I am holding off on rdr until the dlc comes out. I got burnt out on the multiplayer.
TL:DR at end.
I made $450 by hunting last night for about 15-30 mins.
Here is how it went, I started at the ranch where you get the first mission.
I walked from the ranch to the east, followed the train tracks looking for big game to hunt.
I was creeping along in crouch (but my stupid horse kept following me) when I heard some gunshots and such going off, so I went over to check that out and see if it was a scripted sound and had no location, or if it was a real event.
When I got there, one guy was standing on a wagon shooting at two other guys, (I didn't notice the blue circle on the mini map until later) and when I got close the two guys (bandits I guess) started shooting at me.
Well I get a map scrap form the guy and go on about my way.
Eventually I ran across some deer (two doe's) and was stalking them, but my silly horse was not helping. they ran into some swampy grassy area with a creek, I finally got a clean shot off and took down one of them.
Well, once I finally made it close to the dead deer (was a long shot) there was some boars around so I killed them too!
I started skinning the dead animals and here comes a pack (or two) of wolves and I kill and skin them all.
Was pretty epic, stalking deer through high grass, running along some boars then a large pack of wolves moved in at the end.
TL:DR
Hunting, it makes lots of money.
P.S
I was in Armadillo and some guys came in riding horses and shooting guns dragging a guy. What was up with that?
This game is so neat, with the random events and such.
Is there a way to turn the mini map off?