for grouse hunting, no way i would use pointer/flusher.for pheasant, i believe i would.when i used toby my lab with my cousins setter, toby does not even care about other dog.
he justs goes hunting.that is great thing,having 2 dogs covering area after pheasant.
but, for grouse, i think 2 dogs is problem .i like just 1 dog while hunting grouse .
been there for 46 yrs and tried 2 dog thing on grouse,NO WAY ITS GOING TO BE FUN DAY .
RABBITS ,great have 2 dogs.
last year i released about 350 birds.a hunter showed up with 2 springers.
boy he got pheasants up but they were flying way out,2 dogs were going in all directions, not good.
then i seen 2 dogs and other dog follows the other all day, not bad and usually works ok for pheasants but grouse, I DONT LIKE IT.
Last edited by sproulman; 02-19-2012 at 07:27 PM.