Is it permissible or forbidden to hunt pigeons that graze and feed on land owned by the hunter in a populated area?
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If the pigeon is not owned by anyone, it is permissible to hunt it and take possession of it. However, if it is owned by another, it is not permissible to hunt it, even if it enters your land and eats from it. The mere fact that an area is inhabited does not prevent hunting pigeons there, unless there is a strong presumption of its ownership by another. The jurists have stipulated the permissibility of hunting if owned pigeons are mixed with unowned pigeons that are not confined.
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