OSRS Hunter Calculator

Turn your Hunter grind into an exact number of nights - and a date. Members skill.

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Nights of grinding

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Training methods

Tap a method to plan your goal with it. Rates are realistic averages, not tick-perfect world records.

Method	Lvl	XP/hr	GP/XP	To goal	Hours
Ruby Harvest Butterflies Varlamore butterfly netting. Slow on its own, so lay bird snares beside you to stack extra XP while catching butterflies. · 24 xp/butterfly	15	15,000	—	—	—
Swamp Lizards Net traps with a rope and small net. A cheap, low-stress grind to bridge levels 29-47 before salamanders. · 152 xp/lizard	29	40,000	—	—	—
Grey Chinchompas Box traps at Piscatoris or Kourend Woodland (needs Eagles' Peak). Catches sell as Ranged ammo for handy early gp. · 198.4 xp/chinchompa	53	60,000	+4	—	—
Red Salamanders afk Four net traps, near-AFK between resets. The chill mid-game staple until chinchompas or rumours open up. · 272 xp/salamander	59	85,000	—	—	—
Birdhouse Runs afk Fully passive: seed 4 houses, collect ~50 min later. Yew shown; magic/redwood give 1,140-1,200 xp; opens at level 5. · 1020 xp/birdhouse	59	5,000	+2	—	—
Maniacal Monkeys Requires Monkey Madness II. Deadfall traps baited with bananas; climbs from ~60k to ~110k xp/hr with your level. · 1000 xp/monkey	60	90,000	—	—	—
Hunters' Rumours fastest The 2026 meta - Hunter Guild tasks. Open at 46, but Expert (72) with a block list is fastest; per-rumour XP scales, loot sacks add gp. · 9000 xp/rumour	72	170,000	+2	—	—
Black Chinchompas fastest Box traps in the Wilderness (PK risk) or Kruk's Dungeon. Fastest non-rumour XP and elite gp - each catch sells for around 2,900. · 315 xp/chinchompa	73	130,000	+9	—	—
Herbiboar profit Fossil Island tracking puzzle; also needs 31 Herblore. Herb drops earn ~380k gp/hr and per-catch XP rises to 2,461 by 99. · 1950 xp/herbiboar	80	120,000	+3	—	—

About training Hunter

Hunter is a members-only gathering skill where you trap birds, salamanders, chinchompas and other creatures instead of clicking one static resource, so most methods reward active attention with faster rates. Early levels crawl through butterflies, lizards and salamanders, but from the low 70s the Hunter Guild's "Rumours" tasks and black chinchompas push you past 130k-235k xp/hr. Birdhouse runs quietly bank thousands of XP in the background while you train something else entirely.

Did you know: Level 99 Hunter demands 13,034,431 XP, so clearing it entirely on black chinchompas at 315 XP per catch would take roughly 41,400 successful box traps.

Hunter FAQ

How long does 99 Hunter take in OSRS?

Roughly 77 hours of focused training from level 1 using Hunters' Rumours at about 170,000 XP/hr. At two hours a night that is around 39 evenings. Enter your current level above and the calculator turns it into an exact date.

How many rumours do you need for 99 Hunter?

From level 1 you would need about 1,449 rumours via Hunters' Rumours (9000 XP each). Your personal count from your current XP appears in the results panel above.

Can you make money training Hunter?

Yes - Grey Chinchompas earns roughly 4 gp per XP, and Birdhouse Runs earns roughly 2 gp per XP, and Hunters' Rumours earns roughly 2 gp per XP, and Black Chinchompas earns roughly 9 gp per XP, and Herbiboar earns roughly 3 gp per XP. Slower than the fastest methods, but the grind pays you.

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