MacFarlane's Ranch

MacFarlane's Ranch is a cattle ranch located in the Hennigan's Stead region of the New Austin territory and is home to Bonnie MacFarlane, and Drew MacFarlane. The ranch plays a supporting role in the narrative of Red Dead Redemption, specifically the first chapter. In addition, the player can find work here such as cattle herding. On the Ranch, there is a small Sheriff's office and a General Store.

Macfarlane's Ranch is one of the first places that the player will visit in Red Dead Redemption. Here, Marston will awaken after an initial confrontation with Bill Williamson, who shoots Marston in the chest and leaves him for dead. After recovering, Marston will follow a few tutorial missions introducing the player to the gameplay mechanics.

The Macfarlane's barn was set on fire as retaliation by Bill Williamson, after Williamson discovers that is where John Marston has been hiding. John Marston then helps the MacFarlanes get their horses out of the barn before it completely burns down.

Amenities

 * General Store: Shop Keeper present during day items include: Survivalist Map, Hennigan's Stead, Snake Oil, Revolver Ammo, Pistol Ammo, Repeater Ammo, Rifle Ammo, Shotgun Ammo, Sniper Rifle Ammo, Infested Ardennais, Jaded Tersk, Lusitano Nag, Ardennais, Cleveland Bay, Dutch Warmblood, Highland Chestnut, Lusitano, Painted Quarter Horse, Painted Standardbred, Quarter Horse, Standardbred Pinto, Tersk, Tobiano Pinto, Turkmen, Welsh Mountain, American Standardbred, Hungarian Half-Bred, Kentucky Saddler


 * Doctor's Office: Items include: Medicine, Snake Oil, Chewing Tobacco, Apple, Horse Pills
 * Stagecoach
 * Bounty: Pay off a bounty on your head.

Activities

 * Horseshoes (Playing and winning at this game in McFarelane's ranch is a scrap for the Bollard gang outfit)
 * Poker

Native Plants

 * Wild Feverfew

Safehouse
Located within the MacFarlane's Ranch is a confirmed safehouse, accessible to the player early in the gameplay narrative. It is located near where the horses are kept.

Jobs

 * Nightwatch
 * Wanted Poster

Known glitches

 * The flag at the station sometimes act's quite strange; stretching to extreme lengths.
 * Skydive Glitch - Take cover next to the wood piles at the station. While in cover, look at the wall, then keep pressing the cover button and you should fly up.

Animals commonly found there

 * Coyote
 * Crow
 * Cow
 * Rabbit