How To Find Badgers In Red Dead Redemption 2

Badgers can be one of the hardest animals to find in , regardless of if you are playing through the story or online. Despite being one of the smaller creatures you can find across 's vast map, they are incredibly rare, with players known to spend hours trying to find one. They are also notoriously hard to hunt if you are going for a perfect rating.

If you are looking to tick off every animal in or trying to get the perfect Badger Pelts that are valuable, you will need to find a Badger. If you can get the Perfect Badger Pelt, it can be used to craft various useful items, such as the Legend of the East Satchel. This guide will provide the best locations and tips to help find Badgers.

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While there are numerous known locations where players have found Badgers in, two have been particularly successful for players. One of the best locations for Badgers is in the Heartlands, South of Valentine,around the Oil Derrick, which is marked on the map. Badgers prints appear in this area, but they spawn frequently. The area is mostly open, which makes it much easier to see the small creatures, especially at night.

The second location is South of Rhodes,East of the Braithwaite's Manor. While this area is more covered, it is a large area in which they are known to spawn. The whole region to the South of Rhodes has proved a common hunting ground, so if you are roaming this area you may find Badgers while completing other activities.

Badgers are hard to find and just as hard to secure their perfect pelt. If you struggle to find one, you should set up camp and sleep until night. While not confirmed as night-only creatures, they appear more frequently at this time and are easier to track.

For the three-star Pelt, use a Varmint Rifle to get a perfect kill.

The Varmint Rifle is only useful for hunting in but can be used to kill small animals without damaging their Pelt.