Hunting skills in Gothic 1 Remake let you pull extra loot from dead wildlife that you cannot collect otherwise. Teeth, fur, claws, and reptile skin all become sellable trophies once you train the matching skill, and every skill comes from a single hunter named Drax.
Quick answer: Find Drax on the path outside the Old Camp, give him a Beer to start the conversation, then spend 1 Learning Point plus Ore on each hunting skill. Buy Remove Teeth first (175 Ore), since it works on Scavengers, one of the weakest early enemies.
Where to find Drax and how to unlock training
Drax is a hunter stationed just outside the Old Camp. You pass him almost automatically while travelling from the Exchange Zone toward the Old Camp at the very start of the game, so you can reach his training early.
Drax’s four hunting skills and their costs
Drax teaches four separate skills. Each one unlocks a different trophy you can extract from a dead animal, and each carries its own Ore price on top of the shared 1 Learning Point cost.
| Skill | Learning Points | Ore cost | What it extracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remove Teeth | 1 | 175 | Teeth |
| Remove Fur | 1 | 250 | Fur |
| Remove Claws | 1 | 150 | Claws |
| Skin Reptiles | 1 | 250 | Reptile skin |
Best order to buy hunting skills
The order matters because most animals near the Old Camp are too strong for a fresh character until you get a Bow or improve your melee. Buy the skills that match enemies you can actually kill first, then fill in the rest as your Ore reserves grow.
Remove Teeth comes first. It has the lowest meaningful early payoff barrier because Scavengers, among the weakest enemies in the opening hours, give teeth. That lets you start earning profit almost immediately, and the skill keeps paying off on tougher creatures later.
Remove Fur is the next priority. Fur comes from wolves, which are common around the Old Camp but noticeably tougher than Scavengers. Pick this up once you can reliably take wolves down.
Skin Reptiles and Remove Claws round out the set, and both apply to reptiles. Lizards become manageable after a few levels and make a decent profit, while Snappers are far more dangerous. Hunt Lizards for early reptile income and steer clear of Snappers until you are stronger.
Note: Spend on a hunting skill only when you can already kill the animals it applies to. Buying Remove Fur before you can beat a wolf, locks up Learning Points and Ore that do nothing for you yet.
How to confirm a hunting skill worked
After buying a skill, the new trophy becomes available the next time you loot a matching dead animal. With Remove Teeth trained, killing a Scavenger lets you extract teeth that were not collectable before. The same applies to fur from wolves, plus skin and claws from reptiles, once those skills are learned.
The Ore and Learning Point costs sting early, but each purchase is a permanent boost to how much money your kills generate. Over a full playthrough, hunting enough animals turns the investment into a steady source of Ore, so it is worth picking up every skill once you can fund it and fight the right wildlife.
