The Poacher's Axe is a unique woodcutter's axe available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It serves as a tool for chopping wood and does additional damage to animals.
Enchantment[]
The axe bears the following unique enchantment:
- Huntsman's Prowess: Leveled Damage
Unlike most unique enchantments, it can be disenchanted at an arcane enchanter to learn the enchantment.
Acquisition[]
This item can be found wielded by an Orc bandit near the bandit chief at Halted Stream Camp. The bandit is usually found near the grindstone within the mine. If the axe is not collected the first time, it will respawn when the location resets.
Smithing[]
The Poacher's Axe, unlike most tools, can be upgraded at a grindstone with a steel ingot and the Arcane Blacksmith perk, though it does not benefit from any Smithing perks.
Trivia[]
- Unlike most axes, it has a swing speed of 1.3, which is the same as daggers, but unlike the woodcutter's axe, it is affected by one-handed perks.
Bugs[]
- PS4 Using the Poacher's Axe in combat may cause a "Your item has insufficient charge" message to appear on the top left of the screen, even though the weapon does not need to be recharged.