The snipe hunt is a common prank, but the mysterious bird at its center is very real. Learn about the Wilson's snipe.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two Irish hunters crawl after curlew in an illustration. “Do you know the bogs at all, Mr. Riley?” asked a member of the ...

You can be had. And then there's what happened to Danny DiPaula and J.R. Bachman at the Pequea Valley Sportsmen Association on a recent night. Yes, one of the oldest pranks of all time - snipe hunting ...

What’s in a name? For birds, the scientific, or Latin, name is selected by the person who discovers and describes a species, but the common name evolves organically and can differ regionally. The name ...