My 3 frame GH 12 was in the truck......
 

in case a duck pond presented itself for a jump shoot. But used my little Raick Freres Belgian 28 to harvest a limit of Wilson's Snipe in some flooded hayfields yesterday......Fun, but my legs are toast today!!

Yes, I love snipe hunting too, but it is real exercise

I've never been snipe hunting but always wanted to.

If your legs are toast I guess mine would be too.





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We have some snipe hunting here in the Tennessee Valley. You normally have to wade thru the swampy mud to flush them, thus the fatigue from fighting the mud!

Same Flat. different gun 12 years ago. My DeHaan .410

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You are lucky used to hunt them near Winnie Tx when I had rice fields . Used a full choke Win Model 97 was a hoot. Call me if you need help thinning the snips!!!

Tank and I discussing how tired we are after chasing down a couple of limit's of Wilson's Snipe on Sunday. 85 degrees, and not a breath of wind.

Nice lab!

Thanks Reggie, Tank is my Brother in Law's dog...95 pounds of good ol English Lab. This was his first Snipe outing, and once he was convinced that we really wanted these funny smelling birds back, he did great. He is just 20 months old, and doing a phenomenal job.

Snipe are a great bird to hunt.We got them here in Florida and look forward to them every year.
Like that tag on the truck.Must be a story behind that?

Thanks Bob, Ireally like shooting Snipe! Takes those unsportsmanlike trees and thickets out of a good woodcock shoot!

Those are affinity plates for the Coastal Conservation Asssociation (CCA) that I am proud to have been the Chairman of the Board for the past 10 years. And the 8AFLY is my homage to my love for fly fishing, particularly saltwater flats fly fishing.

Maybe that is why I like Snipe shooting so much! It is like a combination of wadefishing and quail hunting!

Makes sense now.I see the what you mean about the similarities of the two.
I know there is something about a sxs and a fly rod that attracts a lot of us.
Actually driving home yesterday had a flock of snipe flush off the shoulder of the road right in front of me.Thought they were dowitchers at first but one parted out and flew right next to me.I could see him clear as a bell.Wished I had a good camera with me all afternoon.

Had a great with Bob last Saturday ! Snipe are my favorite bird to hunt.

Nah I can help you out !

Come on down to Virginia in the spring and I'll hook you up on a snipe hunt . I already have a paper sack and flashlight with your name on it :whistle:

Hah! Sure, I get it... "Here snipe... Here snipe."




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41 here in deep South Texas today! Much more comfortable trudging the marsh, and the Snipe cooperated,

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