Post by: Rmag80 on October 15, 2017, 06:20:12 PM
The two Pheasant was an added bonus 8)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4470/37465550530_044bd76567_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Z5GJTL)WilsonSnipe1 (https://flic.kr/p/Z5GJTL) by nitex08 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/66191539@N02/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4465/37465552360_4bbeb63c3b_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Z5GKrj)WilsonSnipe2 (https://flic.kr/p/Z5GKrj) by nitex08 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/66191539@N02/), on Flickr
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on October 16, 2017, 10:51:20 AM
Post by: Mark_L on October 17, 2017, 02:22:37 PM
Post by: Pegasus on October 17, 2017, 03:32:17 PM
Post by: Rmag80 on October 18, 2017, 08:38:45 AM
Thank you Double! I wonder if no one hunts them because they are hard to hit or just because they are tiny and not the best tasting = )
Mark - That's the spot, you are correct. I don't have a hunting dog so I just hunt close to home and work it hard.
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on October 18, 2017, 09:54:21 AM
I have pretty broad tastes in game, but about the nicest thing I can say about snipe as table fare is better than merganser, and not as much to eat as woodcock!
Thank you Double! I wonder if no one hunts them because they are hard to hit or just because they are tiny and not the best tasting = )
Post by: fethrduster on October 18, 2017, 11:18:04 AM
Post by: Rmag80 on October 18, 2017, 12:04:41 PM
Can they be hunted with an upland dog, or is it best to hunt them solo?
It depends on the dog I would assume. When they spook they make a verifiable sound so you know its a snipe. Once you hear it you will know. I'm usually within shot range when they flush, but its low and fast so I get good shot opportunity solo. However, its not easy to find a tiny bird that blends so well with the grass with out a dog. A good slow pointer would probably be the ticket! If you really want to hunt snipe that is :chuckle:
Post by: fethrduster on October 18, 2017, 12:20:33 PM
Can they be hunted with an upland dog, or is it best to hunt them solo?
It depends on the dog I would assume. When they spook they make a verifiable sound so you know its a snipe. Once you hear it you will know. I'm usually within shot range when they flush, but its low and fast so I get good shot opportunity solo. However, its not easy to find a tiny bird that blends so well with the grass with out a dog. A good slow pointer would probably be the ticket! If you really want to hunt snipe that is :chuckle:
I know it's weird, but I've always wanted to. I jump them at low tide in salt marshes all the time, so it seems like it would basically be marshland upland hunting. :tup:
Post by: Pegasus on October 18, 2017, 01:05:08 PM
Oh but this Snipe is to be saved for Tiny Tim's Christmas dinner! God bless us, every one!
I grew up on the East Coast and we used to hunt woodcock/timberdoodle. Hard to hit and they would launch straight up first while being very close to you and scare the "censored" out of you. Not bad eating but it takes a lot of them to make a meal. It was pretty rare that we came home with enough for a meal. Normally got a few grouse too that filled out the fare for dinner. These snipe look very close to the woodcock in size. First time I saw one I thought it was a woodcock but I knew they did not migrate this far west. We took many unsuspecting victims out for a nighttime "snipe hunt" that were hilarious. We would have some beating the bushes and yelling and others waiting for the "snipe" to run out of the ravines into an outstretched burlap bag. One night someone did catch a skunk.
Post by: Oldguy on October 18, 2017, 02:28:52 PM
Post by: constructeur on October 20, 2017, 05:34:35 PM
Post by: AspenBud on October 20, 2017, 07:14:35 PM
Post by: Pegasus on October 20, 2017, 07:18:59 PM
Post by: constructeur on October 20, 2017, 09:46:39 PM
Are you sure those aren't Killdeer?
Post by: Pegasus on October 21, 2017, 09:06:35 AM
Pegasus,
Are you sure those aren't Killdeer?
I have killdeer also that are here daily but these are definitely snipe.
Post by: huntindoc on October 21, 2017, 11:14:39 AM