most know i like labs.but if i was looking for killing machine dog ,yes ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL i would consider.
took me years to open my eyes to what i saw.
todays pheasants look for briars and hedgerows.
if you dont have dog that can go inside that stuff,ITS GOING TO BE HARD .
setters,labs,gsp CANT get into that stuff.their size is against them.toby my lab trys and does get inside on SOME of that stuff but most times, he cant.

springer is not great if it gets too far out in front .I SAW THAT A LOT THIS YEAR.pheasants flushed to far out.
this is where TOBY shined and i got phesant BUT after pressuree is on, birds dont sit in fields, they head to thick stuff with briars.