Can anyone tell a Twillick (yellow Legs) from a Snipe? it may be harder than you think!

[Edward Smith]

SNIPE OR TWILLICK?

SNIPE OR TWILLICK?

Let me know.....What you think.

The answer will be Given on May 15, 2010.

[Fred Woodman]

tops a snipe bottom a twillick ( yellow legs)

[Edward Smith]

You are absolutely Correct!! Great job Fred!

[Fred Woodman]

Ever since I was a teenage I always took a trip or two to hunt snipe. I still do. They are a lot of fun over a good pointing dog.
If you look you can find some hot spots.
and believe it or not they are great eating birds

[Edward Smith]

I love them. We usually fry the breasts, with some bacon, in the field and make a gravy. Put it between two slices of homemade bread and man o man, what a feed!

[Deon Dicks]

A Twillick your sure to see it around saltwater, I have never seen a snipe on a saltwater beach.Thats one difference, another is a snipe can make a sound with its wings,when its flying.Thats 2 I'm sure theres more.

[Fred Woodman]

I had never seen a snipe on a salt water beach UNTIL I started hunting around Gambo. Down there I have seen them in the salt marsh next to the bay. Having said that the water there is pretty brachish.

I guess its during migration but at time the twillicks are in the hundreds in Freshwater bay

[Edward Smith]

I have seen Thousands of Twilicks near freshwater. But, Like you I have never seen snipe near salt water. The reason I posted this is to prevent people from killing twilicks by mistake. It is very easy to do when they burst out of cover. I almost killed a few myself!! Ed

[Fred Woodman]

its easy the snipe will make a squawk at top of jump and usually a squirt of s@%t
twillicks usually fly a few hundred feet up the beach and pitch again.

You will always see a twillick before it flies. You will raely see a snipe.
Altho last year I saw a snipe with young ones

[Edward Smith]

That is great info, especially for new hunters. I think it is very important for people to understand what they are shooting at. Ed

[Brendan Kelly]

the clouration on there body is quite diffrent the snipe is brown and the twllick is gray
the snip's bill is slightly longer

[Fred Woodman]

yes and the twillick stands more upright versus the squatting snipe

[cam hall]

ya the snipe is shorter and darker colour