Hunter

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Hunter is a non-combat skill that allows players to track and trap animals and beasts all over RuneScape. Using hunting equipment bought from hunter stores, players are able to hunt specific creatures, obtaining rewards such as bones, butterflies, animal parts, Chinchompas, or even imps to do your bidding. The only two hunter stores on the game are located in the city of Yanille and Nardah. It was released in the "HUNTER SKILL!" update on the 21 November 2006^[1]. It is a members-only skill. The current minimum requirement to be ranked (at approximately rank 763,155) on the hiscores for Hunter is level 30.

Contents 1 Hunter Shops 1.1 Crossbows and bolts 2 Fancy Dress Shop 3 Other rewards 4 Hunter areas 4.1 Training areas 4.1.1 Jungle 4.1.2 Snow 4.1.3 Woodland 4.1.4 Desert 4.1.5 Puro-Puro 4.2 Other Hunting Areas 4.2.1 Swamp 4.2.2 Lava 4.2.3 Falconer 4.2.4 Karamja 4.2.5 Isafdar 5 Hunting Styles 5.1 Tracking 5.2 Bird Snaring 5.3 Butterfly Netting 5.3.1 Seagull Netting 5.3.2 Impling Netting 5.4 Deadfall Trapping 5.5 Box Trapping 5.6 Rabbit Snaring 5.7 Net Trapping 5.7.1 Creature ranged weapon reward 5.8 Ammunition for Salamander range weapons 5.9 Pitfall Trapping 5.10 Falconry 5.11 Magical Imp Boxes 6 Creatures 7 Training 8 Power training 9 Eagle transport system 10 Temporary Boosts 11 Hunter items used in other skills 12 Cape of Achievement 13 Trivia 13.1 Main Page Changes 13.2 Login Screen Changes 13.3 In-game changes 13.4 Money 14 See also 15 References

[edit] Hunter Shops

There are two shops selling hunter equipment: Aleck's Hunter Emporium in Yanille, and another shop in Nardah. The shop carries from left to right:

Level	Equipment	Cost	Uses
1	Noose wand	4 gold	Tracking
1	Bird snare	6 gold	Bird snaring
15	Butterfly net	24 gold	Butterfly netting
15	Butterfly jar	1 gold	Butterfly netting
27	Box trap	38 gold	Box trapping
27	Rabbit snare	18 gold	Rabbit snaring
31	Teasing stick	1 gold	Pitfall trapping
39	Torch	4 gold	Smoking traps to remove player's scent
71	Magic box	720 gold	Magic imp boxes

Other useful items are:

Level	Item	Uses
1	Iron spit	Must be used to cook beast or bird meat, and can cook rabbit meat
5	Waterskin	Protection in Al Kharid Desert
23	Knife and logs (and/or axe to cut them)	Deadfall and Pitfall Trapping
27	Rope to fly eagles	Eagle transport system
29	Rope and fishing net	Net Trapping
29	Bait - 15 swamp tar, herb (guam leaf, marrentill, tarromin, harralander), pestle and mortar	Net Trapping
39	Tinderbox to light the torch. Note that left clicking a lit torch results in extinguishing it.	To light the torch
43	Coins for renting a falcon	Falconry (see below)
51	Bait - Raw meat	Deadfalls
53	Bait - spicy chopped tomato or spicy minced meat	Box Trapping
71	Bait - beads (Imp Catcher quest)	Magical imp boxes

[edit] Crossbows and bolts

Leon at the Hunter shop in Yanille sells a Hunter's crossbow for 1300 coins and makes bolts:

• 6 Kebbit bolts: 1 spike (Prickly Kebbit) + 20 coins
• 6 Long bolts: 1 long spike (Razor-backed Kebbit) + 40 coins

(Note: You can make your own bolts by using a chisel on the kebbit spikes.) The Hunter's crossbow is an extremely fast crossbow requiring 50 Ranged to wield.

[edit] Fancy Dress Shop

Main article: Fancy Dress Shop

You receive many types of furs whilst training hunting, all of these may be traded in at the fancy-dress shop in south-east Varrock for different types of hunter gear. The costume maker requires a few coins to make sets of hunter gear as well.

Select Talk-to Fancy Dress Shop Owner, not Trade option. Then select the option that includes hunting (different if player has furs in the inventory "Could you make anything out of this fur that I got from hunting?" or not "Can you make clothing suitable for hunting?").

The kebbit, weasel, and devil gear is what makes camouflage clothing. Kyatt, Graahk, and Larupia are an improved form of camouflage for the area(s) the clothing's fur came from. Wearing camouflage improves your chances of capturing your prey.

Prices for the clothes range from 20 to 200 coins. For capes, you need two furs to make a single cape.

[edit] Other rewards

Other rewards include coloured feathers, spikes for vambraces and bolts, wieldable harpoon, ingredients for Hunter potions, creature ranged weapons, and butterflies which raises another player's combat bonuses. See below for more information.

[edit] Hunter areas

The Hunter areas are where players can hunt monsters. The in-game names in the Hunter guide (Interface Statistics screen) are different from RuneScape's Knowledge Base. The in-game Hunter guide location names are used in this article because they:

• are simple to remember
• describe the type of environment
• match the type of camouflage outfit for the training area terrain

Most of the hunter areas, including the hunter shops, are close to a Fairy ring. The central ring in Zanaris is close to a bank which can be used to bank some of the hunted drops. Other methods of transportation are listed in the area articles.

After completing the Eagles' Peak quest, a player can use the Eagle transport system to fly an eagle from Eagles' Peak in the woodland to the other 3 training areas: snow, jungle, and desert.

Hunter locations
Area type	Prey level	Hunter guide	Knowledge Base name	Fairy ring
Training areas - many species	1	Jungle	Feldip Hunter area	AKS
	1	Snow	Trollweiss and Rellekka Hunter area (polar)	DKS
	3	Woodland	Piscatoris Hunter area	AKQ
	5	Desert	Uzer Hunter area	DLQ
Hunting areas - 1 species	29	Swamp	Swamp lizard area (east of Canifis)	CKS
	41	Karamja	Horned graahk area (Karamja)	CKR
	43	Woodland (Falconer)	Falconry area (3 types of kebbits)	AKQ
	59	Altar	*Red salamander area (Chaos temple, south-west of West Ardougne)
	67	Lava	*Black salamander area (level 20 Wilderness)
Hunter shops
Yanille				CIQ
Nardah				DLQ

[edit] Training areas

There are five training areas with many Hunter creatures. The training areas also allow a player to use many Hunter trapping methods: tracking, netting, snaring and pitfalling.

[edit] Jungle

The Feldip Hunter area is located in the southern-most part of the Feldip Hills. Players may trap Crimson Swifts here as well as Tropical Wagtails, Feldip Weasels, Spined Larupias, Barb-tailed Kebbits, and Carnivorous Chinchompas. The area can be reached by walking from Yanille (Watchtower teleport) or from Castle Wars bank (Ring of duelling teleport). A good method to get to the area is using the Fairy ring transportation system. From Fairy central use the code AKS. Also, gnome gliders bring players just north of the hunting area after completing One Small Favour.

[edit] Snow

The Trollweiss Hunter area is located North of Rellekka. The hunter's targets here are Polar kebbits, Cerulean twitches, Sapphire glacialis, Snowy knights, Sabre-toothed kebbits, and Sabre-toothed kyatts. A method to get to the area is using the Fairy ring transportation system. From the central Fairy ring use code DKS and go north to the hunter area. Walking from Rellekka also is a good option as there are several teleports to Rellekka. Also Hunting Polar Kebbits for Polar Kebbit fur is a great way to make money. Burying the bones and dropping the meat can save inventory space for the fur. A Polar Kebbit Fur can sell up to 2000 gp meaning a full inventory could be up to 56000 gp. The closest bank is in Keldagrim, or Zanaris if the player uses the nearby fairy ring.

[edit] Woodland

The Piscatoris Hunter area area is located west of the Tree Gnome Stronghold. It is a long walk from the entrance of the Stronghold. The Northern part of the area is close to the Piscatoris region which has a boat trip to shorten the trip. This hunter region also can be conveniently reached using the Fairy ring transport system with access code AKQ.

[edit] Desert

The Uzer Hunter area is located west of the Ruins of Uzer and north of Nardah. It can be reached by walking from Al Kharid Bank to Shantay Pass and walk South East to the bridge across River Elid. The hunter area is east of the bridge and allows hunters to prey on Golden Warblers, Desert Devils, and Orange Salamanders. There are several alternative access methods such as the Fairy ring teleport with code DLQ, a Pharaoh's sceptre teleport and the Flying Carpet transport system. Bring desert robes, knife, and either waterskins or an Enchanted water tiara to survive in the desert.

[edit] Puro-Puro

Puro-Puro, the homeland of the Imps and Implings, can be accessed by entering the centre of a crop circle. These crop circles appear randomly across all wheat fields in RuneScape. The only permanent one is located in the centre of the Zanaris wheat field. Those who have completed the Lost City quest and are wielding either a Dramen staff or a Lunar staff may enter Zanaris by opening the door of the shed in Lumbridge swamp, or if they have completed enough of the quest "Fairytale part 2" may enter Zanaris by using any fairy rings not in Zanaris to get to Zanaris' rings. Alternatively, if you have access to the abyssal space, and have completed the lost city quest you may enter Zanaris via the Cosmic rift. Once inside Zanaris, go either north-east (if you came by rings), south west (if you came by the shed), or follow the winding path to the rings and then head north-east (if you took the abyssal route). Once in Puro-Puro, you can chat with either the Impling by the entrance, or Elnock the gnome to learn how to play Impetuous Impulses. There are many different implings to catch and either loot or trade in, and trying to hunt these flying critters while running through the wheat field maze makes it a very enjoyable minigame for some players. This form of hunting is not as fast experience as other forms, but it definitely is the most profitable way to train the hunting skill with the most useful loots (food, seeds, runes, weaponry, etc.).

[edit] Other Hunting Areas

There are 4 other hunting areas outside of the Hunter Training Areas. There is only one type of creature found in these locations. The Falconry has 3 types of kebbits.

While the Hunter skill may be non-combat, in some of these areas you may receive damage from some of the beasts or other dangerous monsters in the areas, especially the Bounty Hunter area. So be careful!

[edit] Swamp

Swamp lizards are located south-east of Canifis. They are probably the best choice to make money off for low level Hunters before going on to Carnivourious Chinchompas at level 63 hunter. As swamp lizards are oftentimes bought for "Merching" and combat uses, they sell on average 760gp-1873gp.

[edit] Lava

There are 2 Lava locations:

• Red Salamanders are located near the Chaos Temple which is south-west of West Ardougne. Reasonably close to the Khazard Battlefield Spirit Tree.
• Black salamanders are located in level 20 Wilderness north of the Varrock lumber yard. The Varrock Balloon transport system location is just south of the lumber yard.

(Note:Orange salamanders are found in the Desert Training Area.)

[edit] Falconer

Note: World map label is Falconer and the Hunter activity Falconry

The Falconer area is east of the Woodland Training Area near Piscatoris. The area where Falconry is used to catch Spotted kebbits, Dark kebbits, and Dashing kebbits. From the Fairy ring AKQ teleport location, walk east. The fenced Falconry area has its entrance on the northern side of the fence. The fee for using the falcons is 500 coins, a player cannot take the falcons outside this area.

[edit] Karamja

The Horned Graahks are north of Cairn Isle, on the west coast of Karamja. It is very close to the Fairy ring teleport location with access code CKR.

[edit] Isafdar

Pawyas and Grenwalls can be hunted in this area. These are not recommended for Hunter training because they will not come to an un-baited box trap.

[edit] Hunting Styles

There are several methods that a Hunter can use to catch prey. More advanced hunting styles are only available to more experienced hunters. They are described in more detail in the sections below.

Level	Method
1	Tracking
1	Bird Snaring
15	Butterfly Netting
23	Deadfall Trapping
27	Box trapping (ferrets)
27	Rabbit Snaring
29	Net Trapping
31	Pitfall Trapping
43	Falconry
53	Box Trapping
71	Magical Imp Boxes

It is possible to set more than one Bird snare, Rabbit snare, Box trap, Magic box or Pit-fall trap. The number of such simultaneous traps increases with skill level. Hunters can only place a single Deadfall trap.

Level	Number of concurrent traps
1	1
20	2
40	3
60	4
80	5

[edit] Tracking

Level 1+ Bring Noose wand

Tracking requires a noosing wand which can be purchased from the hunter shops for about 4 coins.

Some Kebbits live in burrows and what you have to do is search one of the burrows and you should see some tracks leading away from the burrow. Search nearby bushes, snow drifts, logs, tunnels, etc. nearby to the end of the track. This will extend the track 4-5 times, at the end of it, you will receive a message suggesting a Kebbit is inside. Attack the object concerned whilst wielding a noosing wand to receive experience.

Each player follows a unique track and does not compete with other players to get kebbits.

Catching a Kebbit gives the player Bones, raw beast meat,and kebbit fur. The hides obtained from Kebbit Tracking can be used to make Camouflage costumes. All camouflage outfits can be put in the armour case in the costume room. You can also use polar kebbit fur for summoning.

Level	Image	Creature	Location	Experience	Drops
1		Polar Kebbit	N Snow	30	Fur for Polar camouflage gear
3		Common Kebbit	Woodland S of icon	36	Fur for Wood camouflage gear
7		Feldip Weasel	SW Jungle	48	Fur for Jungle camouflage gear
13		Desert Devil	Desert	66	Fur for Desert camouflage gear
45		Penguin	Snow	250
49		Razor-backed Kebbit	NE Woodland	348	Long kebbit spike for bolts

[edit] Bird Snaring

Level 1+

Using bird snares, available from the hunter shops for about 6 coins, you can trap birds. After setting up a trap, if a bird flies over and lands on top of it, it may catch the bird. If it fails to catch the bird, or if the trap falls over by itself (it will after a set amount of time), the trap will have to be dismantled and set up again or just right click lay trap again. You receive experience when taking the ensnared bird from the trap. You also get bones, raw bird meat, and coloured feathers.

At Level 39 Hunter, a player is able to smoke a trap. Smoking traps removes a player's scent and increases the chance of snaring a bird. Torches are available at hunter shops.

A player needs to set the snare where the birds will fly over it and wait for one to come. Only one snare can be placed on one tile, so players compete with each other to get a spot. A higher hunter skill level gives a better bird catch rate. Players who are not patient might wish to combine bird snaring with the more active Kebbit Tracking. It should be noted that the traps cannot be left unattended as they may fall over and become dropped items visible to other player a short period after falling over.

Level	Image	Creature	Location	Experience	Feathers
1		Crimson Swift	Jungle	34	Red feathers
5		Golden Warbler	Desert	48	Yellow feathers
9		Copper Longtail	Woodland	61	Orange feathers
11		Cerulean Twitch	Snow	64.67	Blue feathers
19		Tropical Wagtail	Jungle	95.2	Striped feathers
39		Wimpy bird	Oo'glog	167	Wimpy feather

[edit] Butterfly Netting

Level 15+

A player wielding a butterfly net and carrying a butterfly jar may catch a butterfly by clicking on it. In fact, with a horizontal camera angle, players may click on the space below the butterfly; this may be easier as the butterflies are quite small. A butterfly can be netted by only one player, the one who started first. The butterfly may be released from the jar immediately, allowing you to hunt another. They are low experience and best combined with some form of trapping. Although players can't move while releasing a butterfly, they can perform other actions at the same time, such as laying a box trap. Butterflies have a more practical use than just gaining experience; they can be released on other players in multiple combat areas to enhance the Warrior Combat Skills Attack, Strength, Defence, or Hitpoints.

Level	Image	Creature	Location	Experience	Effect
15		Ruby Harvest	Woodland	24	Raises Attack
25		Sapphire Glacialis	Snow	34	Raises Defence
35		Snowy Knight	Snow	44	Restores Hitpoints
45		Black Warlock	Jungle	54	Raises Strength

[edit] Seagull Netting

On 1 April 2009, "Seagulls have now been added to the Hunter skill and can be found along some coastlines. You'll need to wave your butterfly net in a gullible fashion to catch these birds," was added to the patch notes. This resulted in a team of players searching for gulls to catch, only to realise how gullible they had been! April Fools!

[edit] Impling Netting

Level 17+

Impling netting is quite similar to butterfly netting. However players are hunting implings and require a jar treated with impling repellent. The repellent is made by crushing 8 cooked anchovies with a pestle and mortar, pouring them into a vial through a sieve, mixing it with flowers such as Rosemary or Marigold, then refining it at Rimmington lamp oil distillery.

See Impetuous Impulses.

[edit] Deadfall Trapping

Level 23+

Some Kebbits need to be trapped using a deadfall trap. You will need a knife and a log in your inventory, and set up a trap in the appropriate location. These seem to be excellent experience, and taking a woodcutting axe with you to the locations is recommended.

Level	Image	Creature	Location	Exp	Bait	Drops (bones plus)	Drop use
23		Wild Kebbit	W Woodland	128	Raw meat	Kebbit claws	Spiky vambraces
33		Barb-tailed Kebbit	Jungle	168	Raw rainbow fish	Barb-tail harpoon	Equipable harpoon
37		Prickly Kebbit	NW Woodland	204	Barley	Kebbit spike	Hunter's crossbow bolts
44		Diseased kebbit	Oo'glog	200	Fever grass	Diseased kebbit fur	Davy kebbit hat
51		Sabre-toothed Kebbit	SW Snow	200	Raw meat	Kebbit teeth	Hunting potion
51		Penguin	Snow	150	Penguin	nothing	Turn in to PBJ agent, in order to get extra Hunter experience

It is not yet clear if baiting a deadfall trap actually increases the success rate of the trap. If it does increase the success rate, it seems to be with a very small percentage. The bait is not returned to the inventory after catching an animal. Other ways to increase success rate are wearing the appropriate hunting attire and smoking the deadfall trap with a Torch (requires skill level of 39).

[edit] Box Trapping

Level 53+ (27+ after completing Eagles' Peak quest or with 10+ Summoning)

Similar to bird snaring, box-trapping involves laying a box trap on the ground and waiting for your prey to come. After a certain period of time, the box trap will collapse, requiring the player to pick it back up or lay it again. Experience is only gained after the player retrieves the trapped animal or monster.

Box traps can be baited or smoked, both of which increases the rates of success for catching chinchompas(although most players report the rate is not significant). Normal chinchompas like spicy chopped tomatoes, while red chinchompas prefer spicy minced meat. The bait for Ferrets is raw meat. The bait disappears after a successful trap. When using four box traps, a Hunter has just enough time to set all the traps.

Level	Image	Creature	Location	Experience	Reward
27		Ferret	Woodland	115	Ferret
27		Gecko	Northwest of the Shipyard	100	Gecko
27		Raccoon	Barbarian Village	100	Raccoon
27		Monkey	Shilo Village	100	Monkey
48		Platypus	Beach south of Oo'glog		Platypus
53		Chinchompa	Woodland	198	Chinchompa
56		Penguin	Snow	150	Penguin
63		Carnivorous Chinchompa	Jungle	265	Red Chinchompa
66		Pawya	Isafdar	400	Raw pawya meat
77		Grenwall	Isafdar	1100	Grenwall spikes

The trapped Ferrets appear in your inventory. They can used be during Rabbit Snaring. Left clicking the Ferret in the inventory will release the trapped animal. Trapped Chinchompa's are stackable and can be used as a multi-target ranged weapon.

Hunting Red Chinchompas yield 20K Experience per hour at 63. At 80 Hunting Red Chinchompas give about 50k-70k Experience per hour. At 95 Hunting Red Chinchompas will give constant 80k-100k Experience per hour as well as making a fair amount of money. Red chinchompas sell for quite a bit (currently 687 coins each) as well as being stackable, so you won't have to go to and from to the bank, which is a great time saver.

[edit] Rabbit Snaring

Level 27+

As a reward from the Eagles' Peak quest, hunters can use a Rabbit snare to catch Rabbits. Also bring box traps to capture ferrets to chase rabbits from their burrows.

Rabbits can be found in the far south part of the Woodland hunter area. Six rabbit holes are arranged in a circle pattern. Ferrets are just south of the rabbit holes.

To be able to catch Rabbits, a hunter needs as many Rabbit snares as the Hunter level permits. Perhaps a little more as Rabbit snares disappear quite rapidly. Bring about 3 or 4 box traps for the ferrets to capture 3 or 4 ferrets.

Place a Rabbit snare in front of the rabbit holes. Then left click a Rabbit hole (Flush Rabbit hole) and a Ferret will chase the Rabbits out another rabbit hole which can then be caught in a Rabbit snare.

Messages: You place a ferret down the rabbit hole. A second later, a rabbit runs out from the other side of the warren. A ferret can be used several times until it runs away. There is no sign of your ferret. It seems to have run away. No ferret: I'm too big to get in there to scare the rabbits out myself. When trapped: You've caught a white rabbit.

From the snare a hunter obtains bones, Raw rabbit meat and a Rabbit foot. A camp-fire is available to cook the raw rabbit.

Stringing a Rabbit foot gives 4 Crafting experience. The Strung Rabbit foot provides a small increase in probability to get a Bird's nest drop if it is worn during Woodcutting.

Level	Image	Creature	Location	Exp
27		White Rabbit	Woodland	144

[edit] Net Trapping

Level 29+

Net trapping is used to trap lizards, salamanders, and squirrels . With a rope and small fishing net in the inventory, clicking on a young tree will set the trap. When the lizard or salamander passes, it may be caught. Bait may increase the catch rate for lizards and salamanders and is made by using the herb with 15 swamp tar with a pestle and mortar. If you do not use bait for a trapping squirrels, they will only trip the trap and you will not catch one. If your Summoning level is 60, you can drop the squirrel and it will remain as a pet. If you do not like its colour, dismiss it and try again because you can only have one squirrel in your possession at a time. A torch at level 39 Hunter removes the player scent from the trap to increase the catch rate.

Level	Image	Creature	Location	Bait	Exp
29		Swamp Lizard	Swamp	Guam Tar	152
29		Squirrel	East of Taverley and Varrock, several places north, northeast of Falador, east of Sorcerer's Tower	Nuts	152
47		Orange Salamander	Desert	Marrentill Tar	224
50		Penguin	Snow	Cod	250
59		Red Salamander	Lava - Chaos temple	Tarromin Tar	272
67		Black Salamander	Lava - Wilderness	Harralander Tar	304

[edit] Creature ranged weapon reward

The caught creature can be turned into a 2-handed ranged weapon which is loaded with 15 lots of herb tar.

Creature as weapon	Magic, Range and Attack Level	Slash / Range / Strength Combat Bonuses	Herb
Swamp lizard (weapon)	30	+10 / +20 / +22	Guam leaf
Orange salamander (weapon)	50	+19 / +29 / +31	Marrentill
Red salamander (weapon)	60	+37 / +47 / +49	Tarromin
Black salamander (weapon)	70	+59 / +69 / +71	Harralander

Attack style will increase selected skill experience.

Attack style	Skill exp
Scorch	Strength
Flare	Ranged
Blaze	Magic

[edit] Ammunition for Salamander range weapons

The production of the various type of ammunition for the Salamander ranged weapons is done using the Herblore skill. The required herblore levels and associated experience are:

Herb Tar	Herblore level	Herblore Experience
Guam Tar	19	30
Marrentill Tar	31	42.5
Tarromin Tar	39	55
Harralander Tar	44	67.5

[edit] Pitfall Trapping

Level 31+

Pit-fall hunting involves building a pit, using logs and a knife in special spots in the Jungle, near Cairn Isle and Trollweiss Hunting Area. Build the pit-fall trap, and then tease the relevant monster with a teasing stick. Then run back to the pit and jump over it. The creature will often jump over the pit and attack you. Unlike most other hunted creatures, pitfall trapping creatures will do damage, so food is a good idea. Since creatures will not jump the same pit twice in a row, you must move to another nearby hotspot to build another pit-fall and try again. The pit-fall trap will collapse after a certain amount of time. You collect furs when emptying the trap which can be made into hunter gear in the Varrock fancy-dress shop. You can buy them from the grand Exchange for a fine price too. The furs may be tattered or "perfect", tattered is only suitable for bodies or legs, but perfect is suitable for head, bodies and legs. One receives perfect fur approximately 25% of the time. It takes 3 furs plus coins to make a set. Alternatively you may sell the furs in Ardougne, or on the Grand Exchange to other players who wish to use them to train Summoning.

Level	Image	Creature	Location	Exp	Outfit	Suitable for	Top/leg cost	Hat cost
31		Spined Larupia	Jungle	180	Larupia hunter gear	Jungle Woodland	100	500
41		Horned Graahk	Cairn Island	240	Graahk hunter gear	Desert	150	750
55		Sabre-toothed kyatt	Snow	300	Kyatt hunter gear	Snow	200	1000

[edit] Falconry

Level 43+

At the northern part of the Falconer area Hunter Players can borrow a Gyr Falcon and a Falconer's glove from the Falcon expert Matthias for a small fee of 500 coins. Random events can result in loss of the Falcon and Glove, so additional coins might be useful. With the Falcon, players can hunt for Spotted kebbits, Dark kebbits, and Dashing kebbits. During the flight of the falcon, the kebbit may move resulting in a miss after which the falcon will return to the glove of the hunter. During the falcon flight, hunters cannot move. When the falcon catches the kebbit, the hunter needs to retrieve both the falcon and the drop. A yellow arrow marks the location of the falcon with its catch. If the falcon is not retrieved within a short time, the player will get this message: "Your falcon has left its prey. You see it heading back toward the falconer." A player can talk with the falcon expert Matthias to get the falcon back without cost, however, no experience is given as the prey has gone and it takes extra time.

The kebbits have a relatively fast respawn, which gives impressive training speed. However, competition from other falcon hunters can substantially reduce the hunter speed and adversely impact training. Although the success rate is supposedly not affected by proximity running up to the target before catching it may improve success rate. This is because success is strongly affected by whether or not the target is moving. Falcons travel at a definite speed so if it is further away it is harder to predict when the target will be moving or not. Another reason is that if it fail it takes much less time to return to the hunter which can seriously affect training time. Of course, the success rate is also based on the player's hunter level.

Level	Image	Creature	Experience	Fur
43		Spotted Kebbit	104	Spotted fur
57		Dark Kebbit	132	Dark fur
69		Dashing Kebbit	156	Dashing kebbit fur

The hides from the kebbits can be converted into fancy clothing items in the Varrock fancy clothing store. Level 40 Hunter is able to make all 3 sets. However, a higher level is required for wearing some of the clothing. With the boots of lightness coupled with the Spottier cape and Penance gloves players can reduce their weight by 10–13 kg.

Hide	Level to wear	Clothing item	Cost: 2 furs +	Effect
Spotted fur	40	Spotted cape	400	reduces weight of wearer by 2.5 kg.
Dark fur	54	Gloves of silence	600	increased success during thieving
Dashing kebbit fur	66	Spottier Cape	800	reduces weight of wearer by 5 kg

A level 60 hunter can expect to catch 20 Dark Kebbits in approximately 4 minutes, targeting a single respawn location. Using multiple respawns is possible but leaves almost no time to drop the bones and furs. Adding the time to drop all items yields, adds a further 20 seconds. Hence the average experience per hour is around 35,000.

[edit] Magical Imp Boxes

Level 71+

Place a magic box trap where imps are found:

• Edgeville, south
• Falador, south and west
• Karamja
• Lumbridge
• Varrock
• Yanille
• On the path between Lumbridge and Draynor

Optional beads from killing imps (Imp Catcher quest) may be used for bait. Beads may be taken by the imp without getting trapped requiring the trap to be reset.

Level	Image	Creature	Location	Bait	Exp
71		Imp	Worldwide	Magical bead	450

Boxed imps can take 1-2 items from the inventory to the bank in exchange for being released. Imps will not bank for you once you're past level 30 Wilderness. Players can have more than 1 boxed imp.

[edit] Creatures

Creatures by level needed to hunt.

Level	Image	Creature	Area	Method	Exp
1		Polar Kebbit	Snow	Track	30
1		Crimson Swift	Jungle	Bird Snare	34
3		Common Kebbit	Woodland	Track	36
5		Golden Warbler	Desert	Bird Snare	48
7		Feldip Weasel	Jungle	Track	48
9		Copper Longtail	Woodland	Bird Snare	61
11		Cerulean Twitch	Snow	Bird Snare	64.67
13		Desert Devil	Desert	Track	66
15		Ruby harvest	Woodland	Butterfly	24
17		Baby impling	Worldwide/Maze	Butterfly	20/18
19		Tropical Wagtail	Jungle	Bird Snare	95
22		Young impling	Worldwide/Maze	Butterfly	22/20
23		Wild Kebbit	Woodland	Deadfall	128
25		Sapphire Glacialis	Snow	Butterfly	34
27		Ferret	Woodland	Box Trap	115
27		White Rabbit	Woodland	Rabbit Snare	144
27		Giant Eagle	Eagle's Peak	Lasso	0
28		Gourmet impling	Worldwide/Maze	Butterfly	24/22
29		Swamp Lizard	Swamp	Net	152
31		Spined Larupia	Jungle	Pit Trap	180
33		Barbtailed Kebbit	Jungle	Deadfall	168
35		Snowy Knight	Snow	Butterfly	44
36		Earth impling	Worldwide/Maze	Butterfly	27/25
37		Prickly Kebbit	Woodland	Deadfall	204
39		Wimpy bird	Oo'glog	Bird Snare	167
41		Horned Graahk	Karamja	Pitfall	240
42		Essence impling	Worldwide/Maze	Butterfly	29/27
43		Spotted Kebbit	Falconer	Falconry	104
45		Black Warlock	Jungle	Butterfly	54
45		Penguin	Snow	Track	?
47		Orange Salamander	Desert	Net	224
49		Razor-backed Kebbit	Woodland	Track	348
50		Eclectic impling	Worldwide/Maze	Butterfly	32/30
50		Penguin	Snow	Net	250
51		Sabre-toothed Kebbit	Snow	Deadfall	200
51		Penguin	Snow	Deadfall	150
52		Sabre-toothed Kyatt	Snow	Pitfall	300
53		Chinchompa	Woodland	Box Trap	198.5
56		Penguin	Snow	Box Trap	?
57		Dark Kebbit	Falconer	Falconry	132
58		Nature impling	Worldwide/Maze	Butterfly	36/34
59		Red Salamander	Lava - Chaos Temple	Net	272
63		Red Chinchompa	Jungle	Box Trap	265
65		Magpie impling	Worldwide/Maze	Butterfly	54/44
66	File:Pawya.jpg	Pawya	Isafdar	Box Trap	400
67		Black Salamander	Lava - Wilderness	Net	304
69		Dashing Kebbit	Falconer	Falconry	156
71		Imp	Worldwide	Magic Box	450
74		Ninja impling	Worldwide/Maze	Butterfly	60/50
76		Pirate impling	Worldwide/Maze/Trouble Brewing Minigame	Butterfly	65/75/15
77	File:Grenwall.jpg	Grenwall	Isafdar	Box Trap	1100
83		Dragon impling	Worldwide/Maze	Butterfly	75/65

[edit] Training

Main article: Hunter training

To increase your hunter effectiveness a player needs to consider:

• Proximity - has no effect (Noted by Jagex)
• Clothing - wear camouflage outfits
• Bait - may help attract prey
• Smoke - at level 39, use a torch so prey will not smell hunter's scent on trap

There are several ways to get experience fast. These are offered as suggestions.

Level	Method	Notes
1-19	Snare Crimson Swifts in Jungle	Go to Feldip Hills Jungle Hunter area on eastern coast, bring a bird snare. Remember if a bird swoops down on your snare but isn't trapped means that you must take the snare down and set it back up or it won't work, and do not log out without picking your bird snare up, or you will lose it.
19-33	Snare Tropical Wagtails in Jungle	In Feldip Hills Jungle Hunter area, on the southern border of RuneScape, use same method as before. Remember at level 20 Hunter, you may use two traps.
33-37	Deadfall trap (also known as "Boulder Trap") Barb-tailed Kebbits in Jungle	In centre of Feldip Hills Jungle Hunter area, make sure to bring knife and axe. If you want even more experience then bring a bird snare to catch Tropical Wagtails, and you will get more experience.
37-43	Deadfall trap Prickly Kebbits in Woodland. One of the deadfall spots is right next the spot for bird-snaring copper longtails, and another one is next to 4 rabbit nests, as well as a Fairy Ring.	Directly South of the Rare Tree icon, or by a Fairy Ring. At level 39 you can smoke traps, and at level 40 you can set up an extra bird snare. Bring an axe and a chisel to save inventory space by cutting the wood and chiselling the spikes the kebbits drop. If you are catching birds as well, it is possible to work on fletching at the same time by using the feathers on arrowshafts made with the knife and logs, though this may not be possible if hunting rabbits. Also, you can mine iron ore here, and the rocks are right next to a trap. If you have access to the fishing colony bank, you can make quick trips of iron ore. However, you can just power-mine while you wait, as well. Fairy ring: AKQ
43-57	Falconry - capture Spotted Kebbits in Falconry area	In the Falconry area of the Piscatoris Woodlands Hunter area in the north westernmost corner of RuneScape, try and get an empty world and memorise spawn positions of the kebbits. Groups of Spotted kebbits spawn in the central spawning areas, and single Spotted kebbits spawn on the side areas. Bring 500 gold pieces to rent the falcon. It will not fly away if you log out but it will if you teleport. In order to equip a falcon you must have your weapon, shield, and glove spots free. During this training, the more room the better for holding the pesky bones and fur that you get when you capture them. Bury the bones and drop the fur as you hunt, as fast as you can. To maximise speed it is recommend turning on the single-button click setting. More info is found here. Unless you work at maximum speed and/or find it easier to deadfall trap, then it may be faster to catch Prickly Kebbits until level 53/57.
Alternative 53-80	Chinchompa - boxing	Bring at least 10-12 boxes, player may lose them during random events. These are west of the falconry area of the piscatoris woodlands hunter area. At the beginning players will get round 30kxp/hour then 40kxp/h at level 60. If a player wishes to train his or her range as well, chinchompas are a good choice as they can be used as a range weapon. No lure required.
57-69	Falconry - capture Dark Kebbits in Falconry area	In Piscatoris Woodlands Hunter area, you've moved on to Dark kebbits, two of which spawn in the side spawn areas and the spawn area to the south. Follow the same guidelines as before.
69-75	Falconry - capture Dashing Kebbits in Falconry area	In Piscatoris Woodlands Hunter area, now it's Dashing kebbits. One of these spawns in the central spawn area as well as two in the spawn area to the south and one in the side areas. Follow the regular Falconry guidelines.
Alternative 59-80	Red Salamander (Hunter) - Net Trapping	Equipment: 4 Small Fishing Nets and 4 Ropes. Head to the Red Salamander hunter area, located West of the spirit tree near the Battlefield of Khazard. To get there, use the Lunar Magic spell Ourania Teleport, travel using the spirit trees, or teleport to Castle Wars Arena and walk North. Go to the western spot, (west of altar), located at the edge of the road where the graveyard is, and use the trees there. If you cannot afford super energy pots, or do not wish to run, use the three trees that are really close together. If you do have super energies, bring around 8, keep your weight at a minimum, wear spotted/spottier cape, and boots of lightness. Any camouflage equipment is desirable, although not necessary. This is faster than falconry after level 65. At level 70 player will get 50k/hour and later 60kxp/hour.
75-99	Carnivorous chinchompa (Red chinchompa)-Boxing	Bring about 10-15 boxes, as some you may lose during random events (although Jagex has changed random events while hunting so you are not teleported, due to complaints from players). These are west/south west of the crimson swifts (level one birds). Set the box traps around the chinchompa respawns, and try to find a relatively empty world. The best area in the Jungle Hunter area to hunt Carnivorous Chinchompas is in the western area near the lake. The chinchompas stay in a limited area there. On an average, past level 80 hunter you will get 60k + exp per hour, increasing to upwards of 100k exp or more when you reach the high 90's. When in the 90's you'll be catching Red Chinchompas at about 350 Chins per hour. It is recommended to use a Spirit Larupia familiar (level 57 Summoning required) for its invisible +5 Hunter boost (invisible as in doesn't show as hightened stats in the skills menu, but still helps you catch faster) and free teleport to Feldip Hills, or an Arctic Bear, for its +7 invisible Hunter boost. When you are done you will have a lot of money, so hunter is a profitable skill.

[edit] Power training

Note: You should only use this way if you have access to at least 50,000 GP in cash resources. You should/must be able to use fairy rings, because it will be a pain to reach the training spots without them. You should obtain the various camouflage suits to assist in your hunting.

You must buy: at least 5 box traps (15 is recommended), 2+ bird snares, a teasing stick, 5 butterfly jars, a butterfly net, 4 nets+, 4 ropes +. Ropes can be bought at the Shantay Pass located in Al-Kharid, and Fishing Nets can be bought in Catherby Fishing Shop or Port Sarim.

This is a power levelling style guide, not a moneymaking style guide.

Level	Method	Equipment	Time (Hours)	Notes
1-9	Snare 29 Crimson Swifts in Jungle	3 Bird Snares	1-2 Hours	Go to Feldip Hills Jungle Hunter Area on eastern coast. Remember, if a bird swoops down on your snare but isn't trapped, you must take the snare down and set it back up or it won't work. FAIRY RING: AKS
9-15	Snare 24 Copper Longtails in Piscatoris Fishing Colony's Hunter Area	3 Bird Snares	2-3 Hours	Go to the Hunter area located near the Piscatoris Fishing Colony, right next to the falconry area. Find a spot where there are copper longtails, and snare them. FAIRY RING: AKQ
15-20	Butterfly Netting Ruby Harvests (86) South of the Copper Longtails			It is strongly recommended that you put the camera to the top, as they are really hard to click on. If you get frustrated, stick with the longtails until 20, but these are fast experience when you get used to it. FAIRY RING: AKQ
20-29	Snare 80 Tropical Wagtails in Feldip Jungle	3 Bird Snares	1-2 Hours	West edge of the map, south of a Red Chinchompa area. Remember that you can now lay two bird snares. FAIRY RING: AKS
29-43	Net Trapping 253 Green Lizards in Canifis Swamp.	3 Small Fishing Nets 3 Ropes	3-4 Hours	Go to the eastern area where there are 3 young trees. It is strongly suggested staying here until a good level and/or until you feel comfortable with Falconry. Using guam tar as bait also significantly reduces training time. Use the trapdoor behind the Canifis bar to reach the Hollows, the three trees are slightly north-east (you can only set 2 traps until you hunter level of 40). FAIRY RING: CKS
43-57	Falconry - capture 1,471 Spotted Kebbits in Falconry area	500 GP	4-6 Hours	In the Falconry area is in the Piscatoris Woodlands Hunter area in the northwesternmost corner of RuneScape. try to get an empty world and memorize spawn positions of the kebbits. Groups of Spotted kebbits spawn in the central spawning areas, and single Spotted kebbits spawn on the side areas. Bring 500 gold pieces to rent the falcon. It will not fly away if you log out but it will if you teleport. In order to equip a falcon you must have your weapon, shield, and glove spots free. During this training, the more room the better for holding the pesky bones and fur that you get when you capture them. Bury the bones and drop the fur as soon as your inventory is full. FAIRY RING: AKQ
57-60	Falconry - capture 534 Dark Kebbits in Falconry area	500 GP	2-3 Hours	In Piscatoris Woodlands Hunter area, you've moved on to Dark kebbits, two of which spawn in the side spawn areas and the spawn area to the south. Follow the same guidelines as before. FAIRY RING: AKQ
60-80	Red Salamander (Hunter) - Net Trapping (6,296)	4 Small Fishing Nets 4 Ropes	27-30 Hours	Head to the Red Salamander hunter area, located West of the spirit tree near the Battlefield of Khazard, or you can walk there by teleporting to Castle Wars Arena and walking North. Go to the western spot, (west of altar), located at the edge of the road where the graveyard is, and use the trees there. If you cannot afford super energy pots, or do not wish to run, use the three trees that are really close together. If you do have super energies, bring around 8, keep your weight at a minimum, wear spotted/spottier cape, and boots of lightness. Any camouflage equipment is desirable, although not necessary. This is usually faster than falconry after level 65, guaranteeing 60k exp per hour. FAIRY RING: UNAVAILABLE. Use the Khazard Spirit tree if possible. Alternatively, bring a stack of cheap runes (air, body, etc.) and use the Ourania Runecrafting Altar. Keep in mind that if you do this, you'll be roughly trading 1 rune for 272 hunting xp.
80-99	Carnivorous chinchompa (red chinchompa) - Box Trapping (41,725)	10-15 boxes		These are west/southwest of the crimson swifts in Feldip Hills. Set the box traps around the chinchompa respawns, and try to find a relatively high population world as the Chinchompas respawn faster when more people are using that particular server. You can use a bow and arrows or crossbow to shoot the Chinchompas if they run far away, to increase the Hunter xp you get per hour. On an average, if you are diligent, past level 80 hunter you will get 70k + exp per hour, increasing to upwards of 100k exp or more when you reach the high 90's. This will take you about a month for 99 Hunter. FAIRY RING: AKS

[edit] Eagle transport system

After completing the Eagle's Peak quest, a player has access to use the eagle transport system from Eagles' Peak to the other 3 Hunter training areas - snow, jungle, and desert. After completing Back to my Roots you will have access to a new eagle.

[edit] Temporary Boosts

• Hunter potion - level 53 Herblore is required. It is made with Avantoe and Kebbit teeth dust (from Sabre-tooth kebbit, Hunter level 51) with 120 herblore experience, temporarily raises hunter level by 3 levels.
• Yellow Spicy stews
• Using the Mud Bath in Oo'glog after completing As a First Resort will give you a large temporary Hunter boost. At level 50, it will give +8. The Mud Bath also eliminates your scent saving you from using a torch.
• The spirit graahk, spirit kyatt, and spirit larupia familiars (57 Summoning) all provide an invisible +5 to your hunter level.
• The Arctic bear familiar (71 summoning) gives an invisible +7 boost to your Hunter level.
• The Wolpertinger familiar (92 summoning) gives an invisible +5 to your Hunter level.
• Operating the hunter skillcape will boost hunter to 100.

[edit] Hunter items used in other skills

There are a number of items that only can be obtained by meaning of hunting:

• Red chinchompas are popular for power training ranged in multi-target areas, often with prayer protection.
• Chinchompas are a less powerful alternative for multi-target ranged training. Also used to make a Giant chinchompa pouch.
• Larupia fur is used to make Spirit larupia pouches. The summoned familiar has a teleport that is close to Feldip Hills for more hunting.
• Kyatt fur is used to make Spirit Kyatt pouches. These are often used to train Summoning faster by teleporting to close to Piscatoris for the Summoning altar there.
• Graahk fur is used to make Spirit graahk pouches. The summoned familiar has a teleport that is very close to the Nature altar and allows very fast runecrafting of Nature runes.
• Polar kebbit fur is required to make the Arctic bear pouch. This is the highest level pouch that can be made from a Gold charm.
• Ruby harvests are used in Summoning to make a Forge regent pouch.
• Swamp lizards are used to make Swamp titan pouches with level 85 summoning and a Crimson charm.

[edit] Cape of Achievement

For players with level 99 Hunter, a Hunter cape can be bought from the Hunting expert in the Jungle Training Area. The cape will cost 99,000 coins, like all other Cape of Achievement.

Trimmed and Untrimmed Hunter Capes:

[edit] Trivia

The Hunter skillcape emote resembles the board game 'Mouse Trap'. While doing Falconry, if you pick up your falcon or bury a bone, your glove will temporarily dissappear

[edit] Main Page Changes

On the day of the skill's release, the two rock pillars on each side of the RuneScape main page were replaced with totem poles, on which were drawings of imps, lizards, and razorbacked kebbits. A few pawprints were also scattered around the tiled background.

[edit] Login Screen Changes

The login screen was changed as well. A piece of graahk fur was hung on each side of the screen, and a pair of orange salamanders clung onto the pillars. A box trap appeared below the login box, while a butterfly was placed on the top-left corner of the login box. A patch of grass grew on the bottom of the screen, parting at the middle. The burning rune symbols were replaced with pawprints, lizards, kebbits, and butterflies. It has now been changed back to its normal screen. There was a supposed hidden monster.

[edit] In-game changes

A cave was placed in three of the hunting grounds, where those who have completed the Eagle's Peak quest may fly to and from the Eagle's Peak mountain.

Though unconfirmed, the rate at which random event occurs seems to increase while hunting (especially at the red chinchompa's located just south of Yanille.)

[edit] Money

Most hunters who stick with hunting through the end to 99 (not power training) end up with around 32,289,000 coins from selling over 47,000 red chinchompas from level 63 to level 99, less if started at higher point. Right now red chinchompas are varying in price and have recently dropped a pretty decent amount from about 694 coins each to about 585 coins, and is steadily going down further. But, hunter is still a very profitable skill and worst case scenario you will get 27 million coins or so at 99 from 63.

[edit] See also

• Quest experience rewards - Hunter
• Grand Exchange Market Watch/Hunter

[edit] References

• RuneScape Game Guide
  • Hunter

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