Yet those who were caught in this gag can have one consolation: the common snipe does actually exist and is spotted in Monroe County on a rare occasion. Monroe County Environmental Education ...

They're like flying squirrels ... Snipe hunts are not to be confused with real snipe hunts. The common snipe, a relative of woodcock, are hunted in the fall in Pennsylvania.

George not only convinced me that Wilson's (common) snipe were real ... After missing a couple more snipe that were flying away from me, I was about ready to give up and go home when two snipe ...

In many parts of Pennsylvania, outdoor pranksters still play a joke known as a snipe hunt on naïve newbies. Sometime after sunset the pranksters announce that the group is going on a snipe hunt.

Every night in the campground, we enjoyed hearing the whooping call of a common snipe. Except for one lady! Her hearing could not pick up the high-pitched whoop whoop noise. And the way we ...