Respawns

[Leeanda]

Have you ever walked into an area and not heard or seen any animal at all! The last three places I have gone to have been strangely devoid of wildlife for the first day or two!is it possible I interrupted the biggest hidden rave of the apocalypse??or are darker forces at work here?

[Serenity]

Could be coincidence. Especially wolves aren't always around.

[Glflegolas]

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Wolves exhibit multi-modal behavior based on whether/not they have detected an entity, the entity's type and distance, and their current stance.

A fixed number of wolves are present per region (living and dead), generated at wolf spawn points which they wander close to. Each spawn point can only house one wolf at a given time, though others may spawn at neighboring points. As in-game time progresses wolves may move between points. The number of active wolf spawn points, and the availability of some increases based on the difficulty setting.

As per the wiki page on Wolves. Also, keep in mind that all wildlife despawns during blizzards.

[hozz1235]

Aren't you the one who also gets multiple face shots on moose and they don't die?  You may consider uninstalling/installing or otherwise look for corrupt game files.

[Leeanda]

Game has just been reinstalled due to another console breaking down! After taking 8 shots to kill a moose this morning I realised my eyesight is not what it used to be!even though two were head shots!!