Hoot Shot The Sheriff Slot Review

Hoot Shot the Sheriff: Slot Overview

When I first fired up Hoot Shot the Sheriff from Backseat Gaming, it felt like riding out into a lonely Western night with only an owl and a six-shooter for company. The sheriff here is Hoot, a gun-wielding owl in a cowboy hat, and the whole thing leans hard into a scatter pays set-up on a 6x5 grid. It is not trying to reinvent the wheel, but the straight shootin’ mechanics hit the spot.

This slot drops paylines in favour of Scatter Pays: land 8 or more matching symbols anywhere and you are in business. Wins trigger cascades, so symbols vanish and new ones tumble in, giving that satisfying rolling effect when the grid stays hot. Everything revolves around building wins, watching the Global multiplier climb, and hoping a Sheriff’s badge lands to turn a slow spin into a hootin’ good time.

Hoot Shot the Sheriff Slot Information

Hoot Shot the Sheriff runs on 6 reels and 5 rows, with stakes from 0.10 up to 100 per spin, so it caters to both casual punters and high rollers. The default RTP sits at 96.32%, with an alternative 94.26% version around, and the hit frequency is about 22%. Variance is high, no doubt about it, but that is where the max win of 25,000x the bet comes from, so the ride can be wild.

Symbols and Paytable in Hoot Shot the Sheriff

Paytable wise, Hoot Shot the Sheriff keeps things clear. The lower-paying symbols are triangles, diamonds, clubs, spades, and hearts. You need at least 8 of a kind anywhere to score, with 8-symbol hits paying from 0.2x to 2x the stake depending on value. If you manage to land 19 or more matching low symbols, you are looking at payouts up to 50x the bet, which is solid for filler icons.

The higher-paying set is more in tune with the dusty frontier: cactuses, boots, money bags, and Hoot the owl himself. Again, 8–11 matches pay modestly, but 19 or more of these top symbols crank things up to between 150x and 400x the bet. There is no Wild symbol in this slot, which sounds odd at first, yet the raw symbol values and multiplier system carry enough weight on their own.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	19+	x400
	17+	x120
	10	x4
	9	x3
	8	x2
	19+	x300
	17+	x90
	10	x3
	9	x2.5
	8	x1.5
	19+	x200
	17+	x60
	10	x2
	9	x1.5
	8	x1
	19+	x150
	17+	x45
	10	x1.5
	9	x0.7
	8	x0.5
	19+	x50
	17+	x20
	10	x1
	9	x0.4
	8	x0.2
	19+	x50
	17+	x20
	10	x1
	9	x0.4
	8	x0.2
	19+	x50
	17+	x20
	10	x1
	9	x0.4
	8	x0.2
	19+	x50
	17+	x20
	10	x1
	9	x0.4
	8	x0.2
	19+	x50
	17+	x20
	10	x1
	9	x0.4
	8	x0.2
	Wild, Multiplier

Slot Features in Hoot Shot the Sheriff

Most of the fun in Hoot Shot the Sheriff comes from how wins chain together. Any winning combination clears off the grid, with new symbols cascading down to fill the gaps, and that can repeat over and over. All wins from a spin are collected in the Total Win Bar above the reels, which keeps a running tally for that spin sequence. When things line up, watching that bar tick upwards feels very satisfying.

Each successful cascade raises the Global multiplier by +1. It climbs during the spin while cascades keep coming, then resets before the next base spin. The important part is that the multiplier is applied to the Total Win Bar at the end of the sequence, after all cascades finish. It gives you that lovely moment of suspense when the spin is over and the game finally slaps the multiplier on top.

The Sheriff’s badge symbol spices things up further. Whenever a badge lands, it reveals a multiplier between x2 and x10, which gets stored and then fed into the Total Win Bar at the end of the spin. Multiple badges in one round multiply each other, then combine with the Global multiplier. I have seen fairly average cascades turn into standout hits just because a couple of juicy badges joined the party.

Bonus Buy Feature

BONUSHUNT FEATURESPINS Each spin is 3 times more likely to trigger a bonus game.
Feature Cost:	x2 Bet
RTP:	96.30%
Volatility:	Extra
QUICKDRAW FEATURESPINS Each spin guarantees that at least 1 Sheriff’s Badge symbol lands.
Feature Cost:	x50 Bet
RTP:	96.29%
Volatility:	Extra
MIDNIGHT GUN FIGHT Enter the bonus game with 10 free spins! The Global multiplier is persistent for the entire duration of the bonus.
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	96.30%
Volatility:	Extra
SHERIFF’S HOOTOUT Enter the bonus game with 10 free spins! Sheriff’s badge symbols multiply the Global multiplier which is persistent for the entire duration of the bonus.
Feature Cost:	x200 Bet
RTP:	96.29%
Volatility:	Extra

Midnight Gun Fight in Hoot Shot the Sheriff

Midnight Gun Fight is the first free spins feature and it shows its teeth quickly. Land 3 scatter symbols in the base game and you get 10 free spins. The core mechanics stay the same, but the Global multiplier does not reset between spins during this bonus. It keeps climbing across the round, so a run of decent cascades can snowball into something fierce. Hit 3 scatters again here and you collect an extra 5 spins.

Sheriff’s Hootout and Feature Buy in Hoot Shot the Sheriff

Sheriff’s Hootout is where Hoot Shot the Sheriff really lets loose. Triggered by 4 scatters, this mode also starts with 10 free spins, and the Global multiplier stays persistent across the whole feature. The twist is that Sheriff’s badge symbols now multiply that Global multiplier itself. That interaction can get wild; in my sessions this was where the multipliers started looking properly dangerous. Another 3 scatters here add 5 more free spins.

If you are impatient, the Feature Buy options let you cut straight to the chase. BonusHunt FeatureSpins cost 2x the bet and make every spin three times more likely to trigger a bonus. QuickDraw FeatureSpins at 50x the stake guarantee at least one Sheriff’s badge. You can also buy Midnight Gun Fight directly for 100x, or Sheriff’s Hootout for 200x. I tend to use buys sparingly, but they suit high-volatility chasers.

Hoot Shot the Sheriff Slot Verdict

Scatter pays slots are everywhere these days, yet Hoot Shot the Sheriff manages to feel punchy without getting overly complex. The formula is very clear: hit a win, watch cascades stack up, raise the Global multiplier, then hope badges land to send the Total Win Bar through the roof. It leans on proven ideas rather than fancy gimmicks, but that straight maths-driven approach works well here.

From my time with Hoot Shot the Sheriff, it is obvious this is a high-risk, high-reward ride aimed at players who enjoy tense swings and big multiplier moments. Dry patches can sting, yet when the Global multiplier and Sheriff’s badges line up in Midnight Gun Fight or Sheriff’s Hootout, the slot shows exactly why that 25,000x cap is on the table. If you fancy a hootin’ Western scatter pays session, this owl is worth a spin.

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