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Introduction
Dr. Otto Canella is an established expert on swine, both feral hogs and wild boar. Hailing from a long (and supposedly very respectable) line of boar hunters, he's specialized in pig genetics, hunting, and behavior. Dr. Canella is a woodsman, a biologist, and also a man of rather peculiar habits. |
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MISSIONS
| Wild Boar Missions
Famed biologist and pig expert Dr. Otto Canella has contacted you. Apparently it has something to do with Wild Boars... | |
| An Old Acquaintance | Hello, Otto Canella speaking. As I recall, your assistance was invaluable to my Feral Hog research. I ask of you now to help me with on the matter of the noble and elegant Wild Boar. As you probably know, my family's ancient coat of arms is the Golden Boar. I stem from a long line of proud boar hunters. It is time I dedicate myself to honor my ancestors! But first is first: Get out there and see if you can find any at all. |
| Boared to Death | Good. Now that we know that they are out there, it is time for you to behold them in all their glory. Also, I would like you to... you know, shoot one. |
| Three Little Piggies | Yes, yes – well done! Behold its splendour! I want more! Bring them to me! |
| Mother's Day | My ancestors must be proud! More trophies to be mounted on the wall of our Great Hall. Now, these boars you have brought are very nice but I need a special one for Mother's bedroom. And she is a classy lady. What are you waiting for? Get on with it! |
| Family Values | I can tell you Mother is very pleased with our latest effort. So pleased that she had the cook make delicious Schweinshaxe just for me! Too bad my father is no longer with us. He always enjoyed a good crispy schweinshaxe. Ah well...this next task is of a more sentimental kind. I would like you to dispose of a couple of boars in the vein of my father: Using a good old Tripod Stand. You might want to try using a Hog Squeal Caller for this one.Take your time, no reason to do this in one hunt. |
| It's Lützen All Over Again | Ah, it takes me back. Sitting on a Tripod, a schnapps or two warming my gut and the smell of gunpowder on a crisp morning. Now there is a plan! Go out there and hunt some Wild Boars using a muzzleloader. I want to see the forests and fields through great banks of gunpowder smoke so do it during one hunt. |
| Up Close and Personal | I can tell you almost understand now. That this all has been a test. I can tell you think you know where I am coming from. However, you are not a Canella. But perhaps if you get close enough you will understand. You need to see the fire in the eyes of the boar… and take the fire for yourself! No need to do it in one hunt, though. Take your time. Oh, and mix it up a little why don't you? |
| Old School | Let me take a close look at you. No, sorry. I see none of the fire in your eyes. Perhaps if you hunt like my great great great great grandfather Karl Canella the fire will be lit. Karl was a master of the crossbow. It is said that once he slew two Wild Boars with one arrow. But you are allowed to use several arrows per boar. Because let's face it: A Karl Canella you are not. You can even do it in multiple hunts if that makes it easier. |
| Older School | You get it now? Huh? No? I am very disappointed. Let's look further back in history to the time of my great great great great great great great great grandfather Lothar Canella! He was an expert bow hunter and a ladies man. Get them when you can. No need to rush it. |
| There Can Be Only One | And there we have it! I can now see the fire has been lit! You are the chosen one! I will now present to you your last task: The slaying of the evil lord of Hirschfelden: The Dark Wild Boar! Go out there my champion and slay the beast! |
| Feral Hog Missions
Help Doc and the mysterious Dr. Canella investigate oddities in the Feral Hog population. | |
| On the Matter of Pigs | Doc here, Got a message from some egghead biologist about tracking Feral Hogs that you may find interesting. They guy is called Dr. Otto Canella, he's a local biologist specializing in Hog genetics. The message: 'Dear Doc, I need someone to help me track the spread of Feral Hogs in the Logger's Point reserve. My rather pesky colleague claim they only roam the south but I am convinced otherwise. If you, or one of your friends, could locate a track from a Feral Hog in the north, the middle and in the south part of the reserve we could settle this argument once and for all!' Friends eh? A proper woodsman has no time for that kind of rubbish but I do think that you are qualified for this mission. |
| Blowing in the Wind | You did a good job finding all those Feral Hog tracks but do you have what it takes to get close to one? I bet you've never been closer than a 100 yards. It's not as easy as one might think, sure their eyes are bad, but them piggies can smell you a mile away! Tell you what, harvest a Hog from under 150 feet and I'll eat my hat! I'm a really nice guy so I'm going to give you some pointers:
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| Squealer | I REALLY LIKED THAT HAT! Attract two Hogs, during the same hunt, to the Lake Area in Logger's Point and I'll shave my moustache. Did I really eat my hat? Of course I did, I'm a man of honor and peculiar meal habits. Now, do you want my moustache or not? Bag both of them in the Lake Area, you know the one with three lakes in the northern part of Logger's Point. You may want to use Hog scent to attract them, or a caller. Squeal 'n puff and them piggies will come! |
| Electric Lady Land | Ah, the wind against my chin... thanks for giving me an excuse to shave it. Now feel the honor! The EHR Conservation Association has a job for you. I still have my mustache? Of course I do. It grew back, thanks to my peculiar habits. Anyway, the Association wants you to save their powerstation. Apparently a group of aggressive Hogs have been causing a lot of damage to it. The Powerstation is down south on Logger's Point. It's a tough group of Hogs but if you down two of them the rest should scatter. If you use a fast repeating weapon such as the .30-06, a side by side or a revolver you might even be able to take both in one strike! |
| All Along The Watchtower | Good job taking care of those Hog raiders, sometimes those piggies get a bit out of line. This Canella fellow has another job for you. He wants you to bag a Hog from every tower in Logger's Point. Apparently it's for a genetics study of some sort. Patience is king while hunting from towers, but you can radically improve your odds by using scents and callers. |
| Unnatural Selection | Dr. Canella was very pleased with your samples, they where so good that he immediately used them to create some kind of Monster Hog. A lab creation, a MISFIT, a FREAK! And it got loose. Care to bag it before it breeds? We don't know where it is but it shouldn't be hard to recognize as the beast weighs more than 400 pounds. Good luck! |
| Uninvited Guests | Excellent work in bagging that Monster Hog, no telling them horrors if it got to breed. The EHRCA has another job for you. There have been a lot of complaints about Hogs disturbing the peace in South Campsite on Logger's Point, they need someone to cull the area south of the Field Lodge. One catch though, they don't want potential tourists in the area to be scared off by gunshots so you'll have to use the compound bow. Bag three Hogs with the bow in the area south of the Field Lodge and you're done. |
| Eye of The Hog | Hey camper! We've got another problem, a big one. Remember that Monster Hog? Well it managed to breed before you bagged it and now we have a pack of monsters roaming Logger's Point. It's bad! It's unnatural and wrong! I see no other option than to kill the Queen. But before you face her, you need to sharpen your skills. This is no ordinary sow. Bag a Hog with each of the most powerful weapons available; the .300, a .44 Magnum Revolver and a shotgun with Slug ammo to prove that you're ready. But hey, that's no challenge you say! Well, it would be if you had to take 'em all in one hunt, which you're going to do. Make me proud! |
| Range Finder | Excellent! You now know how to handle the big guns. But you'll also need to be able to take a Hog at any range. You'll have no time for a second shot once you face The Queen! You've already proven that you can take Hogs at close range but how is your aim beyond 150 feet? In order to prove that you're ready you'll need to bag a Hog from the following distances with just one shot:
You'll also need to use a scope, shooting animals without one from these distances may force me to send you an e-mail full of U-words! I would use a rifle but any scoped weapon will do. |
| God Save the Queen | Congratulations, you're now ready to face the Queen. Although I would write a proper will just in case. It's bad it is. This is no ordinary Hog! She'll rip you to pieces and than feed you to her wicked offspring. But if you still want to do this she was last spotted under the bridge in Canyon Creek. Piebald, she is. Terrorizing the creek with wicked furry and an awkward looking coat! Off with you, I have to preparing the beaver skin coffin. |
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