GTA 6 hunting and studying animals
Rockstar lists hunting in Mount Kalaga National Park Official. Rob Nelson says you can study animals as a collection Reported. New here? Start here.
Official
Mount Kalaga copy lists hunting.
Reported
Animals can be studied and checked off a list.
Not confirmed
Licences, skinning, legendary animals.
What is on the record
| Detail | What was said | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Where | Mount Kalaga “offers prime hunting, fishing, and off-road trails” (Only in Leonida). | Official |
| Studying | “You can study animals as a collection sort of thing. And just as a way to get more information about them.” | Reported Nelson, IGN |
| Pets | IGN saw a ‘study’ option when petting a dog. | Reported IGN |
| Zoo | A zoo is among the activities; animals studied at the zoo or in the wild are checked off a list. | Reported IGN, 69 details |
What we don’t know yet
- Not confirmed How animals are sold.
- Not confirmed Weapons for hunting.
- Not confirmed Whether hunting affects your Criminal Profile.
Quick answers
Can you hunt in GTA 6?
Official Rockstar lists hunting in Mount Kalaga.
Does hunting make money?
Not confirmed Rockstar has not said.
Is there an animal compendium?
Reported Nelson: studying is “a collection sort of thing.”
More from Rockstar’s own pages
- Official The Mount Kalaga entry continues: “In the lush surrounding backwoods, hillbilly mystics and paranoid radicals live far from the prying eyes of the government” (Only in Leonida).
- Official Rockstar’s caption for Grassrivers 01: “Three people covered in mud pose on an airboat in the Grassrivers with a dead alligator and wildcat.”
- Official Rockstar on X (8 Oct, 5:35 p.m. ET): “MW and Delta Dawne blast airboat-ready renegade country music to the Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, and beyond on Back Country Radio” (X).
- Reported Nelson listed “going to a zoo, studying animals” among things that count as quality time for Jason and Lucia (IGN).
What we don’t know yet
- Not confirmed Which animals can be hunted.
- Not confirmed Whether the Grassrivers caption shows a hunting activity or a story scene.
More quick answers
Are there gators in GTA 6?
Official Rockstar’s Grassrivers caption shows a dead alligator.
Is there country radio for the backwoods?
Official Back Country Radio, per Rockstar.
Related: Mount Kalaga · Grassrivers · Radio · Fishing
Sources: Rockstar, Only in Leonida · IGN, Rob Nelson full interview (7 Oct 2026) · IGN, 69 details.
Longreads: Grassrivers vs the real Everglades: gators, flamingos and pythons
Related: Fishing · Wildlife · Mount Kalaga · Grassrivers
Change log: desk notes, 14 October 2026
- Desk stamp: 14 October 2026.
- Hunting is in GTA 6.
- Rockstar’s own region copy says Mount Kalaga “offers prime hunting, fishing, and off-road trails.”
- Rob Nelson told IGN “you can study animals as a collection sort of thing.”
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