Go check out a NAVHDA event. You will see tons of shorthairs being used for waterfowl. This is one of the four primary functions of a shorthair... finding/pointing upland game, retrieve on both land and water, tracking fur, bloodtracking wounded big game.

A list of NAVHDA events in your area are on this website... www.navhda.org. There are a bunch of chapters in PA.

Good luck