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Bearly Legal

Kill and skin 18 grizzly bears.

How to unlock the Bearly Legal achievement in Red Dead Redemption - Definitive Guide

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The place is Tall Trees. Once you see snow on the ground start roaming around on foot that way the bears won't kill your horse if they attack you. It will only take two hits from the bear to kill Marston but one to kill your horse. A good place is bearclaw camp. set yourself up on a rock or building or even a cart.

I recommend using the Buffalo rifle (level 5 hunter challenge required to purchase.) Use dead eye and hit it right in the face, it will go down in one hit. Alternatively a semi-auto shotgun works well or any fast firing repeater. I was able to get this in only two trips. At times the amount of bears and boars I was encountering was overwhelming so you will want to set up a campsite from your provisions menu (back button on 360 controller) that way you can save so you don't lose your progress if you die. SAVE OFTEN! Happy hunting

people can track both the number of bears they've killed (miscellaneous stats) and skinned (under collectibles). thank you to The Major Gm for this helpful tip.

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I was tracking a bounty in Tall Trees and I was getting constantly attacked by bears.

By marknocturnal on 07 Jan 2021 05:33

I wish you could lasso bears and train them to dance

By on 04 Jul 2010 01:10

How do you get to Tall Trees? seems like all the paths are blocked. Is it part of the story line that unlocks this area?

By Enigma Shadow 7 on 22 May 2010 14:09

Yeah, you will have to finish in Mexico before you are able to head up to Blackwater,

By on 22 May 2010 14:30

One of the most fun cheevs in the game, IMO. I ran around with the semi-auto shotty blasting on bears for about an hour. Dangerous animals when you dont see them coming, and lots of cover for them to bust out of. I felt way more in danger than on any missions. Good clean fun!

By bogeygolf316 on 24 May 2010 16:57

I had the problem where i would turn around after skinning two or three to two grizzlies bearing down on me. get it? But yeah lot of fun.

By on 24 May 2010 17:44

Just a little information for people that at level 8 and level 10 of the Master Hunter challenges require you to kill bears.

By Shinwasha on 29 May 2010 06:56

Just to put this out there, i kinda wish u had to kill more bears for this achievement because while i was in the process of finishing the game i had killed over 100 of these fuckers without trying...they just kept coming.....one after another....like retards to the slaughter.

By XxFatJesusxX on 27 Jun 2010 02:39

I was one or two away from this cheevo when one of the aformentioned gangs of three bears ambushed me. I died, resetting my count to what it was at last save...I recommend you save every two or three kills/skins to avoid the heartbreak I just endured!

By Rubber Sled on 09 Jul 2010 03:43

Hunting bears as minor as it was to the game was some of the most fun I had. Stand up from skinning one and start trotting to find more, only to hear the soft "huff huff huff" moist breath of another one (or more) running right behind me. I learned quick to zig and zag to get the angle instead of stopping to turn and look!

By Hamarhund on 15 Jul 2010 16:07

you may want to point out that people can track both the number of bears they've killed (miscellaneous stats) and skinned (under collectibles). i had somehow managed to miss a few skinning opportunities so ended up killing 20 or so

By The Major GM on 17 Jul 2010 14:39

I didn't see a single bear in bearclaw camp. Just boars and horses.

By AFreakinCabbag3 on 14 Sep 2010 13:41

Same at Bearclaw. No bears. Bait only brought boars and cats, too.

By EvoSero on 25 Nov 2010 03:14

This was written when the game was new and there were no other guides. Bears are incredibly common pretty much anywhere in Tall Trees. Once they start showing up you should have no problem getting your kills in just minutes. I never even used bait. Good luck fella.

By on 25 Nov 2010 23:33

misc stats isnt a definate count of how many bears you have killed. I just got the achievement at "17 bears killed"

By Gnemlock on 09 Feb 2011 10:42

...Um, this isn't strictly related to the guide, but I've been trying for this achievement and...

~~### SPOILER ###~~

Has anyone else seen John watching you hunt? I always smiled when Jack say 'Just like you taught me, pa' as he's skinning, but today.. I was skinning a bear, he said the line, and behind me (during the skinning animation) there was a figure standing about seventy yards away under a tree. I span around when the anim' finished, and started towards him, but by the time I'd taken six steps he'd vanished.. (Like the Peach/Bowser portrait in Mario 64!!)

It has officially creeped me out. Has anyone else had this experience? I'd love to know if anyone's had the quick wits to scope in on him? I'm 90% sure it was Father, and if it wasn't, why did he fade away as I approached? I've got to get some closure on this..

By Zombie Deej on 24 Apr 2011 23:11

Helpful guide....wish more bears would come out because it took a while to hunt them all down.

By Solario32 on 24 Feb 2013 17:58

Been running round an hour nearly every day in tall trees and bearclaw camp. No bears anywhere

By TheMizzt on 11 May 2013 08:12

Northwest of Tall Trees, above Aurora Basin, I found loads of bears.

By Ethigy on 19 Dec 2017 01:35

I was tracking a bounty in Tall Trees and I was getting constantly attacked by bears.

By marknocturnal on 26 Dec 2020 16:07

I was tracking a bounty in Tall Trees and I was getting constantly attacked by bears.

By marknocturnal on 09 Jan 2021 16:17

Just got this. I used the Evans repeater and a lot of deadeye. The best strategy i have if you cant find an elevated platform to strand on is ride around and look for the 2-3 large open areas in and around Tall Trees and stay on your horse while you ride around in a circle. I found that the more bears I killed, the more were attracted to the area. I would skin 2-3 at a time then have to re-clear the area of bears. I never had to leave Tall Trees to get them to respawn, they would do that on their own, and they really loved to appear during the random encounters I ran into. I would also suggest turning your volume up, the grizzly bears have a very distinct pant and growl you can hear from far enough away to save yourself, as well as significantly heavier sounding footsteps/gallops

By BrutalIntention on 28 Nov 2022 03:53

Easy! The grizzlies keep spawning if you at the right spot, I don't know why.

By JimmieWorld on 15 Feb 2023 02:10

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How do you get to Tall Trees? seems like all the paths are blocked. Is it part of the story line that unlocks this area?

By Enigma Shadow 7 on 22 May 2010 14:09

Yeah, you will have to finish in Mexico before you are able to head up to Blackwater,

By on 22 May 2010 14:30

By bogeygolf316 on 24 May 2010 16:57

I had the problem where i would turn around after skinning two or three to two grizzlies bearing down on me. get it? But yeah lot of fun.

By on 24 May 2010 17:44

Just a little information for people that at level 8 and level 10 of the Master Hunter challenges require you to kill bears.

By Shinwasha on 29 May 2010 06:56

By XxFatJesusxX on 27 Jun 2010 02:39

I wish you could lasso bears and train them to dance

By on 04 Jul 2010 01:10

By Hamarhund on 15 Jul 2010 16:07

By The Major GM on 17 Jul 2010 14:39

I didn't see a single bear in bearclaw camp. Just boars and horses.

By AFreakinCabbag3 on 14 Sep 2010 13:41

Same at Bearclaw. No bears. Bait only brought boars and cats, too.

By EvoSero on 25 Nov 2010 03:14

By on 25 Nov 2010 23:33

misc stats isnt a definate count of how many bears you have killed. I just got the achievement at "17 bears killed"

By Gnemlock on 09 Feb 2011 10:42

Helpful guide....wish more bears would come out because it took a while to hunt them all down.

By Solario32 on 24 Feb 2013 17:58

Been running round an hour nearly every day in tall trees and bearclaw camp. No bears anywhere

By TheMizzt on 11 May 2013 08:12

Northwest of Tall Trees, above Aurora Basin, I found loads of bears.

By Ethigy on 19 Dec 2017 01:35

I was tracking a bounty in Tall Trees and I was getting constantly attacked by bears.

By marknocturnal on 26 Dec 2020 16:07

I was tracking a bounty in Tall Trees and I was getting constantly attacked by bears.

By marknocturnal on 07 Jan 2021 05:33

I was tracking a bounty in Tall Trees and I was getting constantly attacked by bears.

By marknocturnal on 09 Jan 2021 16:17

Easy! The grizzlies keep spawning if you at the right spot, I don't know why.

By JimmieWorld on 15 Feb 2023 02:10

By Rubber Sled on 09 Jul 2010 03:43

By Zombie Deej on 24 Apr 2011 23:11

By BrutalIntention on 28 Nov 2022 03:53

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JasonPlaysGames

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15 Jun 2010 16:21

Acquire one of the taller horse carts. Bears (and everything else) won't attack you or the horses while you're on the cart. It's slow riding when you're off the road, but if you wait in the Tall Trees long enough, you'll see bears, big horn, elk and everything else you may need. Just ride the cart up to the dead animal, hop off the cart to skin the animal then quickly hop back on.

15 Jun 2010 16:21

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I brought a stagecoach up to Tall Trees; the bears were actually running away from me. I had to Dead Eye them with the Buffalo Rifle before they got out of sight (the stagecoach isn't the most maneuverable vehicle in the forest). I was so used to being mauled by ninja grizzlies earlier in the game, when I went up to specifically hunt them for the achievement it was strange to see them running from me.

By TeamBrian1020 on 29 Jun 2010 15:13

Forgot to mention it helps to use bait, then jump onto the stagecoach. You'll be safe and might get a bear to show up.

By JasonPlaysGames on 29 Jun 2010 16:25

How about one of those single horse carts? Would that be could to use? I would love to ride one of those and take it up there for a good hunting run.

By Shemp Howard on 30 Jun 2010 22:53

i went to Cochinay a little above the y on the map north of the bridge. Soon as I got there a bear was there killed the bear and seconds after another bear spawns and I did it for all 18 bears.

By Strangawrath on 01 Aug 2010 13:08

I almost did it using this method - However I was attacked by a bear that appears out of no where while i was skinning. End up getting trapped under the stagecoach with no where to hide ...

By Lord BaneJ on 16 Aug 2011 15:02

This worked perfectly for me. One of those four horse transport stagecoaches gave me protection, and I used the sniper rifle to headshot all the bears for one of the challenges while I was at it. Just pull up to the bear, driver side ideally, and hop off and hop back on after scouting to make sure it's clear. I killed and skinned about 20 bears this way with only one "bear out of nowhere" surprise, and he was only able to land one hit since I got back on the coach so fast.

By bendomino on 04 Dec 2011 20:25

Also another quick note, once you've skinned all the bears, if you're still missing a few dollars for the 'More than a fistful achievement' for earning at least $10,000, sell all the bear pelts, teeth etc. in Escalera rather than Blackwater. There is a significant rise in selling price in mexico, you should get a massive amount of cash for selling them there.

By TurboTony19 on 22 Jan 2012 10:47

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18 Jul 2010 01:08

Okay this one is pretty simple, once you have gained access to 'The North' in the Third Act, you will want to ride to Tall Trees located West of Blackwater, Great Plains and Beecher's Hope (which is the Marston family farm.) By this stage in the game you will likely have a weapon which can easily deal with the bears, I used the Henry Repeater as it has 12 shots and is powerful enough to kill a bear in two shots, take plenty of ammo. Zoom in to Tall Trees on your map and place a waypoint on (believe it or not...) the bear!

- I never found a bear at night so start the hunt in the day.
- STAY on your horse for an easy getaway if necessary.
- After every 1 or 2 kill & skins use your campfire and save!
- Save 2 or 3 times so the game clock rotates to daytime again.
- Don't forget you're Dead Eye!

Good luck and enjoy the whopping 5G

18 Jul 2010 01:08

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I just killed my first 4 bears between 2 AM and 3 AM. They are definitely found at night.

By on 10 May 2014 15:01

good call on the night time thing. I noticed i've never seen one spawn at night either. Used the campsite to sleep til mid day and found the 5 bears i needed instantly.

By TRIPD0NTF4LL on 12 Aug 2021 02:50

lawryc

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07 Feb 2011 22:06

Any of the above mentioned locations are good ones. My best spot for this was in the woods just outside the dock at Aurora Basin.

I stayed in the same little area and the bears came at me, one at a time, after I finished skinning the last.

The weapon I used was the Throwing Knife, which WILL one-shot a bear in the head.

TIP: I used the Throwing Knives on all the "special hunt" animals and one-shotted all of them as well with the exception of the boar, which required three knives.

07 Feb 2011 22:06

Enigma Shadow 7

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27 May 2010 18:06

go to the most northern point on the map above tall trees. its a good place to kill beavers as well. a bear will appear shortly. kill it and hang out. The bears are attracted to the dead bears. make sure you have plenty of ammo and shoot the in the head for quicker kills. Dont worry about skinning them right away because more will appear and grab you. Got this achievement in under & mins just hanging out.

27 May 2010 18:06

JCLupestack

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19 Aug 2010 15:20

The fastest way to get this achievement is to look at the map and right where it says Tall Trees there is a grouping of rocks to the immediate left, when you arrive you find it is a small cliff. Get ready, this is where the bears seem to spawn exactly as I was able to get all 18 in this one area alone.

Be aware however as they do spawn here when you get off your horse to skin them more are coming and they will come up to 2 at a time so be quick and be prepared to die a couple of times as you will get ambushed.

A good idea is to save at Manzanita Post right before you go out so you can just respawn there if you happen to die and then use the campsite to save frequently after you get every 4 or 5 kills.

Good Huntin'

19 Aug 2010 15:20

Enigma Shadow 7

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27 May 2010 18:06

Lord BaneJ

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07 May 2015 17:25

For those who prefers a visual guide, you can watch this video.

07 May 2015 17:25

Grape Vans

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26 Feb 2017 19:45

Woods - dock at Aurora Basin. Insanely easy with throwing knives. Happy hunting!

26 Feb 2017 19:45

SoulyTheDude

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28 Jan 2017 17:47

All guides are great just adding something i just found. one of the fastest ways to kill bears is using trowing knives. just one straight in the forehead and they're down.

28 Jan 2017 17:47

kingdan510

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15 Mar 2018 22:11

Just go to tall trees and find a bear and kill him before skinning him look around because there might be more of them after that just look around bears will spawn around you. If you get in trouble make a campsite. This worked for me so give it a try

15 Mar 2018 22:11

HeatCreed

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31 Aug 2020 22:00

I was able to get this achievement fairly easily by going to Tanner's Reach. Tanner's Reach is a deserted cabin in Tall Trees. The cabin is due west from a purchasable property at Manzanita Post. It is also south of Aurora Basin. When I first got to the cabin, there were multiple bears fighting some random NPC's. I killed the two bears and skinned them. After that, bears kept spawning. Spawn, kill, skin, repeat. Another bear seemed to spawn within 30 seconds of me killing and skinning a bear.

I was killed by two bears that spawned at some point and then went back and nothing spawned. I left and then came back again and then bears began to spawn in the surrounding area around Tanner's Reach again. They spawn in other areas around Tall Trees, but I had the most success with Tanner's Reach. I also purchased a semi-automatic shotgun in Escalera for $500 with high honor. 1-2 headshots with that weapon took out most bears.

Side note, I was also able to find and tame the American Standardbred horse near Tanner's Reach to finish the "Buckin' Awesome" achievement.

31 Aug 2020 22:00

Fizzmatix, Sirius, x360a, Markolie, YUNDER

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Grizzlies are one the least common animal and you will only find them in the The North. Before you attempt this you will want to stock up on ammo and save on a regular basis. You will find bears most commonly between Tanners Reach, Aurora Basin and Nekoti Rock.

Once you kill a bear check your surrounding as more often than not, another bear will come up behind you and kill you. Once you have killed a bear, run up to it and press Y But to skin it. I suggest you kill several bears in a row, skin them and set up a camp site and save your progress. The last thing you want to happen is lose your large streak of bear kills and have to start over.

Warbear, MK, aleFH, GODCHILD1020

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Once you get to the end of the game you will be able to hunt Bears in the Tall Trees area. The best spot I found was by Nekoti Rock. Bears can kill you in 2 hits so I recommend you use Dead Eye when up close, along with a shotgun. Bears also usually take one or two shots to kill. Be careful when skinning a bear because there might be more in the area, when you're skinning an animal you can't run away and can still get hurt. Skin 18 bears and the trophy is yours.