Annual Snipe Hunt

[RoseRed]

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Florida Snipe Hunting Season Ends February 15 - Brevard Times

Snipe hunting season in Florida ends on February 15, and there are several wildlife management areas in central and south Florida that offer good snipe hunting opportunities. In addition to …

www.brevardtimes.com

 

[spr1975wshs]

They are a fast flying, quick reacting game bird, actually hard to hunt.
The word sniper actually comes from a honorific given to bird hunters who successfully killed snipe.

 

[stgislander]

Are they in Maryland?

In MD, they are hunted at night with a stick and a large bag.

 

[Merlin99]

They are a fast flying, quick reacting game bird, actually hard to hunt.
The word sniper actually comes from a honorific given to bird hunters who successfully killed snipe. View attachment 144169

Unless you were in the Navy and then is a completely different bird.

 

[Chris0nllyn]

There are a variety of real snipes in Maryland though aren't there? There was a really odd bird that I could see out of my bedroom window last year with a really strange way of walking. I thought it was a sandpiper - but the coloring was wrong and it wasn't the right terrain for a sandpiper. Although he hung around for days, I never did figure out what it was. The coloring and striping was very similar to the picture posted.

There is a Snipe season in MD.

Not to be confused with the Woodcock.

 

[stgislander]

Unless you were in the Navy and then is a completely different bird.

Yes they are!

Hey... I resemble that remark!

 

[Merlin99]

Hey... I resemble that remark!

BT?

 

[stgislander]

BT?

EM. I got out of the engine room once in a while.

 

[Merlin99]

We had a guy apply for a management position, his prior experience was as pit sword supervisor.

 

[BernieP]

In MD, they are hunted at night with a stick and a large bag.

It helps if you start a fire and have a left handed smoke shifter