Hunting in Valdheim: kill deer and wild boar

To get ahead in Valheim you have to hunt wild animals like deer and wild boar. In this way you not only secure meat and leather, but also important hunting trophies. We explain the necessary basics to you.

Around Eikthyr to defeat the first boss in Valheimyou have to first two deer trophies collect. However, the animals are very shy and difficult to grasp without the right preparation. The following steps will help you master the hunt.

Hunting wild boars in Valheim

The first and easiest step is to hunt wild boar. Unlike the deer wild boars are aggressive and attack youas soon as you get too close to them. However, with a little skill you can defeat them with your bare hands.

To be on the safe side and, above all, to be prepared for larger groups of wild boars, you should equip yourself accordingly. You can find the most important basics about the crafting system in our guide.

The following items will help you hunt:

• Club (6x wood)
• Wooden sign (10x wood, 4x resin, 4x leather scraps)
• Ragged shirt (5x leather scraps)
• Ragged pants (5x leather scraps)
• arc (10x wood, 8x leather scraps)
• Wooden arrow (8x wood per 20 pieces)

You get the leather scraps from the hunted wild boars. You are needed to the most important hunting utensils manufacture, above all the bow. This is your main weapon when hunting deer.

Hunt deer with the bow

As soon as you have collected enough leather scraps to make the bow, the hunt for the deer can begin. These animals are very shy and will flee when you approach them.

You can usually hear deer before you see them. You will quickly become the characteristic sound recognize what sounds like a dog bark. As soon as deer are around you have to sneak (CTRL key).

Sneaking uses stamina. As soon as your stamina is used up, your character gets up and is discovered by the deer. So take breaks when sneaking so that your Regenerate endurance can.

Another crucial factor is that Wind direction. You can recognize this by the Arrow on the minimap as well as the particle effects. Make sure that the wind doesn’t blow your scent to the deer, otherwise they can spot you early.

You don’t have to get very close to the deer with the bow, but some practice is required at this point. The ballistics of the arrows is particularly difficult at the beginning of the game. They lose height after a short time. Depending on the distance you have to Aim clearly over the deerto meet it. With a little practice you should get a feel for the right height and the correct distance.

Once you’ve killed the deer, don’t forget to loot your prey. Just run to the corpse to collect the leather scraps, the meat and any trophies so that the hunt was not in vain.