GTA 5 Yeti Hunt – Clues & Locations

The GTA 5 Yeti Hunt is easy to mess up because players search in the wrong mode, follow numbered maps as if the order is mandatory, or wait for the Yeti at the wrong in-game time.

This affects GTA Online players trying to unlock the Yeti Outfit during the seasonal event window. The hunt happens in the Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness and Raton Canyon area, not across the whole map.

This guide gives you the five verified clue objects, practical landmarks, the spawn condition, the fight flow, and the reward breakdown. It also calls out what to do if Tanner does not text you, a clue prompt does not appear, or the Yeti does not spawn.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt Basics

The GTA 5 Yeti Hunt is a GTA Online seasonal free-roam activity. It starts with a text from Tanner and a white search circle with a question mark in the Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness area.

Do not treat this like a Story Mode collectible. If Rockstar has not enabled the event in the current GTA Online week, the text and search circle may not appear.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt Forks

• If Tanner texts you: enter the white search circle and begin checking the five clue landmarks.
• If Tanner never texts you: the event may not be active, or you may not be in the correct GTA Online area.
• If you have all five clues: stay inside or return to the hunt area between 21:00 and 06:00 in-game time.
• If the Yeti does not spawn at night: stay on foot inside the search area and make sure all five clue rewards were received.
• If you only want the outfit: stop after the Yeti is defeated and confirm the Yeti Outfit appears in your wardrobe.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt Start

Type: Event trigger. This section diagnoses whether the hunt is available in your current GTA Online session.

1. Load into GTA Online freemode.
2. Travel to northwest Blaine County.
3. Enter the Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness and Raton Canyon area.
4. Watch for a text from Tanner.
5. Open the map and look for the white question mark search circle.

No graphics setting, difficulty setting, resolution setting, or platform performance setting is needed for this hunt.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt Map

The map below is a simplified route view, not an exact coordinate map. Use it to understand the layout: one clue sits by the river, several sit near roads, and the final fight stays inside the same search area.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt Clues

There are five Yeti Hunt clues. You can collect them in any order, so do not write or read the route as a forced sequence.

The safest route is to start by the river, move uphill to the broken tree, sweep the road and bridge area, then finish around the campsite and old wreck area.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt Dead Deer

Type: Clue collection. This clue is easiest to confirm because it sits away from the road near the river.

1. Enter the Yeti Hunt search circle.
2. Move down toward the Raton Canyon riverbank.
3. Follow the heartbeat-style audio cue.
4. Stand near the deer carcass.
5. Use the investigate prompt.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt Body Parts

Type: Clue collection. This clue is near a broken or fallen tree, so use the tree first and the road bend second.

1. Move uphill from the river side of the search area.
2. Look for a fallen or broken tree near the slope.
3. Walk around the base of the tree.
4. Follow the clue audio until the prompt appears.
5. Investigate the body parts.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt Car Wreck

Type: Clue collection. This is the separate car wreck clue, not the torn shirt clue.

1. Move toward the bridge or road section inside the search circle.
2. Look below the road for a wrecked or flipped vehicle.
3. Approach the wreck on foot.
4. Listen for the heartbeat-style cue.
5. Investigate the car wreck when the prompt appears.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt Bloodied Tent

Type: Clue collection. The bloodied tent sits in the campsite-style part of the search area near the wilderness road.

1. Return to the road area inside the search circle.
2. Look for the campsite objects and tent.
3. Walk up to the bloodied tent.
4. Wait for the investigate prompt.
5. Inspect the tent.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt Torn Shirt

Type: Clue collection. The correct object is the bloodied torn shirt near an old wreck, not the main car wreck clue.

1. Search near the old or junked car wreck area.
2. Check the ground near the drainage or ditch side.
3. Look for a bloodied torn white shirt.
4. Move around the front side of the wreck if the prompt does not appear.
5. Investigate the shirt.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt Spawn

Type: Spawn condition. Finding the clues does not mean the Yeti can appear at any time of day.

The Yeti spawn window is 21:00 to 06:00 in-game time after all five clues are collected. Stay inside or return to the search area during that window.

1. Confirm all five clue rewards were received.
2. Stay inside the Yeti Hunt search circle.
3. Wait until the in-game time is between 21:00 and 06:00.
4. Move around the search area on foot.
5. Watch the minimap for the hostile Yeti marker.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt Fight

Type: Combat step. This does not change a setting or fix a menu issue. It reduces the chance of dying during the final encounter.

1. Equip a high-damage weapon before the night window.
2. Keep distance once the Yeti appears.
3. Move away from trees and slopes that block your escape path.
4. Fire before the Yeti reaches melee range.
5. Return to the search area at night if you die before defeating it.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt Rewards

The base Yeti Hunt reward structure is simple. Each clue pays once, and the Yeti kill pays the final cash reward plus the outfit unlock.

The outfit is cosmetic. After the unlock message appears, check your wardrobe under Outfits: Festive.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt Problems

Most Yeti Hunt problems are trigger or timing issues. Start with the lowest-risk checks before switching sessions or assuming the event is broken.

GTA 5 Tanner Text

Type: Diagnostic. This separates an inactive event from a wrong-location problem.

1. Confirm you are in GTA Online, not Story Mode.
2. Travel into the Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness area.
3. Drive or walk around the Raton Canyon side of the wilderness.
4. Check the map for the white question mark search circle.
5. Switch session if the event is confirmed active but the text never appears.

GTA 5 Clue Prompt

Type: Symptom reducer. This helps when you are near the right clue but the prompt is not appearing.

1. Exit your vehicle.
2. Move the vehicle away from the clue object.
3. Walk slowly around the clue landmark.
4. Face the clue object directly.
5. Wait for the investigate prompt before moving to another clue.

GTA 5 Yeti Spawn Problem

Type: Root cause check. The usual root cause is missing clues or waiting outside the night window.

1. Confirm all five clue rewards were received.
2. Check the in-game time.
3. Return to the search circle between 21:00 and 06:00.
4. Stay on foot inside the search area.
5. Move through the circle until the hostile marker appears.

GTA 5 Yeti Hunt FAQ