https://osdn.net/projects/freeciv/ticket/46176#comment:12505:46176:1670095801 : "Better fix would include confirming that target can be hunted, so that hunter would not waste turns on a pointless hunt. However, it should probably take in to account also whether the hunter has missiles able to attack the target."
That missile part was left out from quick fix of #46176.
https://osdn.net/projects/freeciv/ticket/46176#comment:12505:46176:1670095801 : "Better fix would include confirming that target can be hunted, so that hunter would not waste turns on a pointless hunt. However, it should probably take in to account also whether the hunter has missiles able to attack the target."
That missile part was left out from quick fix of #46176.