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Giant Stag Times and How to Catch

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Giant Stag Times

The Giant Stag is one of the Stags from Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Learn all about the Giant Stag and how to catch them below!

Giant Stag Sell Price

Giant Stag
Sell Price 10,000 Bells
Type Stag
Rarity ★★★☆☆

The Giant Stag is a uncommon bug and sells for 10,000 Bells.

Giant Stag Location and Times

Giant Stag Times

Location On trees
Time July to August
North Hemisphere
11 PM to 8 AM
January to February
South Hemisphere
11 PM to 8 AM

You can find the Giant Stag on trees from 11 PM to 8 AM.

Find it from July to August on the Northern Hemisphere, or from January to February on the Southern Hemisphere.

Giant Stag Months

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Giant Stag
Northern Hemisphere Calendar
January July ACNH - Giant Stag
February August ACNH - Giant Stag
March September
April October
May November
June December
Giant Stag
Southern Hemisphere Calendar
January ACNH - Giant Stag July
February ACNH - Giant Stag August
March September
April October
May November
June December

How to Catch the Giant Stag

Steps Directions
1
  Equip your Net ACNH - Net
2   Approach the Giant Stag
3   Swing your net!

Steps to catching Giant Stag will the same for bugs on trees, stumps, and rocks.

1. Equip Your Net

To catch a bug, you'll need to equip your net! Press the X Button to go into your pockets and select your net.

You can also select it from your Tool Ring!

2. Approach Bug

The Giant Stag can fly away if you move too closely too quickly. Hold down the A Button and move the Right Stick to approach it carefully.

3. Swing Your Net

Once you've inched close enough, release the A Button to swing your net. You'll then be a proud owner of the Giant Stag!

Giant Stag Additional Info

Dialogue When Caught

I caught a giant stag! I'm gonna need way bigger pockets.

Dialogue When Donated to Blathers

  It is said the giant stag is a popular pet among bug enthusiasts.

  Though how one might consider oneself enthusiastic about bugs is quite beyond me... But I digress.

  Giant stags look fearsome with their enormous curved mandibles. But in truth, they're really quite cowardly.

  Oh how they love to hide away in rotting wood, only to reveal themselves under the cover of dark.

  Hoot! I shall never turn off the lights again!

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