r/callofthewild

TLDR; Can jags jump homeranges?

been trying set up my jag grind following ibuyz guide with the top homerange and bottom home range I was able to swap out like 2 females but after a couple rotations I went from seeing maybe 4-6 males to 1-2 and only the females I have yet to swap out (2). I’m pretty sure I’m covering all the area I need too but idk how often jags might jump home ranges. I know I have a good bit on the middle river but it’s so bad to hunt any tips or thoughts? Maybe trying a different homerange I saw a pretty good video that kind of broke down the homerange areas but I don’t want to setup on a new home range and the hoping starts again. I figured I’d only be shooting a specific 7-10 jags so the original 8 males I had felt pretty good which in reality with the 5 females would of been a total of 12 males if I swapped everything. But it just seems like after the first run on the beach nothing has respawned at least not where I thought they would. To be really specific I’m checking from the outpost closes to the coast on the right side of the map to the top and all 3 lakes in that range then the bottom from like where the beach has a split where the coast pushes in down and I think there is 4 lakes down there. I set up as close to ibuyz as I could.

I’m new to the game, been playing for like 3 days. I’m trying to figure out the game and the point of it. I don’t mean “why am I hunting” but more “what is the point of the abundance of elk and moose when I can’t effectively hunt them with the free equipment” and “why am I struggling to find deer so early on” type of question. Is the goal to build skills and proficiencies early on to move quietly, quickly, and place well placed shots? Based on the progressions, is the goal to be a stealthy, accurate and proficient bow hunter for smaller game? I’ve been playing one map, so do other maps increase the difficulty to hunt bigger game that are harder to find?

This isn’t meant to be critical of the game, as I anticipate “well you don’t have to play if you don’t get it” responses. It’s an enjoyable game and well done in a realistic way. My purpose in asking this is to try to get a better idea of how I should be looking at improving.