I have started this topic to show new whelps how to best utilize the beast form.Myself and perhaps other experienced Lycan's will share their hunting tactics and any information that benefits the best form. As of late ( for RP reasons ) I will change only during the night and will stay off the road but remain with in feet of it so as to ambush my prey, or stalk it for as long as I can, once I deem it fit to attack I will rush in and power swipe my prey so as to put them on their back and then it's game over. When facing 3-5 potential prey I run circles around them "herding" them into a circle(or closely bunched together) and will periodically make a 90 degree turn into the group taking swipes at whomever and will continue this until one or more break away screaming " I submit" or " We are routed" and finish them off away from the main group. I will continue this tactic until either the group or myself have perished, I like to call this my " herding " method.

That is an example of the " hit and run " tactics that werewolves do best, for the most part you want to try your best to ambush your prey and surprise them with a power attack. By spamming the power swipe/attack you ensure that your target is on his/her back once they are on their back you are in turn able to control the fight and thus will walk away with little to no damage to yourself. As a werewolf it is important that you take control of the situation as soon as possible, the best way to do so is to use my " herding " method or to spam the power attack.

Mastering the sprinting power attack is another must for werewolves, once you have gotten use to how your beast form reacts when sprinting you can make very sharp turns while sprinting. But it doesn't come over night, you will have to practice this in order to be able to combine the sprinting sharp turns with the sprinting power attack. But once you have mastered it it becomes your most powerful tactic, a sprinting power attack has the ability to down just about any NPC in one pass. A fully perked werewolf can and will kill a giant in one pass, a mammoth in two to three. So it is pretty important that you learn how to attack while on the run, not only will it dispatch your prey in a hurry but it will as well create openings for you to escape if and when you land yourself in trouble.

On the subject of a fully perked werewolf....
It's best to focus on the first perk, the " Bestial strength " perk. Once it's filled out your werewolf will have a damage output of 160, which is more then enough to survive on master difficulty. So you should focus on that perk the most so that you can put your prey down in a hurry. At the same time ( or after ) you want to focus on the right side of the Lycan perk tree, the side that has the Animal vigor, Gorging and Savage feeding perks. The goal is to reach the Savage feeding perk as soon as you can. Once you have gotten the Savage feeding perk the rest of the tree will follow with little effort. It won't take long and everything gained is pure gravy!

There's much,much more that aids your werewolf. There's quite a few normal perks that carry over into your beast form aiding him/her to become a very powerful werewolf. There's also spells, and potions that carry over along with certain standing stones. I will out line those as the questions come in, it's quite the list so I felt that it would end up being too much to read thus killing the topic, so I will answer those questions as they come up.

( Once again I apologize for the read, which is why I left out a good bit of information to save you the reader from a wall of text. I will answer any questions that are brought up. )

This is a topic for werewolves to share knowledge and stories of the hunt, to show that the beast form is truly a force to be reckoned with.

****WARNING****
To any werewolf hunter/flamer who dares to nose around this topic......
You are entering the den of a very old and very wise werewolf who doesn't have the patients to deal with you. You will be dismembered and devoured in the most painful way. So consider this your friendly warning, to not poke your nose in where it doesn't belong. If you choose to not heed my warning then....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L28CnhmeAD4

For PC users I recommend a mod that allows you to infect followers and command them to change at your command or change when you change. For immersion its a lot of fun. My current character married Aela and the two like to hunt bandit camps and forts. However with the Civil War in effect now, most forts have factions.

But good writeup. I know I use a good number of those listed tactics.

i found out the sprint power attack purely by accident and it is epic

It most certainly is, if you catch a normal dragon on the ground it can/will kill said dragon in 4-5 passes. I like to use it on giants more though, it's very entertaining.

Thanks Res
I was watching my brother try that mod out last night, he created his own werewolf clan. I think he had it up to 15 followers all turned and all staying in the same place, damn you Pcer's and your mods

If I had to choose between a vampire lord and a werewolf then the choice would be werewolf by far.
I honestly think that werewolves in Skyrim are pretty underrated. (Because crushing people their heads with your own hands is not powerfull enough, apparantly.)

I remember roleplaying a ''wild'' Nord man with the same haircolour as the fur of the werewolf. He was basicly a wild man, uncivilized. (He did not even wear clothes. )
I gave him the ring of hircine, and after that it was just running trough the wilds of skyrim on four legs, feeding on the unfortunate fools.
Mwuhahahahaha

But it got boring after a while, so I might restart this character and turn him into the shady vampire hunter.

You should try Dawnguard as a werewolf vampire hunter. It's quite challenging because your facing higher level hostiles in rather tight quarters, it will force you to learn how to face enemies as a werewolf without the ability to run. But I'll warn you that it's not recommended for " newbies ", you can land yourself in some pretty sticky situations and to make it even harder the vampires shell out high level destruction spells which can/will make short work of your wolf. I would suggest that you take the Atronach standing stone for the magic absorption, and if you can take the Mage armor perk and the Magic absorption perk in the Alteration skill tree.

but if you want a challenge, then starting Dawnguard as a werewolf is the challenge you are seeking