Harold MacDougal's Missions

Harold MacDougal's Missions

(West Elizabeth Walkthrough)

Complete 'Bear One Another's Burdens' in Agent Ross's mission line and then visit Harold MacDougal at his office in Blackwater to accept a mission from him.

At Home With Dutch

Dutch's hideout is on a mountain near Tall Trees up north. Get on your horse and ride with Nastas and MacDougal. When you reach the place, approach Nastas and he'll give Marston a boost. After the cutscene, climb onto the ridge to the left of the barricade, then jump to grab hold of the ledge and inch yourself across the gap.

Climb the ledge at the other end of the ridge and join Nastas. Follow him into the mine. Continue following Nastas and you'll soon come to a dead end. The miners outside will push a cart filled with lit dynamite into the mine. Sprint out of the mine before the dynamite goes off and dispatch the three miners outside.

Beware the grizzly on your climb up.

Join Nastas at the mine entrance once the miners are dead. Nastas is too wounded to make the climb, so you must continue on your own.

Make your way to the yellow blip on the Mini Map. Climb the first few ledges and you will encounter a grizzly bear. This beast is powerful, so kill it from a distance before it gets close enough to maul you. The Springfield or Bolt-Action Rifle will do the trick. If the bear is moving in, activate Dead Eye, tag its head several times and then fire to kill it. Skin the grizzly after killing it, as doing so will count toward the 'Bearly Legal' achievement/trophy, which requires you to kill and skin 18 grizzlies.

Once you've made it past the grizzly, continue climbing the ledges and walk along the ridge to reach the other side of the broken tracks. There might be a cougar up here, so be careful. Climb all the way up to the yellow marker and hit the marker to trigger a brief cutscene.

You must neutralize the scout without alerting Dutch and his men. You can accomplish this with the Lasso or Throwing Knives. The scout has his back turned to you, so click the Left Stick to crouch and sneak up behind him. Hit the scout with a Throwing Knife or lasso and hogtie him.

Use your Lasso or Throwing Knives to neutralize the scout.

When you've neutralized the scout, touch the glowing binoculars on the ground to pick them up. With the binoculars in your possession, look over at the tent in the top-left corner of the camp to trigger a cutscene and complete the mission.

For Purely Scientific Purposes

Visit MacDougal at his office in Blackwater between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. to get started. Nastas has arranged a meeting with some of Dutch's men at Bearclaw Camp. You must accompany Nastas and MacDougal there.

Mount your horse and start following Nastas to the place. You'll encounter a bear on your way there. Use your Springfield or Bolt-Action Rifle to kill the bear, then dismount your horse and take the time to skin the bear, as doing so will count toward the 'Bearly Legal' achievement/trophy, which requires you to kill and skin 18 grizzlies. MacDougal will urge you onwards, but he and Nastas will wait for you regardless.

As if you didn't see this one coming.

When you reach Bearclaw Camp, dismount your horse and head to the cabin marked on the Mini Map. A cutscene will ensue when you enter the cabin. Afterward, start picking off the gang members marked on the Mini Map. There are seven of them. If you're taking a lot of damage, drop down behind cover and remain there until your health is completely restored before emerging to fire again.

Once you've cleared the camp, get back on your horse and start following MacDougal. More of Dutch's men will intercept you on your way back to Blackwater. Shoot down the gang members with your rifle while keeping up with MacDougal. If there are several gang members close together, you can activate Dead Eye, tag their heads and fire to clear them out.

You'll encounter two waves of three enemies on horseback on your way back to Blackwater. Fight them off and then follow MacDougal to his office to complete the mission.

The Prodigal Son Returns (To Yale)

Visit MacDougal at the Blackwater Hotel between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. to start. Dutch and his men are back in Blackwater and want the professor dead. You must help MacDougal escape from Blackwater and get him to the train station so he can return to Connecticut.

When you regain control over Marston, climb up the ladder after MacDougal to reach the rooftops. One of Dutch's men is on the roof of the hotel and has taken MacDougal hostage. Activate Dead Eye, tag the gang member's head and shoot to take him out and free the professor.

Use Dead Eye to save the professor.

Once you've saved MacDougal, snipers will appear on the rooftops to the north, west and south. There is an ammo crate in the northwest corner of the hotel rooftop that contains sniper rifle ammo. You can use a sniper rifle to take out Dutch's snipers on the rooftops, but you'll be quite vulnerable while looking through the scope. It might be better to just take cover along the rooftop and use your High Power Pistol or Bolt Action Rifle to kill the snipers when they move out from cover.

Kill all of the snipers marked on the Mini Map, then follow MacDougal across the rooftops and to the alley where the horses await. Mount your horse and follow MacDougal out of Blackwater.

Dutch's men will intercept you on your way to the train station. Match MacDougal's speed and you should be able to outrun them. They'll stop following you eventually, so it isn't worth slowing down to kill them. Use Medicine to restore your health if you're taking a lot of damage and are close to death. It might be worth using Dead Eye to kill a couple of the riders when they first appear; just be sure to put away your weapon once you're done with it, as keeping it out will slow you down.

Match MacDougal's speed to outrun Dutch's men.

Escort MacDougal to the train station at Manzanita Post and hit the yellow marker there to complete the mission.