I agree that a flushing dog like a springer or lab will make a good pheasant dog. I've hunted over setters that did a lot of pointing and then moving forward as the bird moved. For pheasants, I prefer dogs that hunt like a Springer or Lab.

Now, I'll stick my neck out and say that my Airedale is a terrific pheasant dog. She has been trained on birds and I have shot quail, chukars and pheasant over her.

I belong to a group that is working to bring back the Airedale for what they were originally bred for, hunting.

I know of a great hunting Airedale near Pittsburgh and I live just across the border in Ohio.

Airedales hunt for feather or fur!