Quote Originally Posted by Enkidoh View Post
Some of the enemies you need to kill are only found in a certain dungeon though (Sunken Temple of Qarn if I remember rightly), so you will need to enter that dungeon and kill them to complete the log, but you won't have to finish the dungeon in order to satisfy it.
I know the problem was already solved, but just wanted to quickly clarify, for the rank 1 hunting log, it's likely Halatali, which may also explain why some players may be confused and miss this, with Halatali being the first optional dungeon.