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Birdwatcher Goes On Snipe Hunt

“Remember the goofy snipe hunts you were encouraged to partake in at summer camps?” asks birding guide Woody Wheeler, in his Conservation Catalyst blog.  “Often they took place at night and involved a large sack, a club and a flashlight,” he reminds us, and the “victim” wasn't a snipe, but rather the gullible 'snipe hunter.' Wheeler recommends a different sort of snipe hunt that involves sleeping during the night. Then leave the bags, clubs and flashlights home and head out in daylight to a marsh or moist field with a good pair of binoculars/Rich Landers, SR. More here. (Photo from Outdoors blog)

Question: Have you ever participated in a "snipe hunt" -- either as a "guide" or a duped hunter?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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