Any critters you can't seem to catch?

[Fawg]

Giraffe Stag - The last of the summer critters I can't get. I'm sure I've probably scared a few away running around. Plus, a lot of them look so similar, especially in moonlight

 

[Piggleton]

The walking stick HAUNTS ME. I scared away the only one I’ve ever seen :’)

it use to be the cicada shell but I got lucky a couple days ago! Ran past it, skidded, and creeped back. Couldn’t believe my eyes

 

[Katgamer]

Scorpions they always show up but I never can get them

 

[Xara]

i haven’t seen a single giant or giraffe stag; i know they’re rare and super hard to get but at the rate i’m going, i’ll have to wait until next summer to try and catch them again >_<

i also haven’t caught the moray eel yet and am hoping to catch that before september, too; i’ve only seen about 3 eels in the last few days and they were all ribbon smhh ;;

 

[Tentacles]

I've been trying to catch a ranchu goldfish for what feels like a stupidly long amount of time now. I spent a fat chunk of one of the day's trying to catch them in rivers until I saw you could only catch them in ponds. I've caught plenty of other lucrative fish in the meantime tho so I'm only half-mad.

 

[Splinter]

Walking stick. Never seen one. I also think they should have made it look like the sticks that fall from trees, just like the leaf insect looks like a furniture leaf, and then it poofs and starts to move as you get close.

 

[Skandranon]

Walking stick. Never seen one. I also think they should have made it look like the sticks that fall from trees, just like the leaf insect looks like a furniture leaf, and then it poofs and starts to move as you get close.

I agree would of been much neater that way, also more likely to fool you as random branches are strewn around all the time

 

[fluttershy300]

A Goliath beetle. Still haven’t caught it and I kinda don’t care at this point since I cut down all my trees.

 

[Skyfall]

I managed to find the available critters so far, but I swear, you waste so much of your life doing it!

I always have to do something drastic, like go to the island and chop down all trees except 1 palm tree. Or go island hopping until I find an island with no rivers to try to heighten the chance of pier fishes, etc.

I feel everyone’s pain! I’ve been there

 

[Khaelis]

Currently, I'm struggling to catch:

1. Cicada Shell
2. Giraffe Stag
3. Golden Stag
4. Scarab Beetle
5. Giant Snakehead
6. Giant Trevally

 

[Flunkifera]

I had the longest time to get the giant trevally. I used so much fishbait and got the mahi mahi 4-5 times in the meantime. I finally got it but it was a pain.

 

[Splinter]

I'm also having trouble finding an Atlus Beetle apparently. I was so sure I'd caught all the stags, too.

 

[Hesper]

I'm missing the trevally, napoleonfish, and pretty much all the tree bugs/cicada shell. I swear, they're TOO sensitive now.

 

[CodyMKW]

none so far only need 3 bugs and 5 fish which should hopefully be out September,October, and November checked ACNH.Guide and got every one out now

 

[Larsi]

The golden stag was the hardest for me, but I finally got it so I have all bugs and fish since release until now

 

[SleepyMimeko]

I need the golden stag, giraffe stag, scarab, and the walking stick. The only deep sea creature I need is the vampire squid. I play mostly at night and have never seen any of these creatures on my island. I missed the stringfish in March and have yet to catch a pop-eyed goldfish. I must have displeased the RNG gods.

 

[nammie]

Weirdly enough the cicada shell, I swear I've never even seen it in game yet wtf

 

[Hilbunny]

The Mahi Mahi, walking stick, and a few other that’s spawn at night.
Gonna try the mystery island tour bug catching strategy tonight.

 

[DJStarstryker]

I've so far managed to catch everything (at least everything that has been catchable in Northern Hemisphere since the game came out in March). Some things take longer to catch than others. Giant trevally was my worst struggle. It also took me a long time to find a cicada shell.

CICADA. SHELL.
I have checked my trees every day, multiple times a day. I have run around chasing away other bugs trying to get it to spawn. I have not had. A single one. I caught everything else that is available thus far. Except. This shell. H e l p.

Cicada shell feels like it has a stupidly low spawn rate. I managed to get one, but that's literally the only one I've ever seen so far in this game. And I play every single day for at least 30 minutes.

 

[marshallows]

:') golden stag because they won't even spawn lol.

pain.