It all looked good for the visitors in the fourth minute when Steve Hislop gave them the lead but Huntly fought back to earn a deserved late draw.
The opening goal was set up down the left by a Stuart Golabek 1-2 with Darran Thomson. Golabek found Hislop and he gave Richard Bowman no chance.
Graham Green twice shot over the bar for Huntly then a Roy McBain 20 yard effort crashed off the home bar.
Huntly pushed hard in the second half as Caley Thistle struggled. With time running out Stewart Allan was blocked in the box and Huntly were awarded a penalty. Ross Campbell hit low past Brown to secure a draw.
Teams
Huntly
Bowman, N Reid (McGregor 69), Scott, Anderson, Campbell, Stephen, Munro (Murdo 87), Guild, O’Driscoll (Stewart 63), A Reid (Booth 69; Allan 83), Green (Shearer 75)
Inverness CT
Brown, Proctor, McCaffrey (Dods 24), Munro, Golabek, McBain, Wilson, Duncan, Hislop (MacMillan 71), Keogh,
Thomson (Bayne 59) Subs – Hastings & Fraser