Far Cry 5 All Animals & Fish Locations (Hunting Spots, Hard Fishing Spots)

There are 28 Animals in Far Cry 5. This guide shows you all Animal Locations, Fish Locations, Hunting Spots, and Hard Fishing Spot. You’ll need those to complete all Hunting Challenges and to earn the trophy / achievement “Been There, Done That”.

The animals are divided in two categories: 16 Land Animals and 12 Fishes. You can keep track of them in the challenge tab. To earn the trophy “Been There, Done That” you must complete all those challenges and some of them require you to catch multiple animals of a kind. They can all be farmed by traveling to the nearest fast-travel point and returning to the hunting spot. Then new animals will spawn.

Before you Begin:

• Unlock the dog called “Boomer” from John’s region. He’s a story-related unlock. The dog marks all nearby animals, which makes hunting a lot easier. Always have the dog with you on every hunt.
• You should do the trophy “Hope County Master Angler” first. It requires you to catch all fish anyway, and you actually need to beat each region’s fishing-records for it. All the fishing spots in this guide are the “Hard” versions which you need specifically to unlock the 4th Fishing Rod. For more on this trophy please refer to the Far Cry 5 Trophy Guide & Roadmap.

If you can’t find an animal at the designated hunting spot just walk around with Boomer a little bit. The animals don’t spawn right on the spot. Rather, the hunting spots mark a possible spawn area. The animals usually spawn in a 200-meter radius around the hunting spot. If you can’t find anything at all, travel to the nearest fast-travel point (ideally with the airdrop perk so you can fly back to the hunting spot in a few seconds). Some animals are rare spawns (such as hares) so be patient and just fast travel to the spot a few times until the animal spawns.

Video Guide

Animals

This list follows the order of the in-game challenge list. Use the “Airdrop” perk to fly to any of these places from the nearest fast travel point.

#1 – Deer – 0:05

#2 – Pronghorn – 0:37

#3 – Elk – 1:01

#4 – Caribou – 1:38

#5 – Bison – 2:11

#6 – Moose – 2:35

#7 – Hare – 3:03

Alternative Hare Location: The Hare is by far the trickiest animal to find and many players have reported problems getting one to spawn at hunting spots. Luckily, they have a high spawn chance at “Harris Residence” in the North-West of John’s Region. Fast travel there and climb on the roof of the house. You can shoot the hares from the roof with a Sniper Rifle. Approach carefully to not scare them away (they are usually very close to the house). If none spawn, fast travel to another region and then back to Harris Residence to spawn new hares.

#8 – Boar – 3:29

#9 – Skunk – 3:57

#10 – Wolverine – 4:34

#11 – Wolf- 4:54

#12 – Cougar – 5:31

#13 – Black Bear – 5:55

#14 – Grizzly Bear – 6:16

#15 – Turkey – 6:52

#16 – Eagle – 7:22

Fish

#17 – Kokanee – 7:51

#18 – Arctic Grayling – 8:06

#19 – Golden Trout – 8:23

#20 – Rock Bass – 8:38

#21 – Smallmouth – 8:54

#22 – Largemouth – 9:09

#23 – Bull Trout – 9:26

#24 – Lake Trout – 9:42

#25 – Rainbow Trout – 9:56

#26 – Chinook – 10:11

#27 – Pallid Sturgeon – 10:27

#28 – Paddlefish – 10:42

Remember: for Trophy “Been There, Done That” you must actually complete all hunting challenges. Catching just one of each animal won’t suffice, you’ll have to skin multiple animals of each type (except for Hare and Fishes).