Hunting

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Connor hunting an elk.

Hunting is the practice of tracking and killing wildlife for various purposes, such as the collection of meat or skins.

The Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton hunted animals similarly to assassination targets, tracking and trapping several kinds that he encountered across the Frontier.

Though animals could be hunted in a variety of ways, the quality of the kill affected the price one could fetch for the skin. For an animal killed with a single strike from a bow or blade, the skin had a higher economic value, since bullets from a firearm or the rope dart would damage the pelt.

Hunting was both a lifestyle and a sport in the Frontier, so much so that the Hunting Society was one of the many factions during the American Revolutionary War. The club would invite skilled hunters such as Ratonhnhaké:ton to join their ranks, and would commonly request them to hunt rare animals.

Hunting will return in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. The game will include traditional hunting as well as the new addition of harpooning whales. 

Huntable animals

Predators

• Bear
• Cougar
• Wolf
• Bobcat
• Fox

Prey

• Beaver
• Deer
• Elk
• Hare
• Raccoon

Hunting grounds

Black Creek

• Beaver
• Bobcat
• Elk
• Hare
• rabbit
• Racoon

Concord

• Beaver
• Deer
• Hare
• Raccoon

Davenport Homestead

• Beaver
• Elk
• Deer
• Fox
• Hare
• Raccoon
• Wolf

Diamond Basin

• Beaver
• Cougar
• Deer
• Wolf

Great Piece Hills

• Bobcat
• Elk
• Hare
• Wolf

John's Town

• Bear
• Elk
• Fox
• Hare

Kanièn:keh

• Cougar
• Deer
• Fox
• Hare

Lexington

• Deer
• Fox
• Hare
• Raccoon

Monmouth

• Elk
• Fox
• Hare
• Raccoon

Packanack

• Bear
• Beaver
• Bobcat
• Hare

Scotch Plains

• Cougar
• Deer
• Hare
• Raccoon

Troy's Wood

• Deer
• Elk
• Hare
• Wolf

Valley Forge

• Beaver
• Elk
• Hare
• Raccoon

Trivia

• If a predator killed another animal, that animal could not be skinned, however if another character killed an animal, it could be skinned, though the spoils would be damaged.
• When Ratonhnhaké:ton skinned an animal, he knelt next to the carcass and said Niá:wen, which translates into  "Thank you" in Kanien'kehá:ka language, as a way of showing respect to nature for spoils of the hunt.

Gallery

• 
  Concept art of Connor stalking an elk.
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  Connor placing an arrow on his bow to fire at a deer.
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  Some of the common animal types that could be found throughout the Frontier.
• Connor preparing to skin a fallen buck.
  Connor preparing to skin a fallen buck.
• 
  Connor stalking a deer through a snowy expanse.
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  Connor chasing a deer.
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  Wolves, the natural competitors when hunting prey.
• A Black Bear, another competitor and challenging prey.
  A Black Bear, another competitor and challenging prey.
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  A whale breaching the water's surface as Edward Kenway looks on from aboard the Jackdaw.

Reference

• Assassin's Creed III