How to Get Meat in 7 Days to Die

Learning how to obtain meat is one of the essential survival skills in 7 Days to Die. Whether you’re a new player or looking to optimize your hunting strategy, this guide will walk you through the process of finding and harvesting meat from various animals in the game.

Animals That Drop Meat

Several animals in 7 Days to Die can be hunted for meat. The primary animals you’ll encounter include:

Dogs

Coyotes

Bears

Wolves

Chickens

How to Hunt Animals for Meat

Step 1: Chase Down the Animal

Your first objective is to locate and chase the animal you want to hunt. Get close enough to engage with it.

Step 2: Kill the Animal

Once you’ve caught up to the animal, you need to kill it. Use whatever weapons you have available to defeat it.

Step 3: Harvest Using an Axe

After the animal is dead, take your axe and hit the corpse. This will begin the harvesting process and you’ll start collecting meat from the animal.

Additional Loot from Harvesting

When harvesting an animal corpse with an axe, you may also receive:

Meat

Feathers

Bones

The bones you collect can be crafted into a knife, which is actually a more efficient harvesting tool than an axe.

Harvesting with a Knife for Better Yields

If you’ve crafted a knife from bones, use it instead of an axe for harvesting animal corpses. Left-click the dead animal with your knife equipped. You’ll see the harvesting progress displayed in the bottom right corner of your screen, where you can track the meat being collected.

Using a knife as your harvesting tool yields better results than using an axe, making it the preferred method for experienced players.

Summary

Getting meat in 7 Days to Die is straightforward: find an animal, kill it, and harvest the corpse with either an axe or—preferably—a knife. Collect the meat along with bones and feathers for additional crafting resources. As you progress, prioritize making bone knives to maximize your meat yield from each animal you hunt.

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