moose

[Pufuletul_19]

So I've decided  to   move from PV to CH and on my  way  back to  home  in  PV I found a moose. It was cold, I was tired and  I had no  rifle with  me, so I decided to go  home(farmhouse)  and rest until  I can hunt it down.  when I woken up I stayed   30 minutes to search for it but no luck, any tips?

[Adamo]

Just before I got stomped I was looking at trees which had a strange texture as if the lower two meters or so had been scraped off. That might be a moose cluue but overall it’s made me even more paranoid!

[Adamo]

And presumably the trees don’t regenerate so damaged bark isn’t a proper clue to current moose loocation 

[Serenity]

Unlike bears moose aren't permanently present in an area. They may only stay for a few days and then "go elsewhere". There seems to be a lot of variation though

[UpUpAway95]

Damaged trees indicate that a moose can spawn there.  They don't ever spawn where the trees are not damaged that way.  Moose will spawn and then may despawn and then may respawn in a day or two.  It's kind of like a game of hide and seek with them.

Also, I should note that different runs will spawn the damaged trees in different spots, so the moose areas in one run may not be moose areas in another.

Edited December 23, 2020 by UpUpAway95

[Adamo]

Thanks that’s good to know, after spawning near damaged trees do they go walkabout or stay near those trees? I’m creeping about in total paranoia now!

[Serenity]

All animals in the game have areas assigned to them that they roam. It's no different. They are more restricted than bears though

Edited December 25, 2020 by Serenity

[Valuable Hunting Knife]

I read somewhere (will link to source later if I remember it) that there is only ever one moose on Great Bear Island, that will randomly appear at one of the moose locations (as indicated by the bark rubs) each day.  So in theory, if it was possible to visit every possible moose spawn area in a day, you would find the moose.

I think the spawn point is random each day, so for example if you were waiting by Trapper's Cabin, you could potentially see the moose in two consecutive days, but then not for a week or more.  If this is how the mechanic works, then I'd imagine with each new region (and spawn point) that is added to the game, the chances of bumping into a moose at any given spot reduces somewhat.  I think this also means that once you kill a moose, no other moose will appear until it respawns, so harvesting all the guts/meat will hasten the arrival of the 'new' moose on the island.

[UpUpAway95]

1 hour ago, Hawk said:

For whatever it's worth.

https://thelongdark.fandom.com/wiki/Moose#Behaviour

https://thelongdark.fandom.com/wiki/Moose#Locations

Also, the above Locations link gives the locations in each region where a moose will spawn.

There's a good bit of useful information at the Wiki about the moose too.

It seems to me that I remember reading that moose respawn about every 2 weeks or so per location. I could be wrong on that. My rememberer isn't as good as it once was.

Despite what the wiki says about it taking two weeks to respawn, I think it's variable depending on the respawn rate set for that game world (ref:  custom settings).  The "hide & seek" factor I mentioned where they spawn, disappear, and the respawn shortly after is a bit of a glitch I think.  I've even watched it happen.  Went into the Hunting Lodge after spotting the moose out front of it, grabbed the rifle, came out and the moose was gone despite walking throughout the area (and he's not hard to find generally)... then while walking back towards the marshy area from the cave near the rabbit grove, I literally saw him appear before my eyes standing in the marshy area again.

[Adamo]

Great info thanks will check it out. Normally I try to avoid the wiki so I don’t know too much but that moose was a nasty piece of work!

[UpUpAway95]

58 minutes ago, Hawk said:

I didn't say I read that at the Wiki. I simply said I thought I remembered reading it. The Wiki doesn't say anything about how often they respawn specifically.

That said, I believe you're right in that the respawn rate is based on the difficulty level the player is playing in.

Sorry, I must have misread your post.  My old eyes having been seeing things too well recently.