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Natural instincts

Natural instincts

Gutted a deer.

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How to unlock the Natural instincts achievement in DayZ - Definitive Guide

There's some luck involved here. Generally speaking you'll find deer roaming the forests of Chernarus. They make a loud mating call-type noise which is very distinct. You have to follow the sound and eventually you'll find a group of them (usually) dont get too close and shoot one to kill it from range. Use a knife or blade weapon of choice on the body and you will have gutted the deer. Simple.

NOTE:
This should be paired with the achievement for cooking a steak on a stick. Since after you gut the deer, you'll have a lot of raw steaks.
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30 Mar 2019 07:11

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Same here. Geared up and my sole intention was to locate a deer. Three hours went by and not one sighting. This achievement is by luck and luck alone.
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By S3nua on 11 May 2020 09:42
Found my first female deer today (the one without horns) , just by pure luck after waiting for sunrise and suffering two storms on a military tend. Killed it with one shot with the rifle Blaze.

Used a knife on it to get the meat but the achievement didn't pop at all. Anybody else on this situation? 😞

Edit: Just got it today. After a long way searching everywhere just came back to the same zone of the first one and instantly hear the noise of the deer. It was a group of three. Just focus on the male deer with horns. Ignore the females. Be careful about the recommended spots to bring it down fast. Had to shoot twice with the Mosin. 😥

If you don't find a knife, you can craft one with two small stones, usually found on those typical mountain paths along the forest, with colored symbols.
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By HuNTeRSPA on 11 May 2020 15:11
Just to add to this: You can also find plenty of Roebuck/Doe (deer without large antlers) around the map and they make a sort of bark noise (almost like a small dog). These are more common and are usually in small groups. The large Stag has huge antlers and has a much more distinctive call (almost like a large zombie) but is less common. These will all net you the achievement if you manage to take one down. It is recommended that you aim your shot behind the shoulders. If you get the shot right, you should take one down in a single shot with most ranged rifles.
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By TuKraZe on 26 May 2020 06:14
Not seen 1 in thw game. Is therev a certain part of the map that i should be looking?
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By Reabo on 28 Feb 2021 13:45
, i have look the map for deer spawn , its been 7 days and i have still not found , see or hear any deer. Do you have tips for it ?
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By negiis on 15 Jun 2022 19:02
How to do that?! I Never found a deer or something to eat or good clothes😳Always Dying, cause of nothing to eat or Drink. Any Tipps for Beginners?!
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By Rkranl on 07 Aug 2022 04:02
There are a map with many help for us, I am ussing that: https://dayz.ginfo.gg/ just you have to know the name of the city and search on the map
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By MaltiGC on 11 Aug 2022 17:49
Nearly 35 hours into this game and so far I've seen 3 deer.

First deer I'd been looking for close to an hour (after kitting up and getting guns and gear ) it was dark and raining and I finally heard the call/noise of a deer in the distance. By this pointy food had ran out and I was at a slow walk due to low health from starvation. In the woods in pitch black a deer stood up in front of me and I took a shot but it ran off and I slowly died.

2nd deer, I had again been looking for some time, walking along the tracks and listening for the call, found the deer (this time in the daytime) and aimed down my gun ironsights. Shot the deer, blood came out but it ran off never to be seen again.

3rd deer, me and a buddy out exploring, I had a shotgun and ammo with a crowbar and a pickaxe, heard the call of the deer and went to investigate. Ended up stalking it into a field and crept up nice and close, took the shot and got the kill! Unfortunately neither of us had a knife or sharp tool so I couldn't gut it.

Tried again last night walking for 4 hours though the forests not even hearing the call of a deer once. Walked so long that I wore out my shoes and bled to death due to cuts on my feet.

This achievement sucks!
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By Runroy on 11 May 2020 02:05
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Search for vanilla or vanila server in community section , in this server u will find loot easily. You need a sniper rifle because it will kill in one shot to the head and you can find sniper rifle on the deer stand or houses near to deer stand. Use iZurvive app ,will help u most. I killed a deer on bottom left side of the map.

If u could not find a deer try to search it on left side of the map as these deer do not stay at same place ,when someone fire a shot they just ran away from there actual position.

A request if you dislike this pls give your views. As i tried to complete this game as early as possible ,have spent 30hr+ on this game to get the achievements only so i dont know about the whole map just shared my experience how i got it.
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14 May 2020 10:43

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Just to add to this: You can also find plenty of Roebuck/Doe (deer without large antlers) around the map and they make a sort of bark noise (almost like a small dog). These are more common and are usually in small groups. The large Stag has huge antlers and has a much more distinctive call (almost like a large zombie) but is less common. These will all net you the achievement if you manage to take one down. It is recommended that you aim your shot behind the shoulders. If you get the shot right, you should take one down in a single shot with most ranged rifles.
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By TuKraZe on 18 May 2020 09:56
Anyone has more tips about this ? I search and search and no animals...
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By Algarve6775 on 16 Aug 2020 15:53
I takes time bro and ur luck matter , i also tried 3 times then got the achievement. Look for private servers usually u can find guns easily and there r more animals.
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By causticBadger3 on 17 Aug 2020 19:49
I If a deer dies do they respawn again after a certain amount of time?
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By Reabo on 01 Mar 2021 12:46
Should mention you need to be whitelisted to access the server. Tried a few times and won’t let me in just kicks me and says I need to be whitelisted.
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By ToxicBlaze17 on 31 Aug 2021 15:08
It's almost a year there could be changes done by the admin. I am afraid that this solution could not work now. join some discord group it will help.
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By causticBadger3 on 15 Sep 2021 20:27
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I want to note that you do not have to be the one that kills the deer. My game I got lucky and a wolf pack was following a deer and they attacked it. I just went up to gut it and got the achievement.
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12 Sep 2020 02:41

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Did you do this on a community server or normal?
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By Reabo on 01 Mar 2021 13:01
I don’t remember. I know I was playing with a friend.
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By Kaiteh on 01 Mar 2021 17:47
First you need to get a firearm and ammunition for it. It is useless to try to kill a deer with a melee weapon; the animal is extremely shy and will not let you get close. To find the deer spawn location, use this map . You can also find a herd of deer by the characteristic roar made by a male deer... Follow the sound. Finding deer is extremely random and it may take you more than one day to accidentally find them. It is most likely best to look for them in the westernmost part of the Chernarus map, west of the village of Balota, the cities of Zelenogorsk and North-West. airfield.

After killing an animal, pick up a sharp object like a knife and you will have the gut action by holding down the R2 button.
Afterwards you will have a whole mountain of steaks, ( ! ) one of which must be used for the “Field cook” trophy, because only venison steaks are suitable for it.
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