Prey Rarity [Seeking Contributions!]

Introduction

Hello everyone! I am very interested in seeking contributions for my research into whether or not prey outcomes have certain rarities when hunting and, if so, what are these rarities, and what impacts them?

Contributing

It takes just a few moments to fill out this form after completing a hunt and receiving prey. At the end you will be asked if you would like to contribute your wolves' stats as well, if you are willing to provide a little bit more information.

Alternatively, if you do not want to fill out the form, you may instead copy and paste this post template, and add it on to this topic or PM me. You must answer at the very least the first four questions.

Please do not fill out both the post template and the Google Form, as it will skew the data.

Information & Instructions

The main form is 4 questions total, with an additional 3 optional questions if you so choose. The optional stats section is composed of 34 questions, with 6 questions for each wolf (5 for your Finisher) as well as 5 additional supplementary questions.

You can find all the information needed for the questions in your User Log, Hunting Party profile, and individual wolf profiles. You are more than welcome to provide retroactive data from previous hunts by looking in your User Log, however please avoid filling out the optional stats section for previous hunts. I would say, rule of thumb, do not fill out the optional stats of any hunts done before your previous two rollovers. Technically, this information can be figured out if you look through the User Log carefully enough, but I would much rather you save yourself the trouble, and it may potentially skew the data if you happened to overlook something or do your math wrong.

Additional Research

If you'd like to contribute more to research for Wolvden and its mechanics, check out the following threads:
My thread researching the rarities of battle encounters
(placeholder for more here as I await permission from users to include their links)

Conclusion

I will update this topic as more data is collected. I greatly appreciate any and all input and contributions! Please feel free to comment if you have any questions or feedback.

Credits

I would like to credit The Grouse House for their multiple guides, specifically Befriending & Personality, Scouting & Biomes, and of course Hunters & Hunting. In particular, I would like to highlight how helpful their Prey Items sheet has been in matching up trails with prey.

I would also like to credit azazael's Hunting Guide, as it was their post that gave me the idea to investigate this matter.

Contributors

Kahvinporo - 131
Sienna Snow - 130
☾ Vel - 82
pine - 39
Phantom StarsX - 25
Jazz - 24
azazael - 15
Snowridden Wolf - 15

Changelog:

• 9/29/20 14:23 CST: forum topic created and form 1.0 posted.
• 10/04/20 20:30 CST: wording adjusted to provide more clarity; "home biome" rephrased as "stater biome."
• 10/06/20 7:51 CST: contributors list updated.
• 10/12/20 21:15 CST: contributors list updated.
• 11/13/20 15:21 CST: form updated to change the names of prey items affected by Wolvden update.
• 12/19/20 (not shown yet as of 12/21) CST: Bison added to Large Trails list.
• 12/21/20 14:53 CST: changelog created! Previous updates retconned above. Edited original post to include link to my Battle Encounter rarity research thread.

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hey, i have been filling out your form whenever my hunters dont fail me but I gotta say, the home biome question is kind of redundant since you only hunt in the biome your home is in, so data send in from the prarie means their home biome is the prarie...

@Kali | tramp stamped#402

I def feel that! It's slightly redundant; my original logic was moreso starter biome (since you can move your biome etc), but I was at work while throwing it together and didn't think too hard about my wording.

I will make sure to update the question wording to be more specific! Thanks for the feedback.

alright, no problem :) 

I think I’ve submitted every hunt I’ve ever done

That toke a while, hope it helps!