The first step to herding is knowing your prey. Typical animals used in herding are elk, mule deer, moose and pronghorn, though they all have specific challenges. Here is a basic walkthrough on how to hunt MOST animals, though this is JUST the basics.

• Locate your prey
  
• Pick your specific target
  
• Scare the prey to be able to run whilst weakening them
  
• Put the prey between you and your location (typically the den/site)
  
• Attempt to keep the prey rather weak while you push it towards the location
  
• Kill your prey after it has reached the final destination

Another BIG tip i have is that, if the prey isn't running, give it some space. A LOT of space. If it isn't running, you'll be able to catch it soon after. Just trust your instincts and make it THINK it can try running again.

Multiplayer hunting can be... a challenge, to say the least. Usually SOMEONE screws it up SOMEHOW, usually not even intentionally. Here are some tip for herding in Multiplayer mode:

• Try to have only the herding person in the area the prey will die at. Other adult wolves, even fully grown pups (in Saga), will scare the prey away.
  
• Make sure the communication is clear. You have to know where you're herding and why, so that others don't get in the way.
  
• If you see someone chasing a weak prey animal, don't kill the animal. They'll do it themselves when it's time.
  
• Chunk the carcass after you're done, if it's at the den. This keeps the food from decaying much slower, and won't attract predators.

Elk are probably the easiest (for me at least) to herd out of the three I'll cover. They have large groups (easy to pick out a target) and have pretty easy to understand patterns, provided you know what you're looking for. Here are my personal tips for herding elk:

• Watch how the elk preform in a herd, specifically the elk that run first. Those are likely to be weaker.
  
• Any elk that spontaneously run away from the herd are much more likely to be weak or sick.
  
• Treat the herd like a train. The back of the train will follow the front of the train, so to move the whole herd you have to scare the leaders.
  
• Usually you'll just want a select elk at any given time to attack. Once you've moved the herd closer, weakening your target all the way, you have to work to split them up. I've found the best way for this is to physically cut them off or bite them, holding them back from the others. Do whatever you have to to get your target away; you can worry about them going the right way after.
  
• If you have the time and space, tire the elk by running them for awhile. This isn't AS important as many make it out to be, but can make your job easier.

Mule deer are the second easiest thing to herd, in my opinion. While they come in smaller groups, they're much faster and a bit more unpredictable. Here's my tips for hunting them:

• As soon as you see them, you should start running at them. Mule deer start running long before most other prey, so use all the time you have to your advantage.
  
• Grab whichever deer is falling behind more after a few seconds of running. They tend to be weaker.
  
• Stay patient and keep your eyes on the goal. Mule deer can be rather tricky and annoying, but if you need the food, you need the food.

I'll be honest, I've never really herded pronghorn. They're fast, they're tricky, they don't have much meat. But, hey, why not give it a shot? Here's some tips, but DON'T take this as a full guide:

• Grab whichever pronghorn you can. They're too evasive to be picky.
  
• Remember the end destination. So long as they're getting closer at all, you're winning.
  
• Try to weaken them straight off the bat. It'll make them slower and easier to manage, especially if you have to kill them quickly.
  
• If you're in Multiplayer, bring a helper. Work together to keep it straight, and have a much better chance at killing it.

Do you herd differently? Do you have any other tips I didn't mention? Please let me know in the comments and I'll happily add them! I want to help the community grow their skills, so hopefully this helped you.

Quick note: I did not list how to hunt moose specifically, as they're the most straightforward and easy imo. However, if you'd like it, just request and I'll happily make a section.

As always, thank you so much for reading this!