Hunting of land animals - how to do it? AC IV: Black Flag Guide
Last update: 10 May 2019
Each land animal in the Caribbean drops two things: a bone and fur, hide that is characteristic for that animal, or something alike. You need to hunt for each one of them twice, or even three times sometimes, before you are able to craft all upgrades. The exception are the bones that you can use to craft darts.
Rabbits, ocelots, hutias and iguanas are small and easy to scare. Iguanas and hutias are a bit slower, thanks to which you can catch up with them and kill them with the blades. But rabbits are much faster and escape as soon as they see you come closer. The most effective tactics is to skulk in waiting for them, wait until the animal stops and shoot it. One bullet should do. The situation is similar in the case of deer and boars, but these are larger and easier to shoot.
Capuchin , howler monkeys and red howler monkeys are the only ones that live on trees. They hide well and that is why you should use the eagle vision to spot them and kill them from the appropriate distance. Chasing them over trees makes not much sense especially that Edward will not be able to use his weapons anyways. Apart from that, they are quite sluggish so, there is no need to chase them.
Regardless of the color of its fur, the jaguar is an aggressive animal and will launch at Edward at sight. Whenever you are attacked, you need to complete a QTE event. If you succeed, the animal will fall to the ground and escape, to be back after a while. If you fail, the animal will kill you. A properly performed QTE event lets you avoid taking damage. You need to approach the jaguar silently, and shoot just like the smaller animals. Another method is to succeed at the QTE, catch up with the animal and slay it with the saber but, due to its speed, the animal can easily escape you.
Crocodiles behave similarly to jaguars, with the exception that they swim in the marshes. They do not attack if you do not enter the water. That is why, in their case, it is best to stop on the bank and use the pistol. The animal is quite big so, you should not miss.