You find the Yeti in GTA Online as part of a limited-time holiday “Yeti Hunt” event that takes place in the Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness area in the north of the map, usually during the Christmas / Festive updates.

Quick Answer

  • Head to Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness in Blaine County (around Mt. Chiliad / Raton Canyon area).
  • Drive or fly around there until you get a prompt to investigate the Chiliad wilderness to search for clues and receive a text from Tanner on your in‑game phone.
  • Find all 5 Yeti clues inside the big circle marked on your minimap; after that, the Yeti spawns at night (about 21:00–06:00 in‑game) in the same general area, and killing it unlocks the Yeti Outfit and cash.

How The Yeti Event Works

  • The event appears during the holiday / Christmas content in GTA Online (recent years: Festive Surprise / Christmas updates).
  • When active, you get a message like: “Investigate the Chiliad wilderness to search for clues of an unknown creature. Put an end to its terror to earn a bonus reward.” and a large circle with a question mark appears on the minimap in the Chiliad wilderness.
  • A hunter named Tanner texts you, warning that “there’s something in those woods” and telling you to hunt it.

Where To Look For The Clues

The exact icons are within that big circle north in Blaine County, and each clue is a small interaction spot. Guides consistently show them clustered around the wooded slopes and trails of Mt. Chiliad , near campsites, wrecks, and animal remains.

Typical clue types you’ll see there:

  • A wrecked car with blood / damage
  • A torn or bloody shirt
  • A bloodied tent or campsite
  • Body parts / remains on the ground
  • A dead deer / animal

Move around the circle until each clue icon appears, then walk up and press the prompt to “Investigate”.

Spawning And Killing The Yeti

Once you’ve interacted with all 5 clues, the Yeti can spawn:

  • It appears in the same Chiliad wilderness area where you did the hunt.
  • The spawn window is night‑time (roughly 21:00–06:00 in‑game).
  • The Yeti will ambush you , charging and attacking in melee; it can kill you quickly if you’re not ready.

Tips:

  1. Stay in or return to the Yeti circle at night and keep moving in the wooded area until the encounter triggers.
  1. Use a strong weapon (shotgun / rifle) and keep distance when it charges.

When you kill it:

  • You get a cash reward (commonly shown as 50,000 GTA$ from the final kill, plus money from clues, totaling about 100,000 GTA$).
  • You unlock the Yeti Outfit under Outfits → Festive Outfits in your wardrobe, available permanently once earned.

Extra Notes & Timing

  • This is a holiday event , so it only runs when Rockstar enables the Christmas / winter content (recent guides are from the 2023 and 2025 festive updates).
  • It works in invite‑only and public lobbies , so you can do it solo if the event is currently active in your version.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.