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Hunter Skill
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Guide written by: Kingy (battlebunny0) 80% and original guide by Sir Auron (Burpalots) 15%.
Credits to: Neo Avatars, Cannabis, Runeskater50, quack, jato69, Anon Joe, Common Sense, Sparhawke, plexar, ßarbeque, GrandTheftGamer, Ambo100, Princess Sjd, Sryen, Aragorn, teacuptime, teh spooner, Terminator, desireful, Cxkslei, Tim and Jagex 5%.
Special Thanks to: Sir Auron, who originally wrote the guide before I took over, yet I have rewritten it to the extent that his work is very hard to see, thankyou Sir Auron for your work.
Introduction
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Congratulations, you wish to be a hunter. What is it that thrills you? Is it the want to track and hunt down wild animals? Or are you a butterfly hunter? If you like any of these, then this is the skill for you.
Levels and Their Rewards
Level 1 - Catch Polar Kebbits
Level 1 - Catch Crimson Swifts
Level 1 - Lay 1 trap at a time
Level 1 - Set a bird trap
Level 1 - Use a noose wand
Level 1 - Polar Kebbit Clothing
Level 1 - Common Kebbit fur Clothing
Level 3 - Catch Common Kebbits
Level 4 - Feldip Weasel Clothing
Level 5 - Catch Golden Warblers
Level 7 - Catch Feldip Weasels
Level 9 - Catch Copper Longtails
Level 10 - Desert Devil Fur Clothing
Level 11 - Catch Cerulean Twitches
Level 13 - Catch Desert Devils
Level 15 - Net Butterflies
Level 15 - Catch Ruby Harvest Butterflies
Level 19 - Catch Tropical Wagtails
Level 20 - Lay up to 2 traps at a time
Level 23 - Set a deadfall trap (limit of 1)
Level 23 - Catch Wild Kebbits
Level 25 - Catch Sapphire Glacialis Butterflies
Level 27 - Set a Box Trap
Level 27 - Set a Rabbit Snare
Level 27 - Catch Ferrets
Level 27 - Catch Rabbits
Level 27 - Fly Giant Eagles
Level 28 - Larupia Fur Clothing
Level 29 - Set a Net Trap
Level 29 - Catch Swamp Lizards
Level 31 - Set a Pitfall Trap
Level 31 - Catch Spined Larupias
Level 33 - Catch Barb-tailed Kebbits
Level 35 - Catch Snowy Knight Butterflies
Level 37 - Catch -----ly Kebbits
Level 38 - Graahk hide Clothing
Level 39 - Use smoke to mask the scent on a trap
Level 40 - Lay up to 3 Traps at a time
Level 40 - Spotted Capes
Level 41 - Catch Horned graahks
Level 43 - Hunt with a falcon
Level 43 - Catch Spotted Kebbits
Level 45 - Catch Black Warlock Butterflies
Level 47 - Catch Orange Salamanders
Level 49 - Catch Razor Backed Kebbits
Level 51 - Catch Sabre Toothed Kebbits
Level 52 - Kyatt Fur Clothing
Level 53 - Catch Chinchompas
Level 54 - Gloves of Silence
Level 55 - Catch Sabre-toothed Kyatts
Level 57 - Catch Dark Kebbits
Level 59 - Catch Red Salamanders
Level 60 - Lay up to 4 traps at a time
Level 63 - Catch Red Chinchompas
Level 66 - Spottier Capes
Level 67 - Catch Black Salamanders
Level 69 - Catch Dashing Kebbits
Level 71 - Set an Imp Trap
Level 71 - Catch Imps
Level 80 - Lay up to 5 traps at a time
Camouflage
As I'm sure you could guess, if you you went out to catch yourself a Kebbit, you would make it pretty easy for the kebbet to notice you if you're walking around in full rune and a dragon battleaxe. However, if you look like one of the animals, it helps a great deal. So hunt those Kebbits and Big Cats (pitfall traps) and go hunt, for making all capes, gloves, armour ect that goes with hunting go to the fancy dress shop in varrok to make it.
The Hunter's Crossbow (requires level 50 Ranging)
This is another item that you all will want as it is fast and stylish. You will find the man, Leon who will sell it to you in the hunter shop in Yanille. He sells it for 1300gp. You can either fletch or buy the bolts, to buy the bolts you need either 1 Kebbit Spike and 20gp which gives you 6 Kebbit Bolts, or 1 Long Spike and 40gp which gives you 6 Long Kebbit Bolts. You could however fletch the bolts at lv 32 for Kebbit Bolts and 42 for Long Kebbit Bolts.
Hunting Areas
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There are four main areas to hunt in...
The Woodlands south of the Piscatoris Fishing Colony
This is the main hunting area as most of the hunting that you can do is based around here but is not the most popular for beginners, yet it is for the advanced breed of hunter. The animals that swarm around this area are a Wild kebbit, a -----ly Kebbit, a Razorbacked kebbit, a Copper longtail, a Rubby Harvest, a Normal Chinchompa, a Common Kebbit, a Spotted Kebbit, a Dark Kebbit, and a Dashing kebbit.
Fairy Ring Code - AKQ (Head south)
The Jungle south of the Feldip Hills
BE WEARY! YOU HAVE TO PASS BY OGRES TO GET HERE, SO NOT ADVISED FOR LOW COMBAT PLAYERS. The monsters that live in this area are a Crimson Swift, a Tropical Wagtail, a Fedlip Weasel, a Red Chinchompa, a Black Warlock, a Barbtailed Kebbit, and a Spined Lapuria.
Fairy Ring Code - AKS ( Head south)
The Snow, north of the entrance to Keldagrim
It has wonderful sights like the floating icebergs and butterflys. These creatures live here a Saphire Glacialis, a Snowy Knight, a Sabretooth Kebbit, a Sabretooth Kayat, a Cerulean Twitch, and a
Polar Kebbit.
Fairy Ring Code - DKS (Head north)
The Desert, south of Shantay Pass
The desert is one of the most difficult hunting areas, being that you can die of thirst, it is strongly recommended that you bring waterskins. Only 3 animals recide here and that is a Desert Devil, an Orange salamander and a Golden Warbler.
Fairy Ring Code - DLQ (Head north)
Types of Hunting
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There are many different types of hunting, as not every animal can be hunted in the same way. This section of the guide will go through which sort of hunting can catch which type of animal. You can smoke your traps at level 39 to remove your scent from them, also wearing camouflage native to that area will also hide you.
To start go to Yanille and the hunting shop, the prices for the items are here:
Butterfly Net - 24gp
Butterfly Jar - 1gp
Magic Box - 720gp
Noose Wand - 4gp
Bird Snare - 6gp
Box Trap - 38gp
Teasing Stick - 60gp
Unlit Torch - 4gp
Rabbit Snare - 18gp
- Lit Torch - Useful for masking your scent and giving your a better chance of catching a creature as it will go to your trap more often.Tracking ( Level 1+ )
- Noosing Wand - Required to catch Kebbits (only the kind listed in this section not any other sort of Kebbits.Tracking is also a possible first form of hunting that you will may choose to do, as it can be started at level one. Tracking is simple, and the first place to start it is the snow region, but the main place that people start is in the Pictoris Fishing colony. To start tracking find a burrow, and inspect it, some footprints should go out of the burrow and you walk to the end of them. Once there inspect evey possible object till you find more, keep doing this until you find the kebbit. Attack the hiding place with a noose wand and you get the kebbit. The rewards from tracking are raw meat, bones and some fur. The fur is used to make camouflage armour listed below. There are four locations to do tracking, Woodland, Snow, Jungle and the Desert.
Snow Tracking:
Go to the iceberg by asecnding up the steps. You will see bushes, burrows, hollow logs and snow rifts just keep looking till you find footprints and then eventually the Kebbit.
Jungle Tracking:
At the very southern border of the ogre jungle there are the tracking kebbits, but this is the same as the normal woodland tracking.
Desert Tracking:
Go to the desert hunting spot and search all the plants, bushes, sand piles and rocks just keep looking till you find footprints and then eventually the Kebbit.
The rewards from these are...
Camouflage furs native to that area,
Meat,
Bones.
Polar Kebbit - Lv 1 - Exp 30 -
Common Kebbit - Lv 3 - Exp 36 -
Feldip Weasel - Lv 7 - Exp 48 -
Desert Devil - Lv 13 - Exp 68 -
Razorbacked Kebbit - Lv 49 - Exp 348 -
How to make basic Camouflage Armour: Well, it is pretty simple actually. What you do is get for all area camouflages is 2 furs from a kebbit and take them to the fancy dress shop in varrok with some money.
Full Polar Camouflage
Full Wood Camouflage
Full Junge Camouflage
Full Desert Camouflage
Bird Snaring ( Level 1+ )
- Bird Snare - Required to Catch birdsThis is the first form of hunting that you will most likely do. This involves simply setting a Bird Snare and waiting for a bird to land on it and be caught. With all types of hunting, using a torch to hide your scent will raise the chance of getting a bird. However, this method isn't perfect and you could have two problems. The first is that a bird would land but not fall for the trap, therefore disarming your trap. If this happens, dismantle it and lay it again. Also, your trap can fall down. If this is the case, just do the same as before and lay it again. When you succesfully catch a bird, you will get feathers, some raw meat and some bones, the meat MUST be cooked on a spitroast. There are four locations for bird snaring, Woodland, Snow, Jungle and the Desert.
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3161/birdhuntingbm4.png The rewards from Bird Snaring are... Bones Raw Bird Meat Feathers Red - Orange - Brown - Cerulean - Rainbow ( used to catch the rainbowfish which is a bait for the Barbtailed Kebbit) - All the feathers can be sold to the fancy dress shop. Crimson swift - Lv 1 - Exp 34 -
Golden warbler - Lv 5 - Exp 48 - 
Copper longtail - Lv 9 - Exp 61 - 
Cerulean twitch - Lv 11 - Exp 65 -
Tropical wagtail - Lv 19 - Exp 96 - 
Butterfly Hunting ( Level 15+ )
- Butterfly Net - Required to Catch Butterflies
- Butterfly Jar - Required to Catch Butterflies
Butterfly Hunting is in fact extremely simple. However, you must be level 15 to start it. All you need to do is equiped a butterfly net and have a butterfly jar in your inventory. Simply wield the butterfly net and click the butterfly to catch it, your character will follow it till s/he catches it (Note: Must be the right level to catch it and it isn't a guaranteed catch.) The reward for butterfly hunting is only a captured live Butterfly, note Butterflies have the ability to boost certain stats in multi-combat areas. Butterflys can be found in the woodland, snow and jungle.
The rewards from these are...
Your very own live,
Ruby Harvest - Boosts Attack -
Sapphie Glacialis - Boosts Defence - 
Snowy Knight - Boosts HP - 
Black Warlock - Boosts Strength - 
These will only work in a multicombat zone on another player.
Ruby harvest - Lv 15 - Exp 24 - 
Sapphire Glacialis - Lv 25 - Exp 34 - 
Snowy Knight - Lv 35 - Exp 44 - 
Black Warlock - Lv 45 - Exp 54 - 
Deadfall ( Level 23+ )
To do deadfall, you need to find a selection of suitable rocks for deadfall, which will usually be surrounded by kebbits or will at least have kebbits in the nearby area. Once you've found this, you will need a knife and logs. Simply click on the boulder to set the trap and watch it trap a kebbet. Find the preferred bait for the kebbit ( Wild - Raw meat, Barbed - Rainbow fish, -----ly - Barley, and Sabertoothed - Raw meat) This isn't guaranteed as sometimes the trap falls down. If it does you get your bait back but not the logs. Deadfall can be found in Snow, Woodland and Jungle.
There are many rewards from this...
Kebbit spikes
Meat only with the wild kebbit
Dentures
Barbed Harpoon
Wild Kebbit - Lv 23 - Exp 128 - 
Barbtailed Kebbit - Lv 33 - Exp 168 - 
-----ly Kebbit - Lv 37 - Exp 204 - 
Sabretooth Kebbit - Lv 51 - Exp 200 - 
Rabbit Snaring ( Level 27+ )
- Rabbit Snare – This is used to catch wild rabbits.
To hunt rabbits you must have completed the Eagle’s Peak quest. To begin lay as many snares as your level will allow around the mouths of the rabbit burrows (The area in the south of the woodland with six burrows in a circle) then after that is done get your ferret (collected from the box trapping) and ‘flush’ out the rabbit from its burrow. The rabbit will run out of the burrow and will either get trapped in the snare or run away. As with all traps at level 39 you can smoke it to remove your scent.
The rewards from rabbit snaring are…
Bones
Rabbit Meat – This can be either roasted on a spit or cooked on a range.
Rabbit’s Foot – At level 39 crafting this foot can be crafted into a lucky rabbits foot necklace with a ball of wool. 
This is a priceless item for woodcutting as it will greatly increase your chances of getting a birds nest.
Rabbit – Lv 27 – Exp 144 - 
Eagle Flying ( Level 27+ )
- A giant eagle this is what you use to fly.
To fly the Eagles you must have done the quest Eagle's Peak and have some rope and the eagle disguise. Head for the Peak and go inside to the three eagles past the messy room. Once there click on the one you want,
With all of these Eagles the cave they fly you to has two Eagles, two exits (use the smaller one; the big one is for Eagles) and there is a rope respawn. You keep your rope when used on an Eagle.
Desert Eagle - Flys you to the desert hunting area, there is a problem though there is a boulder blocking the entrance. What you will have to do is go to where the ruins of Uzer are and go north until you find the boulder and push it away then you can use this method, this is a two way system ( will take you to Piscatoris and back).
Polar Eagle - Flys you to the snow hunting area, this cave has no problems and will let you use it two ways.
Jungle Eagle - Flys you to the jungle hunting area. This is only one way as once you go out the cave it is too high up for you to get back in; you will end up in a cave outside the Hunter master.
Net Trapping ( Level 29+ )
Net trapping is also pretty simple. Get yourself some rope and net and attach it to one of the bendy younger trees around Runescape and watch it catch a lizard or a salamander for you. As with all the other methods of hunting, this isn't guaranteed and using a torch does help. Green Salamanders can be found in the Swamp Lizard Area in Morytania, Orange salamanders in the Uzer Hunter area, Red Salamanders in the Area south-west of Ardougne and the Black Salamander Area level 20 Wilderness.
Baits:
Green Lizard - Guam Leaf + 15 Swamp Tar
Orange Salamander - Marrentill + 15 Swamp Tar
Red Salamander - Tarromin + 15 Swamp Tar
Black Salamander - Harralander + 15 Swamp Tar
Picture coming soon...
The rewards from this are your very own live versions of the animal,
A Swamp Lizard,
an Orange Salamander,
a Red Salamander,
or a Black Salamander
Equippable at these levels
Green Lizard
Level 30 Attack
Level 30 Range
Level 30 Magic
Orange Salamander
Level 50 Attack
Level 50 Range
Level 50 Magic
Red Salamander
Level 60 Attack
Level 60 Range
Level 60 Magic
Black Salamander
Level 70 Attack
Level 70 Range
Level 70 Magic
Attack Bonuses
Green Lizard
Slash +10
Range +20
Strength +22
Orange Salamander
Slash +19
Range +29
Strength +31
Red Salamander
Slash +37
Range +47
Strength +48
Black Salamander
Slash +59
Range +69
Strength +71
The attack modes will alter these experiences:
Scorch will increase your strength experience.
Flare will increase your range experience.
Blaze will increase your magic experience.
Swamp lizard - Lv 29 - Exp 152 - [ig]http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/3963/swamplizardtranszr3.gif[ig]http://img48.imagesh...locationeq3.png[/img]
Orange salamander - Lv 47 -Exp 224 - [ig]http://img224.images...saltransze8.gif[/img]
[ig]http://img105.images...locationst0.png[/img]
Red salamander - Lv 59 - Exp 272 - [ig]http://img19.imagesh...saltranstp8.gif[/img]
[ig]http://img48.imagesh...locationqa2.png[/img]
Black salamander - Lv 67 - Exp 304 - [ig]http://img19.imagesh...saltransvk0.gif[/img]
[ig]http://img78.imagesh...locationgk5.png[/img]
Pitfall ( Level 31+ )
- Teasing Stick - Required to catch Pitfall creaturesPitfall is one of the hardest styles of hunting out there, but with some very good rewards. It can be started at level 31 hunting. Pitfall traps are when you use logs on a pit to make some spikes. But that is the easy part, now for the dangerous bit. You now need to get a teasing stick and poke at your prey untill it runs after you. Once that happens, run and jump over your pit and, with a bit of luck (And a high hunting level), the animal should fall in. The animal will not go over the same trap twice so you will have to make another trap else where by dismatling your original trap. Theese big rampaging cats can be found in the Jungle, Snow or north of Cairn Isle in Karamanja.
The rewards are...
Tatty or Perfect Fur
Big Bones
Spined Larupia - Lv 31 - Exp 180 - http://img346.images...aguarhatbt1.gif
Horned Graahk - Lv 41 - Exp 240 - http://img346.images.../pushornnj5.gif
Sabretooth Kyatt - Lv 55 - Exp 300 - http://img346.images...toothhatiz2.gif
For some special big cat camos you need one perfect fur and 2 tatty furs and take them to the fancy dress shop with some money.
http://img527.images...rupiahj7cc6.png
Spined Larupia Camouflage
http://img527.images...raakhdm3cm9.png
Horned Graahk Camouflage
http://img205.images...yaatgeartf4.gif
Sabretoothed Kyatt Camouflage
Falconry ( Level 43+ )
Falconry is the art of hunting using a Falcon. However, this can only be done in one enclosed area, just south of Picatoris. It can be started at level 43 hunting. To start Falconry, you first need to pay the Matthias (The owner of the encolsed Falconry area) 500gp to have a go with a Falcon. You will be given a glove with the bird on. Equip it and when you see a Kebbit, left click it in order for the Falcon to fly over and catch your prey for you. As per usual with any type of hunting, this is never guaranteed, you may fail with this. You have a 9/10 chance of catching the kebbit if it's still but a 0/10 chance of catching it if is moving.. If so, just try again.
http://img284.images...falconrycj2.png
The rewards are...
Fur for the items below.
Bones
Spotty Cape - Level 40 - http://img375.images...ttedcapeel5.gif - Your weight is reduced by 2kg.
Spotted Cape Stats:
Attack
Stab: +0
Slash: +0
Crush: +0
Magic: +0
Range: +0
Defence
Stab: +0
Slash: +1
Crush: +1
Magic: +0
Range: +2
Other Bonuses:
Strength: +0
Prayer: +0
Gloves of Silence - Level 54 - http://img375.images...fsilencehe4.gif - Your chances of pickpocketing are greatly increased. (these degrade every time you get caught, and eventually break)
Spottier Cape - Level 66 - http://img375.images...tiercapegb9.gif - Your weight is greatly reduced by 4Kg.
Spottier Cape Stats:
Attack
Stab: +0
Slash: +0
Crush: +0
Magic: +0
Range: +0
Defence
Stab: +0
Slash: +1
Crush: +1
Magic: +0
Range: +2
Other Bonuses:
Strength: +0
Prayer: +0
Spotted Kebbit - Lv 43 - Exp 104 - http://img20.imagesh...otkebbitzy7.png
Dark Kebbit - Lv 57 - Exp 132 - http://img251.images...arkkebitop4.png
Dashing Kebbit - Lv 69 - Exp 156 - http://img470.images...shkebbitez7.png
Box Trapping ( Level 27+ )
http://img329.images.../boxtrapxf7.gif - Box Trap - Required to Catch Chinchompas
Box Trapping is the art of trapping a small Chinchompa inside a small box. This can be started at level 53 Hunting. To start, buy some boxes from one of the Hunting Shops and set out to the designated areas for hunting Chinchompas (Feledip Fields - Red Chinchompa and South of Piscatoris - Normal Chinchompa). You will need some bait, but that isn't necessary if you smoke the trap first.. Normal Chinchompas will be very attracted to spicy tomatoes. To make spicey tomatoes, you need to use Tomatoes on an empty bowl, bearing in mind that you have a knife in your inventory. Then, simply use a bit of Gnome Spice on it and you have your own Chinchompa bait. Red Chincompa bait (Spicey meat) is created in the same way, except that you must use a piece of Cooked Meat instead of a Tomato. Once that's done, lay the box trap, place your bait on it (left clicking it) and wait for a little Chinchompa to come crawling in. You get a very explosive prize. To hunt ferrets you must have completed the Eagle’s Peak quest. Ferrets are in the south west region of the Piscatoris Fishing Colony Woodlands (Eagle's Peak Camp). You hunt them exactly the same as chinchompas exept the bait is raw meat.
http://img82.imagesh...trapsthmku2.png
There are only 3 rewards from this and they are...
A Ferret (used to 'flush' rabbits),
an equipable Chinchompa,
or a Red Chinchompa.
Chinchompas but not ferrets have 3 attack styles: short, medium and long. This is the length of the fuse you vary the length of the fuse in preportion to your distance away from your opponent. Short fuses does most damage for a short distance opponent, medium does most damage for a medium distance opponent and long does most damage to long distance opponents.
Ferret – Lv 27 – Exp 115 - http://img252.images...1/ferretjf9.gif
Chinchompa - Lv 53 - Exp 198 - http://img84.imagesh...ompasxp8bf9.gif
Red Chinchompa - Lv 63 - Exp 265 - http://img132.images...ompaswk6cw3.gif
Magical Imp Boxes ( Level 71+ )
http://img295.images...alimpboxjh3.gif - Magic Box - Required to catch Imps.
Imps are caught in the exact same way as Chinchompas except for two main differences. The first one is the trap. Rather than a normal box trap, you need a Magical Box Trap. Also, it is different bait. You need to use beads to attract Imps. To bank with the imps you right click on the captured imp box indicated with a (2) next to it and click bank, you will then be informed with a screen showing your inventory, and you can choose 2 items or stacks of items, one stack counts as one item it is as simple as that, but I warn you dont trust them fully as they can loose your items. They will also refuse to bank your items past level 30 wilderness
Pic coming soon...
The reward from a magical box is an Imp in a Box which you can use to bank 2 items (this also counts stacked items so you cant take 200 iron arrows you can only take 2).
Imp - Lv 71 - Exp 450 - http://img92.imagesh...0/impoh5ol3.gif
The Fancy Dress Shop
http://img470.images...hingshopgx1.png
Polar Camouflage Top - 2 Polar Kebbit Furs and 20gp
Polar Camouflage Legs - 2 Polar Kebbit Furs and 20gp
Wood Camouflage Top - 2 Common Kebbit Furs and 20gp
Wood Camouflage Legs - 2 Common Kebbit Furs and 20gp
Jungle Camouflage Top - 2 Feldip Weasel Furs and 20gp
Jungle Camouflage Legs - 2 Feldip Weasel Furs and 20gp
Desert Camouflage Top - 2 Desert Devil Furs and 20gp
Desert Camouflage Legs - 2 Desert Devil Furs and 20gp
Gloves of Silence - 2 Dark Kebbit Furs and 600gp
Spotted Cape - 2 Spotted Kebbit Furs and 400gp
Spottier Cape - 2 Dashing Kebbit Furs and 800gp
Larupia Headdress - 1 Perfect Larupia Fur and 500gp
Larupia Top - Any Larupia Fur and 100gp
Larupia Legs - Any Larupia Fur and 100gp
Graahk Headdress - 1 Perfect Graahk Hide and 750gp
Graahk Top - Any Graahk Hide and 150gp
Graahk Legs - Any Graahk Hide and 150gp
Kyatt Headdress - 1 Perfect Kyatt Fur and 1000gp
Kyatt Top - Any Kyatt Fur and 200gp
Kyatt Legs - Any Kyatt Fur and 200gp
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MultiQuote
- Your weight is reduced by 2kg.
- Your chances of pickpocketing are greatly increased. (these degrade every time you get caught, and eventually break)
- Your weight is greatly reduced by 4Kg.
- Box Trap - Required to Catch Chinchompas
- Magic Box - Required to catch Imps. 
(check our other guides; they're all separated into sections)
