Gathering skill
Hunter training
Traps creatures for gear, food and profit. Bird houses give passive XP; black chinchompas and herbiboar are the active high-end.
Methods
7
Ranked by xp/hr
Top xp/hr
200,000
Fastest listed
Best gp/hr
904.4k
Most profitable
Milestones
4
Key unlocks
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Why train Hunter?
Hunter mixes passive and active training: bird houses tick over in the background while black chinchompas and herbiboar carry the high-end for XP and profit.
ScapePath links Hunter's passive methods to their money returns, so even low-attention training contributes gp, and flags the Wilderness risk on the fastest route.
Bird houses start as early as level 5 for passive XP and gp, 60 is red chinchompas, and 80 opens herbiboar and black chinchompas. Chinning is the fastest XP but happens in the Wilderness — weigh the risk before committing.
Milestones
The levels that actually change what you can do — link your account above to see how close you are.
- Level 5Bird houses
- Bird house runs
- Level 60Red chinchompas
- Red chinchompas
- Level 67Black salamanders
- Black salamanders
- Level 80Herbiboar / black chinchompas
- Black chinchompas
Important unlocks
What levelling Hunter opens up across the game.
Money making
Utility
- Red chinchompasLv 60
- Black salamandersLv 67
Training methods
Ranked by xp/hr. gp/hr is signed — green earns, red is the cost to train. Figures are conservative experienced-player estimates.
Black chinchompas
The fastest Hunter XP and strong gp — but in the Wilderness, so bring only riskable gear.
200,000
xp/hr
+904.4k
gp/hr
Herbiboar
No traps; a tracking puzzle with herb loot — great XP and gp without Wilderness risk. Harvesting the herbs also needs 31 Herblore.
150,000
xp/hr
+200k
gp/hr
Red chinchompas
Fast, non-Wilderness chinchompa hunting; the safe alternative to black chins.
145,000
xp/hr
+150k
gp/hr
Hunter Rumours (Hunters' Guild)
The modern contract system — catch assigned creatures for XP plus guild rewards (quetzal, outfit).
130,000
xp/hr
+150k
gp/hr
Salamanders
Semi-AFK net traps; a relaxed alternative to chinchompas.
90,000
xp/hr
+20k
gp/hr
Birds / kebbits (early)
Bird snares and box traps to start the skill.
25,000
xp/hr
+10k
gp/hr
Bird house runs
Passive: reset every ~50 minutes on Fossil Island. XP and gp are per cycle, not per hour.
Per run
xp/hr
Money-making methods
Ways this skill can earn while — or after — you train it.
Related quests
Quests that unlock Hunter training or gate on your level.
Requirements, milestones and unlocks are verified against the OSRS Wiki. xp/hr and gp/hr are conservative experienced-player estimates that vary with gear, efficiency and live Grand Exchange prices — use them to compare methods, not as exact quotes. Personalized recommendations are derived from your public RuneScape Hiscores. ScapePath is a fan-made companion and is not affiliated with Jagex.