Herbalist challenges 1-10

Every Herbalist challenge in order: yarrow, four berries, sage, mushrooms for your horse, Indian tobacco, 15 species, special miracle tonic, oleander, all 43 herbs (with the New Austin buggy trick) and all 11 meats.

Reward: Herbalist 1-10 complete
Video time: about 56 min, plus travel
Steps: 41
When you can do it: Chapter 2 or 3 (see each step)

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The steps

Pick 6 yarrow near Twin Stack Pass
- Where: Near Twin Stack Pass, New Hanover
You can find a lot of yarrow in New Hanover near Twin Stack Pass (between the Heartland Overflow and the Heartland Oil Fields). If your satchel is full, EAT the yarrow - it still counts.
- Ride to Twin Stack Pass
- Pick 6 yarrow (eat it if full)
See it in the video at 43:18
Herbalist 2: raspberries first
- Where: See the map at 44:21
Herbalist 2: pick AND EAT 4 kinds of berry. Go to this spot first for raspberries (the video also finds some just before it).
- Pick a raspberry
- Open your satchel and eat it
See it in the video at 44:21
Blackberries

Here you can find blackberries. Do not forget to EAT them!
- Pick a blackberry
- Eat it
See it in the video at 45:00
Wintergreen berry - on the ground

Here you will find the wintergreen berry. Unlike the other berries it grows ON THE GROUND, so look down.
- Look at the ground
- Pick a wintergreen berry
- Eat it
See it in the video at 45:21
Last berry: evergreen huckleberry

The last berry is here - the evergreen huckleberry. Pick it and eat it.
- Pick an evergreen huckleberry
- Eat it
See it in the video at 45:51
Herbalist 3: pick 7+ hummingbird sage

You must craft 7 items with sage. There is a lot of hummingbird sage here (it grows in forest areas). You need AT LEAST 7. There is more not far from the first spot.

See it in the video at 46:33
Set up camp and craft horse ointment
- Weapon or tool: Campfire crafting > Horse Care
- Ammo or bait: 1 sage + 1 common bulrush + 1 yarrow each
Set up camp, open crafting > HORSE CARE and craft HORSE OINTMENT. It needs 1 sage, 1 common bulrush and 1 yarrow each time. Craft 7.
- Set up camp
- Crafting > Horse Care > Horse Ointment
- Craft 7
See it in the video at 47:15
Herbalist 4: pick 5 mushrooms
- Where: Near Eris Field, then near Emerald Ranch
Pick 5 mushrooms - they can all be the same kind. First spot is near Eris Field, the second near Emerald Ranch / Wallace Station (bay bolete).
- Pick mushrooms at spot 1
- Pick more at spot 2 until you have 5
See it in the video at 47:39
Feed them to your horse

Open the horse menu and FEED each mushroom to your horse.
- Stand by your horse
- Feed it the 5 mushrooms
See it in the video at 48:36
Herbalist 5: pick 9+ Indian tobacco
- Where: Near Wallace Station
Craft 9 items using Indian tobacco - so pick 9 or more. It grows near Wallace Station, and there is more just across the path.

See it in the video at 48:48
Craft potent snake oil
- Weapon or tool: Campfire crafting > Tonics
Set up camp and craft POTENT SNAKE OIL - it only needs one ingredient. Craft 9.
- Set up camp
- Craft Potent Snake Oil x9
See it in the video at 50:12
Herbalist 6: 15 species in this area

Pick 15 different herbs. There are lots here. Herbs you picked BEFORE the challenge do not count - pick them again. Turn on EAGLE EYE - herbs glow.
- Turn on Eagle Eye
- Pick yarrow, creeping thyme and the others here
See it in the video at 50:27
Burdock root and blackberries

You can find a lot of burdock root by riverbanks. The blackberries are in the same place as Herbalist 2.
- Pick burdock root at the river
- Pick blackberries
See it in the video at 52:18
Second herb area near Twin Stack Pass
- Where: Near Twin Stack Pass
The second area with lots of herbs: wild carrot, parasol mushroom, milkweed, American ginseng.
- Pick wild carrot, parasol mushroom, milkweed, ginseng
- Reach 15 species
See it in the video at 52:42
Herbalist 7: get the special miracle tonic pamphlet
- Where: See the map at 54:51
Go to this spot and take the SPECIAL MIRACLE TONIC PAMPHLET (it is with some high-velocity rifle cartridges) - or buy it at a fence. Open it from your satchel and READ it.
- Take the pamphlet (or buy at a fence)
- Read it from your satchel
See it in the video at 54:51
Pick 6 burdock root along the river
- Where: River near Mount Hagen / the Dakota River
Not far away, burdock root grows all along this river (any river works - the Dakota River has lots). Use Eagle Eye, or follow the video.

See it in the video at 55:42
Pick 6 yarrow and 6 golden currant
- Where: New Hanover / near Van Horn Trading Post
You can find all the yarrow you need in New Hanover. The video picks golden currant near the Van Horn Trading Post.
- Pick 6 yarrow
- Pick 6 golden currant
See it in the video at 1:00:39
Craft and drink 5 special miracle tonics
- Ammo or bait: Golden currant x6, yarrow x6, burdock root x6
Set up camp. The recipe only shows once you have everything: 6 currant + 6 yarrow + 6 burdock root makes 5 tonics. Craft them, then DRINK all 5.
- Set up camp
- Craft Special Miracle Tonic
- Drink all 5
See it in the video at 1:02:45
Herbalist 8: pick oleander sage
- Where: See the map at 1:03:48
Pick oleander sage at the spots shown on the map.

See it in the video at 1:03:33
Craft 6 poison arrows
- Ammo or bait: Arrows + oleander sage + flight feather
Set up camp, crafting > AMMO > ARROW - POISON. Each needs 1 arrow, 1 oleander sage, 1 flight feather. Craft 6.

See it in the video at 1:04:24
Herbalist 9: start in the first herb-rich area
- Where: See 1:04:42
Herbalist 9 = pick ALL 43 herbs. Herbs picked before do not count - pick them again. The video starts in this area: bulrush, milkweed, hummingbird sage, chanterelle, ginseng.

See it in the video at 1:04:36
Golden currant, wintergreen berry, violet snowdrop

Still in the same area: golden currant, evergreen huckleberry, wintergreen berry and violet snowdrop.

See it in the video at 1:07:36
Ram's head, wild mint, oregano

Ram's head mushroom, then wild mint and oregano a little bit away from it.
- Pick ram's head
- Pick wild mint
- Pick oregano
See it in the video at 1:09:12
Vanilla flower

You can also find the vanilla flower here. Another vanilla spot is shown at 1:13:27.

See it in the video at 1:13:06
Thyme, parasol mushroom, bay bolete

Creeping thyme, parasol mushroom and bay bolete in this area.
- Pick creeping thyme
- Pick parasol mushroom
- Pick bay bolete
See it in the video at 1:16:27
Herbs you may have to fight for

You might have to fight people to get to these (Alaskan ginseng, English mace).
- Clear the area
- Pick Alaskan ginseng and English mace
Watch out: Be ready to fight.

See it in the video at 1:18:51
New Austin: get a buggy
- Where: Leaving from Blackwater
- Weapon or tool: A buggy (stolen wagon)
The last herbs are in New Austin, where a sniper shoots Arthur. The video strongly recommends a BUGGY (other methods work). Leave from Blackwater.
- Get a buggy
- Drive towards New Austin
See it in the video at 1:19:39
Mask on, camera follow off, stay off the road

Put your MASK on and switch CAMERA FOLLOW off in settings. Do not drive ON the road - stay just beside it.
- Put your bandana on
- Turn camera follow OFF
- Drive just off the road
See it in the video at 1:19:57
At the bridge: set the camera

As you get close to the bridge, adjust the camera like the video. Remember YOU are the sniper - if you can see Arthur's head, the sniper can too. Use photo mode to check.
- Set the camera like the video
- Check in photo mode
See it in the video at 1:22:09
Herb 1: tilt the camera right and jump out

Tilt the camera to face the right of the buggy. Do not show Arthur's head through the hole. Re-adjust as it zooms in. JUMP OUT after the sniper shot, pick the herb, jump back in.
- Tilt camera right
- Wait for the shot
- Jump out, pick, jump back in
See it in the video at 1:22:24
Drive on the train tracks

To avoid lawmen, drive along the train tracks. You will not get run over.

See it in the video at 1:23:12
Herb 2 at Benedict Pass
- Where: Benedict Pass, New Austin
Second location in New Austin, Benedict Pass. Tilt the camera right again and jump out after the shot. If his head shows, quickly cover it like at 1:24:03.
- Tilt camera right
- Jump out after the shot
See it in the video at 1:23:27
Black currant
- Where: Benedict Pass
Black currant is here - same method.

See it in the video at 1:24:15
Desert sage - the last herb
- Where: Benedict Pass / Tumbleweed
The last herb, desert sage, at Benedict Pass near Tumbleweed.

See it in the video at 1:25:06
Herbalist 10: buy meats at the general store
- Where: Any general store
Season and cook all 11 meats. Some are in the general store catalogue: prime beef joint, tender pork loin, mature venison.
- Browse the catalogue
- Buy prime beef, pork loin, venison
See it in the video at 1:26:00
Mutton, plump bird, game meat
- Where: Emerald Ranch / the bridge at 1:27:15
For mutton kill a goat at Emerald Ranch. A chicken or turkey gives plump bird. There are always rabbits on this bridge - a rabbit gives game meat.
- Goat = mutton
- Chicken/turkey = plump bird
- Rabbit = game meat
See it in the video at 1:26:45
Fish meat
- Weapon or tool: Fishing rod
- Ammo or bait: Worm bait
Fish with WORM bait. A pickerel gives flaky fish (easy to catch). Trout or salmon give succulent fish - trout bite at this same bridge with worms.
- Catch a pickerel
- Catch a trout
See it in the video at 1:27:51
Crab meat on the island

Take a boat to the island opposite camp for crab meat. Muskrats bite!
- Row to the island
- Get crab meat
Watch out: Muskrats bite.

See it in the video at 1:28:36
Big game meat with bait
- Where: Near Bolger Glade / Rhodes (map at 1:29:09)
- Weapon or tool: Rifle / knife
- Ammo or bait: Herbivore bait
Go to this section and drop HERBIVORE BAIT, then wait. A predator comes (the video gets a Florida panther). Panthers, cougars, wolves and bears give big game meat.
- Drop herbivore bait
- Wait still
- Kill the predator
- Take the big game meat
See it in the video at 1:29:15
Exotic bird: the pelican at Copperhead Landing
- Where: Copperhead Landing
Shoot the pelican at Copperhead Landing for exotic bird meat.
- Shoot the pelican
- Pick it up and pluck it
See it in the video at 1:30:27
Cook every meat with a herb

Go back to camp and cook each meat WITH a herb (minty, thyme or oregano versions): minty exotic bird, thyme big game, minty pork, oregano plump bird, thyme prime beef, oregano crustacean, minty mutton, minty venison, oregano flaky fish, minty game...

See it in the video at 1:31:24