Setup: Set "Hide all animal clues" to ON. Set Manual Reload and Manual Chambering to ON. This guide is for roleplaying a realistic hunting trip in the Layton Lakes game reserve. Layton Lakes comes with the base game and does not require any DLC; however, there will be rules on DLC content within this guide. Layton Lakes Reserve-wide Regulations The following regulations must be followed at all times regardless of location on the map: Do not discharge a firearm within 150 yards of inhabited structures (abandoned structures and hunting structures do not count towards this). ATV travel is permitted during daylight hours between 7:00 and 17:00 within Public land. Private lands may have a strict no ATV policy. All animals MUST be taken with proper ammunition. Layton Lakes Hunting Seasons: At the start of each season, each player receives game tags (permits to harvest an animal matching the tag's description). At the end of each season, unspent game tags are discarded. Each season has a set in-game duration. Once the current season ends, the next one in line begins. Once the final season ends, unspent game tags are discarded and the session ends. Layton Lakes has 5 seasons: Opening Season: 1 week Rifle and Handgun Season: 2 weeks Rifle and Shotgun Season: 2 weeks Muzzleloader Season: 1 week Archery Season: 1 week Layton Lakes Private Lands: Roonachee: Roonachee is privately owned by a logging company for timber, but they welcome hunters onto the property with open arms. Due to their busy schedule, hunting is only permitted in Roonachee between 13:00 and 18:00. Mount Leviathan: Mount Leviathan is owned by a mining company that owns a strip mine just off the map border to the south. Hunting here is only allowed during Muzzleloader season and Archery Season. Opening Season: Opening Season allows all weapons to be utilized. Hunting hours for Opening Season are as follows: 6:00-17:00 - Daylight Hunting 17:01-5:59 - Nighttime Hunting GAME TAGS: (Each player gets the following tags upon season start) Black Bear (Male): 1 Black Bear (Female): 1 Whitetail Deer (Male): 2 Whitetail Deer (Female): 4 Blacktail Deer (Male): 1 Blacktail Deer (Female): 2 Moose (Male): 1 Moose (Female): 1 Roosevelt Elk (Male): 2 Roosevelt Elk (Female): 2 Coyote: 5 Merriam Turkey (Male): 1 Merriam Turkey (Female): 1 Whitetail Jackrabbit: 5 Rifle and Handgun Season: Rifle and Handgun Season allows all rifles and handguns to be utilized. Hunting hours for Rifle and Handgun Season are as follows: 6:00-17:00 - Daylight Hunting 17:01-5:59 - Nighttime Hunting GAME TAGS: (Each player gets the following tags upon season start) Whitetail Deer (Male): 2 Whitetail Deer (Female): 4 Blacktail Deer (Male): 2 Blacktail Deer (Female): 4 Coyote: 5 Rifle and Shotgun Season: Rifle and Shotgun allows all rifles and shotguns to be utilized. Hunting hours for Rifle and Shotgun Season are as follows: 6:00-17:00 - Daylight Hunting 17:01-5:59 - Nighttime Hunting GAME TAGS: (Each player gets the following tags upon season start) Whitetail Deer (Male): 2 Whitetail Deer (Female): 4 Blacktail Deer (Male): 1 Blacktail Deer (Female): 2 Coyote: 5 Merriam Turkey (Male): 1 Merriam Turkey (Female): 1 Whitetail Jackrabbit: 5 Mallard: 20 Muzzleloader Season: Muzzleloader Season allows all Muzzleloaders to be utilized. Hunting hours for Muzzleloader Season are as follows: 6:00-17:00 - Daylight Hunting 17:01-5:59 - Nighttime Hunting GAME TAGS: (Each player gets the following tags upon season start) Black Bear (Male): 2 Black Bear (Female): 2 Whitetail Deer (Male): 2 Whitetail Deer (Female): 4 Blacktail Deer (Male): 2 Blacktail Deer (Female): 4 Moose (Male): 2 Moose (Female): 2 Roosevelt Elk (Male): 2 Roosevelt Elk (Female): 2 Archery Season: Archery Season allows all forms of archery to be utilized. Hunting hours for Archery Season are as follows: 6:00-17:00 - Daylight Hunting 17:01-5:59 - Nighttime Hunting GAME TAGS: (Each player gets the following tags upon season start) Black Bear (Male): 1 Black Bear (Female): 1 Whitetail Deer (Male): 2 Whitetail Deer (Female): 2 Blacktail Deer (Male): 1 Blacktail Deer (Female): 1 Moose (Male): 1 Moose (Female): 1 Roosevelt Elk (Male): 1 Roosevelt Elk (Female): 1 Coyote: 2 Merriam Turkey (Male): 2 Merriam Turkey (Female): 2 Whitetail Jackrabbit: 2