As I have come to understand, woodcock in G.B. are a totally different quarry than in the U.S., being a much larger version and almost totally hunted in twilight or moonlit evenings. No such thing as "walk-up" with dogs in a wooded covert in Limey land. I could be wrong, though.
JR


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