Snipe

[Duck Nitz]

Not the grab-a-flashlight and pillowcase type hunt..looking for anyone who has hunted these critters in the southeast behind a pointing dog. These are a bucket list item. TIA

[TennDan]

Are you seeking feedback or a guide? I shoot them over my pup and can answer questions, but don't guide.

[Duck Nitz]

Are you seeking feedback or a guide? I shoot them over my pup and can answer questions, but don't guide.

just feedback please..what kinds of cover do you find them in and are they more or less like a timberdoodle?

[Rubberhead*]

I shoot a lot of them but never with a dog. I won't go into details but I shoot 'em when I got 'em and I don't got 'em now.

[TennDan]

https://www.dnr.sc.gov/magazine/arti.../oddbirds.html

[Gregory]

Moist soil.

[scdiver]

Sometimes they hold better than others behind dog. Sporty shooting either way. The best shooting I've ever experienced was on a flooded bean field in Bishopville. Crop was insurance lost and it was good shooting for a while.

[Duck Nitz]

https://www.dnr.sc.gov/magazine/arti.../oddbirds.html

Solid..thank you!

[MKW]

We shot them several times down in South GA. We hunted them at a fish farm with 30-something ponds that they didn't use in the winter so they'd let the water levels drop. The snipe loved the mud around these ponds. We didn't use a dog...just walked them up and after they flush and killed what you could on the jump, if you just stand still, they'll generally try to get back and come in like crazy doves. Great times. We killed 37 one afternoon. They were only around for a short while (in December, if I remeber correctly).

[tman]

When the birds are thick you don't need a dog, although one could help with recovery. They are abundant in south Florida. Once you locate the right ground and vegetation, you can kill the shit out of em.

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[Rubberhead*]

You need a IC choke, a IM choke and a pair of knee boots that fit very tight around you ankles.

[hunterjw]

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You will be better off with a retriever. Public birds will
get up pretty far at times.

The most difficult part is finding them because they blend in so well.

We get a bunch in Florida. Look for muddy areas around bays, ponds, rivers. At times they are pretty far back and others right up on the water.

Also, I use a full choke on public birds as they jump up pretty far out

[thunderchicken]

Find a flooded ag 366259F1-EFB6-4E84-91AF-0BF3B87A57E5.jpgfield or a duck pond that someone is draining and you can usually find a few.

[Duck Nitz]

Outstanding...all of it.

[loud1]

We used to shoot them decent around Lynchburg in real wet ag fields. They liked the beans the best if I remember correctly. Cotton fields usually didn’t hold them.

[huntinghagen#12]

I’ve got a flooded corn field in Arkansas I lease that’s loaded with them … never killed 1. Literally drive down the road and tons get up. Might take my gsp and kill them after reading all of this.

[Duck Nitz]

I’ve got a flooded corn field in Arkansas I lease that’s loaded with them … never killed 1. Literally drive down the road and tons get up. Might take my gsp and kill them after reading all of this.

extend your season! haha

[JABIII]

I’ve got a flooded corn field in Arkansas I lease that’s loaded with them … never killed 1. Literally drive down the road and tons get up. Might take my gsp and kill them after reading all of this.

You damned sure should. Always a blast. It is a cross between a dove shoot and a deer drive when executed properly...

[huntinghagen#12]

Well it looks like I just got an afternoon hobby for next year.

[Boduke]

Really like that pic on the porch.