Silent Stead

Silent Stead  is a location featured in Red Dead Redemption in the Gaptooth Ridge region of the New Austin territory, not far from Rathskeller Fork.

Background

 * In this building, in a chest at the foot of the bed, is located the first scrap of the Treasure Hunter Outfit.
 * A railway and a road both pass in front of the building. The main feature of Silent Stead is a small, run-down residence.
 * Bounties hide out here; Marston will be tasked with hunting them down and bringing them alive or killing them.

Hunting
In the Liars and Cheats DLC, Silent Stead is one of the four hunting locations available in the Free Roam Multiplayer mode. Here you can hunt for cougars, which will come at you in waves. After all waves have finished, the legendary animal Demi the Cougar will appear.

In single player, Silent Stead spawns some raccoons, armadillos, and skunks--as well as cougars, wolves. deer, and several kinds of birds. It is possible to go around the back of the house and climb up to the roof to be safe from attack while giving a good viewpoint, useful for completing a few of the hunting and sharpshooting challenges.


 * When facing the road, cougars spawn towards the right, by some of the boulders there. The wolves come from that direction, too. The cougars spawn in a relatively short amount of time, at two different points. When you see one, the other's not far behind. The wolves approach from the same direction.
 * Occasionly an owl will spawn on the roof in the backyard of the house.

Trivia

 * The name "Silent Stead" indicates its current status, as "stead" means "location" and silent means abandoned or empty.
 * Searching Silent Stead is one of the pre-requisites tasks needed to unlock the Treasure Hunter Outfit.
 * When entering Silent Stead, Marston might say "This place looks deserted", "What happened here" or "Where is everyone", much like he does at Tanner's Reach and Hamlin's Passing. Afterward, you will likely be attacked by a cougar, as they are common at Gaptooth Ridge.

Achievements/Trophies
The discovery of locations in Red Dead Redemption count towards the following Trophies/Achievements: