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Rad Pheasants
Fallout 76 NPC

Rad Pheasants spawn across Appalachia in Fallout 76 at level 1. They count as animals in kill challenges. Killing one usually drops Ammo. Less often it leaves Chicken Thigh.

They spawn at 5 locations in Appalachia. The largest counts are at Naked Creek, Grindstone Arch and Research Site Bavaria. They count toward 11 daily and weekly challenges.

Level
1
Health
5

Find It on the Map

Open the Challenge Navigator with its 11 challenges added, then add the rest of today's challenges and plan one route for all of them.

Open the Challenge Navigator

Rad Pheasants Spawn Locations

Found at 5 locations across Appalachia, 28 in fixed spawns and 8 at chance spawn points. The largest share is at Naked Creek (12).

A plain number is how many are always there. The number after the is spawn points that may roll it; hover one for the odds.

Naked Creek
5 fixed
7 fixed nearby
Grindstone Arch
8 fixed nearby
Research Site Bavaria
4 fixed nearby
Research Site Saxony
4 fixed nearby
South River Bridge
8 × 33% chance nearby

Drops

What a kill leaves behind, averaged over every Rad Pheasants the map spawns. Kinds of loot stand for lists too long to spell out; the chance is how often the roll includes them, not how many turn up.
Drops
Chance
Ammo
always
Chicken Thigh
27%

Challenges

Challenge
Daily / Weekly
Kill a Creature
Daily ×12 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature while in a Team
Daily ×10
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Hard Lemonade
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Lead Champagne
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Mire Magic Moonshine
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature While Mutated
Epic Weekly ×25
Kill a Creature while Wearing a Costume
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature while Well Fed
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature with a Hammer
Epic Weekly ×15
Kill Animals with a Pipe Gun
Daily ×3 · Weekly ×25 · Epic Daily ×5
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30
Kill a Creature · Kill a Creature while in a Team · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Hard Lemonade · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Lead Champagne · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Mire Magic Moonshine · Kill a Creature While Mutated · Kill a Creature while Well Fed
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
Kill a Creature while Wearing a Costume
Kill a Creature with a Hammer
Kill Animals with a Pipe Gun
Any of 19
BeaversBrahminCatsChickensFoxesMega SlothsGlowing Mega SlothMole RatsGlowing Mole RatOwletsRabbitsRad PheasantsRad RatsGlowing Plagued RadratRad TurkeysGlowing Rad Turkey
Show all 19
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
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