I honestly don't see how the hunting skill can help with other skills.

 

As much as I hate the farming skill (and I do with a passion) I do acknowledge that you can grow strawberries and watermelons which are fruits you can't get any other way, and these are used in cooking to make summer pies. Doesn't mean I'll ever use that skill though because like I said I hate it, I buy the watermelons and strawberries I need from the grand exchange instead.

 

But with hunting, I have no idea how that skill can be useful with any other skill. Can someone fill me in? Is anything, ANYTHING AT ALL that you can only get via hunting which can be useful in other skills? Any help would be appreciated.

You can hunt for some ingredients used in summoning pouches, herblore ingredients for potions, etc.  Hunting salamanders or chinchompas can also earn you some decent money or be used as ranged ammo.  That's about all I can think of off the top of my head but I'm sure there's more.

Firstly about farming, herbs and potatoes (with tuna for example) are also nice ;)

 

About hunter, there are loads of items you can make that help with other skills, for example the strung rabbit foot, which can help with getting bird nests, capes to make you weight less. Yes these are items you only need to make once.

 

For the items which you can make more than once. You can catch imps which can teleport items, Kebbits bolts are nice (no clue though what the different between long kebbit bolts and normal kebbit bolts is now with EOC, seems strange not to have a difference). Also the things Arceus already said :) . And other stuff I haven't had the time to look into :P So yes there are a few things that are kind of rewarding, the higher level the more, though it is nothing compared to dungeoneering.

 

 

edit: I just saw that the runescape wiki has an entire section for it...

 

 

There are a number of items that can only be obtained by hunting:

• Red chinchompas are popular for power training ranged in multi-target areas, often with prayer protection.
• Chinchompas are a less powerful alternative for multi-target ranged training. Also used to make a Giant chinchompa pouch.
• Larupia fur is used to make Spirit larupia pouches. The summoned familiar has a teleport that is close to Feldip Hills for more hunting.
• Kyatt fur is used to make Spirit Kyatt pouches. These are often used to train Summoning faster by teleporting to close to Piscatoris for the Summoning altar there.
• Graahk fur is used to make Spirit graahk pouches. The summoned familiar has a teleport that is very close to the Nature altar and allows very fast runecrafting of Nature runes.
• Polar kebbit fur is required to make the Arctic bear pouch. This is the highest level pouch that can be made from a gold charm.
• Ruby harvests are used in Summoning to make a Forge regent pouch.
• Swamp lizards are used to make Swamp titan pouches with level 85 summoning and a Crimson charm.
• Grenwall spikes are used to make Extreme Ranging Potions with level 92 herblore and a ranging potion(3)
• Spotted kebbit fur is used for making the Spotted cape which lowers the players weight by 2.
• Dashing kebbit fur is used for making the Spottier cape which lowers the players weight by 4.
• Dark kebbit fur is used to make Gloves of silence for Thieving.

Firstly about farming, herbs and potatoes (with tuna for example) are also nice ;)

 

Yeah about that, I have no reason to train farming to get potatoes, since there is a whole field of potatoes near Ardougne, and I can get thousands of potatoes by picking them up there within a few hours.

 

And thanks again for the help, both of you. I appreciate that.

 

If I can get ingredients for potions, that's more than enough for me to think of hunting as a useful skill.

^the potato with tuna also needs corn ;)

 

Also I edited my previous post :) might be worth looking to.

Wouldn't this questions be more accurate if it was being asked about say.....firemaking? 

Skillchompas...?

Don't forget Jadinkos and Herblore Habitat.

 

Juju potions are very useful.

Imps