Fair Game is a Strangers and Freaks mission in Grand Theft Auto V, given to protagonist Trevor Philips by Cletus Ewing.
Description[]
Trevor receives a text from Cletus, asking Trevor to meet him down at the lodge in Paleto Forest. There, Cletus gives Trevor a deer call and states that the two are going to go hunting. Along the mission, Cletus teaches Trevor to move against the wind to not be detected by the deer, to use the deer call to locate animals that are close to him, and finally to not kill deer without antlers, because they are female. After having killed three deer, Cletus will say that he needs to go and ask Trevor to kill one final deer and send him a picture of the corpse. After sending the photo, Cletus calls Trevor and makes a proposal that Trevor hunts more animals and send him a photo of their corpses so he can sell their meat and make some money. Trevor says that he has more things going on, but will think about that.
Gold Medal Objectives[]
- Downwind - Don't get detected by any Elk.
- Carefully watch the wind direction at all times.
- Heart Hunter - Kill 3 elk with a heart shot.
Oversights[]
After the player kills the male elk from the mating pair, Cletus will leave Trevor to resume hunting on his own. The mission will not fail if the player leaves the area, nor is there a time limit, so the player is free to explore the rest of the map to their heart's content. Traffic is noticeably lighter (although The Lost MC members may still spawn near Paleto Bay and attack Trevor), and any vehicle that the player steals and abandons will not despawn no matter how far Trevor travels away.
Areas that are normally restricted, including Fort Zancudo, Bolingbroke Penitentiary and Humane Labs and Research, will allow the player to enter without a wanted level. This provides a safe way to obtain and store vehicles such as the P-996 LAZER and Rhino (the vehicles can only be stored when playing the mission for the first time, as they will not be saved in a mission replay). The player must be careful to not attack anybody, or the wanted level will return.
Furthermore, the player must exercise caution when returning to the lodge to resume the mission. If Trevor drives too close, his vehicle's engine will scare away the elk. It is advised to park some distance away and reach the lodge by foot.
Video Walkthrough[]
GTA 5 PC - Cletus 100% Gold Medal Walkthrough
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Trivia[]
- Completing this optional side mission unlocks the sniper rifle at Ammu-Nation. If the mission is not completed, Trevor has to complete Nervous Ron and Trevor Philips Industries before gaining access to the weapon.
- The game assumes that the player has a general understanding of hunting as it never explicitly tells the player to aim for the heart, although Cletus is shown to be impressed with heart shots which may somewhat act as an indicator.
- This is the final physical appearance of Cletus, who will only return via text messages during Hunting or upon completing Caida Libre.
- A cougar can spawn when Cletus is guiding you into the forest, and can attack and kill you, resulting in a mission failure. Occasionally, a cougar may also be seen prowling and chasing NPC characters at the lodge when Trevor pulls up. Approaching Cletus and triggering the initial cutscene prevents the cougar from attacking.
