How a people such as this, steeped in shooting, surrounded by a variety and abundance of game, could be so hung-up on snipe I couldn’t grasp. And not just the Irish — Europeans, particularly the ...

The snipe season opens in Maine on Sept. 1. It's no joke, and don’t be offended if someone snickers at you when you tell them what you’re up to.

The Painted Snipe is one of the most threatened birds in Australia. Its numbers are so small, scientists believe there are only 1500 of them left.