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Thursday, October 22. 2009

Snipe hunting and Bird du jour: Wilson's Snipe

As a nod to huntin' season, our current image on top is from Currier and Ives' American Field Sports series. I do not see Snipe too often anymore, but I do not know why. Last time I saw them in any numbers was in a Manitoba marsh.



 

Posted by Bird Dog in Hunting, Fishing, Dogs, Guns, etc., Natural History and Conservation at 09:32 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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That's 'cause snipers are really, really good shots....
#1 BlogDog (Link) on 2009-10-22 10:37 (Reply)
The Interstae Corridor on the East Coast wreaked havoc on their fly-way. I know that 684 through northern Westchester county had a huge effect on the numbers making it south.
I always found the best Snipe Hunting there was found by linking the Reservoir system of north and central NY on a map and searching for state lands bisected by those links.
However I can't, in good conscience, shoot them anymore...my earliest hunting memories are of snipe hunting with my father, grandfather and uncles. My favorite was a day that a young German Short brought me a live and quivering snipe that he just picked up at my feet. I set it on the ground and it perked right up, puffed out its feathers and flew away!

Always liked those goofy little birds...
#2 garrett on 2009-10-22 11:07 (Reply)
Now, now. I was going to say

"Don't forget your sack and a flashlight. You stand over there in the field and hold the flashlight so that the light shines down over the mouth of the sack. I'll go over there and beat the bush a bit and flush the snipe towards you. They'll see the dark hole and think its a bush and run into your sack. When you feel one run into the sack, close it up quick. So stand right there...I'll just walk over there and flush them towards you."

Thus we'd always initiate one newbie in the age old art of "snipe hunting". heh.
#3 JoeC on 2009-10-22 19:25 (Reply)
I was once invited Snipe hunting. That was the longest night of my life. I never did catch a Snipe -- but much to everyone's surprise, I did manage to bag a nice Henweigh.
#3.1 rg on 2009-10-22 20:26 (Reply)
What's a Henweigh?
#4 Douglas2 on 2009-10-23 00:04 (Reply)
About 3 or 4 pounds.

(Not entirely sure which one of us fell for it, but I felt obligated to respond.)
#4.1 rg on 2009-10-23 19:55 (Reply)
I tried to answer the question twice earlier today and the post was blocked both times as "spam". Dunno why, just was. Strange.
#4.1.1 JoeC on 2009-10-23 22:52 (Reply)

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