Hello Hunters,

I trust you are all well! We have some new content today, deployable archery targets, some new competitions and the Manly Man event!
I have not had much time this past week to get to the range, however I did manage to install my new arrow rest and I am super happy with it so far, however it is super early days. I installed it on the bow, took it to the testing room and it was shooting bullet holes straight off the bat. So I can not ask for much better than that… I think I just got super lucky to be honest!



If you are not sure what the above image is, these are the holes made by my arrows in nothing but paper. It is used to see how straight my arrows are leaving the bow. Before I had my new rest, there were huge vertical tears in the paper as my old arrow rest was bumping the end of the arrow upwards and the arrow was flying with the fletched end, higher than the tip. After flight time, the arrow levels out thanks to the fletchings, but if you can get the arrows flying straight to start with, your results are going to be much better.
This weeks video has some very nice animals taken in it, both with bow and rifle. I think i’ll let the video speak for itself. Remember this shows real footage, so if you prefer to keep your fix virtual, DO NOT CLICK Here.

Manly Man event 2019



Today this years Manly Man Event kicks off, which will see players square off against different species of bear, in 4 different competitions that run over 5 days. Each competition runs for 5 days, which means there are 4 different competitions running at the same time. All competitions will be decided by the heaviest bear.

Manly Man Event: The Bear of Hearts - Any male Brown Bear taken with either a Compound or Recurve bow with a heart shot (Other organs may be hit)
Manly Man Event: The Bear of Clubs - Any male Black Bear taken under 20m with any permitted ammo.
Manly Man Event: The Bear of Spades - Any unspooked male Polar Bear taken with one shot using any permitted ammo.
Manly Man Event: The Bear of Diamonds - Any male Grizzly shot with .45-70 ammo from a Treestand, Tower or Tripod Stand.

All Competitions award the following prizes:
1st place = 300 em$ and Trophy
2nd place = 200em$ and Trophy
3rd place = 100em$ and Trophy
4th - 10th place = 50em$ and Trophy

Competitions can be found in the list here.

Deployable Archery Targets



Today Deployable Archery targets are now available for purchase. The traditional targets score from 1-10 depending on shot placement and the ‘Cubes’ are practice focused with a score of 1 being attained when you hit it anywhere. All can be used from a Shooting Mat.

Rusa Deer Competitions



Rusa deer competitions are now in rotation.

The 5 unique missions are:

King of the East
The highest scoring unspooked male Rusa Deer at 100% Harvest Value shot with any shotgun using slug ammunition is your competition entry. Only 1st harvest counts. Highest score wins.

The Good, The Bad & The Rusa
The combined highest score of your top 3 male Rusa Deer each shot at under 20 meters (Approx. 66 feet) using any .308 Handgun is your competition entry. No blinds, stands, towers or shooting tripod rests allowed. Highest combined score wins.

RUS-A
The lightest weighing Rusa Deer is your competition entry. Target must be walking when shot. No blinds, stands, towers or shooting tripod rests allowed. Highest score wins.

Colton Locke and the Holy Rusa
The highest scoring male Rusa Deer shot using any crossbow is your competition entry. Bones may not be hit, only organs. Highest score wins.

Rusa at the Gates
The furthest shot unspooked male Rusa Deer is your competition entry. Target must be taken down in 1 shot. Furthest shot wins.


Rare and Trophy of the Week

These Weekly competitions are super popular. The Trophy of the Week gets selected on Monday’s and Rare of the Week gets selected on Wednesday’s.
So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score!

This Week's Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this HUGE Sambar Deer, It was shot by ‘Lor45’ with a great score of 240.511. Congratulations!



The ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to ‘sanderbarboza’ for this Melanistic Bison, with a score of 52.123, congratulations!

Free Rotation



This week Black Bear and Grizzly Bear are free to hunt, good luck!

Have a great week all,

TK

Hello Hunters!

Here are the notes for today's patch:

Additions:

• Added 4 Archery Deployable Targets.
  
  • 2 Practice Targets that always give a score of 1 regardless of where its shot from.
    
  • 2 Tournament Targets that give a score between 1 - 10 depending on shot placement.

Changes:

• Moved “Buy Em$” into the main bar of the launcher

Enjoy!

TK

Hello Hunters,

It is Tuesday and the Status Update is out, why? Because we have a two day off sight meeting that starts tomorrow, so I wanted to make sure it still went out.

After the feedback from last week’s Status Update, I will keep adding updates about my archery and hunting when I have something to share. The main reason I add them to the start of the Updated, is not to show boat, but this is actually the hardest part to write week in and week out. So it is nice to have something to open the Status Update with.

This week I just have a few quick updates, my accuracy is getting much more consistent and I can now hit the yellows more often than not, which is a nice little confidence boost.



I have finally tied my peep sight in properly, as I was unaware that it was not and now it does not float up and down… I know, looking back I should have known something was not right, but thats learning!



Last night I purchased a new drop away arrow rest as, the QAD I have, has no vertical adjustment. I decided to go for a G5 C-Max, as I really like their products and they look well engineered. They are limb activated as well, which means there will be no more interference on my buss cable when the shot is released.

This weeks video I managed to stumble across randomly, one bonus of having autoplay on while I type away. This gives a good indication of what goat hunting is like, this is however in Australia and not New Zealand. By the looks of it, I would say these goats do not get shot at a lot, but it does provide a good indication of how close you can get to them. Remember this shows real footage, so if you prefer to keep your fix virtual, DO NOT CLICK Here.

Valentines Event 2019



In case you missed it, our annual Valentines Event is now on! To find out more details you can read the official post in our forums.

Compound Bow - ‘Red Dragon’



Tomorrow we release a bow to celebrate the Lunar New Year. I like the look of it and will be taking it out with me on my next hunt!

Sambar Deer Competitions



Also released this week into the competition rotation are Sambar Deer Competitions! Whether you love Sambar or hate them, I am sure these will provide a good challenge.

The 5 unique missions are:

The Slothful Stag
The closest shot unspooked male Sambar Deer with any permitted muzzleloader/muzzleloader pistol is your competition entry. Target must be standing idle when shot. Closest shot wins.

Immaculate Antlers
The combined highest score of your top 3 male Sambar Deer each at 100% Harvest Value is your competition entry. The skull may not be hit. Highest combined score wins.

The Proud Stag
The highest scoring Sambar Deer taken down with 1 shot while you are in a standing position is your competition entry. Target must be shot in the heart. Other organs may be hit. Highest score wins.

Call of the Jungle
The average score of your top 3 unspooked, male Sambar Deer each shot under 40 meters (Approx. 131 feet) while using any compound bow/recurve bow is your competition entry. Targets must be shot from a treestand. Highest average score wins.

The Gluttonous Stag
The highest weighing male Sambar Deer taken down with 1 shot using any permitted shotgun is your competition entry. Intestines may not be hit. Heaviest weight wins.


Rare and Trophy of the Week

These Weekly competitions are super popular. The Trophy of the Week gets selected on Monday’s and Rare of the Week gets selected on Wednesday’s.
So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score!

This Week's Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this awesome photo of this Pheasant, what a great pose! It was shot by ‘SSepsuu’ with a great score of 29.003. Congratulations!



The ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to ‘ARMAGEDON187’ for this Melanistic Coyote, with a score of 36.87, congratulations!

Free Rotation



This week Snowshoe Hare and Cottontail Rabbits are free to hunt, good luck!

Have a great week all,

TK

Hello Hunters,

How are you this week? This week I am going to ask you if you actually enjoy reading about my archery progression and hunting adventures? As I was thinking last night, perhaps it is a drag to read and you are just here for the game news? So please let me know in the comments, no offense will be taken, I thought I should just give you guys a say in it all.

This weeks video is something that one of my rifle friends showed me, he likes to give me stick about converting to archery, so in jest he suggested I could use one of these. Pretty impressive bit of gear, however for me it’s kinda like driving one of those three wheeled motorbikes. Remember this shows real footage, so if you prefer to keep your fix virtual, DO NOT CLICK Here.

Doc Themed Event



Well, either you guys didn’t like the wolves, or the prizes were good enough to tempt even the wolf lovers to participate! Either way, good stuff and it was awesome to see the community come together to achieve a common goal! There will be other events along the same lines coming up in the not to distant future. However they will have much harder goals!

We originally announced this week that the event would come to an end early. We did this with good intentions, as we had more events ready to go and were excited to be able to provide an action packed month. We are sorry to the people that we unintentionally infuriated, the event will stay open the original time frame so everyone has a chance to harvest their 25 wolves.

Magpie Goose Missions



Today we release Magpie Goose missions, it is a super fun and challenging mission pack, that I am sure you will enjoy! Good luck!

Update About Memberships and Business Model

Yesterday we announced that we are revising the business model for theHunter: Classic. Make sure you head over to our forum and have a read!

Rare and Trophy of the Week

These Weekly competitions are super popular. The Trophy of the Week gets selected on Monday’s and Rare of the Week gets selected on Wednesday’s.

So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score!

This Week's Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this great photo of a Sitka Deer! It was shot by ‘Tanngnjostr’ with a great score of 112.833! A very nice trophy pose, congrats!



The ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to ‘InstinctiveArcher’ for this Albino Grey Wolf, with a score of 14.37, congratulations, a rare wolf is very nice!

Free Rotation



This week Water Buffalo and Banteng are free to hunt, good luck!

Have a great week all,

TK

Hello Hunters,

Well, it feels like forever since I wrote the last one of these, well seven weeks to be precise! I had an absolute blast back in New Zealand and Australia. I also put my bow to good use and managed to get some blood on a few arrows, in total I took four goats, two rabbits and two hares with the bow. I have some videos from my hunts, sadly the days I did decide to record, I saw animals but didn’t manage to down any, but it will give you a good idea of where I grew up and the terrain I am use to hunting in. I need to edit it them all together, once I am happy with it, i'll upload it to YouTube. But if you want to read a write up about my hunts and see the animals I bagged, you can have a little read here. I don’t know if I will ever pick up a rifle again, I just don’t think pulling the trigger will ever meet the adrenaline rush, or sense of achievement that bow hunting has shown me. The only problem now, I have a huge itch that I can not scratch over here in Sweden, so I am starting to put together some plans for hunting next season… in another country!

This weeks video came out a little over a month ago and features Joe Rogan and John Dudley. It’s a shorter video and I think Joe gets a little bit too Joe on it, but credit where credit is due, he pulls off a nice shot and it is still a good video! Remember this shows real footage, so if you prefer to keep your fix virtual, DO NOT CLICK Here.

Doc Themed Event



“Howdy Hunters!

Doc here, I have heard reports about the wolf population in Timbergold’s starting to get out of hand, so I went and took a look myself, you guys were not kidding! They need thinning out a little, not only for the benefit of the other species in the area, but to insure we do not get a disease outbreak amongst the packs. So I am reaching out to all hunters in the EHR for your help to bring the population back inline. As a collective community I need you to shoot every damn wolf you see, bring their tails in as proof and as the population comes down, you will all be rewarded in stages, with some great prizes. To make things a bit easier for you all, I have had some sound technicians put together a new E-call that attracts wolves! Good luck to you all and thanks in advance.”

You read that right hunters, it is time to do something about the wolf population once and for all. Collectively as a community if you manage to meet the goals Doc has set, not only will you be rewarded with some great prizes, but the wolf population will be reduced in Timbergold Trails, FOR GOOD!

There is now a new E-Call that can be purchased in the store and when used in conjunction with the “Shockwave’ Electronic caller it can be used to call in wolves. This should make things easier and I would imagine ambushing them as a team, would be a good way to thin those packs out!

The goals that Doc has set out and the rewards are as follows:



Depending what Milestone you reach, will determine on how much the wolf population will be reduced by. If you manage to meet the Legend tier, the population will be reduced by half, for good! As the Milestones are reached, wolves will disappear from the banner in the launcher, which can also be clicked on to read more information. There is also a visual counter that can be found in the top right of the launcher.

Prizes will be distributed at the end of the event. Each tier that is reached will unlock the prizes allocated to it, so if the community unlocks the final tier, everyone will get the top tier prizes and all the prizes for the lower tiers as well.

To qualify for the prizes you must harvest at least 25 wolves, Doc doesn’t like freeloaders!

Good luck all and have fun!

New Engraved Drilling Combination Gun



You can now buy the new engraved Drilling Rifle. If you are a hunter that likes their guns to be a little more detailed, this is for you! Take a look.

Bobcat Competitions



Today we also release Bobcat missions into the competition rotation.

As well as the usual, highest scoring and biggest Bobcat comps, there are 5 unique ones:

Pounce to my Level

The average score of your top 3 Bobcat harvests is your competition entry. Targets must be shot at over 50 meters (Approx. 164 feet) and with only one shot. Highest average score wins.

Call the Paw-lease

The heaviest weighing unspooked Bobcat shot with a .223 Semi-Automatic Rifle from a Tower, Treestand, Ground Blind, Tripodstand or Shooting Tripod Rest is your competition entry.

Nothing Purr-sonal

The highest scoring unspooked Bobcat shot with a .50 Cap Lock Muzzleloader at under 25 meters (Approx. 82 feet) is your competition entry. Target must be shot in the heart or lungs only.

Absolute Mew-nimum

The closest shot Bobcat with a weight of 15 kg (Approx. 33 lbs) shot using any .357 Revolver without a scope is your competition entry. Stands, Towers, Blinds and Shooting Tripod Rests are not allowed.

Lion King

The highest scoring male Bobcat amongst your first 5 harvests is your competition entry. Harvests afterwards will not count. Shotguns only, 100% Harvest Value required.

Lock&Learn



Make sure you tune in tomorrow, I will be doing my best to lower the wolf numbers in Timbergold Trails and giving the new E-caller a try. www.twitch.com/expansiveworlds , 4pm, see you then!

Rare and Trophy of the Week

These Weekly competitions are super popular. The Trophy of the Week gets selected on Monday’s and Rare of the Week gets selected on Wednesday’s.

So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score!

This Week's Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this great photo of a Grey Wolf! It was shot by ‘Trelek1988’ and scored 16.339! A unique trophy pose and a very themey for this week, well done!!



The ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to ‘Schlachtwolf’ for this Albino Bobcat, with a score of 6.456, congratulations, a very nice Trophy!

Free Rotation



This week Bobcat and Grey Wolf are free to hunt, good luck!

Have a great week all,

TK

Hello all,

Here are the notes from today's patch.

Additions:

• Added Electronic Caller Add-on for Grey Wolves.
  
• Implemented Engraved Drilling Rifle.
  
• Add ability to command dog while in prone stance.
  
• Added a new interpolation camera option in the options menu(mouse options). Makes it easier to turn and aim. (off by default).
  
• Added fur variation to confirm kill screen.
  
• Added a feedback message for when an animal gets spooked by a Park Ranger.

Changes:

• Slightly reduced health values of Magpie Goose.
  
• You will now exit on the other side of the Park Ranger if the driver seat is obstructed.
  
• Changed default resolution to 1600x900.
  
• The straps for backpacks should now be more visible when wearing an arctic jacket.

Bug fixes:

• Hopefully fixed an issue with animal features not showing or showing incorrectly(e.g. Broken Jaw).
  
• Collectibles (e.g. Antler Sheds) should now always appear at the same place and look the same for all players in a multiplayer game.
  
• Fixed a bug causing Magpie Goose callers to only play sounds in Piccabeen Bay.
  
• Fixed an issue with water buffalos’ animation sometimes freezing in water.
  
• Fixed swapped gender icons for Banteng.
  
• Fixed a potential crash when a magpie goose was fetched by a retriever.

Have a good week all,

TK

Hi all and welcome to this week’s Status Update!

A short and sweet one today as it’s all-go here in the office, but you’ll have one from TK to look forward to next day (if he’s up for writing one already on his first day back! hehe).

So, on we go!




As promised, we continue to flesh out our mission packs, this time on Piccabeen bay. Grab your water flask and best warm-weather gear and enjoy some warmer weather whilst it’s still so cold outside! These missions are available for play now.



Another reminder that weekly sales now run Wednesday through Sunday, so you have even more time to snag a bargain. This week, of course, the offers are focused on useful equipment for hunting Rusa.



And the last appearance from the Rusa this week, in this week’s free species rotation! If you’re still in a warm-weather mood after ticking off all of the competitions then why not head to Bushranger’s Run for some Red Kangaroo?



Big congrats to lazygirl5 for this monster of a Blacktail. Considering that Black Bear was the aim of the hunt at the time it goes to show you should always keep your eyes open for what else may appear!



This week’s Rare of the Week nod goes to ARMAGEDON187 for this lovely leucistic Canada Goose, great work with the trophy shot!

Again, TK is back in the building next week, so be sure to give him a warm welcome! Before then, you’ll catch me on stream tomorrow trying my hand at some Rusa Deer missions. Let’s hope it goes better than my competition endeavours last week…

Cheers!

Graham and the rest of theHunter Classic team.

Hi all!

Welcome to our first “proper” Status Update of 2019! We of course had some information out last week, but this is the first one in our traditional format.




This subtle, refined, and very stylish, variant of the 9.3x74R O/U is available for purchase now, look for it in the store now! Tune in to tomorrow’s stream to be in with a chance of potentially getting your hands on one.




Big thanks to Andhii for helping us put together this exciting bundle of Ptarmigan competitions. The first of these new competitions will go live today; and then continue to be rolled out, one every other day, over the next week. In conjunction with this we’ll also have all Ptarmigan types as our free species this week.

Keep your eyes open for several other new species receiving competition packs in the coming weeks!




As per above, this week’s free rotation is all about Ptarmigan of all types, so our guests are welcome to get out there and get competitive!




A special entry regarding sales today (which coincidentally are ALSO all about Ptarmigan!). From today all sales will be running Wednesday through to Monday, so be sure to take a peek at our sales section of our store page a little earlier from now on.


Today also sees various bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements landing in the EHR as well as cleaning up the last bits from our Holiday Event (looking at you Rudolph!).

Additions:

• Added 9.3x74R Engraved O/U Break Action Rifle

Changes:

• Removed Rudolph population.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed ptarmigan scoring issues in multiplayer.
  
• Wolves now lay down when shot in the spine, instead of just standing still.
  
• Fixed a multiplayer issue where players who had certain items equipped would not synchronize their animations to other players.
  
• Waterfowls will no longer sink through the water and then slowly come back up again.
  
• The feedback message that shows up when you try to place a Scout Bolt Action Rifle on too steep ground will no longer show up for other players in a multiplayer session.

This week’s Trophy of the Week goes to LimJahey. A little shy of the top 100, but still a beautiful Blacktail all the same, congratulations!




Rare of the week goes to IanBiel (with a little help from their friend KBCAO) for this gorgeous piebald deer. Well done!

And that about wraps up our Status Update this week, don’t forget to tune in to tomorrow’s stream!

/Graham and theHunter Classic Team

Hi all!

Here are the notes of today's patch:

Changes:

• Slightly lowered the horizontal aim allowance of the Scout Bolt Action Rifles.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a bug that was sometimes preventing players from looking slightly downward when in prone.
  
• Fixed issue with Dall Sheep getting stuck when spooked while climbing.
  
• Naming a new dog is now possible again.
  
• Pulsar Bows no longer unnecessarily reload a new arrow when holstering and unholstering or swapping weapons back and forth.
  
• Water Buffalo should no longer idle in the water while spooked.
  
• The inventory image for the Scout Bolt Action Rifle should now show up properly.
  
• Fixed invisible scope issue for the Scout Bolt Action Rifles.

Have a great week!

// AC

Hello Hunters,

Here are the notes from today's patch:

Changes:

• Localization change so the Park Ranger does not specify the need to use the inventory when requiring a refuel.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed so that the Park Ranger does not spook animals throughout the whole reserve.
  
• Fixed loadout slot images and broken slots in clothing view.

Have a good week,

TK