning[ | ]

Resource	Notes
Pelt	Crafted into Tanned Leather.
Meat	Can be eaten raw or cooked.
Guts	Crafted into Rope.
Fat	Can be cooked alone, used to cook other meats, or crafted into a Torch.
Bones	Used to craft Improvised Spears, Bone Fishing Hooks, or Bone Knives.

Domesticated Animals[ | ]

Animal	Drop(s)	Location
Cow Bull	15-20 x Cow Steak 1 x Cow Pelt 3-5 x Guts 2-3 x Fat 3-4 x Bones	Fields Near Ponds Inside or outside Cow Sheds.
Goat, female doe Goat, male buck	5-10 x Goat Steak 1 x Goat Pelt 1 x Guts 0-6 x Fat 1 x Bones	Fields Farms Villages
Hen Rooster	1-2 x Chicken Steak 5-10 x Chicken Feather 0 x Small Guts 1-2 x Bones	Fields Towns Villages
Pig	7-14 x Pig Steak 1 x Pig Pelt 1-2 x Guts 1 x Fat 2 x Bones	Fields Villages
Ewe Ram	7-13 x Sheep Steak 1 x Sheep Pelt 0-1 x Guts 0-8 x Fat 2-4 x Bones	Fields

Wild Animals[ | ]

Animal	Drop(s)	Location
Wild Boar	7-13 x Boar Steak 1 x Wild Boar Pelt 0-2 x Guts 1 x Fat 1-2 x Bones	Forests
Doe Roebuck	3-10 x Venison Steak 1 x Deer Pelt 0-1 x Guts 0-1 x Fat 1 x Bones	Forests Fields
Hind Stag	13-17 x Venison Steak 1 x Deer Pelt 2-3 x Guts 2-3 x Fat 2-3 x Bones	Forests Fields
Mouflon	7-13 x Mouflon Steak 1 x Mouflon Pelt 0-1 x Guts 0-8 x Fat 2 x Bones	Fields Forests
Hare	2-4 x Hare Leg 0-1 x Fat 1 x Hare Pelt 10 x Bones	Fields Using the snare trap.
Fox	4 x Fox Steak 0-1 x Fat 1 x Fox Pelt Bones	Fields
Reindeer	12-17 x Reindeer Steak 1-3 x Fat 1 x Reindeer Pelt 1-3 x Guts Bones	Only available on Sakhal Forests Fields

Predatory Animals[ | ]

Animal	Drop(s)	Location
Bear	10-15 x Bear Steak 2 x Bear Pelt 4-6 x Guts 2-3 x Fat 3-5 x Bones	Forests Meat is tainted and will give you Salmonellosis even if cooked
Wolf	5-10 x Wolf Steak 1 x Wolf Pelt 1-2 x Guts 1 x Fat 1 x Bones	Forests Meat is tainted and will give you Salmonellosis even if cooked

Fish[ | ]

Animal	Drop(s)	Location	Notes
Carp	2x Carp Fillet	Fresh Water (Ponds & Lakes)	Caught with a Fishing Rod or Improvised Fishing Rod. Can be eaten directly or cut into 2x Carp Fillet.
Sardines	N/A	Salt Water (Coast)	Caught using a Small Fish Trap or Fish Net Trap. It cannot be skinned into fillets. Instead, the unprocessed item can be cooked.
Bitterlings	N/A	Fresh Water (Ponds & Lakes)	Caught using a Small Fish Trap or Fish Net Trap. It cannot be skinned into fillets. Instead, the unprocessed item can be cooked.
Mackerel	2x Mackerel Fillet	Salt Water (Coast)	Caught using a Fishing Rod or a Fish Net Trap. It can be eaten raw or skinned into Mackerel Fillets and cooked.
Pollock	2x Pollock Fillet	Salt Water (Sakhal)	Caught using a Fishing Rod or a Fish Net Trap. It can be eaten raw or skinned into Pollock Fillets and cooked.
Steelhead Trout	2x Steelhead Trout Fillet Red Caviar	Salt Water (Sakhal)	Caught using a Fishing Rod or a Fish Net Trap. It can be eaten raw or skinned into Steelhead Trout Fillets and cooked.
Shrimp	N/A	Salt Water (Sakhal)	Caught using a Small Fish Trap or Fish Net Trap. It cannot be skinned into fillets. Instead, the unprocessed item can be cooked.