First time bird watcher, but longtime outdoors enthusiast Dan Savette scans the horizon for snipe. It’s a practical joke that dates back to the 1800s: A naive camper is handed a lantern, a sack and is ...

Most people have heard of the old "snipe hunt" ruse used to initiate greenhorns to the outdoors. The gag consists of outfitting the nimrod with paper sack and flashlight and then sending the fool into ...

Snipe hunting is a throwback to early America. A cookbook from the early 20th century wasn't complete without snipe and woodcock recipes. Snipe and other wading birds and shorebirds were once hotly ...