
Class | Bird |
Size | Small |
Quick Overview
Red Dead Redemption 2 Pheasant can be hunted and skinned for crafting materials, it's a Small sized Bird animal. We recommend using a Varmint Rifle or a Repeater to hunt this animal. You can craft a at the Trapper Shop using it's materials and cook the Game meal from hunting it, Ring-necked Pheasant, Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant. it's not a Legendary Animal.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Pheasant Locations
Every type of Pheasant found in RDR2.
Using the best weapons to hunt a Pheasant 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.
Pheasant Perfect Quality Kill Weapons.
- Use Predator Bait and Herbivore Bait
- Bow with Small Game Arrow
Regular Pheasant Locations

There's currently no Legendary version of this animal.

Ring-necked Pheasant
- The Ring-necked Pheasants can be found in the grasslands of New Hanover and West Elizabeth.
- They are omnivores but their diet changes seasonally.
- In the winter, they feed on grains and, in the summer, they eat small insects.
- An effective weapon to use when hunting pheasants is a Bow with Small Game Arrows.
- The feathers of pheasants can be used for crafting, and their meat provides a good source of food.
Locations where you can find:

Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant
- Chinese Ring-necked Pheasants are native to the grass and forest lands of New Hanover and West Elizabeth.
- They are omnivores but their diet changes seasonally.
- In the winter, they feed on grains and, in the summer, they eat small insects.
- A Bow with Small Game Arrows is considered to be the most effective weapon to hunt pheasants.
- The meat from pheasants is a good source of food, and their feathers can be used for crafting.
Locations where you can find:
Pheasant Cooking Recipes
Cooking recipes you can use with this animal.
Recipe Name | Regular | Thyme Type | Oregano Type | Mint Type |
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Game | Plain Game | Thyme Game | Oregano Game | Minty Game |
Pheasant Materials
The materials you will receive from hunting and skinning an Pheasant will depend on the animal quality and kill quality.
Material | Cost | Kill Quality |
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Perfect Pheasant Carcass | $3 | Perfect Kill |
Good Pheasant Carcass | $1.8 | Good Kill |
Poor Pheasant Carcass | $1.2 | Poor Kill |
Game Meat | $0.6 | Any |
Pheasant Feather | $0.45 | Any |
Animal Fat | $0.25 | Any |
Flight Feather | $0.15 | Any |
Red Dead Redemption 2 Pheasant Crafting
What you can make from Pheasant crafting materials.
Trapper Crafting
Item Name | Pricing | How to unlock |
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Native Accessory | $10.00 | Pheasant Feather, Sparrow Feather x4, Robin Feather x3 |
Judicious Accessory | $10.00 | Pheasant Feather, Owl Feather |
Fence Crafting
Recipe Name | Effect | How to obtain | Type | Price |
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Where to find these Special Crafting Materials
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Camp Crafting
Used for | It makes | Crafting ingredients |
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Item Crafting
Recipe Name | Ingredients | Where to find | Description |
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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 |
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 |
Volatile Dynamite | – 1x Animal Fat – 1x Dynamite – 1x High Velocity Cartridge | Located at Hani’s Bethel just north of the small pond, you will find a chest beneath a broken down wagon. | Also sold by Fences after “American Distillation” | +10 Damage |
Volatile Fire Bottle | – 1x Animal Fat – 1x Moonshine | Located Northwest of Horseshoe Overlook, you will find an abandoned camp inside a burned down forest. You will receive it from a chest | Also sold by Fences after “Pouring Forth Oil” | + 10 Damage |
Fire Bottle | – 1x Animal Fat – 1x Gin, Guarma Rum, Fine Brandy or Kentucky Bourbon | Received at the start of Chapter 2 | AOE Fire Damage on Impact |
Explosive Cartridge | – 1x Express Cartridge – 1x Animal Fat | Received at the start of Chapter 2 | + 25 Damage | Explosive Effect |
Explosive Slug | – 1x Regular Shotgun Shell – 1x Animal Fat | Located between Gaptooth Ridge and Cholla Springs is a burned down alchemist house, right outside it you will find a chest with a pamphlet | Also sold by Fences after “A Short Walk in a Pretty Town” | + 25 Damage | + 20 Accuracy | + 5 Range | Explosive Effect |
Other Small Animals
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