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More Snipe.
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03/05/19 12:28 AM
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Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: More Snipe.
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03/05/19 12:36 AM
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Excellent. Thanks for braving the front to get these.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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03/05/19 12:38 AM
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7mag
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Ok correct if I am wrong. Don't people hunt and eat those birds?
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03/05/19 12:40 AM
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Ok correct if I am wrong. Don't people hunt and eat those birds? Yes they do. I believe these are called Wilson Snipe.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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03/05/19 12:43 AM
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Michael W.
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I am impressed with the camera you use. Great shots.
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Re: More Snipe.
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03/05/19 01:21 AM
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What are they feeding on below the surface?
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03/05/19 01:29 AM
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Re: More Snipe.
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03/05/19 01:49 AM
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What are they feeding on below the surface? Bugs and crustaceans.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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03/05/19 03:21 PM
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03/05/19 04:16 PM
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Re: More Snipe.
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03/05/19 10:10 PM
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Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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03/06/19 12:53 AM
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Ok correct if I am wrong. Don't people hunt and eat those birds? Yes they do. I believe these are called Wilson Snipe. Sniper John hunts them. I have seen them in Taylor county, but never in Runnels county.
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03/06/19 03:36 PM
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glb1955
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Those are good. But those last two (up close) are great. Glad you post some of you stuff. You do a good job with it.
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03/09/19 02:04 AM
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Great pics!
I have seen one of these one time on part of my property that was flooded in eastland county... Had to look it up to figure out what it was!
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