They came to conquer. They left on a snipe hunt.
 
Billy Ray and his cousin Jimmy Lee know the truth about “snipe hunts”. Nothing more than harmless pranks meant to fool the gullible. But in the aftermath of the last great war, when strange lights blaze across the sky and “mutants” stalk the night, even an old joke can turn deadly serious.
 
When a group of alien hunters crash-land near their swamp, Billy Ray sees a chance to turn the tables. He sets about luring the scaly invaders into the deadliest “snipe hunt” of all. But outsmarting off-world predators takes more than country cunning…and the bayou has a few surprises of its own.
 
A sharp blend of post-apocalyptic grit and backwoods humor, Snipe Hunt proves intelligence isn’t always measured in technology. And sometimes, a good ol’ boy with a burlap sack can outwit an alien invasion.
 
Recommended for fans of: Douglas Adams, Eric Flint, John Scalzi
 
2550 Words
 
Content Advisory – Snipe Hunt
 
Genre(s): Post-Apocalyptic SF • Humor • Creature Adventure
 
Age Guidance 15+ – peril, gun use, and implied gore involving mutants and aliens
 
Content Ratings (Wolf Paw Scale: 0–5)
Language: 🐾 — mild colloquial expressions; no profanity
Sexual Content: [no paws] — none
Violence: 🐾🐾🐾 — gunfire, explosions, mutant attacks, implied gore; non-graphic but frequent
Dark Themes: 🐾🐾 — post-war survival, predatory aliens, human feral behavior; handled with humor
 
This story contains humorous takes on danger, alien hunters, and post-apocalyptic survival. While comedic in tone, it includes scenes of threat and destruction.