What is the ruling on hunting land animals during الإحرام?

Hunting land animals is one of the prohibitions of الإحرام by consensus of the scholars. Allah says: 'O you who believe, do not kill game while you are in الإحرام' (Al-Ma'idah 5:95). The verse also prescribes the penalty: an equivalent of what was killed from livestock, judged by two just persons, as an offering to the الكعبة; or the expiation of feeding the poor; or its equivalent in fasting. الشيخ ابن باز stated: 'The muhrim is absolutely محرم from hunting land game. Sea game (fishing) is جائز' (Fatawa ابن باز, vol. 16). The prohibition includes killing, assisting in killing, or pointing out game to a hunter. However, killing harmful creatures such as scorpions, snakes, and rabid dogs is جائز during الإحرام, based on the hadith of Aisha (صحيح البخاري 1829, صحيح مسلم 1198).