Plantation Snipe

[James Brown]

Originally Posted by Destry L. Hoffard

Mr. Rutledge,

Nice work on the snipe, good shooting for certain. I've always said that the snipe was the hardest to hit of any American gamebird.

Boys,

If you want to learn about snipe shooting with and without dogs pick up a reprint of Twenty Years Snipe Shooting by J.J. Pringle. The original is the rarest of all American sporting books, I've never physically seen a copy.


Destry

A first edition is listed for sale at Andre Strong Bookseller in Blue Hill, Maine for $2800.00.
James

[MarketHunter]

If anybody every thought they wanted one, that would be the one to buy. I've never heard of a copy for sale and I follow that sort of thing.

Destry

[Opening Day]

Originally Posted by James Brown

A first edition is listed for sale at Andre Strong Bookseller in Blue Hill, Maine for $2800.00.
James

I think I may pass on that When I get into that area of a nice Parker or a book, guess what.... and I don't care how nice that book is ! Anyway Destry will fill me in with the details of the book. Eric

[10ga Hammer]

There's a nice article on J.J. Pringles guns in the Winter 2010 edition of the DGJ. A picture of his Stephen Grant 12bore and the book "Twenty Years Snipe Hunting" on page 71.

[Labowner]

Check out this site Snipe Hunters . Com
Never been snipe hunting..... don't think I have ever ran across one. We have a 8 bird limit here in NH

http://www.thesnipehunter.com/page3.html

[Gerald McPherson]

If I am correct the snipe has stripes on the head that are from front to back as the woodcock his run across the head. I have looked at every woodcock I have killed to check and never found a snipe. Here they are called Wilson's Snipe.Gerald

[Brent Francis]

When I was a kid growing up in northern Indiana we would hunt snipe in the duck marsh when the ducks werent flying they are a tough shotgun target since they never fly straight. however the shots were more open than woodcock hunting. I Never did find a way to cook them so that they tasted good so I pretty much leave them alone now

[Hammer Gun]

David, Are snipe the same thing as "marsh hens"? Several guys hunt them "marsh hens" here in Southport

[C grade]

Gary
No,snipe are a smaller, fast flying bird,closer to a woodcock. You need to come down one day next season and shoot some with me. The walking on the broken marsh at low tide is a bitch, but the shooting is worth it. I shoot a little VH 28ga and limit myself to a box of shells but rarely get a limit of birds.
David

[OLD GEEZER]

Jack: Who you calling a nimrod. You try holding a flashlight,a gunny sack,a salt shaker and the wind is blowing and its cold outside. I also would like to mention that i was kinda tired from my dad having me looking all over town for a board stretcher and sky crane. Thomas