White Goats Missing quest steps in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

White goats are gone is an optional quest in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Once you become the official reporter for The Lucky Clover Gazette, Hyrule’s burgeoning newspaper, you’re tasked with tracking down a herd of missing goats, as the name suggests.

You’ll likely come across this as you browse the Potential Princess Sightings! section. quest line. This page details the steps you need to take to save the goats and investigate the rumors of Zelda’s return.

How to start the White Goats Gone quest.

“White Goats Gone Missing” is a side quest that is part of the Potential Princess Sightings story arc. It can be completed once you’ve been to the Clover HQ southeast of Rito Village. So if you haven’t been there, you should do that first.

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When you’re ready to start the quest, head to the Tabantha Bridge Stable and look to the southeast for the conspicuously empty goat pen.

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Chork seems to have lost his pride and joy – his white goats, which he fed Princess Zelda’s special recipe from whole, unground goats Hylian Pinecone. At least he thinks it was the recipe because he lost it…

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Where to find the goats in the White Goats Gone quest

After talking to Chork and Penn, your fellow reporter, start the side quest. The task here is to follow the trail of the uneaten Hylian pinecones to the missing herd.

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While this may seem easy – and it’s easy to get started – it’s easy to lose the pine cones in the grass if you stray from the path. When that happens, You have three options to quickly get back on track.

1. The first is to use Ultrahand and rotate the camera to look for glowing orange pieces that mean something to interact with.

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2. The second way is to pan the camera down to get a bird’s eye view. Luckily, the Switch can’t draw enough grass to completely hide the pinecone!

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3. The third option is to pan the camera very slowly and look for the “sparkling objects”. This will show you where the next collectible item is, which is most likely your next Hylian Pinecone!

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Follow the path to the end and you will eventually encounter the goats! If you’re having trouble, continue Coordinates (-2546, 0409, 0150).

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Below the herd is a message in a bottle – interact with it (and read the amusing dialogue that follows) to complete the White Goats Gone quest!

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Congratulations on completing the quest!