Snipe are very fast on flush and usually rocket up to about head high then break right or left.Generally wanting to fly into the wind.Sometime they will fly straight away in a corkscrew pattern.Really underrated bird for sport.
I use a open choke with #8 or 9 shot.I do shoot a 410 with mod/full,just pick your shots.They are a delicate bird in that one pellet will put them down often.
Short barrels,light guns are best but after a few flushes and you see what the birds do anybody can adjust.
I can have most knocking birds down in short order.One thing about a snipe you must learn to get in front from the flush.If not don't shoot.You can't recover from being behind on these birds.
Habitat is generally open but the birds explosive flush more than makes up for lack of cover to fly around.
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