Blizzard Walker

Straffin, thanks for pursuing this glitch. Hopefully I will get my uncured Maple back at PV T Crossing community center.

What I like is the non linear gameplay and lack of specific quests. Any given day I decide what my goals are and how I will achieve them.

I have seen the Moose spawn multiple times at the pond along the road between Milton and the Spruce Falls Bridge. I stopped hunting it after I had my moose hide satchel, extra hide and moose jacket. In my Voyager run experience it despawns after 2-3 days and a month can easily go by before I see it spawn again.

I am over 700 days on my Voyager run taking my time exploring and consolidating. So far have not explored Bleak Inlet, Desolation Point, TWM, Broken Railroad or Hushed River Valley. My clothes get me 32 C above the ambient; getting to TWM for premium clothes is not a concern. So far my favorite location is the Coastal Highway's Fishing Village. I can quickly return to ML via Ravine or move on to PV or DP when I choose. Fishing is close and easy. Sufficient wood is at hand. Ambushing the wolf from the dock is fairly easy. Killing the bear from safety from the cliff across the roadway could not be simpler. The dead bear ends up just a short distance from the fishing cabins. That said the Farmhouse at Pleasant Valley is a close second. As I explore the other 48% of Big Bear Island its likely I will change my mind.

At the Coastal Highway fishing camp I cross the road and walk to the top of the rocky promontory overlooking the fishing camp and road. Shimmy down two ledges, stand up to get the bear to walk toward you along the road and finally crouch to take your bow shot. I have one shot bears twice at that location. Two other times the arrow did not kill instantly; the bear charged to the base of the rocky cliff and wailed until it died. Shimmy down from the ledge to the roadway and harvest away. Now I look for similar ledges on cliff faces that you cannot walk to but can shimmy down to.

My first trip to the PV Barn loft was yesterday. Like others, I found nothing in the loft. Knowing that others had the same experience gets me past the worry I missed something important - especially after I found another revolver at ground level.

I see the bear most often near dusk walking down the road to the CH Fishing camp. Usually there is enough lead time to set up an ambush from the promontory ledge across the road from the 3 cabins. After stripping most, but not all, of the bear I usually can depend on 15-17 bear free days before it re-spawns.