Hide and Snack

Wolf pups aren't the only baby animals that arrive along with spring in Slough Creek, and we've been working on some special gameplay for the upcoming Slough Creek episode involving the ungulate babies (elk and moose calves, mule deer fawns). Today we're looking at elk calves specifically. In their first few weeks of life, they do not emit any smell, so predators cannot track them by scent. And their mothers hide the calves in tall grass, which makes them even harder to find -- and presents a good challenge for WolfQuest players! If you can find a hidden calf before its mother finds YOU, you'll be able to bring home a nice snack for your pups.
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WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition is available now for PC/Mac on Steam and itch.io, as Early Access. The game currently includes Episode 1: Amethyst Mountain, Lost River: Classic, and multiplayer mode in both maps. Slough Creek is in development! The mobile version will come after the game (including Slough Creek) is completed on PC/Mac platforms. The next episode, Tower Fall (DLC) will follow. We do not announce specific release dates. We will release them when they are ready!

[@wolfcat634]

The group of spoilt pups: Imma nap Mary: FOOOD

[@stormSeven]

Relateable

[@CrypticHowl]

Compromise... (pups sleep on the carcass) 😂

[@babyluvx7387]

WolfCat is this in the game now or is it for the future?

[@wolfcat634]

@@babyluvx7387 it is an upcoming update to the current game, basically a new part to the game coming out soon

[@carterphair5293]

Mary is me rn tbh.

[@I_Love_Wolves_]

Wq: well at least *mary* enjoys it. Me who’s actually named Mary: yeah thanks I appreciate the meal! :D

[@WolfQuestGame]

LOL

[@Kirrori_]

Xddd

[@preamedofficially3901]

I think I died of laughter lol

[@blackoutkitten9382]

Sunil Kumar n o

[@desireewilliamson3316]

@@WolfQuestGame I hope you don't mind me asking but why do the baby elk have no scent?

[@seraphic4131]

Two questions: 1. Will we be able to take chunks of meet/calves/bunnies into out dens? 2. Are bison calves planned?

[@alice.taube_]

ThatsSketchii no I doubt it because heards of buffalo would need I few hundred dollars computer and I don’t think we can go into the den.

[@seraphic4131]

@@alice.taube_ It's planned we will be able to go into dens.

[@rachelatkinson6734]

We can go in den

[@alice.taube_]

Wait we can go into dens Eekkkkkkkk!

[@rachelatkinson6734]

Alice Taube that is their plan, they have been working on it

[@stormytehcat]

At this point it won't even feel like a game, it will feel like you actually are the wolf! The updates just keep getting more and more amazing!

[@brokenjelly2739]

Ikr!

[@Panda19288]

My emotions during this: Awww the baby elk!!! *He kills it and is just carying it* Me: NOOOOOOOOOO Also me: But it is convenient and cool u can cary it... *Pups actually eat it instead of regurgitated* My reaction: :O This was a weird rollercoaster of reactions for me xd

[@stormSeven]

Lmao that’s so funny and kinda like actually my reactions

[@CrypticHowl]

👈😂👉

[@klaythompson663]

Panda Not a very wolfy reaction

[@wolfy_daniella]

I like kill this baby elks (sorry but its really cool)

[@CrypticHowl]

@@wolfy_daniella not if I kill one first 💪👁👅👁

[@LaCreatura23]

When this comes out fully , my cubs will be fed only the finest baby elk , snowshoe hares ,mule deer, and moose calves and sometimes the adult versions

[@MissxLariz]

High quality meat yum!

[@skeppyruiz]

U meant pups right because cubs are used for other animals, not canines

[@LaCreatura23]

Yeah yeah I was thinking of shelter 2 at the time and in there you are a lynx with 4 cubs or sometimes 3 , 2 , 1 cub depending on how bad of a parent you are

[@kimberlysmith5001]

Ha ha my pups will be fed only the fattest baby elk around.

[@miamonster8bit617]

Cubs?

[@moon-garden]

You should make it so other packs can have pups and you can attack their dens as well

[@laststorm1279]

"You kill my kids, I kill yours."

[@Gogokat]

"a eye for a eye"

[@lemonbread9275]

if I can't have my shoes Karen can't have her mom *throws shoe at Karen's moms urn*

[@maokreatywne4059]

Let me adopt their kids please

[@randompersonpresent]

Excuse sir and ma ma you kill my pup IMA KILL YOUR PUPS!

[@anxiouspotato04]

the pups are literally starving but theyre like "ehhh sneep is more important"

[@JayPlays535]

gahhhhhh you made them so cute!! we're not gonna wanna hunt the poor lil guys ;-; but, our babies gotta eat too, and that's just survival of the fittest I suppose hnnnnnn

[@lokirae3]

Oh, hi! I love your videos!

[@urfavizzy796]

Hiiii I’m such a fan!

[@tigerart7845]

Haha tbh I’m gonna be one of those players who leaves the baby elk alone because they’re too cute. Edit: ok I’ve actually played through slough creek now, and baby elk are like THE MOST HELPFUL THING so, forget cuteness, my pups need to eat lol.

[@moistmeathateroffurries8621]

Imma be the opposite

[@crw3581]

Same

[@lynnelachapelle3929]

your pups are gonna starve :/

[@stormSeven]

Same

[@Greyshi]

I'm gonna be the one who leaves the baby alone... because the mother elk will give much more food.

[@pflegerkids3423]

The circle of life. That calf died, but it gave life to 4(?) other wolf pups. I love watching these, they are so fascinating!!

[@romerotheliger3904]

It was 5 i believe. It varies from litter to litter though.

[@pflegerkids3423]

@@romerotheliger3904 Yes, I think all of the details (such as the varied litters) they added to the game are amazing!

[@lonestarfan126]

I made up a lil story when I got AE at Christmas that if one of my pups died, my wolf would take comfort in the fact that her baby helped another baby survive for a little bit longer. My family would howl to mourn the loss, but then take comfort in the fact that the pup's death helped another. My wolf Luna who is age 7 now, hopes that Elk and Mule Deer mothers think the same thing. But part of her knows that they probably never will and will forever see wolves as monsters and the bad guys.

[@pflegerkids3423]

@@lonestarfan126 That’s beautiful and makes so much sense to me.

[@lonestarfan126]

@@pflegerkids3423 Thank you so much!!

[@ladybirdg5658]

"That's how Floppy was born!"

[@eleanorehoffacker2135]

Me with no graphics on: Sounds simple enough.

[@CommanderNissan]

Who needs graphics when *you can smell things?*

[@dissy9708]

The laptop I’m using is years old but I love graphics so I turn them kinda high and it runs at 18 FPS, but I hate low graphics lol

[@sarah9850]

“What a bunch of lazy kids today” “Mary atleast appreciates it right” 😂 Also, do certain pups prefer certain food?

[@toastymouse8230]

Nope! Meat is meat. If you don’t eat what’s given to you in the wild, you starve.

[@a.sucker.for.love.]

I agree

[@tohgo.]

@@toastymouse8230 Yep!

[@stormSeven]

Oooooh that’s would be so interesting tho. Although the wolves I play as mostly prefer mule deer.

[@stormSeven]

Only me that makes my wolves onto OCs and writes stories about them? I even found my wolf Eclipses (original name I know) girlfriend Moon (very original I know) in the game with Eclipse.I named them that because I thought it was funny that Eclipse and Moon two opposites were mates.

[@puppens101]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate the devs and this whole team for this amazing game they've produced for us?? Cause they're amazing and deserve love and recognition! And lets appreciate Mary for being such a good pup!

[@WolfQuestGame]

:D

[@caitlynpotter652]

As sad as it is too see the baby eld die- it's being fed to other babies so its okay- Ah the circle of life...gotta love it! XD Nah though if I play and come across a baby elk like that- I would be like Ooo! The best snack! It's like lamb chops! Mmmmm! XD Anyway it is looking really good!!!! I really cant wait!!!

[@wolftimeplusguineapigs3862]

One day, one day a video called Slough Creek release date is going to show up on my recommendations AND IM GOING TO ACTUALLY SCREAM.

[@brokenjelly2739]

One day that will happen, and I will be so excited I probably could pass out

[@zolove_]

Same😂

[@janelle9998]

This game just keeps getting more interesting

[@Mimi_chrp]

still excited for wq pups coming

[@nyautotradersleasing7290]

Awesome! This game is so cool! Can’t wait for this to come on mobile so me and a lot of other people can play! 😁

[@LilT_06-832F]

@NY Auto Traders Leasing SAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@randompersonpresent]

Same to!!!

[@caitlindavis3552]

Sammeeede

[@yaritzacaballero4302]

Yea

[@Wade_WolfdogComics]

Same! I love how realistic it is!

[@sparrowboo2939]

'The mother will look after the newborn but act all innocent' Me: I'd just hunt the adult elk itself

[@flxwercatz232]

youd probably die if you arent on easy

[@sparrowboo2939]

@@flxwercatz232 true

[@ajaxsnumberonefan]

I can’t wait for bison calves man- THOSE LEGS LOOK AT DEM FLOPPY LEGZ

[@JewelWildmoon]

Wolf: * Exists * The doe: * PANIC ENSUES * Me, the wolf: Issa sign :D

[@bradywolfwing36]

Me:sees the floppy dead elk calf. Also me:FLOPPY FOUND TRUE LOVE AND HAD A BABY WITH A BULL ELK!!!!!!????????????????!!!!!!!!!

[@iphonecharger2707]

5:28 i see a pup named hank! i have a dog named hank! hank williams!

[@slate2720]

Gonna love these easy meals. A mother elk all on her own to feed mom and dad, and a baby elk for the pups 😂

[@dawgcat3087]

I just gotta say, those baby elk are adorable. it'll almost be a shame to kill them, but the pups need to eat too and ill try to refrain from making a elk baby pile like some people do with the hares. I'm glad that they won't be too easy to kill either. Hopefully a bear won't come to my den looking to steal it. Slough Creek looks amazing and I really can't wait to play it. So will the pups only be able to feed on the small prey like elk babies by themselves without it being regurgitated for them, or will they also be able to feed on the large prey carcass's without you regurgitating for them(if a player manage to herd an adult elk there so its very close to the pups when its killed)? Also, what changes happen to the spike elk during spring and summer?

[@WolfQuestGame]

Regurgitated food is the best way to carry food back from large carcasses efficiently. You can also grab a chunk to carry.

[@skeppyruiz]

Poor baby....... **Thinks of my future pups** Me: **takes little cute baby elk* Elk: **screams at me** Me: I sorry but I am just going take this.....you don't need it right? Elk: **kicks me** Me: owwww okay OKAY keep your floppy thing!!!!

[@blp8997]

I love how you can do this! But I have a idea to grow your pack, when you finish the game with your pups, you can pick one pup to stay with you, then grow your pack slowly but surely!

[@randompersonpresent]

For towerfall you should make it so you can bring fawns to your juvenile pups to try to hunt and practice their hunting skills

[@WolfQuestGame]

The upcoming episode Tower Fall will continue your life with pups. What will be in the new episode? In the first weeks of June, the pups frolic at the rendezvous site in Slough Creek while their parents bring them their first meals of fresh elk meat. When the elk herds move down into the Lamar Valley, the pack follows - only to find other packs have already established territories in the valley. So they journey further south, up and over Specimen Ridge, then down into the valley of the Yellowstone River. There, on the banks of the Yellowstone, with Tower Fall thundering nearby, the pack makes a new home amidst fellow predators and plentiful prey. Here the pack will stake out a new territory, protect their family from danger, and and raise a new generation of skilled hunters. The Tower Fall expansion will be an in-game purchase (DLC) and released after WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition. Follow development of Tower Fall at WolfQuest.org/blog

[@erincougar3963]

I still struggle to believe this isn’t real life 👁👄👁

[@flxwercatz232]

You all are so talented! This game is my favorite! I'm so excited for slough creek!! Love all of ur work :)

[@blackwolf-tf4qz]

i have a thought why not do dynamic bones on the hare carcass when your holding that one to casue the hare's do look a bit fake as well while your holding them

[@ord1nar1ly]

Lone cow elk + calf hunting is like playing a game of hot and cold. At least that's what it looks like, as the mother won't do much until she sees you getting close to where her baby is hidden.

[@sixsteve9]

*insert food* Yoda: The sleep is strong in this one.. Nap I shall

[@stormSeven]

All my wolves almost are my OCs too. I write backstories for them and books about my favs. Eclipse and Moon have a LOT of chapters about them somewhere in my files I think. Moon is the daughter of Yinyang who is the alpha of one of the strongest packs in amethyst mountain. As she grows up she becomes an échelé the hunter who’s well respected in her pack and some other packs. When she starts improving Yinyang demands more of her, making her feel trapped. While on a border patrol one day, Moon meets the loner Eclipse who has a long backstory about her siblings and how her brother disappeared due to humans and Eclipses sister searched for him and didn’t return. Eclipse decides that she has to leave her home and find a new better place to live alone due to packs chasing her away constantly. Eclipse wanders for months in the direction her sister went to and finds herself at amethyst mountain. Moon and Eclipse find their ways into each other’s hearts and after a lot of adventures and battles, leave amethyst mountain after finding out that Eclipses sister, Raven, was alive and possibly their brother too. Eclipse and Moon eventually finds Raven who has found her own mate and then Eclipse and Moon adopts some pups they found by a fallen tree and establishes their own territory where they raise their pups in safety.

[@CrimsonBerry-Wcue]

Woah! Also how many pups lived?

[@stormSeven]

Tricia Brown Burgass Haven’t decided if 5 pups, 3, or 2 of their adopted pups make it yet, just got to that part of their story, we’ll see how many make it when slough creek comes out...

[@brokenjelly2739]

Storm 7 yaya

[@b33tle_g00se]

Storm 7 funny I do that as well. I was very lucky to name my account after my main OC. My user is 0rchid.

[@Daisy-qe7nd]

Hell yeah, that’s awesome! Keep writing and having fun writing, it’s a great skill and hobby!

[@K_Nicole314]

I don’t know how the KZbin algorithm put y’all’s videos in my recommended but I’m glad they did. I used to play this back in the day and I didn’t realize you were still updating this game. I might have to get it again and check out all the upgrading you guys have done. I’m having so much nostalgia right now

[@WolfQuestGame]

Yes, check out the new game! We think you will be pleased.

[@wolfgirl2074]

Hmm. Moose always stay after their baby is killed. It just stands there and chills. And a few of my friends thought that was terrible. But I guess it’s pretty normal.

[@missjhindhaugh1313]

Awwww the baby elk calfs are adorable! But, it's them or the pups, and they'd make a pretty good meal for hungry wolf pups.

[@YohannaRosaly]

“One loss for a mother is a gain for another”

[@louckykoneko]

earlier this year I was lucky enough to see a wild baby red deer. I was visiting a wildlife reserve in my country (de Hoge Veluwe, which is technically a park since it is fenced in but the animals are wild and not used to humans) and my mother and I were cycling along one of the bike routes within the park and saw a baby red deer who had hidden in a little grove near the bike path and was just brave enough to stand up and nibble on some grass right as we were nearby. I stopped and signaled mom to stop and look, we tried to get a photo but it was impossible to see the baby deer in the photo, especially since it noticed us right away and curled up again. baby deer camouflage works so well, I knew exactly where it was but I had trouble seeing it! we waited until some other cyclists had passed us (we pretended we'd stopped to just get a drink of water, to avoid drawing too much attention to the baby deer who must've been scared out of its mind already), and then we moved on. I don't know if mama deer was nearby at the time, she might've been too scared to approach the bike path during the day, but I sincerely hope that no one else saw the baby deer and that mama deer returned to it as soon as all the humans had left for the night.

[@WolfQuestGame]

That is so cool!

[@louckykoneko]

@@WolfQuestGame it was! it still makes me smile whenever I remember it, it was such a special moment and I feel blessed for having seen that little baby deer. (that was bad english but i dont care XD)

[@sui11106]

I heard baby elk and my heart has been warmed

[@wolfdog8617]

Players with grass enabled: Here? No. What about here? Nah. Player without grass enabled: aHA!!! Seriously, it’ll be so simple for them! It looks amazing you guys!

[@lovelyt-rexlioness5817]

It's like the pups got a happy meal from McDonald's but rip Newborn Elk '^'

[@TheJenibird]

Hey, in wolfquest, I have a wolf named Storm and her mate is Thundercloud. I FINALLY got to the loaf at rendezvous site quest and got REALLY excited and I just wanted to tell that I did that!

[@CrypticHowl]

Oooh Wolfquest you could totally use that floppy carcass dynamic with hares too! P.s so excited for the pups! I love how you can now give them a carcass and they eat from it themselves 😃

[@lexydakitten5102]

It's just too far for them to reach!! They're so tired from walking two steps to try and get to it!! How cruel of you to not put it slightly more to the righthandside lol.

[@stormSeven]

“Coming soon” AhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHH Yess.

[@Frogboyaidan]

I would guess November at the earliest and February at the latest

[@rainlluvia5818]

I remember when this video first came out, and I was so hyped for this update! I got this game the day it came out and I have no regrets! Can’t wait for the pups to grow up and when we can teach them to hunt!!!

[@trendlab22024]

can't wait for the release date.Keep up the good work!

[@bristonplays3092]

[@chuckalley1]

Oh yeah now that is what I call realistic game... looks amazing, love how we can really play the character like they would do naturally. That was the weirdest thing to see most of the pups didnt want to eat O_O

[@robynkelly426]

I still can’t get over how adorable the pups are

[@snipsnap4234]

I love how green everything looks 💚 it definitely looks like spring has come.

[@blazestar4747]

I love this game! You guys are amazing, great work!

[@stormSeven]

The pups look soo good and the game looks so good and I don’t care if it’s comes out tomorrow or in 1 year IT’S GONNA BE SO AMAZING BYE GOOD GRADES I don’t need you anymore

[@urfavizzy796]

Lmao😂😂😖😂

[@Ominous_Odyssey]

What I wonder most is how long the pups would be full for after a big meal. I know in 2.7 their stomachs had entire dimensions inside of them so they were infinitely hungry, I’d assume the new pups might have a toned down version of that.

[@cheokee]

Its looking so good, I really love how you guys have fleshed out the wolf experience :) I appreciate all your hard work

[@libbybrown9765]

i love that you have put this in its just amazing how this game is coming along :)

[@animeclips8175]

I love that you can bring it back to the pups!❤🥺keep up the work!!😁

[@zosia897]

OMG... Floppy and her baby in Slough Creek...

[@flxwercatz232]

This is like my favorite dev blog! I can't wait to be able to do this myself! Don't rush yourselves btw. :) Love all of your work!

[@aurevlia]

Nice! Love how much the game has improved over the years! Keep up the good work.:)

[@killercrock3138]

You guys are doing such an amazing job on this game, it’s getting better with every update. Thank you, stay safe :D

[@bannebi]

This is getting so realistic i LOVE it

[@coffeedemon5942]

AAAGGHH im so excited for the open beta of slough creek! I can't wait to support y'all by buying all the DLC to come too, so exciting! Keep up the amazing work

[@wolfdog8617]

WHAAAAT!? This is amazing! The detail you guys put into these things, no matter how small, is what really makes this game the best. I’m so looking forward to it!

[@nobodyjustme2208]

The real ending of Bambi is more tragic than the Disney movie. No Little April shower here.

[@nva6071]

Slough creek looks so good! Keep on the good work, cant wait!

[@xlcottenheartxl9444]

That poor unfortunate soul.... oof.

[@alaritheaurora5971]

Awww the baby models are so cute. It would be cool that you had like a 1 in 100 chance to be able to pick up the baby elk without killing it, it's been known that sometimes predators who have recently or will soon be giving birth will actually adopt the prey they meant to hunt. So maybe that could happen sometimes, like you could adopt a baby elk but after a day it would die and attract more pup predators.

[@SarcasticLynx]

AHHHHHHHH im so excited! The newborn elks look great, it's gonna be difficult trying to find them for sure but totally worth it for our pups!

[@gamesemail8980]

Hey sarcastic I didn't expect to see you here i love your videos!

[@Lesaloote]

I'm blown away, once again. Wolf Quest you never fail to amaze

[@daynacollett5837]

Oh my GOD this game is going to WRECK ME XD I'm so excited for slough creek!!

[@GG_Booboo]

This is so cool! I like the idea that you just randomly have to look around to find the calf instead of being able to see it just there!

[@aaliyahparrott2907]

At first I thought the title said "Hide A Snack" and I was like 'Wah?! We can hide food now??? Woah!' But this is still amazing and I love that it isn't stiff when you carry the elk newborn. ( I hear that deer hide their babies too ) U guys really pay attention to details and this is awesome!!!

[@LucidDreamer15]

I’ve seen so many videos of adults and even kids finding deer calves in giant patches of tall grass either in the woods or right outside their house, and I thought the baby had been abandoned or the mom had died, but then I figured out that the mother is most likely nearby, it’s so cool to see how you incorporate that into this game! I had no idea elk did the same thing! (It’s cuz most of the types of deer calves people find are white tailed deer)

[@Demonic-Angel1210]

I love the realism but stil SAAAAAAD. RIP ELKY

[@nightr9375]

I'm more excited now! with the realistic way to hunt baby elk is so cool!!😍

[@doggielover5587]

Me every time they upload a video: OMG ONE MORE STEP TO GETTING WOLF QUEST 2 ON MOBILE ! Happy soon to be HALLOWEEN 🎃!

[@catiix12]

SO EXCITED FOR THIS TO BE ON MOBILE! i mean! this game is so REALISTIC, its like ur an actual wolf! idc how long it takes! i will wait forever if i have to.

[@swala9376]

I’m so excited! I really love how the game looks, the pups are so cute, and the game looks really realistic! I appreciate all the effort you are putting into this game, and when you finish it it’s going to be amazing ^w^ (Sorry for my excitement outburst xDD)

[@tohgo.]

My gosh! This game is so detailed! I can't wait to play with pups!

[@jedi_cat_l4976]

I remember one of the first times I saw a lone mother elk, and one she saw me, she ran over to a patch of grass and stood staring at me. I was like “lol what if the baby is there?” Yeah it actually was. That elk led me to her baby. There is blood on that elk’s hooves.

[@kayleemorales5526]

The game looks amazing right now! My game finally last more than five minutes! It feels so good to play as my favorite animal and I’m so glad you guys created Anniversary edition! Though there are things I would add like more pelts, scars, limps (I really miss those) the game looks absolutely FANTASTIC

[@fyninth5874]

it`s so INTERESTING! I ABSOLUTLY LOVE these videos! I heard of the game before and tried the demo but it's really these videos who convinced me to buy the game. Keep up the good work! The game is amazing and each updates are so cool.

[@honeydewart9419]

I think my more resourceful wolves will try and seek out the calves!

[@ametrynstudios6489]

this looks really good and realistic! Man its great!

[@caroline6218]

In WolfQuest 2.7 I remember wondering why there were no baby elk. So happy that there in the game and a new hunting challenge to go along with it. Slough Creek is going to be so much fan in multiplayer. I was thinking in Slough Creek your mate should be more independent because you and your mate could split up and hunt baby elk since it only takes one bite to kill them.This will provide enough food for the pups if you have a big litter. If you want your mate to follow you. maybe you and you’re mate can howl together to make your mate fallow you.

[@gdwolf7]

Awww the cubs are so precious!

[@Zarina32006]

Lmao my man Hank is just chilling

[@lockyhatherill6761]

Oml who else thinks that they are just adding all the cute things on the Slough Creek episode?

[@rylansworld2946]

I love all the Hard work and I love WolfQuest

[@kenzieg1260]

This game is coming along so well! 😊

[@ngljustwannavibe]

when you hungry

[@lunecore4708]

This game will be amazing! Sadly can’t play it yet, but it’s interesting watching the development! Lots of cool facts about Yellowstone too! :D

[@turtleduck2085]

How odd. I was just talking to my sister about people who can't stand baby animals dying. We were saying, "It is sad, but that's nature for you," and that if some of the babies weren't killed, we'd be over run. And here is a video about just that. XD

[@ryanwestwood4106]

This sounds so fun to have to have a sharpe eye this game is really coming along I just happen to be Yellowstone I I have gotten to see wolves I'm super excited for the future thanks for an amazing wolf game 🐺 :D!

[@micaelaamanda]

I cant Wait for Slough Creek