I've had gundogs since 1973. I've not found a better breed than a quality Field Bred English Springer. They are generally considered to be the ulitimate pheasant dog. Larry Mueller (gundog writer for Outdoor Life) did a series several years back on pheasant dogs, and the final conclusion was that while there are individual dogs in all breeds that excel as pheasant dogs, when talking about breeds in general the Springer tops the list.

As far as the pointing breeds to, the German Shorthair got the nod.

I have bred English Springers for 18 years. I also have Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. I've either owned or hunted over most of the other gundog breeds (I'm primarily a pheasant hunter). After all these years, Springers are still the dog when it comes to pheasants.

Tim Whitney
Stonebroke Kennels
Chinook, Montana