| Poachers | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 25 October 2023 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Forestry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Various | ||||||||||||||||||
| League region |  General✓ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Skills | Woodcutting, Hunter | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reward currency | Anima-infused bark | ||||||||||||||||||
Poachers is a group Forestry event where players attempt to disarm fox traps to prevent poachers from capturing a frightened fox.
Overview
The goal of this event is for players to disarm as many traps as possible to save the fox from being captured. Players earn both Woodcutting and Hunter experience as well as anima-infused bark whilst disarming these traps. However, not disarming the traps will damage the fox, and if more than two traps are left up, it will be captured and end the event. Players can prevent this by working together and disarming all of the traps to free the fox until the poachers give up and flee. If the players disarm all the traps within the given period and the fox survives, players can earn bonus Woodcutting experience and anima bark that scales with each player's contribution.
How to play
The length of this event is one minute and 50 seconds. During this event, a random poacher will lay down a trap every five seconds up to 15 traps. This gives players a chance to spot where each trap is to save the fox from walking over and dying from the traps. The fox has a starting 100 Hitpoints, and each trap damages the fox by 33-34 Hitpoints if the trap is not disarmed in time. Thus, it is important not to miss more than two traps or the fox will die, the event will fail, and no bonus experience, anima-infused bark, or unique will be awarded. In this case, every player who attempted to disarm at least one trap will receive the message, Unfortunately you weren't able to save the fox from the poachers...
A trap is considered disarmed if the player receives the message in the game chatbox saying, You successfully disarm the fox trap.
| Experience per disarmed fox trap | |||||||||
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| Level required |  1  1 | ||||||||
| Woodcutting XP | 1.5×Woodcutting Level | ||||||||
| Hunter XP | 0.5×Hunter Level | ||||||||
Rewards
Drop rates are estimated based on 2,850,739 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.
If the event is completed, all players who disarmed at least 1 of the 15 traps will receive rewards that scale with their contribution. These rewards include bonus Woodcutting experience, bonus anima-infused bark, and a chance of obtaining a fox whistle. Below are formulas for receiving both bonus Woodcutting experience and anima-infused bark:
Woodcutting:
Anima bark:
The maximum amount of bonus Woodcutting experience is 1,845 at Woodcutting Level 99, whilst the maximum amount of bonus anima bark is 160 with 15 disarmed traps, depending on the individual's contribution.
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
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 | Anima-infused bark | 11 | 4/5[d 1] | Not sold | 0 |
| Anima-infused bark | 12 | 1/5[d 1] | Not sold | 0 |
 | Fox whistle | 1 | 1/30 | Not sold | 18,000 |
Changes
| Date | Changes |
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| 5 February 2025 (Update) |
The drop rate for the fox whistle has been adjusted to 1 in 30 (previously 1 in 90 and 1 in 45). |
| 1 November 2023 (Update) |
NPCs that spawn as part of the Poacher event will no longer spawn indoors. |
| 12 July 2023 (Update) |
Box traps, fires, and flowers from mithril seeds are now removed if on a tile where forestry events can spawn. |
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