Red Dead Redemption 2 Crane
Crane
Class Bird
Size Moderate

Quick Overview

Red Dead Redemption 2 Crane can be hunted and skinned for crafting materials, it's a Moderate sized Bird animal. We recommend using a Varmint Rifle or a Repeater to hunt this animal. You can cook the Gamey Bird meal from hunting it, Whooping Crane, Sandhill Crane. it's not a Legendary Animal.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Crane Locations

Every type of Crane found in RDR2.

Using the best weapons to hunt a Crane in Red Dead 2, will reward you with a Perfect Quality Kill. Since this animal is omnivores you should use Predator Bait and Herbivore Bait to attract it in the wild.

Crane Perfect Quality Kill Weapons.

  • Use Predator Bait and Herbivore Bait
  • Varmint Rifle with 0.22

Regular Crane Locations

    RDR2 Crane Locations

    There's currently no Legendary version of this animal.

    Whooping Crane

    • Whooping Cranes can be found in the wetlands of Lemoyne and New Hanover.
    • Their omnivorous diet consists of nuts, berries, seeds, and insects, as well as small birds and reptiles.
    • The Varmint Rifle is considered to be the best weapon to take down cranes.
    • Their feathers can be used for crafting and the carcass can be sold to traders.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium

    Sandhill Crane

    • The Sandhill Crane inhabits the wet and grassy marshland of Lemoyne and New Hanover.
    • As omnivores, their diet includes nuts, berries, insects, small birds and reptiles.
    • The easiest way to take down a crane is by using a Varmint Rifle.
    • The carcass can be sold to traders and their feathers can be used for crafting.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium
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    Crane Cooking Recipes

    Cooking recipes you can use with this animal.

    Recipe Name Regular Thyme Type Oregano Type Mint Type
    Gamey Bird Plain Game Bird None None None

    Crane Materials

    The materials you will receive from hunting and skinning an Crane will depend on the animal quality and kill quality.

    Material Cost Kill Quality
    Perfect Crane Carcass $2.75 Perfect Kill
    Good Crane Carcass $1.65 Good Kill
    Crane Feather $1.2 Any
    Poor Crane Carcass $1.1 Poor Kill
    Gamey Bird Meat $0.25 Any
    Flight Feather $0.15 Any

    Red Dead Redemption 2 Crane Crafting

    What you can make from Crane crafting materials.

    Trapper Crafting

    Item Name Pricing How to unlock

    Fence Crafting

    Recipe Name Effect How to obtain Type Price

    Where to find these Special Crafting Materials

    Ingredient How to get

    Camp Crafting

    Used for It makes Crafting ingredients

    Item Crafting

    Recipe Name Ingredients Where to find Description
    Improved Arrow – 1x Arrow – 1x Flight Feather Received at the start of Chapter 2 + 15 Damage
    Fire Arrow – 1x Arrow – 1x Animal Fat – 1x Flight Feather Received at the start of Chapter 2 + 20 Damage | Incendiary Effect
    Dynamite Arrow – 1x Arrow – 1x Dynamite – 1x Flight Feather Located at the South end of Wapiti Indian Reservation, at the base of a wooden bridge you will find it within a chest. | Also sold by Fences after “A Short Walk in a Pretty Town” + 40 Damage | Explosive Effect
    Poison Arrow – 1x Arrow – 1x Oleander Sage – 1x Flight Feather Located Northeast of Bacchus Station, right outside the Mysterious Hill Home. You will receive it from a chest | Also sold by Fences after Chapter 2 + 5 Damage | Good for Hunting
    Small Game Arrow – 1x Arrow – 1x Regular Shotgun Shells – 1x Flight Feather Received at the start of Chapter 2 - 20 Damage | Good for Hunting Small animals