Killer Snipe Peck Out Kansas Hunter's Eyes

[1a2b3c]

http://www.softcom.net/users/fizban/burlap/News/news.html

Tired of having the burlap pulled over their eyes, some snipe are fighting back. It seems absurd to most snipe hunters that their fat, smelly game could be aggressive, but they are. If it wasn't hard enough for hunters to capture snipe before, this season promises to be more challenging.

Snipe all around the country are turning on hunters, attacking them with beak and claw. A Kansas man was killed March 20, 1999 when he encountered a flock of snipe near his farm. Apparently he caught one large snipe in his bag when the rest of the flock turned on him. According to witnesses, the birds pecked his bare feet causing him to fall to the ground. "It was all over after that," said 53-year-old Grahm Baker of Peaquod KS, "He hit the ground and the birds swarmed all over him, pecking out his eyes and throat before anyone could help. It was all feathers, beaks, and blood!"

This is not an isolated incident. The Burlap Bag has received hundreds of reports claiming equally aggressive behavior from the birds this season. Hunters do not seem to be intimidated, though. Letters to the editor indicate a mood of excitement for this winter's hunt.

[amazona]

1. the hell?

I am still irritated about Common Snipe being changed to Wilson's Snipe like...two frickin' days after I bought two new bird guides. Be that as it may, I find it hard to believe that a snipe would peck anyone's eyes out. Aggressive is not a word I associate with snipe.

[kodi]

2. was the the guy rod taylor?

or tippy hedren in jeans

[alphafemale]

3. Who cares? Cow tipping was always more fun anyways.

:bounce:

[Elidor]

4. Welcome back, 1a

I wondered if you had given up on DU.