There are so many different animals that you can hunt down in Red Dead Redemption 2 like iguanas and cougars. However, one other animal that you can encounter and hunt down in the game is the Red Dead Redemption 2 elk. This gentle creature can be found around forests and the like. If you’re looking to nab that 100 percent completion, you’ll need to hunt it down.
In this guide, we are going to go over the best Red Dead Redemption 2 elk locations that we have found in the game thus far. It’s not super hard to find one but the game doesn’t really give you any hints either. This can leave you wondering where exactly you need to go in order to find one of these creatures. Here are the best locations.
Where to Find Red Dead Redemption 2 Elk
There are actually quite a lot of spots where you can find elk in Red Dead Redemption 2. This is the same for the multiplayer mode Red Dead Online. For the most part, elk are located in mountainous areas, especially in forests and so on. But we do have one location that we think is the absolute best one for easily finding one of these animals.
That Red Dead Redemption 2 elk spot is in the state of New Hanover. If you’re still early on in the game, this is also an awesome place for finding one since you don’t have to go very far. Its exact location is right at Cattail Pond. There are lots of elk that are frequently hanging around the pond.
If you can’t find Cattail Pond, it is found just to the west of the town of Valentine past the railroad tracks and just northeast of Wallace Station, also past the tracks. We recommend using improved arrows for killing it or a sniper rifle.