Wolf

Wolves are a species of canine pack animal, found throughout North America at the time of Red Dead Redemption. Wolves are predators and scavengers, and will usually hunt in groups. Wolves are known to chase down their prey, relying on speed, agility and their ability to cooperate and separate their prey from other animals of the species. The player can encounter wolves in the wilderness and hunt them. Wolves may also prey on the player, their mount, and other NPCs. Players need to stay alert, as they will often attack from behind. Listen for them howling in the background.

They hunt in large groups, so if a small pack has been taken down then either move on quickly or get ready to take on another group of them. Wolves unlike coyotes are not afraid of gun fire,however they may begin to run away if another wolf is killed. Or if they are shot

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Wolves are also found in abundance north of MacFarlane's Ranch.

Hunting Tips
Wolves are very fast, therefore kill by gun fire can be difficult without dead eye. A substitute is using the Hunting Knife,wolves have low health and can easily be killed with several slices, be wary however, of how easily a wolf can drain a players health. When a wolf latches onto a players arm, the player cannot fire until the beast is shaken off, and it only takes around 3 to 4 bites to kill a player. Usually when using the knife an entire pack attacking at once is not a problem, as wolves do not keep a constant speed with each other, so one will usually follow another, not them all attacking at once, a few quick stabs can easily kill off a wolf, and usually you can dispatch the wolf before another arrives.

Achievements
The player must kill a wolf to successfully complete the following achievement:

*Unnatural Selection: Kill one of every animal species in the game in any game mode.


 * Master Hunter: Rank 3: Kill 5 wolves with Melee knife