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[fegon]

Yes, sorry about this but I need to ask. My current fortress is located at the bottom of a mountain (pretty nice actualy with a indoor natural waterfall..). At the top of the mountain, about five or six Z levels up, ther be mountain goats. My hunters hunt them but refuse to carry the corpse down to be used for food. I wonder if there is anything you need to do in perticular to get the dwarfes to do this? Is the Z levels part of the problem and what skills are used? I tried to strip one dwarf from everything but food and animal hauling, just went to party at the well. Butchering perhaps?

[valcon]

You need an animal stockpile for them to have a place to return it.  From there, butchers will take it and do the rest.

[Crafty Barnardo]

Actually, animal stockpiles are for caged live animals.

What you want is a refuse stockpile set to take corpses.  And place it near your butcher shop.

[valcon]

whoops, my bad, I haven't done any hunting in a while   :cool:

[fegon]

Thank you for the quick reply. Did as you said, now I only have to wait for more animals to show up to see if it does any dif.

[JoRo]

Also make sure you have your dwarves set to collect refuse from outside; it's in the "orders" menu.

[fegon]

quote:JoRo

That was it. Thank you!

[gerkinzola]

what? i dont need a refuse stockpile, my hunters just take the corpses straight to the butchers shop.

[SHAD0Wdump]

Just be aware that hunting is risky,farming and fishing is more reliable,then again fishing has its dangers too(carp).

[Dasqoot]

Hunters usually don't refill on bolts after running out. They continue to chase the herd of goats/horses or whatever until the life is stomped out of them to the horrible thundering of hooves and baying of mourning war dogs.