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#489716 09/10/17 10:03 AM
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Does anyone have any thoughts on the best chokes for walking up snipe?


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Snipe often flushed close when I was shooting them. When they'd come back by (as they often do) they were out there. I used IC/M.

Truthfully, snipe were usually a surprise bonus on a duck or quail hunt, so I used whatever I was carrying...Geo

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For the last ten years Snipe have been my main obsession. If you are hunting with retrievers I would say skeet and lt-modified might be best. I hunt without a dog and taking two birds will almost always result in a lost bird. In that condition, I prefer IC/Full.

The reasoning is founded but it is a long winded topic.

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Rich: are you anticipating global warming turning Manhattan into a swamp? wink

Is this gentleman out for snipe, rail, or another shorebird?

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Drew, I've seen woodcock in Manhattan, but no snipe! I am heading to Louisiana in December and hear rumors that there may be some snipe hanging out around duck impoundments. Just wondering if the same open choked gun I use on woodcock makes sense.


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In a pump, Mod is a good choice. Snipe can get up a little far out for IC and Mod is a good compromise for those situations. Gil

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Drew, neat poster depicting shorebird decoys and hunter. I've never had much luck decoying Wilson's Snipe, however.
M37 16 Ga. 28” Mod

M37 20 Ga. 28” M


MF Robust 226 16 Ga. 27.75” M/F

Friend and former neighbor Gordon Allen’s etching:

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My Snipe hunting area is a wide river bottom, often with areas of a little standing water. It's planted with Smartweed. The flushes always seem to be close. Since it's a management area for waterfowl, steel shot is required. If I could use lead, a vintage gun with shortened barrels/no chokes would be my choice. As it is, I'm limited to a 20ga Mossberg bolt action that has screw-on chokes, so I leave off the choke and shoot cylinder.


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Thanks very much for the responses.


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That's something I'm really trying to find help hunting in my area

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