Boar

Boars are animals found in Red Dead Redemption. They are large wild pig-like animals that can be hunted by John Marston for their tusks, meat, and skin, which are in turn sold for money to merchants. They can be potentially dangerous as they will attack the player and possibly kill him.

Five Boar Tusks are required for Hunter Challenge rank 4.

Location
Boars can be found in the plains of eastern New Austin, just north of the MacFarlane Ranch, in the area of Stillwater Creek, south of Thieves' Landing, and in abundance in South eastern West Elizabeth. Primarily, follow the road south of Blackwater, continue along that road until finding a group of trees on the left side. Turn right, off the road and look around that area at around 7:30-8:00PM and the place should be flooded with Boars. Be careful as there maybe a Cougar or two around that area.

Beware of cougars and wolves, they can smell the fresh kills and come in packs. On rare occasions a single boar can be found in Mexico being hunted by an NPC.

Tips and Tricks
In Stillwater Creek, placing bait down at around 9PM will cause several boar to appear around the bait. Hiding in a nearby bush will make players practically invisible to them, allowing to sneak up on an unsuspecting one and kill it. Use silent weapons such as a throwing knife, as a gunshot could spook the rest of the boars or attract a nearby cougar.

Boars can be found at around 6:30am north of MacFarlane Ranch, or southwest of Thieves Landing. It's best to try to look for them early in the day.

Boars will charge head on, requiring multiple attacks to kill a player with full health. Unlike wolves, coyotes, cougars, and bears, they won't run away or keep some distance when attacking. Putting down bait will sometimes attract multiple boars to the players location, but be wary of Cougars and consider using the Sawed-off Shotgun for self defense as well as hunting Boar - in some instances up to five Cougars may attack successively. Though a Shotgun or a rifle can get the job done with 1-2 head-shots.

Using vehicles such as a 1 or 2 horse wagons while hunting boars will prevent them from charging and cause them to run away like passive animals.

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

Trivia

 * Its unclear if its a glitch or purposely coded, but on one occasion a guy on horseback was spotted chasing and shooting at a boar near El Matadero in Nuevo Paraiso although no boars are seen in Nuevo Paraiso.

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