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Go Rustling (Uncle), Uncle (12 pm-3 am)
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Go Rustling (Uncle)

Uncle (12 pm-3 am)

Uncle and Arthur head up to Hill Haven Ranch to rustle some cattle to sell to Clay and Clive for cash.

Mission giver
Uncle (12 pm-3 am)
Playable
Not stated
Location
Hill Haven Ranch, Scarlett Meadows, Lemoyne
Target
Not stated
Unlocked by
Not stated
Unlocks
Not stated

Player notes

At Shady Belle, Uncle asks Arthur Morgan to join him in stealing cattle from Hill Haven Ranch. He says the owner, Squears, is usually too drunk to put up much of a fight, and promises Arthur a worthwhile share of the sale. Arthur agrees, and the pair ride through Scarlett Meadows in Lemoyne to the ranch. There, they find two other rustlers already eyeing Squears's cattle.

Arthur confronts the men while Uncle waits nearby. He can pass himself off as the ranch owner and frighten them into leaving, or their challenge becomes a gunfight. With the rival rustlers gone, Arthur shoots the lock from the cattle pen and drives the cows out. Squears stumbles from his house in a rage, but crashes into a post and knocks himself unconscious before he can stop them.

Arthur and Uncle herd the cattle to Clemens Cove to sell them to Clay and Clive Davies. Clay offers less than Uncle expected because he knows Squears, and Arthur presses the brothers for a better price. Clive finally pays $100. Uncle takes his portion and heads back toward camp, while Arthur remains at Clemens Cove.

Objectives

4 steps

In the order the game gives them. The unnumbered steps only appear if you go off script.

  1. 1Follow Uncle
  2. 2Deal with the rustlers
  3. 3Encourage the cows to leave the pen
  4. 4Herd the cows to Clemens Cove

Gallery

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Screenshots from Go Rustling (Uncle), mirrored from Red Dead Wiki.

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Trivia

  • โ—†Unlike as in other missions, none of the total take is added to the camp funds after the mission. Instead, the $100 given to the player by Clive Davies is split up between Uncle and Arthur, with the latter receiving 60 percent of the cut, as agreed in the opening cutscene.
  • โ—†At the very end of the mission, Uncle asks the player to ride back to camp with him. All missions with similar endings let the player choose to come along or refuse, whereas in this mission Arthur simply refuses.
  • โ—†If Squears is killed, his corpse will not despawn even after completing the mission.
  • โ—†This is the only companion activity to be only available at nighttime rather than during the day.
  • โ—†The player can obtain a Carcano Rifle early by entering the ranch house, waking up Squears, and taking him down to get his rifle. Additionally, one of the rustlers has a chance of dropping an M1899 Pistol if the player chooses to kill them.
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Last verified September 14, 2026