Hunter Guide

In this guide i will tell you the best and fastest way to get 99 hunter.

Hunter is known to be as one of the easiest skillcapes to get on Runescape and it can also be quite profitable so if you are going for a quick 99 skillcape then this is the one for you.

To get 99 hunter from level 1 it takes around 5-7days playing time (depending on what you hunt),when compared to other skills this is super easy and i recommend going for this skill-cape if you do not already own it. Now on with the guide

Outifts
When hunting in Woodland and forest areas it is recommended that you wear full Larupia as this will camouflage your character and will increase your chances of catching whatever it is you are catching. You will also want to wear this when at the falconry as it will help here. To wear full Larupia you will need level 20 hunter. Full Larupia can be purchased from the grand exchange or from other players, it can also be crafted but its much easier if you were just to buy it.

What to hunt at what levels

1-19 = Crimson Swifts: to catch Crimson Swifts you will need to set up bird snares in the Feledip Hills. To get to the Feledip Hills you should rub a ring of dueling to teleport to Castle Wars and then run to the hills from their. When setting up the bird snare to improve your chances of catching a swift you will want to move your character a few squares away from the trap. If a bird flies into your trap but then gets away you will have to reset your trap and wait for another one to get caught in it again.


19-29 = Tropical Wagtails: to catch tropical wagtails you will need bird snares and they are also located in the Feledip hills but slightly west of the beach where you were hunting Crimson Swifts. To catch Tropical Wagtails you will be using the same method as you used to catch the Crimson Swifts (laying and resetting traps). When you reach level 20 hunter, your character will be able to set two bird snares at once therefore making it more likely to catch a bird and you will need to check both traps.


29-43 = Swamp Lizards: In order to catch swamp lizards you will need to bring 1 tinderbox, 4 ropes and 4 small nets, both of these items can be purchased at the grand exchange. You will also need an unlit torch which can be bought from the hunter shop located in the south of Yanille. Swamp Lizards are located in The Haunted woods which are South West of Canfis in the Morytania Swamp. The hunting spot is easily noticeable by the small hunter paw on the map and this is where you should set up the traps. At first you will only be able to set up 2 traps at once but when you reach level 40 you will be able to set up 3 traps. To set the trap up you will need to walk up to a young tree and then right click on it and click "set up trap". When you reach level 39 you will be able to smoke the traps, to smoke the traps you will have to light the torch using the tinderbox and then right click on the traps and click smoke. Smoking the traps will increase the chances of catching a swamp lizard. When checking the traps after you have caught the lizard you can either bank the lizards or drop them, by banking them you will make between 500-600k (depending on the g.e). If you are doing hunter just for fast xp then id just recommend dropping them.


43-57 = Spotted Kebbits: To catch Spotted Kebbits the only thing you will need is 500gp. Spotted Kebbits are located at the falconry which is slightly south of The Fishing Colony and North West of The Grand Tree on the world map. In order to catch spotted Kebbits you will need to talk to the man in the falconry and he will lend you his bird to use for 500gp. In order to hold the bird you will need to have nothing in your hands and i also recommend that you have nothing in your inventory either. To catch the Kebbit's you will need to be holding the bird and then all you do is click on the Kebbit you want to catch and then the bird will fly towards it and catch it, you will then have to run over to collect the Kebbit. When you collect the Kebbit you will get bones and kebbit fur, just drop the fur and bury the bones as they are not worth keeping.


57-60 = Dark Kebbits: To catch Dark Kebbits you will need to use the exact same method used to cacth Spotted Kebbits. Like the Spotted Kebbits they are also located in the falconry.


60-80 = Red Salamanders: To catch Red Salamanders you will need to have 4 small nets and 4 ropes in your inventory. To catch Red Salamanders you will be using the same method used to catch Swamp Lizards. The Red Salamanders are located at the ZMI Alter which is north of Castle Wars. Other guides will recommend catching chinchompas at this level but this is not worth it until level 80.


80-99 = Red Chinchompas: To catch Red Chins you will need 5 box traps. The Red chins are located in the Feledip Hills by the lake that has the Hunter Paw marker next to it. The best method to catch the Red Chins is to set your box traps up in a X formation, what i mean by this is set the box traps up close together in the shape of an x with one box in the middle. You will also want to be in a populated world as this increases the spawn rate of the chins. If you reach 99 hunter you will gain 41k Red Chinchompas which can be sold at the g.e for a healthy profit of 35million gp depending on current grand exchange rates.

XP Rates Per Hour
Swamp Lizards = 30k xp Per Hour
Spotted Kebbits = 35k xp per hour
Dark Kebbits = 40k xp Per Hour
Red Salamanders = 70k xp Per Hour
Red Chins = 90-100k+ xp Per Hour depending on level of hunter.
Summoning Familiars
If you have level 57 Summoning you will be bale to use the Spirit Larupia, it will give you an invisible hunter boost of plus 5 and it lasts for 49minutes. It will also enable you to teleport to the Feledip Hills.


Hunter Skill Cape
You can buy the Hunter Skill Cape from the Hunting Expert in the Feldip Hills.