In many ways, Red Dead Online functions in a near-identical manner as Red Dead Redemption 2’s standard story mode. Sure, there are other online players to contend with, but you can still hunt, fish, embark on missions, and more. However, the process of using and selling animal pelts has a few noticeable differences. In this guide, we explain what those differences are and how you can fully benefit from your hunting/skinning efforts.
How to sell animal pelts in Red Dead Online
During your Red Dead Online adventures, you may have noticed that certain RDR2 merchants and services are no longer present. For example, Red Dead Online players can’t stay at hotels, take baths, or play mini-games like dominoes or five-finger fillet. There are also no Trappers in Red Dead Online, which is odd since players can still hunt and skin animals. So what do you do with the pelts and other materials taken from slain animals?
In Red Dead Redemption 2 proper, you could just sell those pelts and materials to a Trapper. Certain RDR2 merchants could also use pelts and animal parts to craft items like talismans, clothing, and satchel upgrades. Sadly, no such systems exist in Red Dead Online. There’s no crafting system and thus no real need for Trappers.
Red Dead Online players can still sell the pelts and other animal parts they scavenge to make a little extra money. Doing so requires that you visit one of the game’s butchers which are often found in major cities and settlements. Butchers will buy either pelts and parts or whole dead animals. As is the case in RDR2’s story mode, higher-quality materials yield better prices when sold.
For more Red Dead Online guide content, be sure to read up on the mode’s unique parlay/feud system. We’ve also got a guide explaining how the online component ties into Red Dead Redemption 2’s story campaign.