The HUNT verb was always screwy in the Pejek Bog premium area outside Riverhaven, it used to show --) <a critter>, where you normally see 1) <a critter>.
Since 3.0 it's sort of fixed, but still doesn't behave like it should. You can't actually follow through on the HUNT to track down your critter.
See below, where the Moda has not actually moved, but I can't find his tracks, apparently.

>hunt
You take note of all the tracks in the area, so that you can hunt anything nearby down.

To the east, east, south:
1) a rhoat moda
To the east, south, southeast, south:
2) a rhoat moda
To the east, south, southeast, southwest:
3) a rhoat moda
To the west, west, south, south:
4) a rhoat moda
To the west, west, northwest, north:
5) a rhoat moda
To the west, west, south, south, southwest:
6) a rhoat moda
To the west, west, northwest, north, north:
7) a rhoat moda
Roundtime: 8 sec.
R> hunt 1
The traces of a rhoat moda have eluded you for now, you'll have to try again.
> hunt
You take note of all the tracks in the area, so that you can hunt anything nearby down.

To the east, east, south:
1) a rhoat moda <<--He hasn't gone anywhere.
To the east, south, southeast:
2) a rhoat moda
To the east, south, southeast, southwest:
3) a rhoat moda
To the west, west, south, south:
4) a rhoat moda
To the west, west, northwest, north:
5) a rhoat moda
To the west, west, south, south, southwest:
6) a rhoat moda
To the west, west, northwest, north, north:
7) a rhoat moda
Roundtime: 8 sec.
R> hunt 2
...wait 1 seconds.
R> hunt 2
The traces of a rhoat moda have eluded you for now, you'll have to try again.

>>Yes, as you saw, you can still hunt, and get the exp. Just no move.

That's not the point.

In Premium areas, critters were previously tagged as --) when you couldn't reach them for whatever reason (premium area, water area, no teleport area, etc).

Now they're tagged and instead you're told they don't exist when you try to reach them, instead of being told that you can't do it because it's a premium area/water area/no teleport area/etc.

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The teeth lands a solid (5/23) hit that pokes the teeth into Turul's rear end (more embarrassing than painful!).