John Marston and Son

 is a mission in Red Dead Redemption.

Story
John meets Jack reading an adventure book under a tree and John takes Jack out to teach him how to track, kill and skin wild animals, in this case, elk.

Mission Prerequisites
Before this mission becomes available, the player must complete:
 * Abigail Marston mission: "The Outlaw's Return"

Mission Objectives
To complete this mission, the player must:
 * Follow Rufus.
 * Kill and skin an elk.
 * Follow Rufus again to find another elk.
 * Allow Jack to shoot and skin an elk.
 * Ride to Manzanita Post and sell the elk products.

Mission Details
Mount your horse and follow your dog, Rufus, into the Tall Trees area. The dog will eventually find you an elk. Shoot it, preferably in the head, and ride over to it. Skin it and get back on your horse. Now it's Jack's turn to kill an elk.

Watch him kill the elk, or help him, and then watch him skin it. After watching him do it, you're going to head over to Manzanita Post to sell the meat. Once you arrive in Manzanita, dismount your horse and head into the store to sell your meat and skin. Return to your horse and ride back home with Jack and Rufus.

Mission Failure
The mission will fail if the player:
 * Assaults or kills Abigail, Jack, Rufus or Uncle.
 * Abandons Jack.
 * Kills his own or Jack's horse.
 * Abandons his horse.
 * Loses sight of Rufus.
 * Intimidates or holds-up the shopkeeper at Manzanita Post.
 * Breaks the law.
 * Kills a dog.
 * Commits vandalism.
 * Assaults or kills townsfolk.
 * Dies.

New Game Elements Introduced

 * Hunting

Trivia

 * The book Jack is reading can be seen as a reference to both Red Dead Revolver and the Stranger side-mission &quot;Remember My Family&quot;, as Jack says it's "a story about a brave man who seeks revenge for his father's death".
 * Although it appears that Jack did not not finish skinning the downed elk, the corpse afterwards is the same as the elk John skins.

Bugs

 * If you have a lot of skinned animal parts and you sell them all here, the "yellow dot" will stay on your mini map and you will have more parts in your inventory. Do this twice and it should be empty (Xbox 360 confirmed).

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