Snipe Hunting

[Dollar]

Mills its less than 5 hours away point the truck south and come down this fall.

[Don Mills]

The Jersey marshes used to be great. They might still be.

[Chris Pope]

I think they are more plentiful than we realize. Depending on where you live it's a matter of being in wet areas when the migration comes through. Look for a field with big puddles and flooded areas after a rain, the edges of beaver ponds, drainage ditches in or on the edges of hay or corn fields especially if they have standing water.

[mobirdhunter]

I think Chris is correct and that the numbers of snipe are good throughout its range. I see them at the duck marsh during the teal season. I think most of these are local birds. During wet Falls we run into migrations occasionally in low meadows, but since it's not the kind of place we often frequent during our upland hunting, we rarely encounter them. But I know they pass through in decent numbers.

I do have a dedicated "snipe Parker" and hope to see if the specs I've determined to be good for snipe will turn out to be appropriate. Stay tuned...

[davidboyles]

When I lived inHouston Tx the rice Prairies were full of snipe. After our duck hunt I would take my Golden Retreiver and walk them up in the rice fields. Back then I shot a Win Model 97 full choke and could really drop them at a distance but hard to find without a dog. My last snipe hunt was at a lease I had on the coast near Seadrift Tx. Had a yellow lab and dropped a bird she went after. She yelped when she reached the bird and I immediately went to her. There was a huge water Mocasin coiled up. The snake was dispatched and my dog had two fang punctures in her neck. Called a local vet he said give her Benadryl which I did. Next day she was up and running retreiving Ducks like nothing had happened. Only evidence of the bite was hair did not grow back at the bite spot on her neck. I'm a believer that Benadryl is good for snake bites other than coral and rattlesnake and works for scorpions up here in Hill Country.

[Mike Franzen]

Originally Posted by John Davis

I love to hunt snipe. That is, shoot at snipe.

I witnessed John Davis get a double on snipe during our first hunting trip together (I didn’t think such a bird even existed). The shots were so impossible I just looked him and said, “I believe you just channeled Fred Kimble”.

[Stan Hillis]

Surprising to me that snipe are considered an "upland" bird. They're never found far away from standing water.

[Stan Hillis]

Originally Posted by davidboyles

When I lived inHouston Tx the rice Prairies were full of snipe. After our duck hunt I would take my Golden Retreiver and walk them up in the rice fields. Back then I shot a Win Model 97 full choke and could really drop them at a distance but hard to find without a dog. My last snipe hunt was at a lease I had on the coast near Seadrift Tx. Had a yellow lab and dropped a bird she went after. She yelped when she reached the bird and I immediately went to her. There was a huge water Mocasin coiled up. The snake was dispatched and my dog had two fang punctures in her neck. Called a local vet he said give her Benadryl which I did. Next day she was up and running retreiving Ducks like nothing had happened. Only evidence of the bite was hair did not grow back at the bite spot on her neck. I'm a believer that Benadryl is good for snake bites other than coral and rattlesnake and works for scorpions up here in Hill Country.

My son's Lab was bitten by what was probably a moccasin last week. His head and neck were badly swollen. My grandson saw him and gave him Benadryl. Next day he was up chasing squirrels. I didn't know about Benadryl for snakebite until then, but I'm now a believer.

[Mike Franzen]

I didn’t know that either but I’m going to make sure I keep some handy.

[Keith Sirmans]

I really need to do more this week