Originally Posted by
sproulman
setters by far have better nose than lab.they will find more birds than lab.they handle heat better.
lab swims better,their hair is shorter and smaller in size than irish setter.
both dogs have great brains,they retrieve,good with kids mostly.
i said it before, lab is best for ducks/pheasants that run and setters are best for grouse.
pointing lab is something i am looking at closely.i would like to see one and may this fall.his owner is PACO and dog is GATOR.....
sproul Are you sure setters have a better nose? (not disagreeing with you just curious????) The reason I ask is because Labs are by far the best dogs to train to hunt antlers (labradoodles are 2nd) and antlers give off less scent than a live grouse and the area's I find the most antlers is usually the very same thick cover that I find the most grouse. Pike