Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationNo screenshot of It's a Rifle, Not a Gun yet. This one shows Boozer (Bend Studio / PlayStation).
Copeland takes you hunting near his camp in Cascade. He shows you how to track a deer, lends you his rifle for the shot, and teaches you to follow the wounded animal and gut it.
Part 6 of 17 in He's My Brother
Copeland's CampCopeland's Camp is Mark Copeland's encampment on Peaceful Lake in the Cascade, and your first real base. Go here for bounties, ammo and the bike upgrades that open the map, starting with Nitrous I and Saddlebags I.1. Ride to the hunting spot. 2. Track the deer. 3. Take Copeland's rifle. 4. Shoot the deer. 5. Follow its blood trail. 6. Gut the deer.
BoozerBoozer is Deacon's best friend and riding partner, and a former Sergeant-at-Arms of the Mongrels MC. He rides with you from the first mission as the two hunt bounties in the Cascades. What happens to him in the opening hours drives much of the first half of the story.
Mark CopelandMark Copeland, called Cope, runs Copeland's Camp on the shore of Peaceful Lake and hosts the Radio Free Oregon broadcast. You meet him early, right after his people strip your bike for parts. His camp is the first one you build trust with.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationWe're Getting Low on Meat
Boozer is laid up at the safehouse and needs food. You head out to hunt, harvest the meat and bring it back to him.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationClear Out Those Nests
Your first Infestation Zone. You burn out the Freaker nests in the logging camp at the foot of O'Leary Mountain so fewer Freakers roam up near the safehouse where Boozer is recovering.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationGear Up For The Ride
Gear Up For The Ride is the opening storyline in Belknap. Deacon and Boozer want to ride north, but first Deacon has to fix up his bike and earn better gear by doing runs for Copeland's Camp and Tucker's Hot Springs camp.
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationCopeland's Camp Has Been Attacked
Word comes in that Copeland's Camp in Cascade has been hit. You ride back to the camp to see how bad it is and help them out.