Snipe Hunting again..
Posted: December 8th, 2006, 2:37 pm
December 7th
Had a client in the morning and then found myself free yesterday afternoon and decided to go out chasing Snipe.
The front that came through this week appears to have brought a lot of new birds down.
I got out area about 4pm.
I shot my Uncle Glen's Belgium Browning 12.
I just had it refinished and really wanted to put it through a workout.
It turned out good for a 60 year old gun!
Just as I started a Snipe jumped 20 feet from me.
I took it as a good omen and it proved true.
First few flushes were long and I was getting frustrated.
I had two birds in the bag early- close flushes and single shots.
Then there were a few interesting shots/flushes.
The first was a single bird that I knew I hit but he kept flying.
I watched and he made it about 30 yards before folding and fluttering down, landing with a splash in the water.
Second interesting one- a Snipe ran from one tusset of grass to another.
I kept myself on his blind side and walked right up to him before he flushed.
Single quick shot and he was on the ground.
Third- I flushed one bird from the edge of a good looking area. Just as I swung to shoot 5 others jumped.
I shot my bird and unsuccessfully tried to catch up to a 2nd.
Taking my eyes off the first and trying to find another, I did not see exactly where he dropped. I was afraid I had lost him.
Just as I was about to give up I turned around and his white belly showed clear!
Sunset was at 5:30 and ended up with 7- one short of a limit.
Had a client in the morning and then found myself free yesterday afternoon and decided to go out chasing Snipe.
The front that came through this week appears to have brought a lot of new birds down.
I got out area about 4pm.
I shot my Uncle Glen's Belgium Browning 12.
I just had it refinished and really wanted to put it through a workout.
It turned out good for a 60 year old gun!
Just as I started a Snipe jumped 20 feet from me.
I took it as a good omen and it proved true.
First few flushes were long and I was getting frustrated.
I had two birds in the bag early- close flushes and single shots.
Then there were a few interesting shots/flushes.
The first was a single bird that I knew I hit but he kept flying.
I watched and he made it about 30 yards before folding and fluttering down, landing with a splash in the water.
Second interesting one- a Snipe ran from one tusset of grass to another.
I kept myself on his blind side and walked right up to him before he flushed.
Single quick shot and he was on the ground.
Third- I flushed one bird from the edge of a good looking area. Just as I swung to shoot 5 others jumped.
I shot my bird and unsuccessfully tried to catch up to a 2nd.
Taking my eyes off the first and trying to find another, I did not see exactly where he dropped. I was afraid I had lost him.
Just as I was about to give up I turned around and his white belly showed clear!
Sunset was at 5:30 and ended up with 7- one short of a limit.
That kind of hunting is workout. 
