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Your dog isn't losing interest but it's like when you can't find your car keys. You start to get frustrated and get in a hurry. Pheasants are tough to hunt even for a veteran dog. Many a dog has been ruined by pushing it too fast or expecting too much. The suggestions above are all good ones and remember game plans don't always work. Cut off their escape routes, spend some time watching where pheasants roost and rest during the day. When controlling your dog use a silent dog whistle or a electonic collar with a tone (works like a pager). If legal hunt the most productive times, half hour before sunrise and that last hour at night. Some states don't allow this, some do. Remember those birds get educated in a hurry, the ones that don't die. Your dog will figure it out if you give him time and plenty of help. It's your job to hunt your dog where the birds are and it's his job to find them after that. Hunt thicker cover and work at a pace your dog can handle. Your dog wants to succeed just as much as you and when he gets a scent of a hot bird it's like you visiting the playboy mansion. Rushing in is not always the best tactic, work your way around the room till you get what you want. It's the same with pheasants.