The animals on the map do not change, reset, or respawn UNLESS you kill them. It's important to remember this is just rolling dice, but if you don't do it, the dice won't get rolled again. There is a gender bias in this game, for almost every species only males spawn diamonds, and if you kill males it respawns new males. If you get all the bonuses on it, you'll get them on the diamond if you use the same gun and shot placement. Test this on other members of the species in the area to make sure. Obviously, be in an area with lots of good need zones, and get the optimal shot with the optimal gun.

It WILL stay there until you shoot it, even if it runs away! It's better to let it go and get a shot another day then risking ruining the diamond pelt with a bad shot. If you see a diamond it will NOT de-spawn. If you know what to look for, you can tell an animal is a diamond when you 'spot' it. Be ready to pass up lots of other good shots, on good animals. (Did this with a Rocky Mountain Elk Diamond, he was beautiful. Diamonds spook easy, and on the rare event you do stalk up on one, you are likely to spook it and get a funky shot, possibly ruining it. Hunting from stands is one of the best ways to get diamonds. You can improve your odds, and learn when patience will make the difference. As said, no way to find them really, It's like shiny hunting in pokemon.

Luckily, I did manage to get a diamond before this, but it was black tail that wasn't otherwise special.Īnyways, there's a few simple tricks to up your chances. Set my mother down to hunt the stand for a few hours and she gets it! Amazing shot though. I had this same thing happen to me! Only my second diamond, and it was a rare color.

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