
Class | Mammal |
Size | Medium |
Quick Overview
Red Dead Redemption 2 Beaver can be hunted and skinned for crafting materials, it's a Medium sized Mammal animal. We recommend using a Rifle or a Sniper to hunt this animal. You can craft a Beaver Tooth Trinket at the Fence Shop using it's materials and cook the Stringy Meat meal from hunting it, North American Beaver, Legendary Beaver.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Beaver Locations
Every type of Beaver found in RDR2.
Using the best weapons to hunt a Beaver in Red Dead 2, will reward you with a Perfect Quality Kill. Since this animal is herbivorous you should use Herbivore Bait to attract it in the wild.
Beaver Perfect Quality Kill Weapons.
- Use Herbivore Bait
- Bow with Arrow
- Bow with Poison Arrow
- Throwable with Throwing Knife
- Throwable with Poison Throwing Knife
- Repeater with Regular
- Repeater with Split Point
- Repeater with High Velocity
- Repeater with Express
- Rifle with Regular
- Rifle with Split Point
- Rifle with High Velocity
- Rifle with Express
- Sniper with Regular
- Sniper with Split Point
- Sniper with High Velocity
- Sniper with Express
Regular Beaver Locations

RDR2 Legendary Beaver Locations
Legendary Beaver materials can be used to craft Talismans or Trinkets. You can view other types of Legendary Animals HERE.
- You can find Legendary Beaver Southwest of Butcher Creek


North American Beaver
- The North American Beaver can be found along the Kamassa River in Roanoke.
- Its herbivorous diet consists of tree bark, cambium, roots, buds, and water plants.
- A Varmint Rifle is the ideal weapon for hunting beavers.
- Beaver scent glands, skin and fat can all be used for crafting.
Locations where you can find:

Legendary Beaver
- The Legendary Beaver is endemic to Elysian Pool in New Hanover.
- The light hair on the beaver makes it easy to recognize compared to other beavers in the region.
- Its herbivorous diet consists of tree bark, cambium, roots, buds, and water plants.
- A Varmint Rifle is considered to be the most effective weapon when hunting beavers.
- Killing this animal will give you the opportunity to craft a rare trinket.
Locations where you can find:
Beaver 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 |
Beaver Materials
The materials you will receive from hunting and skinning an Beaver will depend on the animal quality and kill quality.
Material | Cost | Kill Quality |
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Perfect Beaver Carcass | $5.25 | Perfect Kill |
Good Beaver Carcass | $3.15 | Good Kill |
Perfect Beaver Fur | $2.5 | Perfect Kill |
Poor Beaver Carcass | $2.1 | Poor Kill |
Legendary Beaver Carcass | $19 | Legendary Only |
Legendary Beaver Pelt | $18 | Legendary Only |
Good Beaver Fur | $1.5 | Good Kill |
Poor Beaver Fur | $1 | Poor Kill |
Animal Fat | $0.25 | Any |
Scent Glands | $0.25 | Any |
Stringy Meat | $0.25 | Any |
Legendary Beaver Tooth | $0 | Legendary Only |
Red Dead Redemption 2 Beaver Crafting
What you can make from Beaver crafting materials.
Trapper Crafting
Item Name | Pricing | How to unlock |
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Beaver Roping Saddle | $96.00 | Perfect Beaver Pelt |
Beaver Mountain Hat | $28.00 | Perfect Beaver Pelt |
Country Vest | $25.00 | Perfect Buck Pelt, Perfect Beaver Pelt |
Grenadier Hat | $24.00 | Perfect Muskrat Pelt, Perfect Beaver Pelt |
Legendary Beaver Flop Hat | $22.00 | Legendary Beaver Pelt, Legendary Boar Pelt, Cardinal Feather |
Beaver Hunting Jacket | $21.00 | Perfect Cow Hide, Perfect Beaver Pelt x2 |
Raccoon Mountain Hat | $21.00 | Perfect Raccoon Pelt, Perfect Beaver Pelt, Hawk Feather x2 |
Beaver Drifter Hat | $20.00 | Perfect Beaver Pelt x2 |
Legendary Beaver Cavalry Gloves | $18.00 | Legendary Beaver Pelt |
Fence Crafting
Recipe Name | Effect | How to obtain | Type | Price |
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Beaver Tooth Trinket | Slows weapons degradation by 10% | Legendary Beaver Tooth | General | $18.25 |
Where to find these Special Crafting Materials
Ingredient | How to get |
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Camp Crafting
Used for | It makes | Crafting ingredients |
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Main Campfire | Campfire Seat Cover | Perfect Beaver Pelt, Perfect Muskrat Pelt, Perfect Fox Pelt |
Satchel | Valuables Satchel | (Donate 50$ at the tithing box) - Perfect Deer Pelt, Perfect Beaver Pelt, Perfect Rabbit Pelt |
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 | ||
Fire Arrow | – 1x Arrow – 1x Animal Fat – 1x Flight Feather | Received at the start of Chapter 2 | + 20 Damage | Incendiary Effect |
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 |
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