Looking for them just outside of the forest seems a good plan... Mine was on a beach attacking herbivores... Lots of narcoberrys are a must and tonnes of meat, preferably prime. My friend went to tame one, i used by quetz to pick up a big stock of berrys and prime meat.

Some tames i take fence foundation, walls and doorway/doors to prevent dinos from interfering

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