Whenever someone asks how they can get 99 Hunter, I always tell them the traditional method of Red Salamanders and Chinchompas. I'll never tell them about barehanded butterflies or Fruit Bats at Pawyas because I don't know of them. Basically, what I'm trying to say is, alot of people, after they get to 99, would stick to their method they used to get 99 because most of them won't need extra exp from the 'newer' methods. This is, obviously, not the same for everyone, but I certainly don't need any extra Hunter exp. But if I were to train them, I would use newer methods, simply because it's easier and faster.