Wilson snipe

[Popcorn]

Anyone seeing greater numbers? I am seeing 2 to 3 x's as many as normal. Fluke or a good thing?

 

[Biggun4214]

Northern migration?

 

[Mattt]

Normal thing in our area. Usually have a bunch. Has your habitat changes any time better suit them?

 

[TboneD]

That's great if they're flourishing!

I have such fond memories snipe hunting in the marsh behind our house growing up on the MS gulf coast. Not much to eat on em but if you like dove you'll love a snipe. Legend is that back in the day someone in a restaurant got shot over not preparing em right.

 

[RoyalPrudent]

One of the most sporting birds flying. I've seen some, but never too many.

 

[Wooden Arrow]

a lot more snipe than woodcock, unfortunately...

 

[MickThompson]

I've got to make a point of chasing snipe next season. Woodcock numbers were pretty good for me down here this past season too.

 

[Apostolic Outdoors]

We used to hunt 'em when I was a kid. I always got left holdin' the bag.

 

[Popcorn]

I've got to make a point of chasing snipe next season. Woodcock numbers were pretty good for me down here this past season too.

That's good news! I only ever saw 1 woodcock in the Cookeville area and hunted it for years. That one was north of town in Jackson county, near the boils WMA 25 years ago or so

 

[Wooden Arrow]

That's good news! I only ever saw 1 woodcock in the Cookeville area and hunted it for years. That one was north of town in Jackson county, near the boils WMA 25 years ago or so

used to bump nesting woodcock on Catoosa now and then while turkey hunting. mama would give us the old "broken wing" distraction trick.

 

[GUNNERX2]

Use to hunt woodcock hard back in the late 70s. I had a pretty good bird dog and he was death on them, didn't want to retrieve them but he would point dead. TWRA was trying to figure out how many people were hunting them and required a free permit. I had #7. Thanksgiving weekend was when they started showing up in southern middle TN. I had a half dozen spots that I could count on limiting out (5) along with a fair number of quail.

 

[tellico4x4]

Use to get a few incidentals while bird hunting. My setter would point them and go to where they fell and stand there. Guess they tasted bad . She was great retrieving quail and even doves, but not woodcock.

 

[Lt.Dan]

Never seen a Snipe or a Woodcock. But I have shot a few Grouse up north. Tastiest bird I've ever eaten.