SNIPE SHOOTING. 401 





SNIPE SHOOTING. 



There are three kinds of snipes, viz. the solitary 

 or double snipe, the full or whole snipe, and the 

 jack or half snipe. The last is considered to be 

 scarcely worth powder and shot ; it is the full 

 snipe which principally engages the shooter's at- 

 tention. 



Snipes, like woodcocks, are migratory ; but some 

 few remain on our marshes, and in the neighbour- 

 hood of fresh water-springs during the summer 

 months. Those that have not been summer-so- 

 journers in this country begin to make their appear- 

 ance in October. In the inland counties they are, 

 like woodcocks, first seen on the moors. They are 

 most plentiful in the month of November, when 

 they are to be found in the valleys and on the 

 marshes. December is also a prime month. They 

 will be found in January until the frost breaks up. 

 Upon the breaking up of the frost in January or 

 February, they congregate in great numbers, on 



