Capturing wild elk to tame and ride?

[Mansen]

Howdy Y'all. I've heard rumors that it is now possible to find, capture and tame wild elk? But how does this work exactly?

I assume the use of reinforced crate traps are necessary, but would I have to release it into a pen and wait for it to grow (light? trough?) and then tame it? That would mean I'd need to pack enough for a small base and remember saddle and bridle. (I live way down in the tropics). Google and youtube has next to no information available on the subject, since it still assumes LORE requirements.

Edit: I am in a world without any of the lore, so this is the only approach.

Edited November 10, 2025 by Mansen

[LadyWYT]

59 minutes ago, Mansen said:

I assume the use of reinforced crate traps are necessary, but would I have to release it into a pen and wait for it to grow (light? trough?) and then tame it?

Yes, that is what you need to do--trap an elk calf, and then feed it enough before it grows up in order to have a partially tamed elk. From there, you can saddlebreak it to achieve full tameness.

 

1 hour ago, Mansen said:

That would mean I'd need to pack enough for a small base and remember saddle and bridle. (I live way down in the tropics).

You can try searching mountaintops or other high altitude places, as those may be cool enough to spawn elk that far south. Otherwise, your best bet is making a trek north...way north...and establishing a temporary base for a year or two while conducting your search. Elk are most common in cool taiga regions, typically grasslands or sparse forest(I've not seen them in dense forest--they may still spawn there but will be difficult to see). In temperate zones, this typically means poking around on high altitude plateaus.

Of course, finding the elk is probably the easiest part. It's acquiring an elk calf that's going to be difficult, since I'm not sure that you can actually breed deer to get babies.

[Mansen]

Glad I'm on the right track. I'll pack for a long trip and some basics to set up a temporary camp up north and go exploring.

Got several cage traps, fences to corral them slightly hoping I can trap them in a large enough corral they can't escape from, slowly shrinking it till they only have a small area right next to the cages full of cabbage and turnips.