The prank is as old as dirt. Some unsuspecting person is handed a bag and whistle and sent into the woods to capture a mysterious bird known as a snipe. The bird will come if you wait long enough, the ...

“Do you know the bogs at all, Mr. Riley?” asked a member of the Garryricken Club in Kilkenny as he sent me out on my first shoot in Ireland. “I’ve heard the bogs can be treacherous,” I ventured. “It’s ...

This story, “Little Longbill’s Back,” appeared in the September 1954 issue of Outdoor Life. “It’s been 20 years since I fired a shot at one of them,” I said to Felix as he, Joe, and I crawled through ...

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 ...