Red Dead Redemption Complete Journal Challenges Guide - Part 1

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Red Dead Redemption Complete Journal Challenges Guide – Part 1

Mar 11, 2016 by BioHazardous in Blog

Your Journal in Red Dead Redemption is the keeper of your challenges in the game. While some challenges are similar, the Journal challenges are different for singleplayer and multiplayer. Keep reading for the most comprehensive guide to Red Dead Redemption Journal Challenges on the web!

Singleplayer challenges will unlock rewards at Levels 5 and 10. Multiplayer challenges give rewards at each level. Please see Red Dead Redemption Complete Journal Challenges Guide – Part 2 for Multiplayer Weapon and PVP challenges!

–Singleplayer Printable Checklist–
–Multiplayer Printable Checklist–

By Category:	By type:
Free Roam Weapon PVP Stat	Sharpshooter Sharpshooter Multiplayer Survivalist Survivalist Multiplayer Master Hunter Master Hunter Multiplayer Treasure Hunter Lawbringer Outlaw

Singleplayer

Sharpshooter – Singleplayer
Name/Rank	Description	Reward	Tips
Sharpshooter 1	Kill 5 wild birds	Fame reward
Sharpshooter 2	Kill 5 Rabbits	Fame reward
Sharpshooter 3	Kill 5 coyotes before incurring any damage	Fame reward
Sharpshooter 4	Kill 5 flying birds from a moving train	Fame reward
Sharpshooter 5	Kill any 2 different types of wild animals in 1 Dead Eye use	Master Sharpshooter: More ammunition, Fame reward
Sharpshooter 6	Shoot the hats off of two different people’s heads’	Fame reward
Sharpshooter 7	Kill 3 bears with a single shot for each	Fame reward
Sharpshooter 8	Shoot the hats off 2 people’s heads and disarm 2 people	Fame reward	Any 2 people for hats and disarm. Dead Eye or Sniper Rifles help make this easier
Sharpshooter 9	Kill any 6 wild animals (birds apply) without reloading or changing weapons	Fame reward	Don’t holster weapon or it will reload and you’ll start all over
Sharpshooter 10	Disarm any 6 enemies without reloading or changing weapons	Legendary Sharpshooter: Dead Eye builds faster from shooting targets, Fame reward	Don’t holster weapon or it will reload and you’ll start all over

Survivalist – Singleplayer
Name/Rank	Description	Reward	Tips
Survivalist 1	Collecting 6 Wild Feverfew, found in Hennigan’s Stead and Cholla Springs	Fame reward	Wild Feverfew are WHITE
Survivalist 2	Collect 6 Desert Sages, found in and around Gaptooth Ridge	Fame reward	Desert Sage has SILVER GREEN LEAVES
Survivalist 3	Collect 4 Red Sages, found in and around Rio Bravo	Fame reward	Red Sage has SMALL RED FLOWERS
Survivalist 4	Collect 8 Prickly Pears, found in and around Punta Orgullo	Fame reward	Prickly Pear are CACTI
Survivalist 5	Collect 7 Woolly Blue Curl	Survival Maps last longer, Fame reward	Long BLUE FLOWERS Perdido, Chuparosa (Nuevo Paraiso)
Survivalist 6	Collect 8 Butterfly Weeds, found in and around Diez Coronas	Fame reward
Survivalist 7	Collect 10 Hummingbird Sages, found in and around Tall Trees	Fame reward
Survivalist 8	Collect 12 Prairie Poppies, found in and around Great Plains	Fame reward	Prairie Poppies have YELLOW FLOWERS
Survivalist 9	Collect 15 Golden Currants, found in and around Great Plains	Fame reward	Golden Currants are tall and bushlike
Survivalist 10	Collect 10 Violet Snowdrops, found in and around Tall Trees. Collect 2 more of every other herb available	Harvest plants to make tonics to restore Dead Eye, Fame reward	To complete this you will also need: 2 Prickly Pears (Orgullo), 2 Desert Sage (Gaptooth Ridge), 2 Butterfly Weed (Diez Coronas), 2 Prairie Poppy (Great Plains), 2 Golden Currant (Great Plains), 2 Woolly Blue Curls (Perdido), 2 Hummingbird Sage (Tall Trees), 2 Red Sage (Rio Bravo) 2 Wild Feverfew (Hennigan’s Steed & Cholla Springs)

Master Hunter- Singleplayer
Name/Rank	Description	Reward	Tips
Master Hunter 1	Collect 5 coyote pelts	Fame reward	Coyotes can be found in the Western half of New Austin and Nuevo Paraiso
Master Hunter 2	Collect 5 deer pelts	Fame reward	Deer can be found most areas of Western New Austin and West Elizabeth
Master Hunter 3	Collect 5 wolf pelts, one kill must be with a knife	Fame reward	Wolves – New Austin, Nuevo Paraiso, Tall Trees
Master Hunter 4	Collect 5 boar tusks and 3 armadillo carapaces	Fame reward	Armadillos are most easily found both North and South of Escalera, really anywhere south of the San Luis River. Must be killed with a pistol to take the carapace (rifle or shotgun will completely destroy it) Boars found in Southern region of West Elizabeth, Tall Trees
Master Hunter 5	Collect 2 cougar pelts, one kill must be with a knife	Unlocks Buffalo Rifle	Can be found around Rio Bravo, Fort Mercer, Cholla Springs, northern Gaptooth Ridge, southern & western Great Plains Tall Trees West Elizabeth, N of Cholla Springs
Master Hunter 6	Collect 5 racoon pelts, 5 skunk pelts, 5 fox pelts	Fame reward	Racoons & Foxes: Tall Trees, North of MacFarlane Ranch, various New Austin (at night) Skunks: Rio Bravo, Diez Coronos, Nuevo Paraiso (at night) Hanging Rock during the day to the NW on the map
Master Hunter 7	Collect 5 elk meat, 5 bighorn skins	Fame reward
Master Hunter 8	Collect 1 bear pelt, killed with a knife	Fame reward
Master Hunter 9	Search Ojo Del Diablo for “Khan” the legendary Jaguar and collect his pelt	Fame reward	For Legendary animals to spawn you must kill 10 regular animals and not leave the area
Master Hunter 10	Search Aurora Basin, Stillwater Creek, and Nekoti Rock for “Lobo” the legendary wolf, “Gordo” the legendary boar, and “Brumas” the legendary bear and collect their pelts	Unlocks ability to harvest animals for a health item, Fame reward	For Legendary animals to spawn you must kill 10 regular animals and not leave the area

Treasure Hunter – Singleplayer
Name/Rank	Description	Reward	Tips
Treasure 1 (Rhode’s Gold)	Follow map to North of Hanging Rock at the base of the largest boulder	Rhode’s Gold, Treasure Hunter Rank 2, Fame +50	*First map obtained from random event of saving Treasure Hunter from Bandits, which can occur in many different locations at different times. Look on ride back from Walton’s Gang hideout after mission Politica Realities in Armadillo Located at the Hanging Rock northeast of Armadillo. Walk to the side of the rock opposite of the tree with a noose.
Treasure 2 (Jackon’s Gold)	Located at Del Lobo Rock on a small path that winds down the south end face of Del Lobo Rock	Jackson’s Gold, Treasure Hunter Rank 3, Fame +50	Located near lake Don Julio directly south of Armadillo. Open your map. South of the lake there is a black square located in the bluffs on the map (Not the one directly bordering the lake). Once you’ve found the house, look at the cliff to the south. Climb cliff to the camp site. Nearby is a feverfew plant, south of that is a very steep cliff. Carefully slide down twice and look for pile of rocks.
Treasure 3 (Calhoun’s Gold)	Located in the basement of the Old Mansion in Tumble Weed. Look for the steer skull	Calhoun’s Gold, Treasure Hunter Rank 4, Fame +50	Easy. Head to Tumbleweed (far west of Armadillo). Look for the big mansion on the western part of town. Go to the basement and look for the cow skull.
Treasure 4 (Tubman’s Gold)	Located in Rio Del Toro just north of Chuparosa near the river	Tubman’s Gold, Treasure Hunter Rank 5, Free stagecoach rides, Fame +50	Need to complete “We Shall Be Together in Paradise” mission so you can travel to Mexico. Go to the town of Chuparosa. Directly North of the town head to the river. Travel along the small road that follows the coast traveling East. On your map the road will be bordered by two lines on either side of it. The tree with the skulls is located there. Make your way down past the broken wall toward the river and it will be buried to your right.
Treasure 5 (Brown’s Gold)	Located between Escalara and the Railroad that crosses the river on a small rock spire that looks like 2 boulders forming toes ontop of a big flat mesa-like rock	Brown’s Gold, Treasure Hunter Rank 6, Fame +50	East of Punta Orgullo. Look for a large jutting rock structure. There is a green house for sale on your map that should be on the river. Look directly south of the house about half way between it and the main road. There will be the tiny cluster of rocks on your main map. Climb the rock to the top and claim your treasure. *Note there is a chest at the base of the rock as well.
Treasure 6 (Douglass’ Gold)	Located south of Chuparosa the rock arch Ojo del Diablo, left side of the Arch (when looking north)	Douglass’ Gold, Treasure Hunter Rank 7, Fame +50
Treasure 7 (Garrison’s Gold)	Edge of the border of Diez Coronas’ nearing Perdido on the river. To get here you’ll have to get to the top of the mountain and look for a small ledge facing the river	Garrison’s Gold, Treasure Hunter Rank 8, Fame +50	Find Roca de Nadera on your map. (West of the town Casa Madrugada between the Diez Coronas & Perdido regions) From Roca de Nadera go west to where the river bends. Look for the odd shaped rock shown on the treasure map, it will be close to the river. Once found, go west of the rock over a small road and hug the cliff. Walk a short distance along the cliff to find it, being careful to not fall. You should end up almost directly North of Agave Viejo if you look at your main map.
Treasure 8 (Pickett’s Gold)	West of Beecher’s Hope on the south of the 3-road intersection near a big tree	Pickett’s Gold, Treasure Hunter Rank 9, Fame +50	Complete mission “An Appointed Time” to unlock area West Elizabeth.looking for Broken Tree which is off a main road in the Great Plains leading towards the town of Blackwater. On your main map look for the Buffalo icon and what looks like a Gazebo, (Beecher’s Hope) on that road is where you’ll find the Broken Tree. There aren’t any other trees around so it will be easy to spot.
Treasure 9 (Stonewall’s Gold)	At the top of Nekoti Rock	Stonewall’s Gold, Treasure Hunter Rank 10, Legendary Treasure Hunter status, Treasure Hunter’s Satchel, Fame +150	Where Brumas the Legendary Bear was. Start heading towards the Northern mountain range. Follow the road that circles Tall Trees. You’ll end up in between the Aurora Basin & Nekoti Rock. Along that road you’ll reach a T-intersection that has a path leading North up a mountain. On your main map this will roughly be right above the “T” in Tree for “Tall Trees”. Continue up the winding road to the plateau. Up against the edge of the mountain lies a cave with the last treasure!

Multiplayer

Sharpshooter I – Multiplayer, Free Roam
Name/Rank	Description	Reward	Tips
Rank 1	Kill 5 wild birds	250 XP, ‘Bird Watcher’ title
Rank 2	Shoot and kill 5 rabbits	250 XP, ‘Exterminator’ title
Rank 3	Get 10 head shots on enemy characters	250 XP, ‘Head Hollower’ title
Rank 4	Kill 5 flying birds from a moving vehicle	250 XP, ‘Mobile Bird Watcher’ title
Rank 5	Shoot 10 guns from the enemies hands	250 XP, ‘Sharpshooter’ title
Sharpshooter II – Multiplayer, Free Roam
Rank 1	Get two hat shots within 5 seconds of each other.	250 XP, ‘Hat Trickster’ title
Rank 2	Shoot someone’s hat off and then disarm that person within 3 seconds of each other.	250 XP, ‘Hauty Gunhand’ title
Rank 3	Kill a Grizzly Bear with a single head shot	250 XP, ‘Bear Starer’ title
Rank 4	Shoot someone’s hat off while riding a mount.	250 XP, ‘Hat Flyer’ title
Rank 5	Kill any 3 different types of wild animals within 10 seconds of each other.	250 XP, ‘Master Sharpshooter’ title

Survivalist I – Multiplayer, Free Roam
Name/Rank	Description	Reward	Tips
Rank 1	Collect 6 Wild Feverfew, found in Hennigan’s Stead and Cholla Springs	250 XP, ‘Wild Fever’ title	Wild Feverfew are WHITE
Rank 2	Collect 6 Desert Sage found in Gaptooth Breach	250 XP, ‘Sage Advisor’ title	Desert Sage has SILVER GREEN LEAVES
Rank 3	Collect 4 Red Sage found in Rio Bravo	250 XP, ‘Sage Bleeder’ title	Red Sage has SMALL RED FLOWERS
Rank 4	Collect 8 Prickly Pear found in Punta Orgula	250 XP, ‘Raw Paws’ title	Prickly Pear are CACTI
Rank 5	Collect 7 Woolly Blue Curls in addition to any you may already have. Found in and around Perdido.	250 XP, ‘Survivalist’ title	Woolly Blue Curl have LONG BLUE FLOWERS
Survivalist II – Multiplayer, Free Roam
Rank 1	Collect 8 Butterfly Weed in addition to any you may already have. They are found in and around Diez Coronas.	250 XP, ‘Doc’s Realization’ title
Rank 2	Collect 10 Hummingbird Sage in addition to any you already have. They are found in and around Tall Trees	250 XP, ‘Sage Hoverer’ title
Rank 3	Collect 12 Prairie Poppy in addition to any you already have. They are found in and around Great Plains	250 XP, ‘Prairie Picker’ title
Rank 4	Collect 15 Golden Currant in addition to any you already have. They are found in and around Great Plains	250 XP, ‘Golden Herbalist’ title
Rank 5	Collect 10 Violet Snowdrops in addition to any you already have. They are found in and around Tall Trees’. Then collect 2 more of every other herb available.	250 XP, ‘Master Survivalist’ title

Master Hunter I – Multiplayer, Free Roam
Name/Rank	Description	Reward	Tips
Rank 1	Kill 5 deer	250 XP, ‘Stew Brewer’ title
Rank 2	Kill 5 coyotes	250 XP, ‘Conservationist’ title
Rank 3	Kill 5 wolves, 1 kill must be with a knife	250 XP, ‘Wolf Cryer’ title	Barranca
Rank 4	Kill 5 cougars, 1 kill must be with a knife	250 XP, ‘The Mauled’ title	Tanner’s Reach
Rank 5	Kill 5 elk and 5 big horns	250 XP, ‘Hunter’ title	Tall Trees
Master Hunter II – Multiplayer, Free Roam
Rank 1	Kill 5 bears, 1 must be with a knife	250 XP, ‘Spartan Survival’ title	Found in snow-capped, forested, Tall Trees, West Elizabeth, West of Manzanita Post. Shoot a couple times in the body to weaken then attack with knife for 1 knife kill
Rank 2	Kill Lobo the Legendary Wolf in Barranca	250 XP, ‘Lycanthropist’ title	For Legendary animals to spawn you must kill 10 regular animals and not leave the area
Rank 3	Kill Gordo the Legendary Boar in Greenhollow	250 XP, ‘Lord of the Flies’ title	For Legendary animals to spawn you must kill 10 regular animals and not leave the area
Rank 4	Kill Khan the Legendary Jaguar in Tanner’s Reach	250 XP, ‘Cat Ballyhoo’ title	For Legendary animals to spawn you must kill 10 regular animals and not leave the area
Rank 5	Kill Brumas the Legendary Bear in Bearclaw Camp	250 XP, ‘Master Hunter’ title	For Legendary animals to spawn you must kill 10 regular animals and not leave the ar

Lawbringer – Free Roam
Name/Rank	Description	Reward	Tips
Rank 1	Complete Pike’s Basin Gang Hideout	250 XP, ‘Cow Lover’ title
Rank 2	Complete Fort Mercer Gang Hideout	250 XP, ‘Shining Knight’ title
Rank 3	Complete Tumbleweed Gang Hideout	250 XP, ‘Weed Wacker’ title
Rank 4	Complete Gaptooth Breach Gang Hideout	250 XP, ‘Gold Thief’ title
Rank 5	Complete Tesoro Azul Gang Hideout	250 XP, ‘Sapphire’ title
Rank 6	Complete Twin Rocks Gang Hideout	250 XP, ‘Gemini’ title
Rank 7	Complete Nosalida Gang Hideout	250 XP, ‘Exit Wound, Lawbringer’ title
	Complete Solomon’s Folly Gang Hideout	‘Half-A-Baby’ title	PS3 ONLY
Lawbringer II – Free Roam
Rank 1	Complete Pike’s Basin & Twin Rocks Gang Hideouts without dying	250 XP, ‘Civil Servant’ title	Must be completed in the same session
Rank 2	Complete Nosalida & Tesoro Azul Gang Hideouts without dying	250 XP, ‘Deputy Lawman’ title	Must be completed in the same session
Rank 3	Complete Tumbleweed & Fort Mercer Gang Hideouts without dying	250 XP, ‘Lucky Lawbringer’ title	Must be completed in the same session
Rank 4	Complete Tesoro Azul Gang Hideout with thrown weapons and melee only	250 XP, ‘Crimestopper’ title
Rank 5	Complete Gaptooth Breech with thrown weapons and melee only	250 XP, ‘No Guns Needed’ title
Rank 6	Complete Gaptooth Breech & Solomon’s Folly without dying	250 XP, ‘Immune Lawbringer’ title	PS3 ONLY, Must be completed in the same session
Lawbringer III – Free Roam
Rank 1	Complete Pike’s Basin, Twin Rocks, Fort Mercer & Tumbleweed Gang Hideouts in 24 hours	‘Restless Justice’ title	Must be completed in the same session?
Rank 2	Complete Pike’s Basin, Twin Rocks, Fort Mercer and Tumbleweed Gang Hideouts in 24 hours, without dying	‘Master Lawbringer’ title	Must be completed in the same session?
Rank 3	Complete Gaptooth Breach, Solomon’s Folly, Tesoro Azul and Nosalida in 24 hours	‘Dirty Justice’ title	PS3 ONLY Must be completed in the same session?
Rank 4	Complete Gaptooth Breach, Solomon’s Folly, Tesoro Azul and Nosalida in 24 hours without dying	‘Untouchable Gunslinger’ title	PS3 ONLY Must be completed in the same session?

Outlaw I – Free Roam
Name/Rank	Description	Reward	Tips
Bounty Rank 1	Gain a bounty of $500	250 XP, ‘Bandito’ title
Bounty Rank 2	Gain a bounty of $1000	250 XP, ‘Renegade’ title
Bounty Rank 3	Gain a bounty of $5000	250 XP, ‘Enemy of the State’ title
Public Enemy Rank 1	Become a Public Enemy	250 XP, ‘Outlaw’ title
Public Enemy Rank 2	Become a Public Enemy 10 times	250 XP, ‘On the Run’ title
Public Enemy Rank 3	Become a Public Enemy 50 times	250 XP, ‘Career Criminal’ title
Survival Rank 1	Stay alive for 3 minutes with a posse after you	250 XP, ‘Running Man’ title
Survival Rank 2	Stay alive for 5 minutes with a posse after you	250 XP, ‘Fleeing Felon’ title
Survival Rank 3	Stay alive for 7 minutes with a posse after you	250 XP, ‘Maniac Militia Member’ title
Outlaw II – Free Roam
Bounty Hunter Rank 1	Kill a Public Enemy player while you are a Public Enemy	250 XP
Outlaw Gang Rank 1	Form a posse of 2 or more and all posse members must gain a bounty of at least $1000	250 XP, ‘Mild Bunch’ title
Outlaw Gang Rank 2	Form a posse of 2 or more and all posse members must gain a bounty of at least $2500	250 XP, ‘Motley Crew’ title
Outlaw Gang Rank 3	Form a posse of 2 or more and all posse members must gain a bounty of at least $7500	250 XP, ‘Wild Bunch’ title
Public Enemy Killer Rank 1	Kill a Public Enemy Player	250 XP, ‘Deputy’ title
Public Enemy Killer Rank 2	Kill 5 Public Enemy players	250 XP, ‘Sheriff’ title
Public Enemy Killer Rank 3	Kill 25 Public Enemy players	250 XP, ‘Law Dog’ title
Public Enemy Kill Streak Rank 1	Get a Kill Streak of 3 players while a Public Enemy	250 XP, ‘Yellowbelly’ title
Public Enemy Kill Streak Rank 2	Get a Kill Streak of 5 players while a Public Enemy	250 XP, ‘Remorseless’ title
Public Enemy Kill Streak Rank 3	Get a Kill Streak of 7 players while a Public Enemy	250 XP, ‘Public Enemy #1’ title

Stat
Name/Rank	Description	Reward	Tips
Foot Traveler Rank 1	Travel 10 miles on foot	50 XP
Foot Traveler Rank 2	Travel 50 miles on foot	100 XP
Foot Traveler Rank 3	Travel 100 miles on foot	150 XP, ‘Wanderer’ title
High Roller Rank 1	Roll 25 times	50 XP
High Roller Rank 2	Roll 50 times	100 XP
High Roller Rank 3	Roll 100 times	150 XP, ‘Dizzy’ title
Horse Trampler Rank 1	Run over 25 different people with a horse	50 XP
Horse Trampler Rank 2	Run over 50 different people with a horse	100 XP
Horse Trampler Rank 3	Run over 100 different people with a horse	150 XP, ‘Trampler’ title
Horse Traveler Rank 1	Travel 30 miles on horseback	50 XP
Horse Traveler Rank 2	Travel 150 miles on horseback	100 XP
Horse Traveler Rank 3	Travel 300 miles on horseback	150 XP, ‘Explorer’ title
Lemming Award Rank 1	Fall to your death 25 times	50 XP
Lemming Award Rank 2	Fall to your death 50 times	100 XP
Lemming Award Rank 3	Fall to your death 100 times	150 XP, ‘Cloudwalker’ title
Shotgun Traveler Rank 1	Travel 2 miles riding shotgun	50 XP
Shotgun Traveler Rank 2	Travel 20 miles riding shotgun	100 XP
Shotgun Traveler Rank 3	Travel 200 miles riding shotgun	150 XP, ‘Shotgun’ title
Stagecoach Trampler Rank 1	Run over 25 different people with a stagecoach	50 XP
Stagecoach Trampler Rank 2	Run over 50 different people with a stagecoach	100 XP
Stagecoach Trampler Rank 3	Run over 100 different people with a stagecoach	150 XP, ‘Bad Driver’ title
Stagecoach Traveler Rank 1	Drive 2 miles on a stagecoach	50 XP
Stagecoach Traveler Rank 2	Drive 25 miles on a stagecoach	100 XP
Stagecoach Traveler Rank 3	Drive 250 miles on a stagecoach	150 XP, ‘Pioneer’ title