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[PKPhyre]

Okay, can someone help me with this? My hunter refuses to hunt. I've gotten rid of every labor that isn't hunting related. I've assigned her a hunting dog. I have done everything I  know how to do to get her to hunt, but NOTHING WORKS. Please help. 

[Jacob/Lee]

Are there any animals that have been spotted?

[PKPhyre]

I'm not sure if the have been spotted (although I find it hard to believe they haven't been), but just slightly to the south of my embark spot are about 12 one humped camels.

[bmaczero]

Did you assign bolts to the hunters through the (m)ilitary / (f) ammo menu?

[PKPhyre]

No, I haven't, Ill try that.
EDIT: Okay, I set it.
DOUBLY EDIT: Yup no difference. I'm beginning to think I might as well just recruit her to the military...

[Asmodeous]

Do you have an arsenal dwarf (assuming you have enough dwarves to need one)?

[PKPhyre]

If you don't mind me asking, what's an arsenal dwarf? Sorry, but  I'm pretty new to DF, when 2010 released, I was only just getting used to the basic of 40d.

[Nirreln]

It should be called quartermaster instead of arsenal dwarf, but it's a appointed noble that assigns the weapons and armors for the military and ammo for the hunters, you can only appoint and need one after reaching 20 dwarfs.

[PKPhyre]

Oh okay. I only have 11 dwarf right now, but once I get some more migrants, I'll appoint one.

[Kadzar]

I don't understand why hunters this version need crossbows and bolts. Back in 40d you could tell a dwarf to hunt and he'd take whatever weapon type he was assigned and hack every critter on the map to bits. Then you could expect him to bring the kill back to be butchered so long as he didn't come across any hoary marmots on his way.

[Hamster Man]

Hunters are... well, about as bugged as the rest of the military. I had the same problem, and repeated many of the steps here, but finally gave up on it. I decided to make my two hunters into a separate "Crossbow" squad, though aside from that I hadn't given them any orders.

About a year later, I noticed they were hunting.

In summary... try making them military units too, and assigning them bolts for that as well. Maybe that'll fix it.

[Snall]

yea I noticed problems with hunters, and mine are xbow users...also can we use bows now?   We have crossbow AND archery skills?

[Rastaan]

Any ranged weapon skill users are horribly unreliable.
Example: Skilled marksdwarves refusing to pick up bolts and instead trying to beat baddies to death with their crossbow.

[Hamster Man]

That tickles me. In 40d, archers were all you really needed (unless fighting a bronze colossus), and now in 31, next to useless.
Maybe he's hinting that shooting stuff from a distance isn't FUN enough

[Akura]

Try unassigning the Hunting labor for a few seconds, then reassigning it. It seems to work. Also make sure dwarves collect outside bodies or they won't be butchered.