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I asked the fella training my spaniel about using flushers on snipe, and he had a macabre tale. An acquaintance used to hunt them out of a canoe, sending his springer swimming to flush the little longbeaks from high spots in some swamp or other--I think somewhere in southern Mississippi. I guess it was good while it lasted but brought to a tragic end when a gator caught pup in midstream. Winter or no, I'll likely confine snipe shooting with dog to north of the gator line.

Breasted out, they're not that different from dove or quail. If I get any this year I plan to keep them whole and pluck them. Well almost whole--not quite ready to spread snipe or woodcock innards on my toast.
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Jag, I'm familiar with the big American Croc in the Everglades National Park. He hangs out at the opening into Broad River Bay on the boat trail from Big Lostmans Bay. Every time I go by him I get the feeling he is wondering "how do I get the tasty food out of that big fiberglass container?"...Geo

Dats a big one ! Choot'�m Jacob !!
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I generally find snipe in very open shallow water sloughs around here. I have shot them with everything from full choke 12 ga to skeet choke 20 ga guns, but would probably choose IC and Mod with an ounce of steel 7's as about ideal.

I'd hate to be required to shoot steel where I hunt. My preferred snipe load is #8 lead regardless of gauge. Gil