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Hare Leg

Hare Leg is a meat food item in DayZ obtained by killing a Hare and skinning it with a Knife. Raw Hare Leg takes 2 inventory slots, weighs 350 g, provides 75 kcal and 60 mL of water, and should be cooked before eating because raw, burned, or rotten meat can make you sick.

Quick item summary

CategoryFood and Drink > Meats
SubcategoryMeat
Size1x2
Weight350 g
Max wetnessDamp

Quick answer

Hare Leg is a small meat food item in DayZ obtained from a Hare. It can be baked over a Fireplace using a Long Wooden Stick, boiled in a Cooking Pot, dried, burned, or become rotten. Baked Hare Leg gives the highest energy value, boiled Hare Leg gives the best hydration value, and dried Hare Leg keeps decent food value with less water. Raw, burned, or rotten Hare Leg should be avoided because unsafe meat can make you sick.

In-game description

“The posterior leg of a hare. When cooked provides quite a healthy meal.”

Main Uses

  • Cook for a small meat food source
  • Bake for the highest energy value
  • Boil for the best hydration value
  • Dry for travel food with less water
  • Use after hunting or killing a Hare
  • Avoid eating raw, burned, or rotten Hare Leg

How to use this item

Eat Hare Leg safely

Hare Leg should be cooked before eating because raw, burned, or rotten meat can make you sick.

  1. Obtain Hare Leg from a Hare.
  2. Do not eat it raw unless you are desperate.
  3. Cook it before eating.
  4. Prefer baked, boiled, or dried Hare Leg.
  5. Avoid burned or rotten Hare Leg because it can make you sick.

Cook Hare Leg

Hare Leg can be baked over a Fireplace with a Long Wooden Stick or boiled in a Cooking Pot.

  1. Prepare a Fireplace, stove, or cooking setup.
  2. Use a Long Wooden Stick to bake it over a fire, or place it in a Cooking Pot to boil it.
  3. Cook the Hare Leg into a baked, boiled, or dried version.
  4. Remove it before it burns.
  5. Eat the cooked Hare Leg or save it as travel food.
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How to get Hare Leg

  • Kill a Hare.
  • Skin the Hare with a Knife.
  • Collect Hare Leg from the animal.
  • Loot players carrying hunted meat.

Spawn info

Obtained from a Hare
  • • Hare Leg is obtained from a Hare.
  • • A Knife is used to skin the animal.
  • • It is a Food and Drink item under Meats.
  • • Raw Hare Leg provides 75 kcal.
  • • Raw Hare Leg provides 60 mL of water.
  • • Raw Hare Leg has 1250 mL stomach volume.
  • • It takes 2 inventory slots.
  • • It weighs 350 g.
  • • It has raw, baked, boiled, dried, burned, and rotten variants.

Food and nutrition notes

Energy

75 kcal

Water

60 mL

Stomach

1250 mL

Quantity

250

Max wetness

Damp (24.9%)

Freeze time

39.6 minutes

Freezing point

-0.5 °C / 31.1 °F

Max temperature

105 °C / 221 °F

Notes

  • • Raw Hare Leg provides 75 kcal and 60 mL of water.
  • • Baked Hare Leg provides 375 kcal and 35 mL of water.
  • • Boiled Hare Leg provides 250 kcal and 95 mL of water.
  • • Dried Hare Leg provides 250 kcal and 12.5 mL of water.
  • • Burned Hare Leg provides 75 kcal and 0 mL of water.
  • • Rotten Hare Leg provides 37.5 kcal and 25 mL of water.
  • • Raw, burned, or rotten meat can make you sick.
  • • Hare Leg is obtained from a Hare.

Important notes

  • Hare Leg is obtained from a Hare.
  • You need a Knife to skin the animal.
  • Raw Hare Leg provides 75 kcal.
  • Raw Hare Leg provides 60 mL of water.
  • Raw Hare Leg has 1250 mL stomach volume.
  • It takes 2 inventory slots.
  • It weighs 350 g.
  • It is categorized as Food and Drink > Meats.
  • Raw, burned, or rotten meat can make you sick.
  • Baked Hare Leg provides the highest energy value.
  • Boiled Hare Leg provides the best hydration value.
  • Dried Hare Leg keeps decent energy value with low water value.