Answered: How does Animal Handling affect Hunting?

[5thHorseman]

In the Work tab the Hunting column shows the average of two skills: Ranged and Handling. It's pretty obvious how Ranged affects hunting, but how exactly does Handling affect it? I can't even think of a way it would, except maybe to decrease the chance of the animal going on a revenge (which doesn't seem to be the case).

I've not seen anything in the game or online that even mentions it, besides the Work tab.

[Razzoriel]

Colonists with more Handling trigger less manhunts when hunting animals. It works like a "stealth" stat, which decreases the chance your hunter will be target of aggressive animals once they land a shot. The difference is noticeable.

[5thHorseman]

Aha. Thanks

I never checked the numbers or anything so figured it was always just whatever percent the game said it was, and then sometimes I got lucky.