Gleason's Gielinor Guide

Spiked pitPitSpined larupiaHorned graahkSabre-toothed kyatt
Spiked pit

Released								21 November 2006 (Update)
Members								Yes
Quest								No
Location								Feldip Hunter area, Karamja Hunter area and Rellekka Hunter area
Options								Jump, Dismantle
Examine								Dangerous; someone could trip right into that.
Advanced data
Object ID								19228
Link								MOID

A pitfall is a type of trap used in the Hunter skill. The pitfall trapping technique is used to catch spined larupias, horned graahks, sabre-toothed kyatts, wild broavs, sunlight antelope, and moonlight antelope. With the required Hunter level, a knife or fletching knife and logs in the inventory, clicking on a pit will set the trap. With a teasing stick in the inventory or a hunter's spear equipped, the player has to tease the creature and then jump over the spiked pit. When the creature passes the trap, it may be caught.

If players have multiple types of logs in their inventory, the lowest tier of logs will be used first. Logs in a log basket can be used, with logs in the inventory being prioritized. Redwood logs and arctic pine logs cannot be used for pitfall traps.

When using hunter's spears, they give a 5% increased chance to successfully tease creatures; this does not use up the spear.

If the prey is successfully caught, the trap will collapse and the creature will fall into the pit, and the player will have the option to "check" the trap. If not successful, the creature will jump over the trap and the player has to lure it again. Since these creatures will not jump the same pit twice in a row, the next attempt must be at another pit.

These creatures are able to attack the player with melee after teasing them, with a max hit of 5-7 damage depending on the creature. Damage can be reduced by wearing hunter gear, or negated completely by using Protect from Melee.

Locations

Location	Spawns	Map
Rellekka Hunter area	6	Show map
Karamja Hunter area	5	Show map
Feldip Hunter area	5	Show map
Hunter Guild (underground)	4	Show map
Avium Savannah	5	Show map
Feldip Hunter area (broav trap)	1	Show map

Creatures

The following Hunter creatures may be caught using the pitfall trapping technique.

		Exp.	Location
31	Spined larupia	180	Feldip Hunter area
41	Horned graahk	240	Karamja Hunter area
55	Sabre-toothed kyatt	300	Rellekka Hunter area
63	Wild broav	19.2	Feldip Hunter area
72	Sunlight antelope	380	Avium Savannah
91	Moonlight antelope	450	The Burrow beneath the Hunter Guild

Multiple traps

Pitfall trapping can be done with multiple traps at once, with the maximum amount of traps depending on the player's Hunter level.

	Traps
1	2
40	3
60	4
80	5

Strategy

A player manages to catch two moonlight antelopes with one set of logs.

It is possible, if acting quickly, to lure one creature into a trap and tease a second one into the same trap as the first is still walking over it, netting two kills for one trap.

Tease creature A and jump over your pitfall trap
Quickly tease nearby creature B and jump over your pitfall trap again while creature A is still walking over it
Dismantle the results of creature A falling
Dismantle the results of creature B falling

Changes

Date	Changes
23 September 2026 (Update \| poll)	Constructing pitfall traps will now use logs in the log basket, with logs in the inventory being prioritized.
18 June 2020 (Update)	Chat messages about catching large animals in pit traps are now filterable.

Trivia

There is a glitch in which you can collapse a trap, but not kill the creature. This is done by jumping the pit at the same time when the creature is walking over the pit; it will not work if the creature is jumping. This will cause the creature to fall in, turn to face your character, and then "spawn" outside the trap with the trap looking collapsed. You will not kill the creature and therefore receive no materials or drops. This glitch has yet to be fixed.
Using logs on a collapsed trap will cause the player to trap the pit again. No hunter experience or loot will be given.