Q. This probably falls into the category of "dumb question," but how do you tell a snipe from a woodcock? A. That's not a dumb question at all. They're both long-billed birds with brownish-colored ...

While many share similar life history characteristics only two, the snipe and woodcock, can still be legally hunted in the United States. It’s sort of understandable how the woodcock remained on ...

Householders will be asked to look out for snipe, kingfishers and other unusual ... Already households have reported seeing kingfishers, woodcock, herons and even a bittern, one of the UK's ...

I had hunted the snipe's cousin, woodcock, in Michigan and found that timber doodles were a tough bird hunt because they preferred the lowlands that were laced with willows and other brush.

Tom Curtis, Dublin No, it is actually a woodcock – another wader, but larger than a snipe. It has broad dark and pale bars on the crown while the snipe has cream and dark brown head stripes.

The season includes hunting for ducks, geese, woodcock, snipe, rails, and crows, according to the agency. The “Special September Resident Canada Goose Season” opened on Sept. 1, in the North ...