
Class | Mammal |
Size | Moderate |
Quick Overview
Red Dead Redemption 2 Skunk can be hunted and skinned for crafting materials, it's a Moderate sized Mammal 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 Stringy Meat meal from hunting it, Striped Skunk. it's not a Legendary Animal.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Skunk Locations
Every type of Skunk found in RDR2.
Using the best weapons to hunt a Skunk in Red Dead 2, will reward you with a Perfect Quality Kill. Since this animal is omnivorous you should use Predator Bait and Herbivore Bait to attract it in the wild.
Skunk Perfect Quality Kill Weapons.
- Use Predator Bait and Herbivore Bait
- Varmint Rifle with 0.22
Regular Skunk Locations

There's currently no Legendary version of this animal.

Striped Skunk
- The Striped Skunk can be found in a variety of habitats across the states.
- Their omnivorous diet consists of insects, fish, crustaceans, small mammals, grasses, fruits, and carrion.
- Skunks have the ability to create a spray using their scent glands to deter predators.
- This makes long range weapons like the Varmint Rifle the best to hunt this type of animal.
- Their skin can be used for crafting and their meat can be consumed, though it's considered to be stringy.
Locations where you can find:
Skunk Cooking Recipes
Cooking recipes you can use with this animal.
Recipe Name | Regular | Thyme Type | Oregano Type | Mint Type |
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Stringy Meat | Plain Stringy Meat | None | None | None |
Skunk Materials
The materials you will receive from hunting and skinning an Skunk will depend on the animal quality and kill quality.
Material | Cost | Kill Quality |
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Perfect Skunk Carcass | $2.5 | Perfect Kill |
Good Skunk Carcass | $1.5 | Good Kill |
Poor Skunk Carcass | $1 | Poor Kill |
Perfect Skunk Fur | $0.95 | Perfect Kill |
Good Skunk Fur | $0.57 | Good Kill |
Poor Skunk Fur | $0.38 | Poor Kill |
Scent Gland | $0.25 | Any |
Stringy Meat | $0.25 | Any |
Red Dead Redemption 2 Skunk Crafting
What you can make from Skunk crafting materials.
Trapper Crafting
Item Name | Pricing | How to unlock |
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Skunk Trapper Boots | $39.00 | Perfect Skunk Pelt x2 |
Skunk Mountain Hat | $23.00 | Perfect Skunk Pelt |
Fence Crafting
Recipe Name | Effect | How to obtain | Type | Price |
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Where to find these Special Crafting Materials
Ingredient | How to get |
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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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Predator Bait | – 1x Stringy Meat – 1x Wintergreen, Evergreen, Huckleberry, Raspberry or Blackberry | ||
Cover Scent Lotion | Scent Gland x1 | Given at the start of Chapter 2 |
Other Moderate Animals
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