I've been trying to manipulate them for a while now and I can't find a 100% consistent way of doing so. What i normally do is when one is in front of you , just veer to the left or right and make a zig zag motion. I know it sounds weird but this has been this has worked for me on numerous occasions.
But as for solid strats , i'm afraid they are just a pain in the ass :(
Its so weird because the hunters move as though they know where you're going to be next before you even move Dx definitely a run killer :/
Thanks to @TheDementedSalad we now have an autosplitter for the game! You can find a setup guide for it under "Guides" and some pre-made splits for it under "Resources".
Now that we have a working autosplitter, we should talk about the timing rules for Duckstation. For New Game runs, it starts and