The permissibility of using things that help in hunting and pursuing the enemy, but throwing small pebbles is disliked Sahih Muslim 1954 b
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو دَاوُدَ، سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، أَخْبَرَنَا كَهْمَسٌ، بِهَذَا
الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ
Translation
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Kahmas.