GLS - Thanks for the info on the two snipe species - I didn't know that.
I mostly hunt them without a dog, just walking the mudflats and hoping one happens to fly into my pattern. Upland hunting, however, for early season sharptails and huns, my French Brits often point snipe, which means I actually have a chance to hit them.
And yes, they are great table fare - otherwise I wouldn't shoot them.