Roe Deer — Call of the Wild Guide: Behaviour, Best Weapons, Strategy & Where to Hunt

The Roe Deer is a class 3 deer in theHunter: Call of the Wild, found on Cuatro Colinas Game Reserve, Hirschfelden Hunting Reserve, Tòrr nan Sìthean. It can reach Fabled difficulty, weighs 19-35 kg and has a Great One version. This guide covers how it behaves, when it feeds, drinks and rests, which weapons and ammo to use, how to hunt it, and the best places to find one.

The Roe Deer in the Game

Roe deer in an autumn wood

1 official image from the game's store page. Tap it to enlarge.

Behaviour

Deer in Call of the Wild move in small groups, usually a few females and young with one or more males, and rotate between feeding, drinking and resting areas on a daily clock. They are most alert to scent and sudden noise: a deer that winds you will usually bolt before you ever see it. Males and females often use the same zones, so a herd that looks like only does can still hold the trophy male a little further back.

Daily routine (need zones)

Like every species, the Roe Deer splits its day between feeding, drinking and resting zones. These are the published windows (in-game time). Find the zones on your save, then be there at the right hour.

Best Weapons for the Roe Deer

The Roe Deer is class 3, so you need ammo rated for class 3. Ammo class decides what is legal and clean; the gun mostly changes handling and range.

Our picks:

• Ranger .243 with .243 Soft-Point
• .223 Docent with .223 Soft-Point
• Zagan Varminter .22-250 with .22-250 Soft-Point
• Whitlock Model 86 with .30-30 Soft-Point Round Nose
• Bow: Hawk Edge CB-70 with 420 gr Broadhead arrow

39 weapons can legally take a Roe Deer. Data from our weapons database; class ranges can change with patches.

How to Hunt the Roe Deer

• Find the need zones first. Walk the reserve once, marking tracks, droppings and calls, then come back to the zone at the right time of day.
• Keep the wind in your face. Crouch and move slowly on the final approach, and stop whenever an animal lifts its head.
• Use the species caller when the store offers one, and set up in cover downwind before you call; males often come in to investigate.
• Glass the whole group before shooting. The biggest trophy is often not the first animal you see.
• Great One: a Great One Roe Deer only appears after you have harvested many of the species on one reserve. Pick one reserve and stick to it.
• Trophies: only max-difficulty animals can reach diamond. Check the trophy rating with binoculars, use in-class ammo and kill with one clean shot to pass the harvest check.

Best Places to Hunt the Roe Deer

The Roe Deer lives on 3 reserves. Here is each one, with its Great One status where we have verified it and the drink window.

• Cuatro Colinas Game Reserve: 11 species on the reserve.
• Hirschfelden Hunting Reserve: Great One spawns here; drinks 14:00–17:00; 9 species on the reserve.
• Tòrr nan Sìthean: drinks 14:00–17:00; 18 species on the reserve.

Our pick: Hirschfelden Hunting Reserve, because the Great One Roe Deer spawns there.

ReserveCuatro Colinas Game Reserve11 species on the reserve

ReserveHirschfelden Hunting ReserveGreat One spawns here; drinks 14:00–17:00

ReserveTòrr nan Sìtheandrinks 14:00–17:00; 18 species on the reserve

Trophy Scores and Rare Furs

Rare furs: Albino (Very Rare), Leucistic (Very Rare), Melanistic (Very Rare), Piebald (Rare), Piebald Variation 1 (Rare), Piebald Variation 2 (Rare).

Related Animals

Class 8MooseAskiy Ridge, Layton Lake District

Class 7Roosevelt ElkLayton Lake District

Class 3TarucaIntisuyu

Class 6Red DeerCuatro Colinas Game Reserve, Emerald Coast Australia

Class 7Manitoban ElkAskiy Ridge

Class 2Northern Red MuntjacSundarpatan Nepal Hunting Reserve

Sources: our species database (class, thresholds, need zones and furs compiled from community trackers and checked in game where possible), official store screenshots, and community guides. Compiled October 2026. Spotted something off? Tell us and we'll fix it.