Getting a Perfect Squirrel Pelt in Red Dead Redemption 2 can be surprisingly tricky. Squirrels are small, fast and easy to overlook, and using the wrong approach can ruin the quality of the pelt.
To get a Perfect Squirrel Pelt in RDR2, you’ll need to find a three-star squirrel and use the appropriate in-game hunting method to preserve its quality. Squirrels can be found across several wooded areas of the map, making them relatively common once you know what to look for.
In this guide, we’ll show you where to find squirrels, how to identify a three-star squirrel and how to get the Perfect Squirrel Pelt you need for crafting and the Ingredients Satchel upgrade.
Where to Find Squirrels in RDR2
Squirrels can be found in abundance in forested and grassy areas across the map. The best way to ensure you have more encounters is to explore the map. Look for the squirrel marker on your map:
You will find squirrels in multiple locations across the map. They are easy to find, but difficult to hunt.
How to Get a Perfect Squirrel Pelt
You’ll notice that every time you go squirrel hunting in RDR2 with guns, you’ll end up degrading the quality of the pelt, missing out on the 3-starred perfect pelt. And even with a Varmint Rifle, it’ll degrade the squirrel pelt.
What you need are specialised arrows to hunt these tiny critters called Small Game Arrows. This works perfectly for animals smaller than a rabbit. So we’re talking squirrels and other small rodents.
How to Craft Small Game Arrows
- Open your item wheel or set up a wilderness camp.
- Select the crafting option.
- Tab over or scroll to the Ammunition category.
- Find Small Game Arrow and select craft.
Small Game Arrow Materials
You’ll need a couple of things to craft these arrows. Collect materials as below:
- Flight Feather x1
- Arrows x1
- Shotgun Shells – Regular x1
Flight Feather – You can collect them from birds available in Red Dead Redemption 2. Remember that this can only be collected from big bird species. So small birds or flightless birds will not yield the same type of feather. Examples of birds to harvest the flight feathers from are duck, eagle, goose, heron and many other birds. Flightless birds such as the turkey won’t be able to yield the flight feather.
Arrows – Purchase from the gun store.
Shotgun Shells – Purchase from the gun store.
What Is a Perfect Squirrel Pelt Used For?
Perfect Squirrel Pelts have several uses in RDR2, including satchel upgrades and crafting clothing at the Trapper.
Ingredients Satchel
A Perfect Squirrel Pelt is one of the materials Pearson requires to craft the Ingredients Satchel, alongside a Perfect Deer Pelt and Perfect Badger Pelt.
Check our Ingredients Satchel upgrade guide for the complete requirements.
Trapper Clothing
Perfect Squirrel Pelts can also be taken to the Trapper and used to craft several clothing items, including the Cougar Cutaway Coat, Legendary Alligator Fowlers and Squirrel Flat Cap.
Some recipes require multiple Perfect Squirrel Pelts, so it can be worth collecting more than one while you’re hunting them.
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