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Bear
Bears are big, tough animals that charge, bite and claw for heavy damage. You meet the first one while escorting Lisa in Lots of Sick People. After that they can turn up anywhere, so carry a strong rifle or a throwable.
- Threat
- Medium
- Type
- Animal
Appears in
- Lots of Sick PeopleYou have found Lisa in Marion Forks, and now you need to get her somewhere safe. You ride with her to Tucker's Hot Springs camp, dealing with whatever gets in the way.
- We're Getting Low on MeatBoozer is laid up at the safehouse and needs food. You head out to hunt, harvest the meat and bring it back to him.
Good to know
- Your first bear fight is in Lots of Sick People, and bears roam anywhere after it.
- A charging bear grabs you in its jaws, and you must mash the prompt to break free.
- It can also rear up and claw you for big damage, then roar before dropping back down.
- Melee is a bad idea. Use Focus with a strong rifle, or throw Molotovs, pipe bombs or grenades.
- With Executioner, you can kill a bear right after breaking out of its grab.
- Some bears have yellow eyes.
- Bear meat sells at camp kitchens, and The Butcher skill gets you more of it.
- Bear meat counts for Boozer's errand We're Getting Low on Meat if you already carry some.
How it behaves
A bear has two moves: a charge that ends in a bite and grab, and a standing claw swipe. Both hurt a lot. After a successful swipe it stands and roars for a moment. That pause is a good time to shoot.
How to beat it
Keep your distance and use Focus with your strongest rifle. Throwables like Molotovs, pipe bombs and grenades take off big chunks of health. In Lots of Sick People, look for barrels, gas cans and oil tanks. Shoot them when the bear is close to end the fight quickly.
Rewards
Harvest the body for meat and sell it at a camp kitchen for credits and trust. Selling meat or plants for the first time unlocks the Kitchen Courier trophy.
More animals
- Animal
Crier
Criers are infected ravens that nest in trees and on power-line transformers in the south. They dive in erratic lines and keep coming from their nests, so destroy the nests before you waste ammo on the birds.
- Animal
Crows
Crows are ordinary birds found all over the map, and they never attack you. They matter for two reasons: their meat sells at camp kitchens, and a flock overhead often means Freakers or a Horde are close.
- Animal
Deer
Deer are harmless game animals that run when they notice you. Hunt them for meat to sell at camp kitchens, and Copeland walks you through tracking and gutting one early in the game.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationAnimalRager Bear
Ragers are infected black bears and the toughest animals in the game, with well over twice a normal bear's health. Treat one like a boss fight: keep your distance, set it on fire and pour in shotgun or heavy rifle rounds.